News:Mario & Sonic Could Be Britain's Favourite Game

26 July 2008

Sega Europe has announced that Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, the sports game featuring characters from the Mario and Sonic franchises, has sold over 1 million units on the Wii alone. Sega Europe North MD Alan Pritchard commented: "'Mario and Sonic has made gaming history with over a million software units sold on the Nintendo Wii within the UK alone. The title has been an immediate hit from launch and we will continue to re-invest and market this title throughout the rest of the year with a hope of reaching over two million sales by the end of our financial year.'"