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Mario and Sonic Make History in New Olympic Game

Posted by Zonk on from the dogs-and-cats-living-together-mass-hysteria dept.

YokimaSun writes "SEGA. and Nintendo today made a historical announcement that two of the biggest icons in the entertainment industry, Mario and Sonic, are joining forces to star in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. 'In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, players will compete in events that take place in environments based on the official venues of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Using a supporting cast of characters from the amazing worlds of both Mario and Sonic, gamers will be able to compete as or against a range of lovable personalities including Mario, Sonic, Luigi, Knuckles, Yoshi, Tails and more. Innovative usage of the Wii and DS control systems to maneuver a favourite character will allow players to race the likes of Mario and Sonic down the 100m track, engage in exhilarating rallies in table tennis and churn water in a swimming heat, all while competing for the much sought after gold medal.'" Has to be better than the usual Olympic Game titles, which have been categorically awful.

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  1. Awful? by drinkypoo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Has to be better than the usual Olympic Game titles, which have been categorically awful.

    I have to admit that I really enjoyed Winter Games. Only game I can remember ever doing a biathlon in. Ski and shoot! Skills that will come in handy after global warming pitches us into the next ice age :)

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  2. Re:WTF?! by Chris+Burke · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's not that outrageous, now that Sega is out of the hardware business. They seem to have formed very close ties with Nintendo since then. I know to those of us who remember those awesome Genesis vs SNES smear ads it is like Satan and Jesus sitting down for a nice game of scrabble, but times have changed.

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  3. You take that back! by karmaflux · · Score: 4, Funny

    Has to be better than the usual Olympic Game titles, which have been categorically awful.
    Horse shit! "Track and Field" and the blockbuster follow-up, "Track and Field 2", were responsible for the best NES gaming sessions I ever had... until I got a Power Pad. I didn't like that thing then, and I didn't like it when they resold them as "Dance Dance Revolution."
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  4. Re:Sonic darn well better win all the sprints... by vivaoporto · · Score: 4, Funny

    That can be true, but in the other hand, Mario can kick ass on High and Long Jump. Although he will be most certainly disqualified by doping ... errr ... shouldn't have eaten that magic mushroom, dude!

  5. Re:WTF?! by acidrain · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Oh yeah, and while I'm on the topic -- working with the Olympic Commission at the same time is pure brilliance. People who don't normally watch sports tend to get sucked into the Olympics media frenzy. Which fits perfectly with Nintendo's current direction of creating a new casual market. I bet the Nintendo execs are falling all over themselves congratulating each other on this one.

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  6. Smash Brothers possibilities? by RyoShin · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Sega has always been pre-disposed to put its Sonic games on its once-rival's console first and foremost. The Wii got it's own Sonic game (supposedly the best since Sonic Adventure) and a host of other games.

    Now that Sonic and Mario are appearing together in a game, does this mean we can expect Sonic to be a character in Super Smash Bros Brawl?