Mario and Sonic…living together in harmony
nintendo and sega have both confirmed mario and sonic at the olympics, a new nintedo wii game slated to be out near christmas. it is being made by sega and the project is being headed by shigeru miyamoto. luigi, knuckles, tails, and yoshi have been confirmed as playable characters.
games such as swimming and track have also been confirmed. when asked if it would just be mini games, similar to warioware, scott steinberg (vp for sega) said “no, i wouldn’t characterize it as a mini-game [fest]. this will be an action-sports game in the olympic spirit. the idea behind it is really to be an easy pick-up-and-play sports game where gamers of all ages can find it accessible. we see it as being very family-inclusive so my 11-year-old can play with a 75-year-old grandma and just have a blast with it.”
a ds version of the game has also been promised but it’s compatibility with the wii is still unknown.
