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Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on 3DS can now be pre-loaded on the Japanese eShop. To do so, users will need 4948 blocks of free space.

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Nintendo has a couple of new commercials up to promote the upcoming launch of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on 3DS in Japan. Check them out below.

Nintendo has posted the North American boxart for Mario & Sonic at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games on 3DS. Check it out above.

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The Japanese 3DS eShop features a few screenshots from Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. We’ve included them in the gallery below.

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The 3DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will arrive in NOrth America on March 18, Nintendo has announced.

A new tweet just published on the company’s Twitter account reads:


It’s not yet known when Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be available for Wii U. However, it should release sometime this year (thanks DJMusicClues).

Mario and Sonic are back for another round of intense competition in Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, launching for Nintendo 3DS on 3/18 and Wii U later this year!

Posted by Nintendo on Monday, January 11, 2016

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Nintendo opened the official Japanese website for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on 3DS today. The various pages cover the included sports, character roster, amiibo support, and various modes.

In terms of sports, 14 are included in total for Olympic competition. The lineup includes soccer, golf, 100m dash, 110m hurdle, long jump, javelin throw, 100m freestyle swim, archery, boxing, table tennis, beach volley, equestrian, BMX, and rhythmic gymnastic hoop. There are 14 extra competition events, which are the same sports but with added gimmicks from the Mario & Sonic series. Check out the video below for 13 minutes of gameplay showing the different sports and events.

Nintendo have published a Japanese overview trailer for the 3DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Check it out below:

Over on Amazon, Nintendo shares the final Japanese boxart for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. We’ve posted it above.

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SEGA just announced last week that Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympics is coming to arcades in Japan. Now we have a release window as well: spring 2016. Perhaps the game will also release on Wii U and 3DS around the same time.

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Entries on GameFly indicate that Nintendo will be handling the release of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – at least in North America. The retailer has Nintendo listed as the publisher of both the Wii U and 3DS versions.

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games was the first entry in the series Nintendo published worldwide. Prior to that, SEGA was in charge of publishing in all regions except for Japan, where the Big N handled things.

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