Mario & Sonic Olympic events revealed

Mario and Sonic will soon put their bitter 16-bit rivalry aside, sharing screen time in Sega and Nintendo's 'Bizarro World' collabo, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. With the release for the Wii just a couple of months away, Sega has released details concerning the game's 20 authentic Olympic events, as detailed below:

• Fencing - Individual epée

• Archery

• Shooting - Skeet

• Gymnastics - Trampoline

• Gymnastics - Vault

• Field - High Jump

• Field - Pole Vault

• Field - Long Jump

• Field - Triple Jump

• Field - Javelin Throw

• Field - Hammer Throw

• Rowing - Single Sculls

• Table Tennis - Singles

• Aquatics - 100m Freestyle

• Aquatics - 4x100m Freestyle

• Track - 110m and 400m Hurdles

• Track - 4x100m Relay

• Track -100m and 400m

In addition, Sega has revealed that the game will include 16 different characters, 8 from Mario's universe, and 8 from Sonic's, and like in Mario Kart, the characters will each be broken up into different classes, all with their own strengths and weaknesses. For example, Knuckles and Bowser will be part of the Power class, making them ideal for events requiring the kind of strength that only a anthropomorphic lizard and echidna can muster. As always, Mario will be balanced all around, as will Sonic's Amy, while Sonic himself will obviously dominate the Speed class alongside our dark horse prediction, Yoshi.