First of, let me stress the time of year. Almost 1st of April.
With that out off the way, holy cow. Don’t think many people saw this coming.
<a href="http://www.sega.com/gamesite/marioandsonic/index.php">Mario and Sonic at The Olympic Games</a>
<blockquote>UK, March 28, 2007 - Finally the dreams of SEGA and Nintendo fans come true as news hits thats Mario and Sonic are set to star side by side in a new game for Wii and DS, based on the 2008 Olmypics.
<!--more-->SEGA made the historic announcement this morning and confirmed that Mario & Sonic at the Olympics (as it’s known) is due for release this Christmas. The game’s currently in development by SEGA Japan and Shigeru Miyamoto is supervising the project.
Players compete in events around venues based on official locations for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Featuring a supporting cast of recognisable faces from the world of both Sonic and Mario, players can choose from a range of characters including Luigi, Knuckles, Yoshi, Tails and more.
“Mario and Sonic have been respectful rivals since the early days of video games,” said Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto. “In fact, for a long time they have been discussing the possibility of one day competing against each other. Now that they have been given the perfect opportunity to meet at the Olympic Games, we may finally learn who is actually faster, Mario or Sonic?”
“We are thrilled to partner with Nintendo and ISM on this groundbreaking title,” said Hisao Oguchi, president and chief operating officer, SEGA. “For the first time, two of the world’s greatest games’ characters come together to compete in the world’s greatest sporting event and we couldn’t be more excited.”
“The Olympic Games represent the true spirit of competition and passion,” said Raymond Goldsmith, chairman and chief executive officer of ISM. “Bringing together intensely competitive and fun characters like Mario and Sonic in an Olympic setting helps showcase the sports of the Olympic Games in a new and compelling way for all generations.”</blockquote>
So what does this mean for us? Well pretty much nothing if it’s an April Fools day joke (Don’t shatter our fragile hopes you jerks! Oh, I didn’t call you jerks, sorry! Don’t say it’s a joke! *sob*)
Where was I? Oh yeah, well if they’re willing to team up for a sport game, I don’t see why they couldn’t have Sonic in Brawl. It shows that there’s no legal issues, other than Sega saying yes, and it shows that they’re willing to work together.
Why could this be fake, and everyone get excited over nothing? Asside from the fact this announcement has come from nowhere 3 days before the foolingest day on the interweb? The fact that the release period is Holidays 2007, seems to be both too soon for development time, and timing for the Olympics, which aren’t due til around Mid 08.
Anyway, try and not get too excited, and see if any “HA! Gotcha!” press releases are released on the 2nd. The topic on SWF to discuss this is <a href="http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=100278">right here.</a>
Yeah, hello EB? I’d like to make a reservation…<!--more-->
With that out off the way, holy cow. Don’t think many people saw this coming.
<a href="http://www.sega.com/gamesite/marioandsonic/index.php">Mario and Sonic at The Olympic Games</a>
<blockquote>UK, March 28, 2007 - Finally the dreams of SEGA and Nintendo fans come true as news hits thats Mario and Sonic are set to star side by side in a new game for Wii and DS, based on the 2008 Olmypics.
<!--more-->SEGA made the historic announcement this morning and confirmed that Mario & Sonic at the Olympics (as it’s known) is due for release this Christmas. The game’s currently in development by SEGA Japan and Shigeru Miyamoto is supervising the project.
Players compete in events around venues based on official locations for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Featuring a supporting cast of recognisable faces from the world of both Sonic and Mario, players can choose from a range of characters including Luigi, Knuckles, Yoshi, Tails and more.
“Mario and Sonic have been respectful rivals since the early days of video games,” said Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto. “In fact, for a long time they have been discussing the possibility of one day competing against each other. Now that they have been given the perfect opportunity to meet at the Olympic Games, we may finally learn who is actually faster, Mario or Sonic?”
“We are thrilled to partner with Nintendo and ISM on this groundbreaking title,” said Hisao Oguchi, president and chief operating officer, SEGA. “For the first time, two of the world’s greatest games’ characters come together to compete in the world’s greatest sporting event and we couldn’t be more excited.”
“The Olympic Games represent the true spirit of competition and passion,” said Raymond Goldsmith, chairman and chief executive officer of ISM. “Bringing together intensely competitive and fun characters like Mario and Sonic in an Olympic setting helps showcase the sports of the Olympic Games in a new and compelling way for all generations.”</blockquote>
So what does this mean for us? Well pretty much nothing if it’s an April Fools day joke (Don’t shatter our fragile hopes you jerks! Oh, I didn’t call you jerks, sorry! Don’t say it’s a joke! *sob*)
Where was I? Oh yeah, well if they’re willing to team up for a sport game, I don’t see why they couldn’t have Sonic in Brawl. It shows that there’s no legal issues, other than Sega saying yes, and it shows that they’re willing to work together.
Why could this be fake, and everyone get excited over nothing? Asside from the fact this announcement has come from nowhere 3 days before the foolingest day on the interweb? The fact that the release period is Holidays 2007, seems to be both too soon for development time, and timing for the Olympics, which aren’t due til around Mid 08.
Anyway, try and not get too excited, and see if any “HA! Gotcha!” press releases are released on the 2nd. The topic on SWF to discuss this is <a href="http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=100278">right here.</a>
Yeah, hello EB? I’d like to make a reservation…<!--more-->