The past week has been kind to Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for the Wii U as plenty of new footage and information has been released. First off, the Japanese official website for the game is now up, giving us a good chunk of footage that you can watch below:
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httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVnR2MBUOsE
In Japan, a bundle a will be released that will feature two Wii Remote controllers and the game itself. If you plan to buy digitally, the download size will come down to a total of 5999.43MB. As it was revealed last week, the game will feature the biggest roster in the entire series, but new characters will be relegated to certain events. Now we know which characters will go with which events:
Returning Characters (playable in all events)
- Mario
- Luigi
- Peach
- Daisy
- Yoshi
- Bowser
- Bowser Jr.
- Wario
- Waluigi
- Donkey Kong
- Sonic
- Tails
- Amy
- Shadow
- Silver
- Dr. Eggman
- Metal Sonic
- Knuckles
- Blaze
- Vector
Guests (newcomers)
- Diddy Kong – Rugby Sevens
- Nabbit – 100m Dash
- Rosalina – Rhythmic Clubs
- Wendy – 100m Freestyle
- Larry- Equestrian
- Toad – 4x100m Relay
- Dry Bowser – Javelin Throw
- Rouge – Volleyball
- Jet – Football
- Wave – BMX
- Sticks – Archery
- Zazz – Table Tennis
- Espio – Triple Jump
- Zavok – Boxing
A new Japanese trailer was also released, and you can watch it below. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for the Wii U is set to release on June 24 in North America and Europe.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtUDs8q1NwY
