Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Goes Gold With New Shipping Date

SEGA has announced that Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games for the Wii has gone gold and will ship to retail in North America on November 6th – two weeks earlier than originally anticipated. The Nintendo DS version will be available during the first part of 2008.

“We know that gamers are excited to play Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games so we did whatever we could to get the game into their hands as soon aspossible. ” Says Don Mesa, Marketing Director at SEGA of America. “Sega is bringing Mario & Sonic fans an early Christmas present!”

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games has not only a full line-up of real-life Olympic events, but also a series of exclusive “Dream Events”. These Dream Events – which are both single and multiplayer – are based in game-like universes that include objects and power-ups that will either improve a players game or bring down their opponent.

The four Dream Events are:

• Dream Race (Sandhill Race Course) – Get on your marks for this intense power-up filled race course made for either one player or as many as four.
• Dream Platform (Tropical Reef Diving Area – 10,000M Diving) – More like skydiving, soar through hoops and perform aerial tricks while avoiding obstacles and opponents to reach the finish line first.
• Dream Fencing (Duel Wharf Fencing Beach) – With unique special attacks for each character, this jungle-inspired world offers the ultimate duel.
• Dream Table Tennis (Speed Rally Table Tennis Stadium) – A sci-fi wonderland, this magical table tennis extravaganza offers a special ability for each character – so move fast!

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Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games also offers Wii users the opportunity to play against their favorite Mario or Sonic
character. With the interactive Mii features, players can bring heir own Mii into the game as a playable character. Gamers will be able to import their Mii into the game and compete as themselves in any of the Olympic or Dream events and even beat their favorite hero to win Gold.