Let the games begin! After a year of lollygagging Mario, Sonic, and all their friends gather for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games! Nintendo and Sega join forces for another outing for Olympic gold in this ...

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When do the 2026 Winter Olympic Games begin? And how can you tune in? The XXV Olympic Winter Games, known as Milano Cortina, are officially Friday, Feb. 6, through Sunday, Feb. 22, with opening ...

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Along with the economic impact in the Italian host cities of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, NBCUniversal says it has more advertisers lined up for their broadcasts than any past Winter Olympics. With ...

Nintendo allegedly expressed dissatisfaction at Sega during the development of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, after seeing Sonic's foot placed ahead of Mario's. The incident has come to light in ...

Want more Olympics updates? Get our behind-the-scenes newsletter for what it's like to be at these Games. The 2026 Olympics are set to be the most geographically widespread Games in history, the first ...

Mario and Sonic basically have no choice but to be rivals, and the two iconic video game mascots have often clashed over the years (often some marketed beef, sorta like 2000s hip-hop artists had).