Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Sega's Australian studio making London Olympics game]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/31/segas-australian-studio-making-london-olympics-game/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/31/segas-australian-studio-making-london-olympics-game/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/31/segas-australian-studio-making-london-olympics-game/#commentsFor its last Olympics game, set in Vancouver, Sega employed the development talents of the UK-based Eurocom. The 2012 Olympics will be held in London, and Sega has consequently moved development of the tie-in game to Brisbane, Australia. Obviously!

Today, Sega announced London 2012 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games, coming out next year for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC (Mario and Sonic are the chosen Olympians for the Wii and 3DS platforms). It's developed by "the newly rebranded SEGA Studios Australia," formerly The Creative Assembly's Australian studio. Sega namechecked the studio's "state of the art motion capture facility" as a potential reason for the choice.

As for the actual game, it features 30 events of unspecified Olympery, with online leaderboards.

JoystiqSega's Australian studio making London Olympics game originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 31 May 2011 13:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2012london-2012microsoftolympicspcplaystationps3release-datesegasega-studios-australiaxboxTue, 31 May 2011 13:09:00 EST<![CDATA[Microsoft contest pits UK Kinect Sports players against actual gold medalists]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/13/microsoft-contest-pits-uk-kinect-sports-players-against-actual-g/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/13/microsoft-contest-pits-uk-kinect-sports-players-against-actual-g/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/13/microsoft-contest-pits-uk-kinect-sports-players-against-actual-g/#comments Hey, UK-based readers: Do you feel like totally humiliating yourselves? You should look into Microsoft's "Game with Fame" competition, in which one lucky, Kinect Sports-playing family will compete in virtual track and field events against actual Olympians Linford Christie and Mark Lewis-Francis.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>contestgame-with-famekinectKinect-Sportsmicrosoftolympicsraretrack-and-fieldxboxThu, 13 Jan 2011 13:50:00 EST<![CDATA[Vancouver Olympics demo on XBLM]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/14/vancouver-olympics-demo-on-xblm/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/14/vancouver-olympics-demo-on-xblm/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/14/vancouver-olympics-demo-on-xblm/#comments Sega has released a demo of Vancouver 2010 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Winter Games. We're not sure about the gameplay, but the title definitely deserves a medal. Come on, it has the word "game" in it twice. As for the demo, it has a sample of one of the Olympic sim's fourteen different modes, as well as the Landing Zone challenge. If you think your well-trained thumbs are up to the task, the demo can be yours for only 684MB of free space.

Shortcut: Download the Vancouver 2010 [via Xbox.com]

Gallery: Vancouver 2010

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>demoeurocomolympicssegavancover-2010xblmMon, 14 Dec 2009 14:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Mario and Sonic in a new trailer, at the Olympic Winter Games]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/20/mario-and-sonic-in-a-new-trailer-at-the-olympic-winter-games/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/20/mario-and-sonic-in-a-new-trailer-at-the-olympic-winter-games/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/20/mario-and-sonic-in-a-new-trailer-at-the-olympic-winter-games/#commentsWe thought we had been cured of all vestiges of Sonic fandom -- the last several years having made caring about Sonic games unbearably painful. But then a speed-skating Metal Sonic showed up in this Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games trailer, and we were, however briefly, thrilled.

Other items of interest in this trailer: superfluous Sonic character Silver the Hedgehog getting really into curling, a Bowser/Bowser Jr. team (which confused us a lot when we initially thought it was a paradoxical Bowser/Baby Bowser team), and snowboarding! Which seems to be awfully close to the concept of Sonic Riders. And in the gallery, a few pictures of snowball fights! Is snowball fighting an Olympic sport now? If so, we'll actually pay attention to the TV broadcasts.

Gallery: Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympics (GamesCom 2009)

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We may have ragged on the first Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games a lot, but -- as horrible as we thought it was -- it managed to capture the interest (and money) of almost every man, woman, and child in all of the UK. So, Sega is working as fast as it can to get the latest version of its new money-printing machine, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, out to retail, announcing that the game will release this October.

JoystiqMario and Sonic's winter outing dated for October 16 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>DSmario-and-sonicmario-and-sonic-at-the-olympic-winter-gamesminigamesNintendoolympicssegaWiiMon, 13 Jul 2009 15:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Balance Board Bobsledding with Mario & Sonic]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/03/balance-board-bobsledding-with-mario-and-sonic/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/03/balance-board-bobsledding-with-mario-and-sonic/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/03/balance-board-bobsledding-with-mario-and-sonic/#commentsEurogamer recently got a hands-on session with both the Wii and DS Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games, at an event in Vancouver during which Sega tried to soften up the journalists with free curling. The absolute best news gleaned from the session? Every game will have multiplayer unlocked from the start. Locking multiplayer is the worst possible design decision for a party game, and it's good to see that Sega picked up on that extremely obvious fact.

Also potentially fun: the new game supports the Balance Board for events like skiing and bobsledding. We haven't had a reason to sit down on the Balance Board since Raving Rabbids TV Party! Well, a reason other than exhaustion.
[Screenshot via ONM]

JoystiqBalance Board Bobsledding with Mario & Sonic originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>mario-and-sonicmario-and-sonic-at-the-olympic-winter-gamesminigamesolympicssegaFri, 03 Apr 2009 14:55:00 EST<![CDATA[Ice those thumbs, Sega announces Vancouver 2010]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/12/ice-those-thumbs-sega-announces-vancouver-2010/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/12/ice-those-thumbs-sega-announces-vancouver-2010/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/12/ice-those-thumbs-sega-announces-vancouver-2010/#commentsGet excited kids, Sega -- unsurprisingly -- has announced Vancouver 2010, the official game of the 2010 Winter Olympics. The game is being developed by Eurocom, the studio company Beijing 2008. We're sure the developers have already come up with new and exciting ways to mash buttons and twirl sticks, so you'd best get your thumbs prepared. Don't forget your palms either; those calluses hurt! If you'd rather waggle Wii remotes, it looks like you'll have to wait for the next Mario & Sonic because Vancouver 2010 has only been announced for PS3, 360 and Windows.

Check out the teaser trailer above and the first screens below.

Gallery: Vancouver 2010

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>olympicssegavancouver-2010winter-olympicsThu, 12 Mar 2009 16:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Mario & Sonic head to the Winter Olympics later this year]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/12/mario-and-sonic-head-to-the-winter-olympics-later-this-year/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/12/mario-and-sonic-head-to-the-winter-olympics-later-this-year/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/12/mario-and-sonic-head-to-the-winter-olympics-later-this-year/#comments
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is finally "official." Sega announced this morning that Nintendo's mascot and Sega's cross to bear will compete on Wii and DS in virtual Vancouver, Canada, with all their friends (and "new faces").

As part of Sega's release, it stated that the original Mario & Sonic at the Olympics has sold over 10 million units globally. The latest casual cash-in will support the Wii Balance Board and feature Alpine Skiing, Speed Skating and many other events. That's all good, but will pairs figure skating deliver tension and romance between Sonic and Mario on par with the classic ice-skating movie, The Cutting Edge? We hope so ... not, we meant not.

Update: Teaser trailer embedded after the break.

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JoystiqMario & Sonic head to the Winter Olympics later this year originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>DSmario-and-sonicmario-and-sonic-2mario-and-sonic-at-the-olympic-winter-gamesNintendoolympicsolympics-2010segasportsWiiThu, 12 Feb 2009 10:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Olympics licensing director jumps the gun, reveals new Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/10/olympics-licensing-director-jumps-the-gun-reveals-new-mario-and-s/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/10/olympics-licensing-director-jumps-the-gun-reveals-new-mario-and-s/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/10/olympics-licensing-director-jumps-the-gun-reveals-new-mario-and-s/#comments The rumors (that we all knew were true) appear to be true: Sega's got a winter version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games on the way. Dennis Kim, director of licensing and merchandise for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, seemingly revealed Sega's plans to The Province.

"Last year, 2008, they had a very successful game using Mario and Sonic at the Beijing Games, as well as a multi-sport simulation type of game," Kim said. "That's what's being discussed and planned for Vancouver. We are feeling optimistic about sales because of the Beijing experience." Kim has reason to feel optimistic: the first Mario and Sonic game is one of the best-selling releases on the Wii.

Kim praised Sega's dedication to realism: "They want to get a real sense of accuracy, particularly with the landscape and the venues and the look of the Games." If the venue didn't look 100% accurate, people would be able to tell from the first moment a two-tailed cartoon fox stepped onto the track.

[Via CVG]

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Sega has licensed the rights to produce games based on the 2010 Winter Olympics, taking place in sunny Vancouver, Canada. 1UP notes that more official information will soon be made available on the official website. Of the official games.

This licensing agreement brings credence to the rumor that a Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympics game will be revealed soonish. Expecting to compete in those Olympics? Start intense training for all that "A" pressing and waggling now.

JoystiqSega acquires 2010 Winter Olympics license originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For some reason, it never occurred to us that Sega would want to make a sequel to Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, but of course they would. Wouldn't you, if your game was one of the best-selling games on the best-selling console? Not even Sonic Team would botch that decision.

This purported scan from Nintendo Acción magazine teases a new Sonic and Mario title with the following text (as translated by Sega Nerds): "Who are these two and why do they come to see each other? Find out all the details on the mystery game in the next magazine. But before that, here are some clues: Games, Olympics, Cold, It's winter..."

Either this is a super obvious hint of a Winter Olympics-based sequel, or a fake magazine page, or intentional misdirection from the magazine.

Gallery: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games


[Via Joystiq]

JoystiqRumor: Mario & Sonic at the other Olympic Games? originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>mariomario-and-sonicminigamesolympicssegasonicThu, 22 Jan 2009 09:58:00 EST<![CDATA[Phelps, 505 Games announce partnership, first game in 2010]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/15/phelps-505-games-announce-partnership-first-game-in-2010/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/15/phelps-505-games-announce-partnership-first-game-in-2010/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/15/phelps-505-games-announce-partnership-first-game-in-2010/#commentsFiled under: ,


In a heroic feat of strength, swimmer Michael Phelps has managed to hoist the hojillion Olympic medals off his neck and dive into the world of video games. It's true! Developer and publisher 505 Games announced that it has inked a partnership with Phelps, who first revealed his plans to swim in digital waters earlier this month.

According to 505, it plans to bring Phelps to next generation consoles (a term we grow to despise more each day) and the iPhone. But don't be expecting to see Sports Illustrated's "Sportsman of the Year" on the cover of any game soon, as the first title from this pairing isn't expected to reach the other side of the retail pool until spring 2010. Of course, by then most of us will have forgotten all about Phelps' drenched mug and will instead be preparing ourselves for the year we make contact.

JoystiqPhelps, 505 Games announce partnership, first game in 2010 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ready to vicariously experience the thrill of hurtling through an indoor pool at speeds meeting and occasionally exceeding five miles an hour? In a 60 Minutes report aired last night, it was revealed that a game based on Michael Phelps, winner of 27 gold medals and at least 13 platinum medals was in the works, according to Gaming Target.

Though we're not at all excited by a swimming simulator, if the game was exactly like Ecco except with Phelps photoshopped over the dolphin, we could guarantee we'd be picking it up.

Joystiq60 Minutes: Michael Phelps game in the works originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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An overenthusiastic tip sent by PSP Fanboy reader David D. shows an athlete carrying his PSP (equipped with Go!Cam) to the Olympic Games in Beijing. Now that's being a real fanboy -- who cares about the giant crowds and heated worldwide competition when you've got PSP with you?

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>olympicspspSun, 24 Aug 2008 22:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rabbid and Rabbid at the Olympic Games]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/19/rabbid-and-rabbid-at-the-olympic-games/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/19/rabbid-and-rabbid-at-the-olympic-games/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/19/rabbid-and-rabbid-at-the-olympic-games/#commentsFiled under:


Raving Rabbids TV Party is all about making fun of TV programming -- and what is more televised than the Olympics? It's natural, then, that Ubisoft would release some silly trailers showing their new mascot characters running rampant through Olympic events in Beijing. Also there are probably some Olympic-style minigames in the actual game.

The latest trailer, above, combines the usual yelling-based Rabbid humor with some classic Bugs Bunny. We've embedded the last Olympic-style clip, from last week, after the break. It's also funny, yes, but it also makes us feel genuinely bad for the poor, stupid Rabbid for the first time, because it looks profoundly painful.

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JoystiqRabbid and Rabbid at the Olympic Games originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You wanna know how we know that cannonball jumping (cannonballing?) is going to be an Olympic sport soon? Not because 29-year-old Doug Bermann said, "This is going to the Olympics, baby," after splashing his way to victory at the Trident Splash National Cannonball Championship in Canada. No, because he did so in a Mario outfit (seen right).

Here's what we know: Olympic aquatic gold medalists play Mario games; cannonball champ Doug Bergmann dresses up like Mario sometimes; ... actually, that's it. But really, what more do you need to know? London. 2012. Cannonballs.

[Thanks, Kspraydad]

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It may come as a surprise, but there are a few Olympic gold medals that Michael Phelps forgot to nab, magpie-like, for the gold medal throne we imagine he's begun constructing. One of those, the gold for the men's 100m breaststroke, was won by Japan's Kosuke Kitajima. How did he best longtime rival Brendan Hansen? Why, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, of course.

"See, Mario does the breaststroke," he recently told Yomiuri Sports. "And thus, it's perfect mental training for envisioning the actual Olympic hall."

... Let's, umm ... let's try to keep this from Jack Thompson, OK?

[Via Kotaku]

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That up there is Kosuke Kitajima of Japan. He's just won a gold medal for swimming the breaststroke extremely quickly in that ongoing sporting event you may have heard about. Congratulations are in order then, but what's his secret? Strict 5am starts? Hours of training a day? A controlled diet? All three, we'd imagine, but also: Mario.

It turns out that Kitajima likes his Wii, specifically Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, which he cites as an influence. "See, Mario does the breaststroke," explained the swimmer to Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun. "And thus, it's perfect mental training for envisioning the actual Olympic hall." Riiight. Sega can spend all it wants on marketing its ubiquitous game, but that's as good as free publicity gets.

Gallery: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games


[Via Kotaku]

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>mario-and-sonicolympicssegasportTue, 12 Aug 2008 14:39:00 EST<![CDATA[Wii Warm Up: Mario & Sonic at the thing that is happening right now]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/11/wii-warm-up-mario-and-sonic-at-the-thing-that-is-happening-right/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/11/wii-warm-up-mario-and-sonic-at-the-thing-that-is-happening-right/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/11/wii-warm-up-mario-and-sonic-at-the-thing-that-is-happening-right/#commentsFiled under:


When Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games came out last year, there were no current Olympic Games for the pair to be at. The game was still branded with the Beijing Olympics logo, despite Beijing not yet having even a single Olympic. Even with the weird timing, the game did just fine; we expect that with the Olympics in full swing, sales will pick up even more.

Are you developing a sudden craving for mascot sports due to the rush of Olympic fever? Has the worldwide mania for athletic competition made you consider buying a game about big-headed animal-things and human caricatures taking part in simulated competition? If you already had Mario & Sonic, have you broken it out since the for-real Games started?

Gallery: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

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"It is a matter of life and death, a road to game over or to win!"

Ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, which kicks off tomorrow in Beijing, homebrew developer Anti-Social Gaming has put out a polemic game titled Olympic Battlefields.

Unlike Mario and Sonic's Olympic outing, however, you won't jump into any traditional events to win the gold for their respective franchises. Rather, you'll pick from one of four countries to represent their tacit agendas and "fight terrorism."

For instance, if you choose the Tibetans, you'll be tasked with dragging Chinese people out of your country before they "turn militant." If you decide to side with China, you'll need to tap the "revolting Tibetans" and turn them into farmers, otherwise "they'll suicide bomb." Also, for some reason, the Chinese farmers and terrorist Tibetans look like Raiden and Scorpion from Mortal Kombat.

If that isn't controversial enough, you have the option of playing as Israelis or Palestinians, too. On the Palestinian side, you'll be charged with converting Jews to Islam by dragging them off the map. If you play as the Israelis, you will have to tap and convert Hamas terrorists into Jews. Again, if you don't neutralize them in time, they blow up!

Looks like RanAway and In the Afternoon Sunshine have some serious competition now when it comes to the most offensive homebrew DS game.

Gallery: Olympic Battlefields


[Via DCEmu]

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As if Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games wasn't already home to enough abysmal characters, a group of hackers have discovered a way to unlock numerous other unused playable characters in the title, including Silver the Hedgehog, Jet the -- ugh -- Hawk, and Donkey Kong (who would have been a welcome addition, actually). Birdo is also available, though comes with some sort of hideous facial deformity, as though the model never had its nose finished. It looks kind of wrong, truth be told. Not as wrong as this, mind.

There are plenty of other background characters that can be played with (some of which are fairly obscure), though only in certain events (such as trampolining). These include Shy Guy, Toad, the gut-churning Charmy, Espio, Cream, Boo, Bullet Bill (!), Goomba (!!), "Heroes Enemy 1," "Heroes Enemy 2," "SA1 Monkey," and -- nooo! -- Big the Cat. Sprint through the tape and into our gallery for a couple more screens.

Gallery: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

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If Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games were a cow, it would have udders forged from diamond-encrusted, solid gold. This metaphor particularly applies in the UK, where the Nintendo/Sega crossover has sold over 1.2 million copies, and Sega (the distributor of the game throughout Europe) isn't yet ready to stop yanking furiously on those udders.

Over six months after it launched in Britain, the game is still being advertised in prime time spots, such as during Saturday's final of Britain's Got Talent, which was watched by one-fifth of the UK (and which that dog should have totally won). And, with the Olympics due to start soon, Sega UK head honcho Alan Pritchard has promised that the company will continue to advertise the title "heavily," right through until the end of 2008.

So there you go, Brits: if you weren't already sick to the molars of the plumber and the hedgehog, you ain't seen nothing yet. In fact, Mario & Sonic could turn out to be the Wii's answer to Brain Training.

Gallery: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

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All political controversy aside, bearing the Olympic torch during its long route to the Games is an incredible honor, and this year two professional gamers will take part in the international relay. Through a sponsorship deal with peripheral manufacturer Razer, XiaoFeng "Sky" Li and Jae ho "Moon" Jang will both bear the torch as it passes through China en route to the Beijing National Stadium.

Both Sky and Moon are professional Warcraft III players, with the former being recognized as the world's best Human-class player, and the latter as the one of the world's best Night Elf-class players. Both were chosen by Razer from a group of ten professional gamers, selected by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games. Congrats go out to both.

JoystiqProfessional Warcraft III players to carry Olympic torch in China originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As you all know, we've had our eye on Deca Sports for quite some time. It really looks like a fun compilation of sports. But, to sway any doubt about the game's excellence that we may have had lingering around in our mind, Mike Samachisa, the head of Hudson Entertainment's console division, answered some of our questions regarding the game.

Why wasn't Wi-Fi support added? What made them go with this collection of sports? What sports did they have to cut? Which is better: Wii Sports or Deca Sports?

Head on past the break to get a better idea for what the present and future holds for Hudson's Deca Sports game.

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The first pairing of two icons, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, sold five million units worldwide on the DS and Wii. GameDaily reports the joint Sega/Nintendo published title -- which met to less-than-stellar reviews -- reached the milestone in a little over three months, beating Sega's own expectations. Simon Jeffery, Sega of America's prez. and COO stated in a release that the game is "clearly resonating with the growing audience of casual gamers that want an engaging and accessible gaming experience."

Jeffery goes on to say that the Olympics are still four months away, so he expects M&S at the OG to be sellin' with the quickness for a while. Also, in an amazing moment of restraint for an executive, Jefferey says he doesn't want to "dilute" the idea of Mario and Sonic teaming up by throwing them together all the time, he doesn't think it would be "the right thing to do." And which territory is to blame for this game selling well? Turns out the sales have "been pretty even, almost remarkably so" globally. Time to confess and repent, who bought this mini-game cash-in?

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Fans eager to get competitive gaming recognized as a real sport got a boost recently when the Global Gaming League announced they will be organizing a video gaming "Welcome Event" for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. "The Digital Games" will include World Cup-style national tournaments leading up to an international finals competition in Shanghai, where Olympic soccer matches will be held.

While video games are recognized as an official sport by the Chinese government, the tournament falls quite a bit short of being an official, medal-worthy event at the 2008 games. Still, it's an important first step to that eventual goal, and one that GGL CEO Ted Owen thinks will be popular in its own right. "We believe the crowds we'll get will be far larger than for the Olympic games themselves," he said. That's a little hard to believe, considering 3 million attendees overall are expected for the real games. If the GGL is lucky, maybe they'll be more popular than racewalking ...

Read - Announcement on GGL
Read - Article on CNN/Fortune

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Promotional Consideration is a weekly feature about the Nintendo DS advertisements you usually flip past, change the channel on, or just tune out.

Revisiting last week's theme of recycled assets, we're taking a look at the familiar artwork seen in a recent print ad for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. Unlike the Flower, Sun, and Rain commercial which repurposed an old promotional music video to great effect, this one's a forgetful piece, the video game equivalent of a comic book cover with a generic superhero-team action shot.

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It could be because this latest trailer starts with the hammer-throw/BUUUUUUHHHHH footage from the Japanese commercial, or because we've spent too much time acting over-the-top enthusiastic about this minigame collection, but we found after watching this that we really want to play Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. Is that weird? It's not that we're so surprised to be interested in a game, it's just that we thought we were over the minigame thing by now. And, well, it does instill a bit of nostalgia to care about a Sonic game.

But there's no denying it -- that vault event (the one in which the player draws shapes to make Peach flip) just looks fun. And it's just drawing shapes with the stylus! Well done, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. You got us a little.

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Well, not so much "win" as "receive for free." And by "medal" we mean "pin with the game's logo on it." But other than that, this pin is just like an Olympic medal. Athletes win medals for excellent performance in Olympic events, and you can get this pin for going to GameStop and spending thirty-five dollars! It's the true Olympic experience.

This is the perfect accessory to let other DS fans know that "Yes, I'm the one who bought the DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games." Or, more likely, the perfect eBay fodder to recoup some of the cost of the game.

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Get those button mashing fingers ready, the latest title based on the Olympic Games is in the works. Sega, who won the rights to the 2008 Olympics way back in 2005, will be publishing the official game based on the real games to be held in Beijing this year. Creatively titled Beijing 2008: the Official Video Game of the Olympic Games, the game is being developed by Eurocom, who are best known (if you can call it that) for the recent game based on Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End. It's worth noting that they also developed the Athens 2004 Olympics game as well (or maybe it isn't). Thirty-five events will be recreated for the game along with recreations of many of the real world venues. Strangely, the game apparently offers a simplified control scheme that's easier for casual players to come to grips with. We're not exactly sure how you simplify things like mashing buttons and twirling sticks. Finally, call us crazy, but we're guessing the game will arrive in time for the Olympic Games later this year.

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We're going to be let down by any and all Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games advertising that doesn't feature bellowing from now on, but that doesn't mean we don't want to see more footage of the game. This latest trailer features some fencing and ping-pong, but also provides us with a good look at the "Dream Race" event, which is basically Mario Kart without karts.

More than anything, Sega's bizarre fixation on "rubbing" is on display here. Having already created two games built around the idea of rubbing (so much so that "rub" appears in the titles of both in Europe), Sega is using the term to describe the screen-digging back-and-forth technique used in most of these games. We don't mind -- our screen works hard and deserves the occasional massage.

JoystiqMario and Sonic at the Rubbing Olympics originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We thought we weren't that into the DS version of Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games. But Nintendo has fully convinced us that the game is amazing and worth our time, using some innovative marketing. The first commercial here both influences our reaction to the game and mirrors our reaction to the commercial itself.

First, we just watched, from the perspective of a player, as he tries the hammer throw the first time. The controls are easy to figure out, and he's swinging at a pretty good speed almost immediately. Then he releases the hammer and AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! GO HAMMER! We love this game now. We want to buy the yelling-at-stuff sports game when it comes out on the 22nd. We'll be first in line to yell at all the retail employees.

[Via GoNintendo]

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IGN has dished out four new trailers for Sega's upcoming romp starring both Nintendo and Sega's most recognizable characters. It's also the first game to have both Sonic and Mario in it, although it might not be the one you're waiting for. So, check out the freestyle swimming above and head past the break for three more trailers from the other included challenges in Mario & Sonic at the Olympics.

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A hot new trailer has hit the bench, cooling itself down next to the Gatorade after competing. It's stopped just long enough for us to get a good look at it. Inside, it presents some of the 16 different events and how you'll have to destroy your touch screen to ensure victory. Also, there are 16 different playable characters, but that doesn't make much difference considering Mario can apparently keep up with Sonic in a foot race.

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With the DS receiving its version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympics during Q1 next year, we find ourselves growing more anxious as to how the portable version will differentiate itself from its console version. Actually, we're just wondering if it'll be good, since the Wii version wasn't received with accolades and some kind of parade. In fact, it was just the opposite.

But, we're optimists. So, we're perfectly fine with believing the game will be incredible up until we have it in our hands and find out the truth for ourselves. Heck, we've done it enough times with other games, that's for sure.

Head past the break for some more screens.

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If you intentionally ignored overlooked last week's Wii release of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Sega hopes to entice you with the DS version instead. The handheld mascot showdown has been assigned a release date of January 22nd, placing it in the sea of calm following this holiday's storm of intergalactic mega-epics. By next year, you might actually care whether or not a portly plumber can best a hedgehog in a test of physical endurance.

The press release notes that the DS version of Mario & Sonic boasts single- and multi-card multiplayer, as well as exclusive Olympic events not seen in the console variant. These include platform diving, cycling and "Dream Shooting (Skeet)," no doubt an event tasking players with murdering the star of TV's "Jericho" before time runs out.

[Image: Fanboys Online]

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Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games for the DS looks startlingly similar to the Wii version, except, of course, for the obvious downgrade in graphical quality. The style is the same, and the events are all the same. The only major difference is the change in perspective done for the sake of controls. For example, the camera in the hammer throw event is directly above your character, to allow you to draw swirls around him or her to simulate the character's rotation. For the events in which the controls are not significantly different, like the button-controlled trampoline, both versions look almost identical.

Like the Wii version, the DS game contains a few off-the-wall Dream Events set in the Mario and Sonic universes. Two of these, along with a bunch of the normal events, are revealed in this latest set of screens. Dream Marksmanship looks similar to a normal shooting contest, except everyone shoots at what look like some enemy robots from Sonic games. And Dream Basketball involves flying hoops!

JoystiqMario and Sonic at the wacky Dream Events originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We occasionally fret that we may have already seen the whole of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, such has been Sega's bloody-minded determination to extract every last drop of video from the game in the build-up to release.

Still, the rowing is new to us, and it shows promise, if only because it looks like one of those events where a bit of timing and rhythm is the key to success, rather than the brainless, arm-waving lunacy required for the track-based events (this may teeter on being sacrilegious, but we don't all miss Track & Field, you know). That said, the fencing and archery still intrigue this blogger a little more than anything else in the package.

How about your good selves? Any particular events you're looking forward to trying out?

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The official site for Mario & Sonic at the Olympics has launched, providing those anxious to play some very real games with some very imaginative characters some fresh content. There is screens, there is trailers and there are some breakdowns for the events within. Sega is really putting everything into this game, aren't they?

We can't say we share their insane predictions.

[Via press release]

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Okay, these "viral" videos are kind of ridiculous. The rotund Sonic suit looks pretty bad, and we question the validity of calling something "viral" when it's distributed via the same channels as officially-released material, just because it's intentionally kind of cheap-looking.

But we have to admit, that this video for Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games made us laugh out loud. At first, there was something hilarious about the interaction of a normal human person with a guy in a Mario suit speaking in Charles Martinet's voice. Then Sonic came along and replicated a classic Kids in the Hall skit and we, shamefully, LOL'd.

The other video, not so much. But it's embedded after the break anyway.

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