The Olympics has moved on from Mario and Sonic

Screenshot from Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 featuring Mario and Sonic high-fiving. Image: Sega

For almost 20 years, Nintendo and Sega have released Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games to coincide with the international sporting event. But now, according to a report in Eurogamer, that tradition is at an end. In 2020, the IOC made the decision to not renew the game’s licensing deal, ending a run of games that’s covered most Summer and Winter Olympic games since 2007.

“Basically the IOC wanted to bring [the licensing] back to themselves internally and look at other partners so they would get mo...

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