Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is a game for the Wii, developed by Sega and produced by Nintendo, and released in late 2007 as the first installment of the Mario & Sonic series. It is an official game for the Beijing 2008 Olympics, and it features venues similar to real ones in Beijing. The game also supported Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, prior to being decommissioned. A Nintendo DS counterpart was released shortly after.
The game is a collection of Olympic sports events at which characters from the Mario franchise and characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, relying heavily on the motion-sensing capabilities of the Wii Remote. It is the first game to feature both Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog characters as playable.
==Characters==
There are sixteen playable characters in the game, eight from the Mario franchise and eight from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. The characters are split into four different groups of four characters each.
In addition to the following characters, the player can also play as their Mii.
===Team Mario===
Icon	Name 	Type 	Stats	Emblem
 	Mario 	All-Around	 	
 	Luigi 	All-Around	 	
 	Princess Peach	Skill 	 	
 	Princess Daisy	Speed 	 	
 	Yoshi 	Speed 	 	
 	Wario 	Power 	 	
 	Waluigi 	Skill 	 	
 	Bowser 	Power 	 	
=== Team Sonic ===
Icon	Name 	Type 	Stats	Emblem
 	Sonic the Hedgehog 	Speed 	 	
 	Miles "Tails" Prower	Skill 	 	
 	Knuckles the Echidna	Power 	 	
 	Amy Rose 	All-Around	 	
 	Blaze the Cat 	All-Around	 	
 	Shadow the Hedgehog 	Speed 	 	
 	Vector the Crocodile	Power 	 	
 	Doctor Eggman 	Skill 	 	
===Characters Specialties===
====Team Mario====
*Mario- high jump, hurdles
*Luigi- adequate in all events
*Princess Peach- archery, skeet
*Princess Daisy- aquatics, gymnastics
*Bowser- hammer throw, javelin throw
*Waluigi- archery, vault
*Wario- Accuracy in Stamina, can hurl objects at long distances
*Yoshi- table tennis, all racing events
====Team Sonic====
*Sonic the Hedgehog- no one can easily catch him, all racing events
*Miles "Tails" Prower- catch ups speed quickly
*Knuckles the Echidna- all strength events, hurl objects at long distances
*Amy Rose- successive in all events
*Vector the Crocodile- stroke swimmer
*Doctor Eggman- trampoline, vault
*Blaze the Cat- vault, all racing events
*Shadow the Hedgehog- archery, fencing
==Events==
===Olympic Events===
There are twenty real-life Olympic events:
Icon	Event 	Events
 	Aquatics 	
File:Aquatics 100mfreestyle.png|100m Freestyle.
File:4xAquatics 100mfreestyle.PNG|4x100m Freestyle Relay.
 	Archery 	
File:Other archery.PNG
 	Athletics 	
 	Fencing 	
File:Other fencing.PNG|Individual Épée.
 	Gymnastics 	
File:Gymnastics trampoline.PNG|Trampoline.
File:Gymnastics vault.PNG|Vault.
 	Rowing 	
File:Other rowing.PNG
 	Shooting 	
File:Other shooting.PNG
 	Table Tennis	
File:Other tabletennis.PNG
===Dream Events===
Dream Events are fictional events in which characters compete and use items (similar to those found in the Mario Kart series). They are unlocked as the player progresses through the standard events.
Icon	Event	Events
 	Dream	
*Dream Race
*Dream Platform
*Dream Fencing
*Dream Table Tennis
==Trivia==
*Donkey Kong and Silver the Hedgehog were originally going to appear in this game, but were scrapped for unknown reasons. They appeared in the next game.
==External links==
*Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games at GameSpot
*Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games at Wikipedia
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Category:Mario & Sonic series
Category:Crossover games
Category:Wii games
Category:2007 games