Earlier this year, two of the biggest heavyweights in the video gaming industry, Nintendo and Sega announced Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, which pit their respective characters against each other. According to Bloomberg, Sega Sammy Holdings has stated that the game will reach 4 million units after it goes on sale this year.
Here is a video of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games:
Sega game software division’s corporate director Masanao Maeda spoke at the Tokyo Game Show yesterday, but refused to give a specific time period for the sales target. The prediction will be equal to nearly one-fifth of games Sega Sammy sold in the year that ended on March 31. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is being developed for the Nintendo DS and Wii. The game is expected to release later in 2007.
The prediction by Sega that Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games will sell 4 million could come out to be true, As you can make out from the cinematic trailer, the game looks amazing and coupled with the fact that Mario and Sonic are one of the most loved video game characters as well as the Olympic Games, fever will be hitting a high as the games take place next year in Beijing, China.