Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games News

With the build up to the 2012 Olympics well underway, SEGA have announced the inevitable game tie in with another installment of the hugely successful Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. As the title suggests it will show off the London games to the world over using two of the most popular videogame franchises in history.

Mario & Sonic will return to the athletic field participating in original games such as track and field athletics, aquatics and table tennis. There will be a feast of new events including football and equestrian sports, there will be a total of 50 events playable in both single and multiplayer modes.

The game will be available on the Wii and the Nintendo 3DS and is being developed by SEGA Japan as with the previous games. A date for Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic games is yet to be set but one could expect to be playing it around the end of the year or early into 2012.