Multiple Events Across Wii and 3DS Versions
A European press embargo was lifted today, leaving several media outlets–ONM and CVG among them–to release previews and media from the upcoming Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The shots below, which are courtesy of CVG, stem from a double dose of previews from both the Wii and 3DS versions of the game. They showcase an array of both Dream and more down to earth events, including Long Jump, Equestrian, Canoeing, Judo, Race Walk, and a ton more. You’ll note a couple of the shots show off Sonic Adventure‘s Windy Valley stage.
So far, most previews indicate a preference of the dream events above all else. We’ve also learned there will be no Wii MotionPlus support for the Wii edition. And courtesy of the Official Nintendo Magazine in the UK, we have an idea how each of the 20 characters will stack up on abilities:
Power Type
Wario, Knuckles, Bowser, Vector, Donkey KongAll around
Luigi, Amy Rose, Mario, Blaze The Cat, Bowser JrSpeed
Shadow The Hedgehog, Daisy, Sonic, Yoshi, Metal SonicSkill
Tails, Peach, Eggman, Waluigi, Silver The Hedgehog
That all in mind, check out the screenshots below. Thanks to all who sent in the news, including SonicFanReviewer and Matriculated among others. Be sure to send us a news tip if you have one by clicking Send News Tips at the top of every page.
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*cues the Old Spice commercial references born from the pictures Mario and Sonic riding horses*
…pictures *of* Mario…
Sonic’s on a white horse!
Those screens of canoeing in the 3DS version brinsg back bad memories fromMario Party 1, better get the dust off my gamer gloves!
ONCE AGAIN, I SEE A VIDEO GAME CHARACTER ON A HORSE. A MOTHER FIGGING HORSE.
Ooh, Sonic’s on a horse… so what?
Judo throw looks to have plenty of lulz in it. I think that screen at the bottom amuses me more than the horses do.
Sonic is power walking.
Power… walking. Walking. With power.
This is the greatest thing I have ever seen and I have no idea if I will ever stop laughing.
I wonder if there’ll be any new playable characters. The only characters on the Sonic side (from recent days) we’re still missing are Big, Cream, Nega, and Marine though right?
It’s so embarrassing to see Sonic ride a horse, I know it’s to be fair but this?
Why is it that people always throw a fuss about Sonic riding something???
It’s a horseback competition. Why WOULDN’T he be on a horse? He can’t make a horse jump over a thingy with his mere imagination. xD
It’s like asking why we would play a video game of horseback riding when we can do it with a real horse. It’s not the same thing. XD
^Skai, what are you talking about? Rouge and Omega are around, too. Actually, the only character you listed that even appeared in M&S Winter Olympics as a “rival” was Eggman Nega. Big and Cream have been in the series since the start… as refs. Well, at least Cream; Big simply has had cameos.
Marine… isn’t a good example of a modern recurring character. She’s only appeared once. There’s far better candidates.
If we get new playable characters, the first ones will be the rivals from Winter Olympics–namely, Eggman Nega, Rouge, Omega, and Jet. Not counting the Mario characters, of course.
In fact, if you want to get technical… Jet’s been in M&S since the first one. Jet is actually on the game disc and is partially playable (Silver is, too… both of which later appeared in Winter Olympics, although Jet only as a rival).
@ Skai Cyan There’s also Espio, Charmy, Jet (Technically), Omega, Rouge, and possibly Fang. He’d be cool to see.
Forget the horse, what the heck is up with Mario & Sonic’s Epic Yarn!?
I wonder if that means that we’ll be seeing allusions to other Nintendo, or maybe even SEGA franchises, even if it’s not too far fetched. for example, I would love to see a dream canoeing event in the rivers of Jungle Japes, or a dream long jump akin to NiGHTS Into Dreams.
@krush96
The background is actually from Yoshi’s Story on the N64. I see why you thought it was Kirby though.
Those are some amazing graphics on the 3DS in the one where Mario has thrown Sonic to the ground!
Looks nice but NO NEW CHARACTERS?! That sucks.
Is nobody gonna talk about Windy Valley? Caz that caught my eye right away, weeeeeeeeeee!
Windy Vally *drools*
Looks terrible.
It looks awesome so far.
HEDHEHOGS ON HORSEBACK!!!!!!!
LOL looks it’s a blue spikey anthromorphic hedgehog thing riding a white horse! He probably stoled it from Gandalf the white…xD
what caught my eye is WINDEY VALLEY. looks like they got some SA ref
.
sweet sega your awesome <3
@Danielle – Well that’s positive.
@TheWaffleFactory – WHOA! I didn’t even notice that until you brought it up! Looks AWESOME!
@Komodin, FoxBoy: It’s a joke, dude. The commenters are referencing Old Spice commercials. If you watch some, you might actually get a chuckle out of it. Get a sense of humor for goodness sake.
@Amuro: If only the commercials were actually FUNNY, though…
i never thought i’d see an animal riding another animal………..wait let me rephrase that
Power Type
Wario, Knuckles, Bowser, Vector, Donkey Kong
All around
Luigi, Amy Rose, Mario, Blaze The Cat, Bowser Jr
Speed
Shadow The Hedgehog, Daisy, Sonic, Yoshi, Metal Sonic
Skill
Tails, Peach, Eggman, Waluigi, Silver The Hedgehog
Sonic’s not on that list.
It’s nice to see Wind Valley but it’s still nothing but window dressing for something that plays nothing like Sonic or Mario like the rest of the dream events.. Oh well here’s hoping that they rumors of Generations 3DS are false and it’s really Sonic and Mario’s fucking awesome 2D adventure for the 3DS.
Pretty good. I’m rooting for Team Sonic. Will it be new characters to compete besides just new events?
@Amuro
I’ve seen the commericial. And the reference isn’t THAT funny. It is a little though. But a the same time I’ve heard 75 people make that joke the day these screenshots were released and 75 people make the same joke a few days earlier when a screenshot of Luigi on the horse was made. As a comedian, I DO have a sense of humor, that’s why I didn’t chuckle.
But I said “riding something”, as in reference to peoples’ REAL reactions to Sonic in a car, on a board or on a horse, not referring to people who were making a joke. People actually DO keep asking this without thinking about it.
@Hypershadow
=.=
Dude, In the “Speed” list, it says Shadow, Daisy, SONIC THE FREAKIN HEDGEHOG, Yoshi and Metal Sonic. lol
@Dr.Eggfang
That’s just messed up. You’re hoping that 3DS owners who want Generations on 3DS (some who may have no other access to the game) to not be able to play it on their 3DS like they want? That’s twisted. We already KNOW Mario&Sonic is on 3DS. So the rumors of Generations being on 3DS would mean BOTH WERE ON 3DS!! That’s BETTER for you, or at least better for those who WANT to play 2 new Sonic games on it. It’s definately a good thing in the fact that those who want Generations get it while those who want this get this at the same time. lol
PS:
WTF are Sonic, Mario, Tails and Luigi even DOING in Windy Valley? (No I don’t mean why are they there, I mean what are the DOING? What are those glowing disks?)
@HyperShadow Yes he is, you just missed him.
Speed
Shadow The Hedgehog, Daisy, SONIC, Yoshi, Metal Sonic
Windy Valley!
@fox boy – looks like discus.
Why did they leave out Bowser and Dr. Robotnik?