<s>
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
sports	O
and	O
party	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Sonic	B-Application
at	O
the	O
Olympic	O
Games	O
series	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
February	O
2016	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
March	O
2016	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
April	O
2016	O
for	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
worldwide	O
in	O
June	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Sonic	B-Application
at	O
the	O
Olympic	O
Games	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
Olympic	O
sports	O
themed	O
mini-games	O
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sixth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Games	I-Application
Tokyo	I-Application
2020	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
forty-two	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
franchises	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
previously	O
made	O
Mii	O
character	O
in-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Mii	O
are	O
the	O
only	O
characters	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
all	O
events	O
;	O
other	O
returning	O
characters	O
are	O
exclusive	O
to	O
two	O
events	O
while	O
new	O
characters	O
are	O
only	O
playable	O
in	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
all	O
returning	O
characters	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
are	O
usable	O
in	O
all	O
events	O
,	O
while	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
guests	O
"	O
in-game	O
)	O
are	O
only	O
playable	O
in	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
,	O
Toad	O
is	O
featured	O
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Roy	O
Koopa	O
,	O
Ludwig	O
von	O
Koopa	O
,	O
Dry	O
Bones	O
,	O
Birdo	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Eggman	O
Nega	O
,	O
E-123	O
Omega	O
,	O
and	O
Cream	O
the	O
Rabbit	O
all	O
appear	O
as	O
exclusive	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
minigames	O
have	O
motion	B-Algorithm
control	I-Algorithm
functionality	O
using	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
scores	O
of	O
60	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
30	O
critics	O
)	O
and	O
65	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
26	O
critics	O
)	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
criticised	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
past	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
gave	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
a	O
7/10	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
While	O
the	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
events	O
are	O
the	O
major	O
downer	O
here	O
,	O
I	O
had	O
fun	O
playing	O
them	O
alone	O
or	O
with	O
friends	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stuart	O
Andrews	O
of	O
TrustedReviews	O
gave	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
a	O
7/10	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
’s	O
every	O
bit	O
as	O
shallow	O
and	O
silly	O
as	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
taking	O
on	O
a	O
broad	O
range	O
of	O
disciplines	O
without	O
ever	O
really	O
mastering	O
any	O
.	O
</s>
