Mario & Sonic - and their many friends / foes - have been battling it out in the Olympics for a number of years. Through this series of games we've learnt that Sonic isn't actually as fast as he makes out, and that Daisy is one of the world's greatest figure skaters. Now we have Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on 3DS, and we suspect that Bowser's pretty pleased see rugby as a Summer Olympics sport.
Out in North America for a few weeks now, the portable entry in this year's arrivals lands in Europe this week. As a result Nintendo is promoting it once again, and has released a neat trailer showing off the Mii-based career mode, in which you train, unlock equipment and beat up Bowser in the boxing, among other things.
It looks rather cool, but it leaves us a little uneasy. Is it fair that the Mii has enhanced boxing gloves? Not really. Why is a Mii running the 110 metre hurdles in a tuxedo? Also, scanning a Mario amiibo gives the Mii a shocking advantage in the 100m, a scale of cheating not seen since Ben Johnson in 1988.
That's video games, but it's a reminder, not that we needed one, that Mii characters are not to be trusted - behind those blank smiles they know all of your secrets and darkest desires; well, they do if they follow you in Miitomo.
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Remember kids! Don't do drugs!
Unless they're Nintendo approved. In that case, knock yourself out.
Yay, cheat using amiibo!
So the Mario amiibo, not the Sonic amiibo, in a game featuring Mario and Sonic, developed by SEGA allows Miis to run quickly in the 100 Meter Dash?
Talk about a missed opportunity SEGA.
@Knuckles To be fair, it's likely that the Sonic amiibo has the same function. Most amiibo functions seem to end up that way.
Yay, more reasons to hate Miis! They were OP in Mario Tennis Open too and I hated their guts there for that very reason.
@Knuckles: The Sonic amiibo powers up the Sonic suit into Super Sonic, which obviously increases the speed stat. I haven't tried it out myself, but I would assume Super Sonic would get close if not better results than Gold Mario in the 100m.
Just to clarify about the OP equipment, (like the boxing gloves), you don't need to use those types of equipment in the story, as well as the costumes. There just extras in case you want to use them, completely optional. Other types of the same equipment with "fair" stats are available in the story.
But I will admit that a Mii running the 100m in a tuxedo is a bit weird...
Not exactly game enhancing features but amusing
Trust me, a tuxedo is nothing compared to what else Miis can wear in M&S games.
The Miis seem to have less emotion in this game than in other recent 3DS games.
Ahh well. Waiting for the Wii U version.
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