When Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 was announced, the excitement over the game was high. It is the first new game in the series since Mario & Sonic at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games released four years earlier. The game will launch on the Nintendo Switch early in November of this year, and a new reveal trailer for 2D events was just released. The 2D gameplay brings us back to the years of 8-bit and the classic Mario and Sonic games that helped pave the way for the gaming industry.
The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics is the first time that the Olympics will be hosted by Japan since 1964. Tokyo is also the first Asian city to host the Olympic Games twice. Of course, Sega, a Japanese based gaming company would want to celebrate the achievement and the upcoming games with a brand new game release. Tokyo has a busy few years with the 2019 Rugby World Cup and also the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. It is an important moment for the city and the country, and one that has anticipation through the roof.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is a way to celebrate the Olympic Games in a fun and engaging way. Fans of the series should be happy since its been a few years since the release of the previous game, and since there was the possibility that a new game wouldn't happen this time around.
What really has us excited, however, is the reveal of the classic 2D animation in the upcoming game. Sega has confirmed that there will be ten events playable in the classic animation style. It's another way to celebrate the past, and those events are meant to represent the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. There is just something about the classic 2D art style that feels good and the reveal left fans excited for this entry.
Tokyo is getting itself ready for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games and Sega is joining in on the fun with the release of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Along with 21 events to play in the 3D art style, there will be ten that hearken back to the days of the past - a way to celebrate the accomplishments that came before and welcoming the new era ahead, a symbol of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Fans won't have to wait too long. The game will be released in the US on November 5th for the Nintendo Switch.