Olympics

Nintendo

Mario & Sonic Will Walk Like Crazy At London Olympic Games

12:00PM September 14, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Why isn’t this future Nintendo 3DS video game, Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, included alongside the other 3DS videos Kotaku posted earlier today? Because you’d probably gloss right over this one, missing out on the most intense walking we’ve ever seen from Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog. More »


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Nintendo Holds The First Wii Olympics

1:40AM June 30, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Are you the best Wii gamer in the country? Nintendo gives you a chance to prove your mettle in the first-ever Wii Games: Summer 2010, and it all starts in the cradle of civilisation: New Jersey. More »


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Olympic Gold Medal Skiier Teams Up With Counter Strike Champion

10:20AM March 23, 2010 | Owen Good

What’s a good encore after winning two gold medals at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games? For one of the world’s most accomplished cross-country skiers, it’s playing alongside his world champion counterpart in Counter Strike at Norway’s largest LAN party. More »


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Olympic Hockey Hero Is NHL 2K11′s Cover Man

10:20AM March 9, 2010 | Owen Good

Presumed dead until a week ago, not only is NHL 2K11 publishing this year for the Wii, it’ll have one of the stars of the United States’ silver medal-winning Olympic hockey team starring on its cover. More »


In Real Life

Video Game Namesake Wins Olympic Gold

7:00PM February 18, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

“Shaun White” isn’t just some name on some snowboarding game Shaun White Snowboarding. He’s an actual person! And he’s won Olympic gold. Again. More »


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Will We Ever See Games In The Winter Games?

11:20AM January 30, 2010 | Owen Good

This happens every two years. Someone looks for an Olympics story, someone thinks up a video game angle, and presto, reconstituted discussion of video games as an Olympic event. This year’s participant: Macleans, the Canadian news magazine. More »


The Problem(s) With Olympic Video Games

8:00AM January 24, 2010 | Owen Good

Maybe you noticed Vancouver 2010, the official title for the Winter Olympics, released last week. But more than VIII Olympiads since the Activision Decathlon and the Epyx Summer Games, the Olympics still have no real toehold in the sports genre. More »


Two Dozen New Screens For A Sports Game Even Sports Gamers Won’t Buy

2:40PM December 2, 2009 | Owen Good

Hey, in just a couple of months the Olympics are back – in North America, because we can’t go more than eight years without hosting one – and there’ll be a video game accompanying it. Get your screenshots here! More »


In Real Life

Video Games In The Olympics? Athletes Answer Hypothetically

12:00PM July 21, 2009 | Owen Good

Wired asked four Olympic athletes, doing a photoshoot for Sega’s upcoming 2010 winter games title, if video games had a legitimate place in Olympic competition. At least they were polite in their replies. More »


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Sega Does the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics

3:40AM March 12, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Sega continues to milk their licence with the International Olympic Committee, announcing the development of Vancouver 2010, the Official Video Game of the Olympic Winter Games.

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