Mario and Sonic in the same game? Unlikely duo but it does happens
Yes, your eyes are perfectly fine, this is not an April Fool’s joke (heck, it’s not even that day yet), IT IS TRUE.
Mario and Sonic, the two biggest ancient gaming icons in the history of gaming, have teamed up together in the game “Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games” for Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS, slated for release on Christmas 2007 in the three big region, North America, Europe and Japan.
Taken from Siliconera:
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.
“We are thrilled to partner with Nintendo and ISM on this groundbreaking title,” said Hisao Oguchi, President and Chief Operating Officer, SEGA Corporation. “For the first time, two of the world’s greatest games’ characters come together to compete in the world’s greatest sporting event and we couldn’t be more excited.”
“Mario and Sonic have been respectful rivals since the early days of video games,” says Shigeru Miyamoto, Senior Managing Director and General Manager, Entertainment Analysis and Development Division, Nintendo Co., Ltd.. “In fact, for a long time they have been discussing the possibility of one day competing against each other. Now that they have been given the perfect opportunity to meet at the Olympic Games, we may finally learn who is actually faster, Mario or Sonic?”
Looking back at the old days, you wouldn’t have thought that these two characters can be brought together, considering the rivalry between Nintendo and Sega.
Looking at present times, Sega had focused all their energy on software development ever since they lose out in the console war between Nintendo, Sony and them. They have also released their games on their rival’s consoles, their trademark Sonic games have even appeared on GBA, NDS and Wii. However, this is the first time both companies have co-operated on the same game.
If the game goes well, it should be a good party game for Nintendo Wii, which means it will likely find itself in my collection.
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