Finally the big time market and sales chart rivalries has come face to face in “Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games”. In this game players can play as or against the plumber Mario or the hedgehog Sonic. Players will be competing in events based on the official venues of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The leaders are obviously Mario and Sonic. The teams are as follows:

Team Mario: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Yoshi, Wario, Waluigi and Bowser.

Team Sonic: Sonic, Dr. Eggman, Knuckles, Tails, Amy, Blaze, Shadow and Vector.

Features: (Coutesy: sega.com)

• Compete in stylized Olympic venues with authentic sports and events to choose from including track & field, archery, skeet shooting, table tennis, gymnastics and more.
• Select your favorite playing style from the all-star cast of Mario and Sonic characters with four player types to choose from: all-around, technical, speed, and power. For example: Mario (all-around), Peach (technical), Yoshi (speed), Bowser (power), Sonic (speed), Knuckles (power), Tails (technical), Amy (all-around).
• Game Modes: Try out each event individually with Single Match mode, compete for the highest overall score in a series of events in Circuit Mode, or take on challenges created specifically for each character in the Mission Mode. Up to four players can play together on the Wii. DS allows up to 4 players to compete via wireless connection.
• Unlock special Dream Events featuring environments, objects and power-ups from the universes of Mario and Sonic.
• Mii: Take your very own Mi™ into the action and compete alongside your favorite characters from Team Mario and Team Sonic.

Another Video…

Mario and Sonic unitedly jump higher beating Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare to second on UK charts. (Source: Chart Track)

All Formats Top 10

1. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
3. The Simpson’s Game (EA)
4. Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
5. More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima (Nintendo)
6. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft)
7. FIFA 08 (EA)
8. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)
9. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision)
10. Wii Play (Nintendo)