Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Not to be confused with the Samba de Amigo character, Rio.

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (マリオ&ソニック AT リオオリンピック Mario & Sonikku AT Rio Orinpikku?, lit. "Mario & Sonic at the Rio Olympics") is the fifth installment of the Mario & Sonic series for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. The game was first announced on the Japanese Nintendo Direct on 31 May 2015. Like previous games, the game is officially licensed by the International Olympic Committee for the 31st Summer Olympic Games and taking place in the host city Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Both versions of the game were released in 2016. An arcade edition of the game was announced by Sega on 16 July 2015 which will be released in Japan in 2016.

Development
The game was officially revealed during Nintendo Direct, 31 May 2015, showcasing two new game modes, Golf and Rugby along with twenty new characters, ten from the Mario series, ten from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. The game supports Amiibo functionality.

Team Mario

 * Mario
 * Luigi
 * Princess Peach
 * Princess Daisy
 * Yoshi
 * Rosalina
 * Donkey Kong
 * Diddy Kong
 * Wario
 * Waluigi
 * Bowser Jr.
 * Bowser

Guest Athletes
These athletes on Team Mario's side are only available in certain events


 * Toad (Guest Athlete: 4x100m Relay (Wii U))
 * Birdo (Guest Athlete: Archery (3DS))
 * Rosalina: (Guest Athlete: Rhythmic Gymnastics (Wii U and 3DS))
 * Ludwig Von Koopa (Guest Athlete: Table Tennis (3DS))
 * Wendy O. Koopa (Guest Athlete: 100m Freestyle Swimming (Wii U and 3DS))
 * Larry Koopa (Guest Athlete: Equestrian (Wii U and 3DS))
 * Roy Koopa (Guest Athlete: Beach Volleyball (3DS))
 * Nabbit (Guest Athlete: 100m (Wii U and 3DS))
 * Dry Bones (Guest Athlete: BMX (3DS))
 * Dry Bowser (Guest Athlete: Javelin Throw (Wii U and 3DS))

Team Sonic

 * Sonic the Hedgehog (All events)
 * Miles "Tails" Prower (All events)
 * Knuckles the Echidna (All events)
 * Amy Rose (All events)
 * Shadow the Hedgehog (All events)
 * Dr. Eggman (All events)
 * Metal Sonic (All events)
 * Vector the Crocodile (All events)
 * Blaze the Cat (All events)
 * Silver the Hedgehog (All events)

Guest Athletes
These athletes on Team Sonic's side are only available in certain events


 * Rouge the Bat (Guest Athlete: Beach Volleyball/Duel Beach volleyball (Wii U), Golf (3DS))
 * Espio the Chameleon (Guest Athlete: Triple Jump (Wii U), Long Jump (3DS)
 * Jet the Hawk (Guest Athlete: Football/Duel Football (Wii U & 3DS))
 * Wave the Swallow (Guest Athlete: BMX (Wii U & 3DS))
 * Sticks the Badger (Guest Athlete: Archery (Wii U and 3DS))
 * Zavok (Guest Athlete: Boxing (Wii U & 3DS))
 * Zazz (Guest Athlete: Table Tennis (Wii U & 3DS))
 * Cream the Rabbit (Guest Athlete: Beach Volleyball (3DS))
 * E-123 Omega (Guest Athlete: Javelin Throw (3DS))
 * Dr. Eggman Nega (Guest Athlete: Long Jump (3DS))

Sports

 * Football
 * Duel Football
 * Rugby Sevens
 * Duel Rugby Sevens
 * Beach Volleyball
 * Duel Beach Volleyball
 * BMX
 * 100m
 * Triple Jump
 * 100m Freestyle
 * Boxing
 * Equestrian
 * Rhythmic Gymnastics
 * 4x100m Relay
 * Javelin Throw
 * Archery
 * Table Tennis

Trivia

 * The 3DS version of this game has the most playable characters in the series to date.
 * Toad is the only character exclusive to the Wii U version only, although he appears as a referee in the 3DS version.
 * This was the first playable appearance of Wave the Swallow outside of Sonic Riders.
 * This is the second playable appearance of Sticks the Badger in a non Sonic Boom title after Sonic Runners.
 * Although not playable characters, there are Mii costumes for Charmy Bee, Big the Cat, Storm the Albatross, Tikal the Echidna, Marine the Raccoon, Emerl, Werehog, Chip, Egg Pawn, Chao, Lemmy Koopa, Iggy Koopa, Morton Jr and Lakitu.