- This article summarizes both versions of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. More in-depth info on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS versions can be found at Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U) and Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS) respectively.
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is a game for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U which was released in 2016, as the fifth installment of the Mario & Sonic series. This game celebrates the Rio 2016 Olympics that happened in August 2016. Like the first three installments, there is once again both home console and handheld versions, this time for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS respectively.
The game received an arcade tie-in titled Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition.
Modes[]
- Single Events
- Festival Mode
- Rio Party
- Online Match
Characters[]
Mario[]
Guests[]
- Diddy Kong (Wii U: Rugby Seven/3DS: 110m Hurdles)
- Nabbit (100m)
- Toad (4x100m Relay/Wii U playable)
- Rosalina (Rhythmic Gymnastics)
- Dry Bones (BMX/3DS playable)
- Birdo (Archery/3DS playable)
- Dry Bowser (Javelin Throw)
- Larry Koopa (Equestrian)
- Roy Koopa (Beach Volleyball/3DS playable)
- Ludwig von Koopa (Table Tennis/3DS playable)
- Wendy O. Koopa (100m Freestyle Swimming)
Sonic[]
Guests[]
- Espio (Wii U: Triple Jump/3DS: Long Jump)
- Rouge (Wii U: Beach Volleyball/3DS: Golf)
- Jet (Football)
- Wave (BMX)
- Sticks (Archery)
- E-123 Omega (Javelin Throw/3DS playable)
- Zavok (Boxing)
- Zazz (Table Tennis)
- Eggman Nega (Long Jump/3DS playable)
- Cream (Beach Volleyball/3DS playable)
Other[]
Olympic Events[]
- 100m Dash
- Rugby sevens
- Football
- Table Tennis
- Beach Volleyball
- BMX
- 100m Freestyle Swimming
- Triple Jump
- Long Jump
- Javelin Throw
- 110m Hurdles
- Equestrian
- Archery
- Boxing
- Rhythmic Gymnastics
Dream Events[]
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Gallery[]
Sonic the Hedgehog
Trivia[]
- This game has a handheld version after it being absent in Mario and Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
- This is the first Mario & Sonic game to not have Dream Events
- A similar role is fulfilled by the duel events, however, these take place in locations in Rio rather than locations from the Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog franchises.
- Dream Events return in Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
- This is the last Mario & Sonic game to have Knuckles voiced by Travis Willingham as he is voiced by Dave B. Mitchell in the Mario & Sonic series starting with Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 as his voice actor was replaced in Team Sonic Racing.[1]
References[]
External links[]
- Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Nintendo (Japanese)
- Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Nintendo (English)
- Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Sonic News Network, the Sonic wiki.
- Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Sega, the Sega wiki.
- Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia