LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO (November 15, 2007) SEGA Europe Ltd. and SEGA of America, Inc. today announced that Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for the Nintendo DS will release across Europe early 2008. This exciting game is part of an exclusive partnership between SEGA and Nintendo which brings one of the most legendary competitions, an epic face-off between Team Mario and Team Sonic to Nintendo immensely successful handheld system. Coming out for the Nintendo DS with exclusive new content, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is also being released for the Wii home video system on November 23rd 2007.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, created specifically to take advantage of all the features the DS has to offer, boasts 16 official Olympic challenges including two new events that are exclusive to the handheld game - 10m Platform Diving and Cycling. Using the unique Touch Screen and Nintendo DS stylus, players can interact with the game as they jump, swim, run, shoot, pedal and flip their way throu