August 27, 2007

SEGA’S MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES TAKES GOLD AT LEIPZIG GAMES CONVENTION

Winner: “Best in Show” for the Wii

The rigorous Olympic training schedule of Mario & Sonic has earned the two elite athletes a prestigious gold medal at the GC Developers Conference in Leipzig, Germany.  Named “Best of Show” for the Wii category, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games stood tall on the winner’s podium surrounded by tough competition including Wii Fitness and Super Mario Galaxy, among many others.

Mario & Sonic could not be reached for comment but their coaches released the following joint statement:

“The Leipzig win was huge for team Mario & Sonic.  We’ve been training for months and this was our first outing against all of the heavy-weight Wii contenders.  The global competition and judging was tough – but we brought home the gold and have every intention of owning the podium again in the big holiday ’07 race.”

Mario & Sonic at the Olympics Games features an all-star cast of characters.  From the amazing worlds of both Mario and Sonic, players will be able to compete as or against a range of familiar characters including Mario, Sonic, Luigi™, Knuckles™, Yoshi^®, Tails™ and more. Innovative usage of the Wii control systems to maneuver your favorite character will allow players to race the likes of Mario and Sonic down the 100m track, leap over the high jump or churn water in a swimming heat, all while competing for the much sought after Olympic gold medal.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for the Wii is scheduled to burst out of the retail starting blocks on November 13.