Mario and Sonic in a game together

Mario and Sonic in a game together

Who'd have thought it, Mario and Sonic united at last. For the first time they will appear in a game together on both the Wii and DS, as announced today by both Nintendo and Sega.

It's apparently called Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, celebrating the Beijing 2008 events. It sees Mario and Sonic going head to head in all the normal events associated with the Olympics.

The deal supposedly means Sega will handle distribution in the US while Nintendo takes care of Japan.

Is this all some kind of elaborate (and slightly early) April Fools? The "official" site claims the game will release for Christmas 2007, but the Beijing Olympics aren't until August 2008. Timing seems a bit off there.

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Sonic Fan said:

HOLLYUAAAH! I don't care how long it comes out, I just want to play the freaking game! Now let's see if they have confirmed to have Sonic in Brawl. If so, then I will be a very happy camper.

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Wii Freak said:

I can't wait for this game. I'm a huge Mario fan.

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DragonFoxCoon said:

Something's not right here. Why would these two powerhouse companies want to make a game based on the Olympics? Olympic games have never done well. And do they really thing that we'd like to see Mario do a gymnastic floor event? Here's a better idea: how about famous Nintendo characters from around the world take on famous Sega characters from around the world (which, hopefully, will include a bunch of people we've never seen before) in an Olympic similar competition. That would be a better seller than the actual Olympics. By the way, has anyone heard about Mushroom Kingdom Hearts?

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1st day Wii owner said:

I laugh at the Mario VS Sonic fans. Tee-hee.

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lickwid said:

Hmmm, why just stick to the Olympics, why not make an all out adventure game? It will still be fun to see the two share a screen, but if it's a joke, my heart will be saddened.

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wii rox said:

There's like 6000 Wii games scheduled to come out by Christmas. Or is it 5000?

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ssbb fan said:

I think it is a bunch of bull.

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Scooby Jew said:

Oh yeah, I forgot April Fools is only a few days away. Here come the false hopes and world-crushing rumors. I don't think I'll trust any rumors until around May.

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Elementrat said:

This signals a strong relationship between Sega and Nintendo. Sonic in Brawl? I wouldn't really care. I'm not a die-hard Sonic Fan and I wouldn't mind either way. I'm sure a lot of people would be disappointed if Sonic ends up not being in Brawl though. All we can do is cross our fingers. Didn't someone start a petition for it somewhere?

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Mario fan said:

Sounds really fun but I still want sonic in brawl.

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asparaWIIgus said:

Sweetness! Sounds awesome! An olympics game on Wii with mario and sonic.

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B Darius said:

I always wanted Mario & Sonic to be in a game together. Hopefully they'll star in an adventure game too.

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Joseph The Squirel said:

Yay.

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Splintercell4ever said:

Well, it's obvious who's going to win all the track events.

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Quartzlcc said:

Good, if this is true. Good is all I can say, because, 1) Sonic will have more Wii/DS titles than on Xbox 360 and PS3. And 2) Sonic will be in Brawl, almost definitely.

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Toober said:

I hope this game will be like Wii sports * 100.

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ganondorfrules said:

Here here! Should be fun.

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cmk said:

I thought it was about brawl, but this game looks to pwn.

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Hey said:

It sounds okay. I hope there'll be real olympic athletes in addition to Mario and Sonic, that would be really interesting.

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Wiimsicle said:

Sonic in SSB Brawl. I never even thought of that. That's amazing if it happens, better than kid icarus, jeez.

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stinky12694 said:

Umm Draganfoxcoon, mushroom kingdom hearts was an egm april fools joke.

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1st day Wii owner said:

Wait! scooby jew has a point. April fool's day is almost here! I knew it was too good to be true! Maybe it is a prank. Do we have any images or videos? No. The olympics is kind of random don't you think? It might actually be a prank.

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Captain Jamesman said:

I'm really excited about this game. It will come out. Why? Because it's on Nintendo and Sega's website. They're working on an official website for the game. It'll be great to see who will beat each other in the events. And it's great that characters like Yoshi and Knuckles will be in it too.

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Gonzo said:

That seems interesting. I might get it.

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Sonic Fan said:

Oh yeah, I just found out who else has made the cut in this game. Tails, Luigi, Knuckles, and Yoshi. There will probably some more making the cut but I'm not sure who exactly.

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Rygar said:

It's not a prank, as it's actually very difficult to get the official Olympics license. Check the official website. If this were a prank, the Olympics could sue. Since when do big name, Japanese companies pull April fools pranks?

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Captain Jamesman said:

You're kind of late with that one Sonic Fan. But thanks for mentioning Luigi and Tails. I hope characters like Bowser, Shadow, Silver & Diddy Kong will be in it. I'm sure Diddy will be in it, since he's in just about every Mario Sports game there is since Mario Golf Toadstool Tour.

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Garth said:

It's really cool that sonic and mario are in it together but I wish it wasn't olympics. The ultimate game would have them in a more sonic adventure or super mario 64 style game.

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Sonic Fan said:

What about Dr Eggman? Maybe he'll be in it.

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Wii Freak said:

I bet Sega is never going to work with Sony and microsoft ever again because of that sonic game that ruined the franchise.

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Ian C said:

Yes finally together, I hope sonic is in brawl too.

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eldar said:

Right in the picture it looks like it shows sonic and mario racing and they're both running at the same speed? Yeah right, sonic is a google times faster than mario duh. If there is a race, mario would be coughing in the dust.

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insultman911 said:

Who would win a race? Mario loves to eat pizza and lasagna stressed out as a plumber, while sonic unleashes his stress, lives a carefree lifestyle and works out. Gee I wonder who would win?

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