Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

:This article summarizes both versions of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. More in-depth info on the Wii and Nintendo DS versions can be found at Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS) respectively.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is a game for the Wii, developed by Sega and produced by Nintendo. It is an official game for the Beijing 2008 Olympics, and it features venues similar to real ones in Beijing.
The game is a collection of Olympic sports events at which characters from the Mario series and characters from the Sonic series compete, relying heavily on the motion-sensing capabilities of the Wii Remote. It is the first game on any console where both Mario and Sonic characters have been playable.
The game was released for the Wii and the Nintendo DS, and both include online play over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
There are five sequels made for this game, one to honor the 2010 Winter Olympics, one to honor the 2012 Olympic games, one to honor the 2014 Winter Olympics one to honor the 2016 Summer Olympics, and one to honor the 2020 Summer Olympics.
==Characters==
There are sixteen playable characters in the game. Eight of these are from the Mario franchise and eight are 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 in the Wii version.
===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==
===Wii Events===
====Olympic Events====
There are twenty real-life Olympic events in the Wii version of the game:
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
===DS Events===
====Olympic Events====
Icon	Event 	Events
 	Athletics 	
*100m
*400m
*400m Hurdles
*Long Jump
*Triple Jump
*Javelin Throw
*Hammer Throw
 	Aquatics 	
*100m Freestyle
*10m Platform
 	Gymnastics 	
*Trampoline
*Vault
 	Table Tennis	
*Table Tennis - Singles
 	Shooting 	
* Skeet
 	Archery 	
*Archery
 	Cycling 	
*Pursuit
 	Fencing 	
*Individual Épée
====Dream Events====
Icon	Event	Events
 	Dream	
*Dream Race
*Dream Basketball
*Dream Canoe
*Dream Boxing
*Dream Table Tennis
*Dream Fencing
*Dream Shooting
*Dream Long Jump
==Gallery==
==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.
*This is the first Mario game that is released on a home console system and a handheld system.
==Beta elements==
==Quotes==
==External links==
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