Mario and Sonic teaming up again on the Winter Olympics
Thu, Feb 12th, 2009 |
Nintendo and Sega are teaming up again to bring together the Mario and Sonic characters together again in a Nintendo Wii game based on the upcoming Winter Olympics.
That’s a big deal since the one-time rivals are collaborating on a title whose earlier version, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, sold more than 10 million copies (more than $50 million at retail) worldwide thanks to its timing ahead of the Beijing Summer Olympics. The new title, Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games will debut this year ahead of the Vancouver, Canada 2010 Olympic Winter games.
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