Whereas the 2024 Paris Olympics are nonetheless ongoing, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mario and their associates won’t be collaborating. The Mario & Sonic on the Olympic Video games sequence not proceed, because the Worldwide Olympic Committee (or IOC) has elected to pursue different partnerships. (Thanks, Eurogamer!)
That is the primary time in virtually twenty years {that a} Mario & Sonic on the Olympic Video games title won’t be launched to coincide with the Olympic Video games. As a substitute, the IOC has elected to companion with Esports and NFTs.
The license for the Mario & Sonic video games expired in 2020, with the IOC electing to not renew it. Based on the Eurogamer interview with Lee Cocker, who labored on a lot of the Mario & Sonic entries, the choice was made to carry the interactive tie-ins extra in management by the IOC.
The official tie-in sport this 12 months is a smartphone and PC unique referred to as Olympics Go! Paris 2024, developed by nWay. The free to play title options 12 Olympic Sports activities and promote NFTs for the Paris Olympics.
The final Mario & Sonic on the Olympic Video games title launched in 2019 to coincide with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The primary entry within the sequence appeared in 2007.
