Mario and Sonic at the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games

== Mario and Sonic at the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games ==
Mario and Sonic at the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games is the sixth entry in the Mario and Sonic Olympic video game series. The game is also the first for the Nintendo NX system. The game features many new additions and changes to gameplay mechanics as well as using a brand-new engine as opposed to previous entries.
== Gameplay ==
Gameplay in Mario and Sonic at the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games is similar to previous entries in the series in that there are multiple sports to compete in, and players can pick from a wide array of famous characters from both series.
Pyeongchang 2018 stripped the games down to a bare minimum, removing all Story and Party modes. Instead, a new feature was added, called Olympic.TV. This service allows players to compete live with others around the world as well as watching games and hosting tournaments.*
Local multiplayer remained a large aspect of the game, with turn-based tournaments available on all versions and live tournaments available on Wii U and Nintendo NX.
Also, both Team Mario and Team Sonic were removed from this version of the game. In their place were five teams: Team Speed, Team Skill, Team Heavy, Team Technic and Team All. A sixth, unlockable team were added to the Wii U and Nintendo NX versions of the game, Team Secret.
*Online tournaments and live-streams are not available in the Nintendo 3DS version of the game.
== Sports ==
The available sports in the game are:
Type of Sport 	Has Dream Event?	Dream Event Stage 	Versions
Freestyle Skiing 	Yes 	Freezeflame Galaxy 	Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Nintendo NX
Bobsleigh 	Yes 	Holoska 	Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Nintendo NX
Curling 	No 	[None] 	Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Nintendo NX
Figure Skating 	No 	[None] 	Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Nintendo NX
Team Skiing 	Yes 	Freezeflame Galaxy 	Wii U, Nintendo NX
Speed Skating (short)	No 	[None] 	Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Nintendo NX
Speed Skating (long) 	Yes 	Frozen Factory 	Wii U, Nintendo NX
Team Speed Skating 	Yes 	Frosted Glacier 	Wii U, Nintendo NX
Snowboarding 	Yes 	Cool, Cool Mountain	Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Nintendo NX
Ski Jumping 	No 	[None] 	Wii U, Nintendo NX
== Characters ==
A wide variety of characters are available to play as in Pyeongchang 2018.
Character 	Team
Mario 	All
Luigi 	All
Amy Rose 	All
Blaze the Cat 	All
Sonic the Hedgehog 	Speed
Shadow the Hedgehog 	Speed
Yoshi 	Speed
Princess Daisy 	Speed
Miles "Tails" Prower	Skill
Captain Toad 	Skill
Knuckles the Echidna	Skill
Princess Peach 	Skill
Bowser 	Heavy
Dr Eggman 	Heavy
Donkey Kong 	Heavy
Zavok 	Heavy
Waluigi 	Technic
Wario 	Technic
Omochao 	Technic
Metal Sonic 	Technic
Rosalina 	Secret
Dry Bones 	Secret
Classic Sonic 	Secret
Mighty the Armadillo	Secret
In addition to the traditional roster, in all versions of the game there is a special guest character, selected completely randomly each time you select an event from the menu. These characters are only changed when a game has been completed. Here is the list of all possible guests:
Character
Larry Koopa
Wendy Koopa
Roy Koopa
Lemmy Koopa
Morton Koopa, Jr
Ludwig van Koopa
Iggy Koopa
Metal Mario
Vector the Crocodile
Cream the Rabbit
Silver the Hedgehog
Chip/Light Gaia
Sticks the Badger
Rouge the Bat
Big the Cat
Espio the Chameleon
== Trivia ==
* During development the game was titled "Mario and Sonic: Winter Olympic Games MEGAMIX!", implying that it was a collection or remix of previous games.
* There is an arcade version of the game with local multiplayer and featuring Ski Jumping, Bobsleigh, Snowboarding and Curling.
* The game began development before the release of Rio 2016 for Nintendo 3DS.
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