North America, while Nintendo will focus its efforts on the Japanese market. The game will feature 20 authentic Olympic events, listed down below:
Fencing – Individual epée
Archery
Shooting – Skeet
Gymnastics – Trampoline
Gymnastics – Vault
Field – High Jump
Field – Pole Vault
Field – Long Jump
Field – Triple Jump
Field – Javelin Throw
Field – Hammer Throw
Rowing – Single Sculls
Table Tennis – Singles
Aquatics – 100m Freestyle
Aquatics – 4x100m Freestyle
Track – 110m and 400m Hurdles
Track – 4x100m Relay
Track –100m and 400m
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games will feature 16 characters, 8 from the world of Mario and 8 from the world of Sonic. Both companies have high hopes regarding this joint project. Recently, Masanao Maeda, a corporate director at Sega’s gaming unit, stated that the game is expected to sell 4 million sold units, but failed to also offer a time frame.