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'''''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''''' is a [[Genre#Sports|sports]] game for the [[Nintendo DS]] with a [[Wii]] [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|version of the game]] released as well. Both games are a follow-up to ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''. The game is produced under license from the {{wp|International Olympic Committee}} in relation to the Olympic Winter Games taking place at [[Vancouver]] in 2010.
 
Like the previous installment, this game is a collaboration between [[Sega]] and [[Nintendo]] featuring characters from both the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise and the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series. 

Although Sega was handling most of the development for both versions of this game, as it did for the original ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'', they were also handling publishing/marketing duties for all territories outside of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, while Nintendo handled publishing/marketing duties for Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan themselves.
==About==
The DS version features [[#Adventure Tours story|Adventure Tours]], a single player mode with a plot that involves Bowser and Dr. Eggman's scheme to melt all the snow by capturing the [[snow spirits]]. The Adventure Tour introduces one of the spirits called Frosty.<ref>[http://www.tssznews.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/image0431.jpg Snow Spirit Revealed]</ref><ref name="IGNWii">[http://wii.ign.com/articles/969/969383p1.html IGN information for Wii]</ref><ref>[http://ds.ign.com/articles/991/991209p1.html IGN information for DS]</ref> Just as seen in the Wii version of the game, the DS rendition includes the introduction of boss characters appearing in the Adventure Tour mode. These bosses will be present in certain events where the player will have to compete against them to clear their missions.<ref>[http://forums.sega.com/showthread.php?t=300014 Sega's forums]</ref>

Also, all authentic (real-life based events) are unlocked from the start. Dream Events are in this game and all of them need to be unlocked. 

===Olympic events===
*'''Skiing''' - [[Alpine Skiing GS]]
*'''Skiing''' - [[Moguls (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for Nintendo DS)|Moguls]]
*'''Skiing''' - [[Nordic Combined]]
*'''Skiing''' - [[Ski Jumping LH]]
*'''Skiing''' - [[Cross-Country]]
*'''Skating''' - [[Speed Skating 500m (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for Nintendo DS)|Speed Skating 500m]]
*'''Skating''' - [[Short Track 500m]]
*'''Skating''' - [[Figure Skating (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for Nintendo DS)|Figure Skating]]
*'''Snowboard''' - [[Snowboard Cross (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for Nintendo DS)|Snowboard Cross]]
*'''Bobsleigh''' - [[Bobsleigh (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for Nintendo DS)|Bobsleigh]]
*'''Bobsleigh''' - [[Skeleton (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for Nintendo DS)|Skeleton]]
*'''Ice Hockey''' - [[Ice Hockey (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for Nintendo DS)|Ice Hockey]]
*'''Curling''' - [[Curling (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for Nintendo DS)|Curling]]
*'''Biathlon''' - [[Biathlon (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games)|Biathlon]]
*'''Luge''' - [[Luge]]

===Dream events===
*'''Dream Skiing''' - [[Ski Cross Racing]]
*'''Dream Skiing''' - [[Rocket Ski Jumping]]
*'''Dream Skiing''' - [[Supersonic Downhill]]
*'''Dream Skating''' - [[Intense Short Track]]
*'''Dream Skating''' - [[Ultimate Figure Skating]]
*'''Dream Snowboard''' - [[Extreme Snowboarding]]
*'''Dream Snowboard''' - [[Deluxe Halfpipe]]
*'''Dream Bobsleigh''' - [[Blazing Bobsleigh]]
*'''Dream Ice Hockey''' - [[Fever Hockey]]
*'''Dream Curling''' - [[Curling Bowling]]
*'''Dream Biathlon''' - [[Ski Shooting]]
*'''Dream Snow Machine''' - [[Snow Machine Fight]]

==Characters==
All of the characters from the Nintendo DS version of the previous game return. There are also four new playable characters to this installment<ref name="noe">[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/2008/mario_and_sonic_head_to_the_slopes_in_mario__sonic_at_the_olympic_winter_games_11508.html Nintendo of Europe confirmation]</ref> who were not present in ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'', namely [[Donkey Kong]], [[Metal Sonic]], [[Bowser Jr.]], and [[Silver]]. Retaining the first game's style, all playable characters are unlocked from the start.

===Playable characters===
====Team Mario====
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Icon 
!Name 
!Type 
!Statistics 
!Special Skill
!Emblem
|-
|[[File:Mariodsicon.png|90px]] 
|[[Mario]] 
|All-Around 
|{{M&SATOWG DS stats
|speed=70
|jumping=60
|power=70
|technique=70
|stamina=60
}}
|[[Jump Dash]] 
||[[File:Mario Emblem Winter Games.jpg]] 
|-
|[[File:Luigidsicon.png|90px]] 
|[[Luigi]] 
|All-Around 
|{{M&SATOWG DS stats
|speed=70
|jumping=70
|power=60
|technique=70
|stamina=60
}}
|[[Green Fire Rocket]]
|[[File:Luigi Emblem Winter Games.jpg]]
|- 
|[[File:Peachdsicon.png|90px]] 
|[[Princess Peach|Peach]] 
|Skill 
|{{M&SATOWG DS stats
|speed=60
|jumping=90
|power=40
|technique=90
|stamina=50
}}
|[[Mid-Air Float]] 
|[[File:Peach Emblem Winter Games.jpg]]
|- 
|[[File:Daisydsicon.png|90px]] 
|[[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] 
|Speed 
|{{M&SATOWG DS stats
|speed=80
|jumping=70
|power=60
|technique=60
|stamina=60
}}
|[[Flower Dash]]
|[[File:Daisy Emblem Winter Games.jpg]] 
|- 
|[[File:Yoshidsicon.png|90px]] 
|[[Yoshi]] 
|Speed 
|{{M&SATOWG DS stats
|speed=90
|jumping=80
|power=60
|technique=50
|stamina=50
}}
|[[Thrash Dash]]
||[[File:Yoshi Emblem Winter Games.jpg]] 
|- 
|[[File:Wariodsicon.png|90px]] 
|[[Wario]] 
|Power 
|{{M&SATOWG DS stats
|speed=70
|jumping=50
|power=90
|technique=40
|stamina=80
}}
|[[Wario Waft]]
|[[File:Wario Emblem Winter Games.jpg]]
|- 
|[[File:Waluigidsicon.png|90px]] 
|[[Waluigi]] 
|Skill 
|{{M&SATOWG DS stats
|speed=40
|jumping=90
|power=50
|technique=100
|stamina=50
}}
|[[Screw Dash]] 
|[[File:Waluigi Emblem Winter Games.jpg]]
|- 
|[[File:Bowserdsicon.png|90px]] 
|[[Bowser]] 
|Power 
|{{M&SATOWG DS stats
|speed=80
|jumping=30
|power=90
|technique=40
|stamina=90
}}
|[[Flame Dash]]
|[[File:Bowser Emblem Winter Games.jpg]]
|- 
|[[File:Bowserjrdsicon.png|90px]] 
|[[Bowser Jr.]] {{color|<sup><small>(new)</small></sup>|black}}
|All-Around 
|{{M&SATOWG DS stats
|speed=70
|jumping=60
|power=80
|technique=60
|stamina=60
}}
|[[Back Spin Shell]]
|[[File:BowserJr Emblem Winter Games.jpg]]
|- 
|[[File:DKdsicon.png|90px]] 
|[[Donkey Kong]] {{color|<sup><small>(new)</small></sup>|black}}
|Power 
|{{M&SATOWG DS stats
|speed=60
|jumping=40
|power=100
|technique=40
|stamina=90
}}
|[[Hand Slap Dash]]
|[[File:DK Emblem Winter Games.jpg]]
|}

====Team Sonic====
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Icon 
!Name 
!Type 
!Statistics 
!Special Skill
!Emblem
|- 
|[[File:Sonicdsicon.png|90px]]
|[[Sonic]] 
|Speed 
|{{M&SATOWG DS stats
|speed=100
|jumping=80
|power=60
|technique=40
|stamina=50
}}
|Spin Dash 
|[[File:Sonic Emblem Winter Games.jpg]]
|-
|[[File:Tailsdsicon.png|90px]] 
|[[Tails]] 
|Skill 
|{{M&SATOWG DS stats
|speed=70
|jumping=100
|power=30
|technique=90
|stamina=40
}}
|Propeller Dash/Spin Dash
|[[File:Tails Emblem Winter Games.jpg]]
|-
|[[File:Knucklesdsicon.png|90px]]
|[[Knuckles]] 
|Power 
|{{M&SATOWG DS stats
|speed=80
|jumping=50
|power=80
|technique=50
|stamina=70
}}
|Screw Driver/Spin Dash 
|[[File:Knuckles Emblem Winter Games.jpg]] 
|-
|[[File:AmyRosedsicon.png|90px]]
|[[Amy]] 
|All-Around 
|{{M&SATOWG DS stats
|speed=70
|jumping=80
|power=50
|technique=80
|stamina=50
}}
|Rose Spin/Spin Dash
|[[File:Amy Emblem Winter Games.jpg]] 
|-
|[[File:Blazedsicon.png|90px]]
|[[Blaze]] 
|All-Around 
|{{M&SATOWG DS stats
|speed=70
|jumping=80
|power=50
|technique=70
|stamina=60
}}
|Fire Dash/Fire Boost 
||[[File:Blaze Emblem Winter Games.jpg]]
|- 
|[[File:Shadowdsicon.png|90px]] 
|[[Shadow (character)|Shadow]] 
|Speed 
|{{M&SATOWG DS stats
|speed=90
|jumping=80
|power=50
|technique=50
|stamina=60
}}
|Chaos Boost/Spin Dash 
|[[File:Shadow Emblem Winter Games.jpg]]
|- 
|[[File:Silverdsicon.png|90px]]
|[[Silver]] {{color|<sup><small>(new)</small></sup>|black}} 
|Skill 
|{{M&SATOWG DS stats
|speed=60
|jumping=80
|power=50
|technique=80
|stamina=60
}}
|Teleport Dash 
|[[File:Silver Emblem Winter Games.jpg]]
|- 
|[[File:Vectordsicon.png|90px]]
|[[Vector]] 
|Power 
|{{M&SATOWG DS stats
|speed=80
|jumping=30
|power=90
|technique=30
|stamina=100
}}
|Head Slide/Donut Spin Dash 
|[[File:Vector Emblem Winter Games.jpg]]
|-
|[[File:Eggmandsicon.png|90px]]
|[[Dr. Eggman]] 
|Skill 
|{{M&SATOWG DS stats
|speed=40
|jumping=80
|power=60
|technique=90
|stamina=60
}}
|Egg Spin 
|[[File:Eggman Emblem Winter Games.jpg]]
|- 
|[[File:Metalsonicdsicon.png|90px]]
|[[Metal Sonic]] {{color|<sup><small>(new)</small></sup>|black}}
|Speed 
|{{M&SATOWG DS stats
|speed=90
|jumping=70
|power=60
|technique=40
|stamina=70
}}
|Air Boost
|[[File:MetalSonic Emblem Winter Games.jpg]]
|}

====Other====
*[[Shy Guy]] (only as a goalie in Ice Hockey and Fever Hockey)
*Two [[Chao]] (only as scrubbers in curling)

===Other Characters===
*[[Toad]]
*[[Cream (character)|Cream]]
*[[Lakitu]]
*[[Shy Guy]]
*[[Charmy]]
*[[Espio]]
*[[Big (character)|Big]]

===Rivals===
====Mario rivals====
{|class="wikitable"
!Icon
!Name
!Type
!Event(s)
|- 
|[[File:KingBoodsicon.png|80px]]
|[[King Boo]] 
|Skill
|
*Giant Slalom 
|-
|[[File:Big-Bullet-Bill-icon.png|80px]]
|[[Big Bullet Bill]]
|Speed
|
*Blazing Bobsleigh
|-
|[[File:Drybowserdsicon.png|90px]]
|[[Dry Bowser]]
|Power
| 
*Curling Bowling 
*Super Sonic Downhill 
|-
|[[File:Drybonesdsicon.png|75px]]
|[[Dry Bones]]
|All-Around
|
*Curling
|- 
|[[File:Bowserjrdsicon.png|75px]] 
|[[Bowser Jr.]] 
|All-Around 
|
*Speed Skating 500m 
|- 
|[[File:Bowserdsicon.png|75px]] 
|[[Bowser]] 
|Power 
|
*Blazing Bobsleigh 
*Fever Hockey 
*Extreme Snowboarding (alongside Dr. Eggman) 
|}

====Sonic the Hedgehog rivals==== 
{|class="wikitable"
!Icon
!Name
!Type
!Event(s)
|- 
|[[File:E-123Omegadsicon.png|90px]] 
|[[Omega]] 
|Power 
|
*Intense Short Track 
|- 
|[[File:Jetdsicon.png|90px]] 
|[[Jet (Sonic the Hedgehog)|Jet]] 
|Speed 
| 
*Deluxe Halfpipe 
|- 
|[[File:Rougedsicon.png|90px]] 
|[[Rouge]] 
|All-Around 
| 
*Figure Skating 
|- 
|[[File:EggmanNegadsicon.png|90px]] 
|[[Eggman Nega]] 
|Skill 
|
*Skeleton & Nordic Combined 
|- 
|[[File:Metalsonicdsicon.png|79px]] 
|[[Metal Sonic]] 
|Speed 
|
*Rocket Ski Jumping 
|- 
|[[File:Eggmandsicon.png|90px]]
|[[Dr. Eggman]] 
|Skill 
|
*Blazing Bobsleigh 
*Fever Hockey 
*Extreme Snowboarding (alongside Bowser) 
|}

==Adventure Tours==
{{image|more=yes|section=yes|More screenshots from the various story mode locations}}
The single player mode has a set of Adventure Tours which revolve around a plot involving Bowser and Dr. Eggman's scheme to melt all the snow by capturing the [[snow spirits]] in [[Christmas Village]].
[[File:Mario in Frostown.png|thumb|Mario running around in Frostown]]
===Mario and Sonic's story===
Mario and Sonic travel to the Winter Games when they discover the snow is gone. Upon meeting the snow spirit Frosty, they find out Bowser and Eggman melted the snow and kidnapped the other snow spirits. Mario runs into Toad, who decides to travel with the two to confront Bowser and Eggman.

Mario and Sonic are the only playable characters in the hub worlds. Mario can go down pipes and can use power-ups, while Sonic can use his Spin Dash and Homing Attack to create pathways and knock down bridges. They are also the only playable characters in certain situations, such as Mario recruiting Peach and Sonic competing against Jet.

===Luigi's story===
Luigi is first found in [[Frostown]], looking for Mario or Sonic to challenge him in [[Cross-Country]]. After his defeat, he joins the party. In [[Sparkleton]], Luigi helps Mario and Sonic look for a key; a [[Boo]] scares him away, making him bump into a tree. As the tree drops the key, the Boo steals it. After Luigi gets the key back, the Boo runs away and reports to [[King Boo]], whom Luigi then challenges in [[Alpine Skiing GS]] in Polastrait.

===Tails' story===
In Frostown, [[Tails]] is looking for Sonic or Mario to challenge him in [[Ski Jumping LH]]. After his defeat, he joins the team to support Sonic, then challenges Amy in [[Ski Shooting]] in Sparkleton. Tails also helps fixing a gate in Frostown, using the mechanism of a similar one present in Polastraits as a clue.

===Peach's story===
Peach is first mentioned in Frostown, where [[Toad]] suggests that Peach's kind words could help move a [[Thwomp]] blocking the road. She is then found at Sparkleton, having come to take a peek at the snow festival. Afted challenging Mario on [[Snow Machine Fight]], she joins the team.

Peach will take part in Snow Machine Fight again, this time for a Goomba that wants to see her ability. He then gives Peach a [[Shooting Rifle]] he got from Bowser. Back in Frostown, she will help with the Thwomp, who eventually lets the player go ahead.

===Amy's story===
Amy is found in Sparkleton, looking for Tails' help to fix her rifle. She then challenges him in [[Ski Shooting]] and joins the team. Amy then helps with a mechanism in Frostown, using her [[sonicretro:Piko Piko Hammer|Piko Piko Hammer]] to push its panels in the right order and open the gate.

In Polastraits, Amy takes part in [[Alpine Skiing GS]] for [[Big (character)|Big]]. After completing the mission, Big rewards Amy with a [[Spark Luge]] he found while fishing.

===Yoshi's story===
Yoshi is found at Polastraits, looking to be challenged on the [[Luge]]. As he joins the team, he helps them open a gate in Sparkleton, turning its five lights on with his tongue.

In Cubyrinth, Yoshi gets lost, losing his [[Drift Board]] as well. As [[Birdo]] finds his board, she challenges him in [[Ski Cross Racing]] before giving it back.

===Knuckles' story===
[[Knuckles]] is seen on a mission sign in Frostown; he joins the team after they beat him in [[Biathlon (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games)|Biathlon]]. In Polastraits, he helps [[Cream (character)|Cream]] open a chest that contains a [[Fighter's Stick]], after being challenged by her in Luge.

Knuckles is also shown pulling a mysterious level in Cubyrinth, making all the team fall to a blocked area in Polastraits; he then helps them get out by smashing the large piece of ice blocking the way.

===Shadow's story===
[[Shadow (character)|Shadow]] is first quoted by [[Rouge]], who is looking for him. He is found at Cubyrinth. After challenging the player in [[Ski Cross Racing]], he spots Rouge and joins the team. Back in Frostown, Rouge tells him that she is looking for precious gems called Whitestones.

Shadow then uses his Chaos Spear to stop the pictures of a gate mechanism in Sparkleton. Later, he is seen in Icepeak with Rouge, [[Bowser]], and [[Dr. Eggman]], challenging the former in [[Figure Skating (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for Nintendo DS)|Figure Skating]].

===Blaze and Silver's story===
Right after the player defeats King Boo, Toad meets [[Silver]] and [[Blaze]] near a mission sign. The duo explains to Toad how they escaped and came to Polastraits; they then tell Mario and Sonic they're going to join the team if they lose to them in [[Ice Hockey (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for Nintendo DS)|Ice Hockey]]. As they are defeated, though, they flee. Later in Cubyrinth, Silver and Blaze apologize for what they did; after challenging the player in [[Fever Hockey]], they finally join the group. 

Silver is then told of some strange Robo Balls Toad had seen at the beginning of the maze; he helps stopping them with his psychic powers and later gets Donkey Kong on the team in Icepeak. In the same location, Blaze is required to place four blocks with the emblems of Bowser, Eggman, Bowser Jr. and Metal Sonic in the correct places in order to open a gate, which leads to a treasure chest with a Leader's Curling Stone inside. Later in Blizland, she helps getting Daisy to join the team.

===Donkey Kong's story===
Donkey Kong is found in Icepeak, crying because his bananas had fallen in a deep ledge. After Silver helps him get his bananas back, Donkey Kong challenges him in [[Moguls (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for Nintendo DS)|Moguls]] and then joins the party.

Back in Polastraits, Toad asks Donkey Kong if he could climb a mysterious pole with a button on top. As he presses the button, a bridge appears. Later in Icepeak, Donkey Kong asks Vector about his headphones. Vector tells him that he likes music in his own band. After beating Vector, Donkey Kong wants him to join the party.

===Vector's story===
In [[Cubyrinth]], [[Vector]] is mentioned by [[Charmy]], who tells Mario and Sonic they should call him or he cannot let them pass through the gate that he is guarding.

Later in [[Icepeak]], Vector is seen next to a mission sign, where he challenges Donkey Kong in a match off [[Short Track 500m]] in order to join the party.

Back in Cubyrinth, Charmy challenges Vector in a quiz based on Real and Dream Winter Olympic sports and the islands of the snow spirits, in order to let him and the player through. Vector is later seen talking Espio about the whereabouts of Whitestones.

===Daisy's story===
[[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] is mentioned by a Chao in Icepeak, who wants to show her his patch of Freezaleas. She is found hiding in Blizland, practicing her [[Ultimate Figure Skating]], which she later challenges Blaze in.

After Toad mentions the Chao's Freezalea patch in Icepeak, Daisy joins the group. As they arrive to Icepeak, a stray Kiki begins wrecking the garden; after Daisy manages to stun him with snowballs, the Kiki runs away and opens a previously sealed gate.

Daisy later meets [[Lakitu]] in Icepeak, who tells her that she could help boost the popularity of the missions he's in charge of, them being [[Short Track]] and [[Intense Short Track]]. Once completed, Lakitu will reward Daisy with the Meteor Curling Stone.

===Wario and Waluigi's story===
[[Wario]] and [[Waluigi]] are met in Polastraits. The duo challenges the player in [[Bobsleigh (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for Nintendo DS)|Bobsleigh]] in order to join the team, but after the challenge they flee away and jump in a hole in thin ice.

Much later in Icepeak, Wario and Waluigi are found again. They offer Mario and Sonic to defeat them in [[Snowboard Cross (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for Nintendo DS)|Snowboard Cross]]; once defeated, they officially join the team and give them a machine that detects Whitestones.

Wario uses his Waft to defeat a [[Chain Chomp]] that was blocking the way in Blizland, while Waluigi fights a Shy Guy's [[Egg Flapper|Bomb Flapper]] in Cubyrinth, in order to access the Shy Guys' secret place.

==Emblems==
{{main|List of emblems in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games}}

==Reception==
{|class="wikitable reviews"
!colspan="4"style="font-size:120%; text-align:center; background-color:silver;"|Reviews
|-style="background-color:#E6E6E6"
|Release
|Reviewer, Publication
|Score
|Verdict
|-
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|Carolyn Petit, [https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mario-and-sonic-at-the-olympic-winter-games-review/1900-6237616/ GameSpot]
|6/10
|"''You can compete against friends on local wireless in the game's events and a handful of party games, such as bingo. Download play lets you compete in most events with up to three opponents using just one cartridge, and it's certainly more fun button-mashing and screen-scratching with friends than alone. But even with friends, the events just don't hold up for very long on their own and are quickly forgettable. The Adventure mode is the best thing this game's got going for it, and it makes good use of its characters. The fact that it finally unites Mario and Sonic on an actual quest makes it a novel gaming experience that you may enjoy in spite of its significant flaws.''"
|-
|Nintendo DS
|Mark Bozon, [https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/10/19/mario-sonic-at-the-olympic-winter-games-ds-review IGN]
|7.5/10
|"''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games still has a bit of a farmed out feel to it. The game lacks the soul of a first party Nintendo offering, and the re-used assets and key art found in dozens of other games, posters, or box art gives the appearance that this game was somehow built off old standby content and not hand-crafted by the companies that brought you these fine mascots in the first place. It's fun to see Mario team up with Sonic, even if the story in Adventure Tours mode doesn't make a whole lot of sense, and the events, while still hit or miss, offer far more compelling gameplay mechanics and a whole lot more depth. Both the DS and Wii versions of this franchise are going to sell like hot cakes every time a new Olympic season rolls around, but at least players will have a reason to keep coming back to the DS game long after the waggle-fest on Wii wears thin.''"
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==Staff==
{{main|List of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS) staff}}

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games}}

==Quotes==
{{main|List of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games quotes}}

==References in other games==
*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': The underwater theme of this game plays in the Mario Medley in Ultimate Figure Skating.
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'': The athletic theme of this game plays in the Mario & Sonic Medley in Ultimate Figure Skating.
*''[[Super Mario World]]'': The ground theme of this game plays in the Mario Medley in Ultimate Figure Skating.
*''[[Super Mario 64]]'': The theme for [[Cool, Cool Mountain]] and [[Snowman's Land]] plays in the Mario & Sonic Medley (Download Play) in Ultimate Figure Skating.
*''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'': The athletic theme of this game plays in the Mario Medley in Ultimate Figure Skating.
*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'': The Super Star music is from this game.

==References in later games==
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'': [[Toad]], [[Magikoopa]], [[Lakitu]], and [[Silver]] reference this game's story mode.

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=マリオ＆ソニックＡＴバンクーバーオリンピック
|JapR=Mario ando Sonikku atto Bankūbā Orinpikku
|JapM=Mario & Sonic at the Vancouver Olympics
|Ger=Mario & Sonic bei den Olympischen Winterspielen
|GerM=Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
|Spa=Mario & Sonic En Los Juegos Olímpicos De Invierno
|SpaM=Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
|Fre=Mario & Sonic aux Jeux Olympiques d'hiver
|FreM=Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
|Ita=Mario & Sonic ai Giochi Olimpici Invernali
|ItaM=Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
|Dut=Mario & Sonic op de Olympische Winterspelen
|DutM=Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
|Kor=마리오와 소닉 밴쿠버 동계올림픽
|KorR=Mario-wa Sonik Baenkubeo Dong-gye-olimpik
|KorM=Mario & Sonic at the Vancouver Winter Olympics
|Por=Mario e Sonic nos Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno
|PorM=Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
}}

==Trivia==
*Most of the DS profile artwork is borrowed from earlier games like ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', ''[[Mario Party DS]]'', ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'', ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (2006), ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'', and ''Sonic Unleashed''. Other art is either new or borrowed from the Sonic Channel. For the female participants in this game, the difference in their profile arts is that they are wearing their respective winter outfits.
**Bowser's profile artwork is the same as his artwork for ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', which came almost a month after this game.
*An app based on this game was released for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, but only features ''Sonic'' characters and thus is named simply ''{{wp|Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games}}''. This game has since been removed from the App Store.
*This is currently the only game in the series to be released on both consoles on the same day (except Japan and South Korea).
*[[Dry Bowser]] is not present in the photo that shows the bosses at the end of Adventure mode.
*The sounds used for the [[Super Mushroom]] and the [[Mini Mushroom]] are the ones used in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' for the same items.

==References==
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==External links==
*[[Sonicretro:Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games on Sonic Retro]]
*[http://www.olympicvideogames.com/mario-and-sonic-winter/ Official International Website]
*[https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/4iprp7m-13kRJKhDAl3fq-uPSDTu2vR6 North American Website for ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'']
*[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-DS/Mario-Sonic-at-the-Olympic-Winter-Games-271617.html European Website for ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'']
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/mario_and_sonic2010/ Japanese Website for ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'']
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