SEGA UNVEILS
DETAILS FOR
MARIO &
SONIC AT THE
OLYMPIC
GAMES™
SAN
FRANCISCO
(September.
26, 2007) –
SEGA® of
America,
Inc. and
SEGA Europe
Ltd, today
revealed
details of
the exciting
holiday
blockbuster
title Mario
& Sonic at
the Olympic
Games™.
Published by
SEGA across
Europe and
North
America, and
published by
Nintendo in
the Japanese
market,
Mario &
Sonic at the
Olympic
Games is
licensed
through a
worldwide
partnership
with
International
Sports
Multimedia
(ISM), the
exclusive
interactive
entertainment
software
licensee of
the
International
Olympic
Committee
(IOC).
This
exciting new
game for the
Wii™ video
game system
and Nintendo
DS™ system,
is packed
with all-new
interactive
features and
includes 20
authentic
Olympic
events –
played out
in stylized
Olympic
venues.
Using the
Wii Remote™
and Nunchuk™,
players can
have an
unparalleled
interactive
experience
and compete
using one of
16
characters –
8 from the
world of
Mario and 8
from the
world of
Sonic. The
Wii controls
are created
specifically
to replicate
the actions
that offer
the best
results for
each event
which
include:
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
The
interactive
Wii controls
include
actions like
swinging the
Wii Remote
to simulate
hammer
throw,
notching the
Nunchuk to
shoot
arrows, and
replicating
swimming
strokes.
Players can
also
discover the
best way to
win a game
by
experimenting
with
different
movements to
discover
secret
boosts to
propel them
towards a
win.
With four
playing
styles to
choose from,
players can
decide their
game
strategy:
all-around,
technical,
speed, and
power - for
example:
Mario and
Amy
(All-around),
Peach and
Tails
(Technical),
Sonic and
Yoshi
(Speed), and
Knuckles and
Bowser
(Power).
Players will
be able to
choose and
try out, in
both single
and
multiplayer
mode, each
event
individually
with Single
Match mode
(where
players can
choose their
event and
play until
they score
top marks).
They can
also compete
for the
highest
overall
score in a
series of
events in
Circuit mode
(where
players can
either
create their
own circuit
by choosing
the
individual
events,
choose a
pre-determined
circuit, or
randomly
generate a
circuit).
Gamers
looking for
extra tests
of their
athletic
abilities
can choose
the
single-player
Mission mode
and earn top
marks on
challenges
made for
only the
toughest
athlete.
Additionally,
gamers can
learn about
the history
of the
Olympic
Games
through
trivia,
quizzes, and
mini-games
and unlock
all-new
facts and
figures from
past Olympic
Games in the
Gallery.
Mario &
Sonic at the
Olympic
Games is
rated “E”
for Everyone
by the ESRB
and will be
in-stores
for the Wii
video game
system on
November 20,
2007 and for
the Nintendo
DS system in
Q1 2008. For
more
information
on Mario &
Sonic at the
Olympic
Games,
including
new
trailers,
screenshots,
and art,
please visit
the SEGA FTP
site at
http://segapr.segaamerica.com.
About SEGA
of America,
Inc.:
SEGA® of
America,
Inc. is the
American arm
of Tokyo,
Japan-based
SEGA
Corporation,
a worldwide
leader in
interactive
entertainment
both inside
and outside
the home.
The company
develops,
publishes
and
distributes
interactive
entertainment
software
products for
a variety of
hardware
platforms
including
PC, wireless
devices, and
those
manufactured
by Nintendo,
Microsoft
and Sony
Computer
Entertainment
Inc. SEGA of
America’s
Web Site is
located at
www.sega.com.
About SEGA
Europe Ltd.:
SEGA® Europe
Ltd. is the
European
Distribution
arm of
Tokyo,
Japan-based
SEGA
Corporation,
and a
worldwide
leader in
interactive
entertainment
both inside
and outside
the home.
The company
distributes
interactive
entertainment
software
products for
a variety of
hardware
platforms
including
PC, wireless
devices, and
those
manufactured
by Nintendo,
Microsoft
and Sony
Computer
Entertainment
Europe. SEGA
Europe’s web
site is
located at
www.sega-europe.com.
About
Nintendo:
The
worldwide
innovator in
the creation
of
interactive
entertainment,
Nintendo
Co., Ltd.,
of Kyoto,
Japan,
manufactures
and markets
hardware and
software for
its Wii™,
Nintendo
DS™, Game
Boy® Advance
and Nintendo
GameCube™
systems.
Since 1983,
Nintendo has
sold nearly
2.4 billion
video games
and more
than 420
million
hardware
units
globally,
and has
created
industry
icons like
Mario™,
Donkey
Kong®,
Metroid®,
Zelda™ and
Pokémon®. A
wholly owned
subsidiary,
Nintendo of
America
Inc., based
in Redmond,
Wash.,
serves as
headquarters
for
Nintendo’s
operations
in the
Western
Hemisphere.
For more
information
about
Nintendo,
visit the
company’s
Web site at
www.nintendo.com.
About ISM:
ISM is
active in
managing and
developing
entertainment
software
applications.
In addition
to the
exclusive
rights
ownership of
the Olympic
Games, ISM
is one of
the world's
leading
providers of
sports
fantasy
games,
particularly
specializing
in the
football/soccer
sector.
Visit the
company's
website at
www.ismltd.com
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