Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

• A Multitude of Events - Prepare to compete in the Olympic Games with your friends and family. This gaming experience invites players of all ages and skill sets to face-off in intense winter competitions in lifelike Olympic venues where they can choose from a legendary cast of playable characters, including new faces to the series like Donkey Kong, Metal Sonic, Bowser Jr., and Silver. These include: a Boutique for customizing clothing and gear; the Sports Shop where players and buy the gear necessary for events themselves; a Music Shop for fun Mario and Sonic tunes, and more. Just a few of the actual Olympic events that players can look forward to trying their hand at include: alpine skiing, ice hockey, speed skating, bobsled, figure skating (singles) and snowboard halfpipe. In addition to the characters noted above players can look forward to seeing a few new faces, like Donkey Kong, Metal Sonic, Bowser Jr. Your Favorite Mario and Sonic Characters Play as your favorite characters from the world of Mario and Sonic. Due to the overwhelming number of snow and ice sports making up the events of the Winter Olympics, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games makes extensive use of the Wii Balance Board, although it is not mandatory for play. The game features a variety of play modes, both single player and multiplayer (coop and competitive). All the characters featured in the earlier game, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, are available as playable characters, including Luigi, Tails, Yoshi, Knuckles, Princess Peach, Amy Rose, Bowser, Daisy and many more. Favorite Sonic and Mario characters. View larger. Actual Olympic events. This includes new boss competitions against unique Mario and Sonic characters.
• Mii Support - Import your favorite Mii's into the game to serve as event competitors.
• Customization Options - Shopping options throughout the game's Olympic village provide opportunity to buy both the gear and upgrades needed for competitions and to customize the gear that you already have.

The game features intuitive controls, multiplayer modes and Wii Balance Board functionality allowing for a more interactive and realistic gaming experience. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is a sports party game that takes players on the Wii platform to Vancouver, Canada, host city of the official 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Dream events include, but are not limited to: dream ski cross, dream snowball fight and dream alpine skiing. Within these players can choose to enter individual events or compete for all the events in the Olympiad. Plenty of Events Prepare to compete in the Olympic Winter Games with your friends and family like you never thought possible. In addition to actual Olympic events players can also participate in winter-themed mini-games sprinkled throughout the game. and Silver. In-Game Customization In addition to the wide variety of playable characters available in game, built-in WiiConnect24 functionality allows players to import their favorite Miis into the game as playable characters. Monies earned for success in-game can be used to customize either game provided characters, or a player's Mii. View larger. Game-specific Dream Events. View larger. Mii customization in-game. This is done through the variety of in-game shops available to players. Each character comes with his/her own unique movements and stats, making them better suited to certain events and less so to others. View larger. Gameplay Like the previous game in the series which centered around the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games features player chosen characters entered into event from and inspired by the upcoming 2009 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada.