{"id":16418,"date":"2019-10-01T22:44:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T02:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=16418"},"modified":"2019-10-01T22:44:27","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T02:44:27","slug":"mario-and-sonic-are-back-in-the-perfect-party-game-on-november-5th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2019\/10\/mario-and-sonic-are-back-in-the-perfect-party-game-on-november-5th\/","title":{"rendered":"Mario and Sonic are back in the perfect party game on November 5th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re just over a month away until the 2020 Olympics. Well, sort of.<\/p>\n<p>On November 5th, you can pit all of Mario&#8217;s and Sonic&#8217;s iconic characters against each other in the biggest video game mash-up of 2019, <strong>Mario &amp; Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020<\/strong>! Take rivalries to the skate park, diving board, archery range, and more with an incredible suite of 3D and 2D events, imaginative Dream events, and an expansive Story Mode.<\/p>\n<p>In the brand new story, help Mario &amp; Sonic escape from a 2D-themed console, the &#8220;Tokyo &#8217;64,&#8221; hatched as part of Dr. Eggman&#8217;s and Bowser&#8217;s nefarious plans to trap the colorful and capable power pair.<\/p>\n<p>There are\u00a0more than 30 events to master in this fun-filled Olympic Games showdown, there are plenty of ways to prove your skills to your friends in local and online multiplayer.\u00a0Dream Events deliver a layer of fantastical chaos. Zip through a downhill obstacle course on your hoverboard, throwdown for territorial control with lightning-fast karate action, or smash the most targets inside a traditional Japanese manor.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><strong>Enjoy\u00a0all the different classic 2D events, perfect for friends and family:<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>100m<\/li>\n<li>10m Platform (Diving)<\/li>\n<li>400m Hurdles<\/li>\n<li>Gymnastics &#8211; Vault<\/li>\n<li>Judo<\/li>\n<li>Kayak Single (K-1) 1000m<\/li>\n<li>Long Jump<\/li>\n<li>Marathon<\/li>\n<li>Shooting &#8211; Trap<\/li>\n<li>Volleyball<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>You\u00a0will also dash, climb, jump, surf and more in these fast-paced 3D events:<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>100m<\/li>\n<li>110m Hurdles<\/li>\n<li>4 x 100m Relay<\/li>\n<li>Archery<\/li>\n<li>Badminton<\/li>\n<li>Boxing<\/li>\n<li>Canoe Double (C-2) 1000m<\/li>\n<li>Discus Throw<\/li>\n<li>Equestrian &#8211; Jumping<\/li>\n<li>Fencing<\/li>\n<li>Football (Soccer)<\/li>\n<li>Gymnastics &#8211; Floor Exercise<\/li>\n<li>Javelin Throw<\/li>\n<li>Karate &#8211; Kumite<\/li>\n<li>Rugby Sevens<\/li>\n<li>Skateboarding &#8211; Park<\/li>\n<li>Sport Climbing<\/li>\n<li>Surfing &#8211; Shortboard<\/li>\n<li>Swimming &#8211; 100m Freestyle<\/li>\n<li>Table Tennis<\/li>\n<li>Triple Jump<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div><strong>The fun even goes beyond the limits of reality with all-new Dream Events:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Dream Karate<\/li>\n<li>Dream Racing<\/li>\n<li>Dream Shooting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Mario &amp; Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020\u00a0<\/em>will take to the starting blocks exclusively for the Nintendo Switch on November 5th for $79.99 CAD.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-E0f82mtDu8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re just over a month away until the 2020 Olympics. Well, sort of. On November 5th, you can pit all of Mario&#8217;s and Sonic&#8217;s iconic characters against each other in the biggest video game mash-up of 2019, Mario &amp; Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020! Take rivalries to the skate park, diving board, archery [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16419,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1530],"tags":[1515,1386,76],"class_list":["post-16418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nintendo-switch","tag-mario-sonic-at-the-olympic-games","tag-nintendo","tag-sega"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mario_sonic_olympics_2020_01.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-4gO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9555,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2016\/03\/mario-sonic-head-to-rio-early-with-3ds-launch-on-friday\/","url_meta":{"origin":16418,"position":0},"title":"Mario &#038; Sonic Head to Rio Early with 3DS Launch on Friday","date":"March 16, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is inching closer to release, with the game slated to be released for the Nintendo 3DS in North America this Friday! 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