<s>
Like	O
its	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
Japan	O
and	O
Korea	O
and	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
the	O
Western	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
official	O
crossover	O
title	O
to	O
feature	O
characters	O
from	O
both	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
respective	O
universes	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
being	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
predecessor	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Games	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
official	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
2010	O
Winter	O
Olympic	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Sonic	B-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
DS	B-Device
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
events	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Olympic	O
Winter	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
or	O
Sonic	B-Application
character	O
while	O
competing	O
against	O
the	O
others	O
in	O
these	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
that	O
were	O
present	O
in	O
its	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
four	O
new	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
installment	O
,	O
named	O
Mario	B-Device
&	I-Device
Sonic	I-Device
at	I-Device
the	I-Device
London	I-Device
2012	I-Device
Olympic	I-Device
Games	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2011	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
in	O
February	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
Games	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
of	O
its	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
,	O
controlling	O
an	O
on-screen	O
character	O
through	O
authentic	O
Olympic	O
events	O
with	O
the	O
specific	O
tailored	O
controls	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
game	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
Balance	O
Board	O
accessory	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
requirement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
announced	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Channel	O
,	O
that	O
this	O
game	O
will	O
have	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
capability	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
their	O
Miis	O
in-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
introduces	O
a	O
Festival	O
mode	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
entire	O
Olympic	O
Games	O
,	O
from	O
opening	O
ceremony	O
to	O
closure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
offers	O
"	O
co-op	O
and	O
competitive	O
gameplay	O
"	O
whereas	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
will	O
use	O
its	O
wireless	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
counterpart	O
has	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Tours	O
"	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
accept	O
quests	O
and	O
challenge	O
bosses	O
and	O
to	O
stop	O
Dr.	O
Eggman	O
and	O
Bowser	O
before	O
they	O
can	O
stop	O
the	O
Olympics	O
by	O
kidnapping	O
the	O
Snow	O
Spirits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DS	B-Device
Download	I-Device
Play	I-Device
is	O
possible	O
for	O
those	O
without	O
an	O
individual	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
rumor	O
from	O
Spanish	O
Nintendo	O
magazine	O
Nintendo	O
Acción	O
mentioned	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Games	I-Application
would	O
be	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
2010	O
Winter	O
Olympics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dennis	O
Kim	O
,	O
licensing	O
and	O
merchandising	O
director	O
for	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
stated	O
in	O
February	O
that	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Sonic	B-Application
title	O
"[is]	O
being	O
discussed	O
and	O
planned	O
for	O
Vancouver	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
titled	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
Games	I-Application
"	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
via	O
a	O
joint	O
press	O
release	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
on	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
months	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Nintendo	O
unveiled	O
and	O
released	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
accessory	O
,	O
Sega	O
contemplated	O
adding	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
accessory	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
nixed	O
it	O
because	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
not	O
sure	O
whether	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
would	O
be	O
widely	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
incorporated	O
into	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sochi	I-Application
2014	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
Games	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
app	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
only	O
containing	O
Sonic	B-Application
characters	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
simply	O
titled	O
Sonic	B-Application
at	O
the	O
Olympic	O
Winter	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
Games	I-Application
received	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
reaction	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
a	O
higher	O
score	O
than	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
lists	O
the	O
average	O
scores	O
as	O
77.86	O
%	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
70.95	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
that	O
"	O
Most	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
also	O
use	O
a	O
whole	O
lot	O
of	O
waggle	O
or	O
over-exaggerated	O
controls	O
where	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
made	O
for	O
a	O
better	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
giving	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
6.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Play	O
'	O
s	O
Adam	O
Sessler	O
asserted	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
that	O
hard	O
and	O
the	O
events	O
interesting	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
are	O
too	O
easy	O
,	O
despite	O
praising	O
the	O
Dream	O
Events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
agreed	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
uninteresting	O
mission	O
objectives	O
in	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
was	O
very	O
disappointed	O
that	O
players	O
can	O
still	O
use	O
Wi-Fi	O
only	O
for	O
worldwide	O
rankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
also	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
game	O
a	O
5.2	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
hit	O
and	O
miss	O
motion	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
true	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
Games	I-Application
is	O
no	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamervision	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
Games	I-Application
is	O
n’t	O
going	O
to	O
surprise	O
anyone	O
with	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
or	O
concept	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
’s	O
a	O
perfectly	O
serviceable	O
party	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Wii.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
"	O
impressive	O
"	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
7.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
sports	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Venan	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
unexpectedly	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
with	O
no	O
comment	O
by	O
Sega	O
or	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
at	O
the	O
Olympic	O
Winter	O
Games	O
follows	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
similarly	O
titled	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
Games	I-Application
with	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
and	O
setting	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
Nintendo-owned	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
