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Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

The Nintendo UK store has opened pre-orders for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on 3DS, accessible here. By reserving the title, you’ll get a little bonus in return. Pre-orders come with the Mario hat pictured above.

Play Nintendo is continuing its video series to promote the launch of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Take a look at the second episode below.

Plenty of gameplay is in for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games’ story mode on 3DS. Take a look at 2 hours of footage below.

Play Nintendo is kicking off a new video series to promote the launch of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Take a look at the first episode below called “Training for Rio!”.

Several new English gameplay videos have arrived for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on 3DS. Each one can be found below.

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is out today in North America on 3DS, but European players have another month to go before its release. A new overview trailer can be found below.

System: 3DS
Release date: March 18, 2016
Developer: SEGA
Publisher Nintendo


The Mario & Sonic series first began in 2008 to commemorate the Summer Olympics in Beijing. Since then, Mario, Sonic, and friends have continued duking it out at each edition of the Olympics, now leading up to this summer’s festivities in Rio de Janeiro. But how does Mario and Sonic’s newest foray into traditional sporting events on the 3DS stack up against their previous ventures?

The North American Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games website is now live. To access it, head on over here. Game details, a trailer, and screenshots are among the things you’ll see on the site.

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games launches for 3DS in North America on March 18. The European release will take place on April 8.

Nintendo has gone live with a new North American Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games 3DS commercial. View it below.

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games can now be pre-loaded from the North American 3DS eShop. You can hop on over to the store, pay for the game in full, and download most of the data. When Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games releases in two weeks, you’ll only need a small update to begin playing.

Interestingly, there is no pre-load option for Pokken Tournament as of now. Usually Nintendo makes this functionality available two weeks before a game launches, and it’s coming out on March 18 just like Mario & Sonic. It’s unclear if Pokken Tournament will have a pre-load before release.


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