After the enormous success of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games--(Mario & Sonic win 5M Olympic medals)five million copies and counting--creating a sequel based on the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Winter Games seems like a no-brainer. So far we've seen a number of fun events for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games including bobsleigh, speed skating, downhill skiing and numerous characters that fans of Mario or Sonic games will be familiar with. Gamespot recently got a chance to meet some more characters and events at GamesCom 2009 in Cologne, Germany.
Stan at GameSpew: There’s so many Mario sports games out there, but we’ve narrowed them down to the top 10. The Premier League standard of Mario sports games, if you will.
With all of the excitement and national pride surrounding the 2018 Winter Olympics, you may feel compelled to get involved in the action. And unless you intend on following the example of the guy who slid in during the opening ceremony, you'll have to live vicariously through video games.
Not sure which will best capture the spirit of the Games? Check out our list for the closure you need.
Don’t like sports? There’s a whole segment of games you can immediately write off, as far as you’re concerned. Or can you? You don’t have to be a comics fan to like Batman: Arkham City, and the appeal of Mario isn’t just limited to plumbing aficionados. Brad Woodling and Graham Russell are here to help with a list of games you should check out even if they have sports in them, because you’re missing out on a lot of fun.
