Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Seems to Be Done For

[@J.R.Unbound]

Wario and Eggman breakdancing together was so close to being a reality. Truly, this is the main reason why NFTs are bad.

[@xeveemon]

NFTs: No Fun Tactless suborns

[@oliverraven]

Rhythmic gymnastics was already a thing in previous Summer Olympics titles. Bowser's performance in the London 2012 game for the Wii had my family cracking up.

[@cloverfinderboygamer3573]

I thought NFTs were dead

[@LG555]

At least we got to see them shirtless.

[@StardustWhip]

​@@cloverfinderboygamer3573 The IOC probably came to this decision back in 2020 or 2021 when NFTs were starting to actually take off. Still stupid that they decided to chase the latest trend rather than continue a game series with two of the most popular video game characters of all time, though.

[@DragonNexus]

NFTs. Leave it to the Olympics to strike while the iron is frigid.

[@polarknight5376]

The iron has been dipped in liquid nitrogen and by golly the Olympics just gotta smash.

[@cbbblue8348]

Literally 3 years so late lmfao

[@breezy3176]

Nah they are striking while the rope is tied

[@amirgarcia547]

The fact that this series died for NFTs of all things (and also eSports) is honestly one of the most depressing things in recent memory.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@MegaMario9001 I recommend Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, for a fighting game with RPG elements.

[@djbubblegum9975]

​@@MegaMario9001 I'm still upset they never fulfilled their promise of giving a 3rd representative from each game

[@damagaz]

Didn't the whole NFT market crash and burn, like, a year ago?

[@orangeslash1667]

@@MegaMario9001 I think what made Dissidia so great is that it was a handheld. So it didn't need to take it self to seriously. On console thou, Square probably wanted game needed to be more balanced??? However they were unable to without making the combat less interesting. There was Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia on mobile, which was pretty good. Since it's on a handheld, it doesn't need to take it self too seriously. This is why Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising is the closest successor because alot of fighting games now feel that they have to balanced to do well.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@MegaMario9001 Thats easier said than done. SquareEnix has a bad habit of making HD games look pretty, but the gameplay is lacking. Thats a good way to describe Dissidia NT, the visuals when up but gameplay when down. Other games that have this problem are Final Fantasy 13 and Kingdom Hearts 3.

[@CastellANM]

How can some companies keep believing NFTs are the future my god 😂

[@okuzhori]

NFTs are the past at this point :|

[@Fabriciod_Crv]

@@okuzhori not for the out of touch old men at the olympics committee.

[@lemonlime8949]

@@okuzhorifor now

[@georgeashley6643]

@@lemonlime8949you can’t seriously believe they’re anything but an obvious scam?

[@madibyee]

I'm *guessing* this all was planned years in advance when NFTs were popping off at first. But still yeah its hilarious.

[@twosoup3252]

Now’s the perfect chance for Nintendo to introduce Olimar and Louie at the Olympic Games instead

[@nickk3077]

Can't wait to train my Pikmin in the Pikmin Olympics.

[@wurtknurte7283]

Louie wouldn't pass the drug test.

[@nickk3077]

@@wurtknurte7283 He would pass the bug test though.

[@michellequinn1940]

To stay true to the franchises, how about Pikmin and Chao Olympics? You train your team of little guys to compete a la SA2

[@Klaxynd]

They can’t use the Olympics name though.

[@MeMelon]

Really hoping they make a proper cross over between Mario and Sonic now that isnt just minigames because the possibilities are endless.

[@OChunks]

KEEP YOUR SONIC OUT OF MY MARIO (jk)

[@spamenjoyer82]

THIS IS MY ESCAPE

[@1HundoGames]

But what if I want Mario party with Sonic characters?

[@Charnutboy]

The logical next step is an SMBZ game lmao

[@OChunks]

@1HundoGames Ask Sega to make sonic party. There'll be 100 sided dice or something.

[@kuraihikari5785]

A moment of silence for no breakdancing Eggman.

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

We should be shouting for joy.

[@Leopez02]

RIP Mario and Sonic together in the same game! :(

[@albertoromero5075]

A moment of silence for another sad moment in 2020s!

[@jameslawrenson1208]

Sonic Boom had Eggman dancing.

[@albertoromero5075]

@@jameslawrenson1208 You are not much help in this!! 🤦‍♂

[@BluRacer7]

Even if you're not fond of the Mario & Sonic Olympic Series, you can't deny that the 2 iconic videogame mascots both got absolutely disrespected by those NFT Scams.

[@Tudsamfa]

Olympics dev team: "We are proud to present: Iga Świątek and Katie Ledecky at the Olympic games, available at all major NFT wallets" Nintendo & Sega: "Presenting: Mario & Sonic at a worldwide sports championship, only on switch 2"

[@sedeuphadude80]

Mario & Sonic at the Nonspecific International Sports Games

[@albertoromero5075]

me: "i just want everything go back the way it was." #ineedhope

[@NotGeno]

This is the first summer Olympics they missed. They didn't do anything for the last two winter Olympics

[@MarioKartGamerDude]

That’s actually cuz Ubisoft bought the Winter License!

[@potatolucy]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@MarioKartGamerDudeonly for the Pyeongchang 2018 games, in 2022 they did a mobile game with NFTs like this year from the save developer (nWay)

[@JLuisJoni]

​@@potatolucyYeah, by 2020, they let the contracts with at least SEGA expire, so I imagine they didn't renew them for the Winter Games either. It's a shame, really.

[@albertoromero5075]

And I'm still depressed about the future of our industry, I miss good hopes!

[@NotGeno]

@@albertoromero5075 that's only cause you're looking at the AAA Western Industry, definitely in a down turn once people got sick of slop.

[@princephantom1294]

I could understand if the reason was diminishing sales as the novelty of a “Mario and sonic” game wears off and they decided it wasn’t profitable enough anymore. I cannot understand how these nft swindlers keep getting away with this crap.

[@theotherjared9824]

Btw the olympics esports is going horribly. The 202(1) games were the first attempt, and they were all mobile games that vaguely resembled real sports. None of the usuals appeared; no Dota, no counter strike, no street fighter, none of that. Just some random apps that coincidentally released a few months before the olympics and have microtransactions. The readon why those were chosen is because the IOC doesn't want to promote violence, despite the concept of the olympics is based on combat training and martial arts is a big part of it.

[@bane5921]

There is a big difference between martial arts and gun violence.

[@SalamanderNuva]

@@bane5921There are literally shooting competitions in the olympics

[@bane5921]

@@SalamanderNuva you mean target shooting. That’s not gun violence.

[@SalamanderNuva]

@@bane5921 Good thing you don't kill real people in video games either :)

[@bane5921]

@@SalamanderNuva it simulates gun violence. It shows off gun violence

[@UndeadEggmiester]

It definitely feels weird to see this series is dead. Because sure it wasn't for me always but it was nice to see a new one every Olympic season.

[@joechill6327]

The level of incompetence on display switching from games to nft is staggering, I'm impressed.

[@tristinhambrick4617]

In my honest opinion, as someone who hasn't played most of the games, the reason this hurts so much is less WHAT we lose, but WHY it was lost...

[@GoldenJLR]

Some quick correction: This was not the first time that Mario & Sonic skipped an Olympic, there weren't any games for PyeongChang 2018 or Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. That’s because Ubisoft got the rights for the Winter Olympics. And no, I don’t believe the Summer or Winter series will return anytime soon. SEGA also released Mario & Sonic at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games for the PS4 and PS5 as “Olympic Games Tokyo 2020“ without Mario or Sonic, instead the game had generic avatars (but you can unlock a sonic costume). SEGA also released the Mario and Sonic games for mobile but without the Mario Character, and they were called “Sonic at the Olympic games''. All of them were removed from the online stores

[@chisecrecy4974]

I knew about them skipping 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics but I didn't know about all the 2020 Tokyo changes, that's interesting

[@maxtubb]

I think you could also unlock a Kiryu costume from Yakuza in that Olympic game.

[@mattwo7]

RIP to the crossover everyone wanted that came in a form no one asked for.

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

Of course. Its only logical and a mercy by Nintendo to Sega. If it were a 3D platformer, only Sonic gets to benefit, while Mario will stand to lose everything.

[@mattwo7]

@@DontKnowDontCare6.9 Who said it had to be a competition? Also Sonic in most speed-based sports (except on a vehicle like Sonic Drift, Sonic & All Stars Racing or Sonic Riders) would win every time anyway and yet here we are (oh and swimming (Sonic is notoriously bad at swimming unlike Tails and Knuckles) and on the horses in the Olympic equestrianism competition seen in this video of course but this is one of the later games unless I am mistaken). Also I think an RPG would have been the safest bet. I mean sure AlphaDream probably only had enough manpower for the M&L series but they could have potentially gotten Square Enix involved again.

[@shpance5810]

Mario and Sonic at the 2010 Olympic winter Games is still my favourite and it was sad to see them drop the winter Games so quickly.

[@MINECRAFTIANGEL]

Waluigi will never dab again

[@vanilla_labelle]

all those naked Greek guys were running around thinking "I wish a blue hedgehog was here😔

[@julianhinck5455]

luckely sonic and Mario were spared this view. especialy since cream and jr wuld be there as well.

[@WhyYouWahYoo]

I know these games have never been that great but I have always appreciated them. They’re wasted potential for sure, but the mere concept of these two series co-existing in this way just made me happy. Watching the opening scenes for the Wii Titles is still a treat, just seeing them interacting like that. I’m still baffled THIS was what they chose to use for the crossover, but when it comes to Nintendo and crossover games, I’ll take what I can get. Gonna miss em.

[@selmabm3409]

For months, people trashed on the Paris olympics for lots of stuff like the Seine river, the marketing, the security, the cost. I assumed it was a fail when I realized even Mario and Sonic didn't want to come to Paris.

[@WaterKirby1994]

I'm still wondering why they weren't at Pyeong Chang in 2018. We can excuse 2022 on Covid I guess although there's also the joke that the Mario & Sonic teams were banned for various reasons such as the rings & mushrooms being seen as performance enhancers. 2026 & 2028 would have been interesting as Mario was supposed to be Italian while Sonic Team had a history of working in California.

[@c0mpu73rguy]

@@WaterKirby1994 2028 can still happen I hope.

[@JediSteve-J3-]

I still remember back when I didn't know entirely what the Sonic series was, loading up the first Olympic winter game, hopping onto Radical highway snowboarding (or really any of the dream events, but this one was my favorite) and just having a blast trying out various characters. Even now (after being a huge fan of both Mario kart and Sonic racing transformed) I haven't quite found something like it.

[@Guy-cb1oh]

That's bull Crap! We just found out that Olympics are coming to my State in 2034. I was looking forward to seeing a Mario and Sonic game based around it. It's not for another 10 years so maybe it will be rebooted in that time?

[@Glitchyy07]

Maybe the people who wanted NFTs will decide to go back to Mario and Sonic in that time span? It doesn’t seem impossible

[@SwellStuff483]

"Mario and Sonic at the Salt Lake City 2034 Olympic Winter Games" would be the funniest title of all time

[@Glitchyy07]

@@SwellStuff483 that’d actually be hilarious

[@facilityhues]

Shadow the Hedgehog on pommel horse in Provo Utah wouldve been the dream 😔💔

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

Stop taking fentanyl and touch grass.

[@NekoBoyOfficial]

The NFT boom already collapsed. They think NOW is a good idea?!

[@jamesmackay4913]

just want a new, more interesting sonic and mario crossover sometime in the near future, personally

[@maxtubb]

I rather see SEGA do a new SEGA All Stars game with new characters like Kiryu Kazuma or Arle Nadja from Puyo Puyo.

[@BagMonster]

Maybe we can get a proper Mario and Sonic crossover instead?

[@infinityheart_tm9270]

This is the equivalent to the Warioware series ending.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@infinityheart_tm9270 That just makes Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 more special.

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

Sonic: Hey Mario, ever had a 7/10 game? Mario: Nope.

[@LuckyOtter_WorldBuilding]

Hey, this does open the door to more interesting Mario/Sonic cross over

[@matthewjanzen4837]

Wild that they're pivoting to NFTs in 2024. In 2028 or 2032 they'll realize their mistake and come crawling back

[@SonicZuki]

The olympics may be done but Sonic & Mario having games together so many ideas both sega & nintendo can come up with

[@CastellANM]

I would love a Mario and Sonic RPG

[@Glitchyy07]

Honestly I’d be down for that, whether it’s a tactical RPG like rabbids was, or something closer to the Mario rpgs we have today

[@NintendoPlayer307]

@@Glitchyy07Or action RPG

[@Glitchyy07]

@@NintendoPlayer307 oh true, that’s such a good idea

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

If Sega is involved, it will be rushed and uncooked. As always.

[@WaterKirby1994]

What if Sonic & Friends were loaned to an entry in the Mario & Luigi Series? Mario & Luigi & Sonic & Friends Worlds Collide!

[@Ali-ii8il]

It's dumb to think they choose esports and NFTS over mario and sonic something the whole world loves and always make money They really made an awful mistake

[@FBEAR05]

Trust me, they'll regret it in a few months. No one is gonna play that mobile game they got now.

[@chloeposhusta5534]

the Vancouver Winter Olympics entry went hard for the Wii and the DS

[@TheGamerGurls]

Hopefully this opens up the possibility to get an actual full fledge Mario and Sonic adventure, party, racing, or RPG game, I’ll be here for it!

[@diabeticman2194]

It’s honestly a little sad, the ones on Wii were genuinely great party games (especially the London one). A bit of my childhood died today…

[@dry4smash946]

the london one was peak ngl

[@evanmarcus5975]

I had always thought that it would be really cool if the Mario and Sonic Olympics games series opened up to a whole bunch of other characters from other companies, kind of being the Olympics of the video games, with all of the companies coming in with good faith to play ball. I'm sad we're not going to get that if this is really final.

[@LimeTH2]

Look, even if you don't like these games, dropping advertising with two of the most recognizable characters in the world, who are right now quite possibly more mainstream, popular and marketable than they've ever been before, for a format that's already dead and outdated, is INCREDIBLY braindead.

[@mandoloriansoju3841]

I will say that the Mario and Sonic 2010 winter Olympic game on the DS was pretty good! Story was actually a little interesting, the mini games were fun, and the character interactions were charming.

[@Rosie_Cozy]

That’s the best game in the series

[@greenstarlover1]

London 2012 Wii ftw.

[@GagePlays]

At least this opens up the possibility of a REAL Mario & Sonic collaboration game! Maybe an RPG in the style of Mario & Luigi? That would be cool! Even just a platformer would be great! I really hope we see more of them together in the future!

[@thenabbitgamer]

The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games also did not get a title. I do agree with the video’s point overall, but I thought I’d bring it up.

[@WaterKirby1994]

I'm still waiting for fans to correct that. It was a wasted opportunity not to have Winter Games on Switch.

[@Triforce9426]

I always questioned the premise on how anyone in Mario can physically compete with anyone in Sonic

[@MOORE4U2]

Everyone on Sonic's side is wearing those slowdown shoes from Sonic Labyrinth.

[@paperluigi6132]

You’re really underestimating the feats that Mario characters have pulled off.

[@therealjaystone2344]

Sonic would’ve won at every single tracking race

[@belot217]

If Mario Maker levels count, Mario can keep up.

[@paichni3474]

Every tile in mario is secretly gargantuan, like 50 km.

[@lanceams483]

It's a decision that feels like something they made years ago when NFTs were all over the place but forgot they made this decision so long ago and instead of pivoting with the changing public view they doubled down on this terrible idea. I'm not a Mario & Sonic Olympics fan, but it does suck that these games that did look good and fun are no more. They felt like a message that the Nintendo and SEGA beef is not only gone, but it's been replaced with a strong friendship. It's not like their supposed "friendship" is over, but I don't think it will look as strong as it's looked without these games every 4 or so years.

[@SakuraAvalon]

As others have pointed out, it's most likely they made this decision years back, before the NFT bubble burst.

[@daltonsturgeon4024]

Not much of a surprise here. I loved the 2010 and 2012 games, but after that, the games just weren’t all that good at all. And that’s saying something considering I bought the 2014 and 2016 games and barely played them. I’m hoping this means we can get a TRUE Mario & Sonic crossover, but maybe just give it a few years to make sure they get it right the first time.

[@N-MCMXCIX]

Aren't some of the countries participating in the Olympics working to ban NFTs? and if so, how did The Olympics Commitee allow such an oversight that may break pending laws? Moving beyond The Olympics Committee forgoing Mario & Sonic in favor of a money-laundering scam: If the issue is just that Nintendo & SEGA were hogging the rights, would it not have been better to simply give licenses to more than one studio? multiple games instead of none?

[@WaterKirby1994]

Agreed a Nonexclusivity Deal would have been much more profitable for IOC, & it would have allowed more Mario & Sonic games. I just hope Nintendo can someday rerelease Beijing 2008, Vancouver 2010, & London 2012 because I can see the prices for them going up immensely in the near future.

[@N-MCMXCIX]

@@WaterKirby1994 Ports of past entries are doubtful, however, if Wii Online were to happen someday, I guarantee these will be on there eventually.

[@KoolK27]

I’m gonna be honest, the fact that NFTs are chosen over a video game where we could’ve seen Wario and Dr. Eggman breakdancing in the Olympics creates such disappointment.

[@andreworders7305]

2:19 the Olympics game they made this year has a 52 dollar skin pack…

[@Sjono]

Seeing how impossible it seems to blend the platforming aspects of these series,it’d be great if we got a Mario & Sonic RPG title

[@Moon525]

I agree, I do hope they use this opportunity to make more Mario and Sonic games; doesn’t have to involve the Olympics.

[@teapottanuki5841]

It’s baffling me that Mario & Sonic games have existed for this long but we still don’t have a full adventure game.

[@duaijalqallaf]

Seems like nintendo and sega dodged a bullet on this one tbh

[@akaimizu1]

“I’m sorry, we don’t think Sonic and Mario is a seller for us, we’re going with the Polium One. Yeah, that NFT console is so much more of a name to sell our games on!” - The heads at the Olympics.

[@ironfox4990]

I personally think now we deserve a full on Mario and Sonic crossover that’s not sports genre related in anyway.

[@nodtomodley9114]

Deserve? No, if the sales numbers and public reception of the Mario & Sonic Olympic games throughout the years are anything to go by, than that's a cap.

[@BlurBlizzard]

​@@nodtomodley9114 well yeah because the games were too similar, so the novelty wore off. A passionate crossover would sell really well now.

[@TwilightWolf032]

They didn't want Sonic and Mario to puke after swimming in polluted waters.

[@HighondaHS]

What a perfect opportunity for Mario and Sonic baseball! It’s the only main sport game we didn’t get a new entry for on the Switch. I wouldn’t be opposed to a new sports mix either, as long as it’s fleshed out a little more fully.

[@i8dacookies890]

Winter Games on the DS had a pretty big story mode, it was pretty cool.

[@05stapj]

I suppose it's worth keeping in mind that decisions concerning the Olympics would have had to have happened years ago at this point NFTs were probably the hot ticket item at the time they locked in plans to use them

[@Fa-wn5hi]

Without Mario and Sonic Olympics the Olympics is useless, literally the only reason I watched the Olympics in 2012 was because of the game it’s so dumb, I hope Nintendo and Sega team up and create another game with Sonic and Mario

[@styx1209]

I just looked for the newest one because my kids have been into the actual Olympics, and was sad to find they aren’t making anymore 😢

[@SuperWiiBros08]

Now there's no excuse to not do an actual Mario & Sonic adventure game with a full blown story

[@Sjono]

Mario & Sonic is Sonic’s longest running spinoff franchise Most other Sonic spin-offs are lucky to get even 3 installments

[@lasercraft32]

I wish they would just bite the bullet and give us a legitimate Mario and Sonic crossover game already. Forget the Olympic Games, I want a 3D platforming Mario and Sonic adventure crossover with a story and everything! If they can do with with Rabbids, they can do it with Sonic for crying out loud...

[@LuigiTheMetal64]

Right click, save image as, and image saved.

[@Kittenfox_55]

Mario & Sonic Olympic games might of just been a series of mini-game collections but for it to come to an end for a scam is a slap in the face nothing deserves.

[@BadTranzlator]

You know it would be absolutely hilarious if Nintendo and Sega went and made a different crossover game and hit it big. Then the Olympics looking on in the fire they created wonder why this happened.

[@bluethan806]

I barely understood that NFT description and as a fairly tech-savvy young adult who lives in North America, I feel like I’m *the* demographic who SHOULD understand

[@greenstarlover1]

Lol

[@Danominator]

I know a lot of people found this series to be a joke, but there are some really stand out titles that I keep going back to from time to time. Winter DS and 2012 Wii are really good, but you can tell the series was running out of steam and budget towards the last few entries.

[@haroldasusus4684]

I feel you. I enjoyed one of the games as a Wii kid but these games aren’t as popular or profitable since then. I think both dev teams and Olympics stopped being interested.

[@austingordon3709]

I thought Sochi 2014 was alright. The decline for me started with Rio 2016. No Dream Events in the Wii U version (the main reason people like this series), & the Story Mode: Road To Rio in the 3DS version is just a worse version of Adventure Tours from Winter 2010 DS. :/ Also Sega, stop trying to shoehorn Zavok in every new game. Even as someone who actually likes Sonic Lost World, The Deadly Six are so uninteresting as villains, even moreso than Infinite. Also Sticks from Sonic Boom. The TV show was good, the games were not.

[@Danominator]

@@austingordon3709 The Dream Events were so good!!

[@loool72]

Winter Olympics for the DS is PHENOMENAL (and i am not nostalgic for that game! i played it pretty recently)

[@Danominator]

@@loool72 I spent a ridiculous amount of hours on the "RPG" they added to that game. It was a big introduction to a lot of these beloved characters for me and I will always appreciate it for that. Really good time all around and the Dream Events were some of my favorites!

[@SuperSonic68]

The biggest loss here is: no more Jun Senoe covers of Mario songs

[@arrowlogproductions2509]

I was just talking last night about how I was sad there wasn’t one of these this year!

[@mattwo7]

11:28 It's also not the first time Sonic did breakdancing either, Sonic 06 and Smash Bros had him do a break dance.

[@GoandLove]

The original Wii version of this game is still one of my all-time favorite gaming experiences with friends. So much laughter

[@OtherMomo]

I can't wait to play Mario & Sonic at the Local Sportsplex For No Specific Reason 2024

[@Jon0387]

That’s kind of a shame, I wouldn’t have minded another one especially since we only got one of these games on Switch.

[@connergoessupersonic]

So… we lost the ONLY Mario/Sonic crossover… to crypto and mobile games. Wow. WOW.

[@samuelgentry4125]

Remember to boycott NFTs by Screenshoting them

[@randomcaerus]

The 2 craziest parts about this series being discontinued is that it's existed for as long as I've known who Mario and Sonic are AND that it's been canceled because the IOC doesn't know what a scam looks like

[@ekimmak]

NFTs: "This has been a huge flop, but clearly, we need to just use it the right way, and we'll make oodles of money, even though common sense should tell us that doing the same thing won't work at all." Live Service Games: "They've been super successful, we just need to copy them and we'll make oodles of money, even though common sense should tell us that Live Service is a cutthroat industry, and you can't overthrow a king, and the market is sick to death of it." Why is it that big companies seem to make the greediest options that are have the worst odds of success when you think about it logically?

[@SaddieMoon]

1:01 You are correct for the summer games. But it was both 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics the series missed out on.

[@johnkula1536]

I don't see why they couldn't also do the Olympics Games series even if they were set on doing NFTs.

[@PWPictures67]

I'm hearing this news everywhere today, I'm guessing that everyone is covering this.

[@mattwo7]

Oh wow, the NFT game Olympics Go! is made by nWay, the same people who made Power Rangers Battle For the Grid, a game that split its roster in half and sold it to you separately with pre-orders that didn't tell you what characters you were getting until later, a scummy move which people blindly defended.

[@WolfmanArt]

Maybe a chance for Mario and Sonic to appear in a new adventure game similar to Mario + Rabbids? Or, Mario + Sonic?

[@L8RG8R2U]

I didn't really play these games before, but I remember hearing about the first one back in the day. Looking at the website was how I started learning more about Sonic characters. I'd heard the quality was starting to drop with the last couple games, so when there wasn't one for the 2022 Winter Olympics, I thought that meant they were putting more effort into making Mario & Sonic at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games the best it could be. But to hear it's getting cancelled because of... NFTs? That's just a stupid business decision. Square Enix sold Crystal Dynamics and the rights to Tomb Raider years ago to start funding NFTs and they've never gained a profit back from that. But if the series had to end, it seems very fitting it'd end with the Tokyo Olympics

[@userr1225]

oh god now the used market for these games in 20 years is gonna skyrocket

[@userr1225]

KZbin videos in the future gonna b like *Remember when Nintendo partnered with THE OLYMPICS??????* 😳😳😳

[@slashermaster28]

Honestly, I'm hoping Nintendo and Sega use this as a reason to make a proper Sonic and Mario crossover, you know, the kind people actually wanted. No one was asking for a sports series where Sonic's speed had to be nerfed for fairness. I think even a spinoff crossover RPG would work, though considering they've already done that with Rabbids, that might be highly unlikely.

[@stephenlondino7636]

Maybe we can get a REAL Mario and Sonic crossover

[@virgiliomartinezerickson8044]

The first time that the Olympic games didn't have a Mario and Sonic counterpart was with the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

[@wahnanarev]

and 2022 is the second time i think

[@gbalph4]

As someone living in LA, I was hoping they’d make one for 2028 but now I can’t have that.

[@AkuTenshiiZero]

I'll never forget when this series was first announced, because it was the first time Mario and Sonic had ever appeared in the same game. All us OG fans were expecting their first crossover to be Smash Bros, because we still had those old console war days in our memory. But then it's like...Sports. Friendly competition. It was pretty disappointing at the time, but we got our violent plumber and hedgehog throwdown eventually so it's fine.

[@1337_bean]

Arlo, if there is any time to care about sports, it is during the Olympics, WATCH IT!!

[@Hundo_Mo]

Looking forward to Kratos and master chief at the winter Olympic Games

[@TaxXempt]

If the crossover sticks around after this, I hope they make an RPG. There's been a lot of interesting discussion about a Sonic RPG recently and I think it would be a cool way to combine the franchises in a way that doesn't feel redundant. Im pretty sure there was an old interview that said that the crossover was originally pitched as a platformer and nintendo denied it because they wanted it to be something that felt fresh for both series rather than just smashing them together so i think adding sonic's vibes to the Mario RPG style would be a cool idea that feels new for both series.

[@realTheJMan]

I'm just Imagining an opening cutscene being a "Mario and Sonic" version of the actual 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

[@OstianOwl]

Bit of a shame, considering Sticks from Sonic Boom managed to get into one of these games (the Rio one if I recall right), was hoping that would have eventually lead to more Mario and Sonic characters outside of the main series showing up; would have loved to see Tangle and Agent Stone playing volleyball against Foreman Spike and Funky Kong (partially joking, partially serious). Oh well...

[@shawnethegreatgamer]

It's Not Fair!! The Mario and Sonic At The Olympic Games are suppose to be in the new one for Paris 2024. Aw man. That's sucks. 😔

[@hellsong23]

We need an Olympics game where competitors aren't from a variety of countries, but a variety of companies. Nintendo,Sega, Sony, Microsoft, Namco, Capcom etc etc. Never going to happen lol.

[@dry4smash946]

super smash at the olympic games!!.

[@jjjabbers]

I love that I just played M&S 2012 for the first time in years and now I'm seeing videos talk about the series' future. I really hope that they pull another one of the same caliber as that game.

[@MUSQUIZanimation]

Mario and Sonic RIO about to skyrocket in price.

[@jcg7609]

Ok, can we get a cool Mario and Sonic crossover now ? Please 🙏🏽

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

Nah. Mario doesnt need Sonic. But Sonic definitely needs Mario. And Mario definitely doesnt need any blemish from Sonic.

[@johnclark926]

@@DontKnowDontCare6.9eh, Mario crossed over with Rabbids and that ended up being a net positive for both series. I don’t think the quality of whatever Mario’s crossing over with really matters, as long as the developers have the right direction they could make Mario vs Bubsy: Olympic Battle into a banger.

[@evajaneryan3746]

​@@DontKnowDontCare6.9 Sonic doesn't need Mario, tf are you talking about?

[@inktea256]

You want to know something really funny about something like this? Apparently, the “legendary” anime creator Goro Taniguchi known for literally only ONE of the biggest and quickly forgotten fads in the anime world of the 2000’s ditched his NEW trendy multimedia project that already reeked of failure for a NEW NEW one harnessing the power of Web3 and blockchain and focusing on the exciting competitive possibilities of eSports! Ring a bell? I think a new trend is starting. One that will send destructive shockwaves throughout every media industry long before the out-of-touch Boomer executives and creatives retire in disgrace while actively blaming the consumers for not embracing the nonexistent emptiness of what they thought was free money from moronic peasants. Ubisoft and Square Enix tried this and was subsequently laughed out of the room. I suppose it’s about time for the business world at large to show how disconnected they are from reality. Bring it on; I’ll get the beer and pretzels.

[@RegalPixelKing]

The most interested I was in one of these games is when we say a cross over a Mario and Sonic a year before Smash Bros. Brawl. After that this franchise kind of just existed in the background I never really cared for it. Anyways the IOC is about to get a rude awakening with they realize that they are going to be losing money by trying the sell NFTs in 2024 and beyond.