The box artwork for the Nintendo 3DS version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games has appeared at US retailer Amazon.com. The art is very different to its Wii counterpart and features eight of the game’s characters performing activities from various Olympic events. Bowser holding a dumbbell indicates we will be seeing the weightlifting event in the 3DS version.
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games will be released on Nintendo Wii November 15th 2011 in the US, November 17th 2011 in Australia and November 18th 2011 in Europe. The Nintendo 3DS version will be released February 14th 2012 in the US, February 9th 2012 in Australia and February 10th 2012 in Europe.
Source: Amazon.com
Thanks to HunterTSF at the SSMB for the heads up!
Luigi brought a badminton racket to a foot race. Rookie mistake there
amy brought a horse
Bowser brought weights e_e
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What the heck is Dr. Eggman holding?
a pollo mallet
Oh… that makes sense… *sighs* COME AWN SEGA! CONFIRM THE DREAM EVENTS! Seriously, I know the 3DS version is being released later… but come on, they’re leaving it in the dust! Since I personally will be a 3DS buyer this time, this is starting to tick me off how they’re telling us all the cool Wii stuff and not giving us any info on the 3DS version.
It’s actually a field hockey stick.
wow… it’s so differant from the Wii cover… o_O
to bad Blaze isn’t in the both cover
They’re all running because Bowser is about to throw a dumbbell at them
Amy’s cheating!
It’s really good! I wouldn’t mind if this was the Wii version cover too!
Tails looks like an exited kid who’s just learned how to ride a bike!
Aww, I like that box. Very nice.
Is Amy wearing her clothes from the winter olyplmics? It’s not THAT cold in the UK…
She’s wearing a traditional horse riding outfit I think. It does look like her winter outfit, though.
Nice 🙂 looks good
Are my eyes playing tricks on me or does Amy seem closer to purple than pink?
Replace the stadium background with an American desert and this could be the cover of an amazing remake of Rat Race.
Sonic’s faster than you, Mario.
I look at this and see some of them running, not sprinting or jogging, just running.
I see Amy on a horse, Tails on a bike, both great for quick transport.
Then I look at Bowser, holding a pair of weights above his head whilst keeping up with them.
Logically, all he’d have to do is drop those weights and he’d SHOOT OFF INTO THE DISTANCE OMG BOWSER’S FASTER THAN SONIC UMADBROS?
Yea but maybe Bowser gone throw the weights at them 😀
lol That right there is the best character in the game.
You beat me to posting this, there by winning my Internets…. They are yours to keep sir!
I have to say this almost looks better than the Wii box art
I wasn’t aware that you could use bikes and horses in the sprinting events at the Olympics.
Wow, great cover, but is it just me or does it seem like most the emphasis is on Mario? He is dead center and much larger than Sonic. Why not right? The man sells games.
Hmmmm, yes I noticed that when I first saw it too, maybe SEGA is trying to be nice to Nintendo or something. Well, Mario does have the first name in the title.
looks messy…
This cover looks pretty cool, looks a bit like fan box art, but I like it. The Wii box art seems too reminiscent to the DS Winter games but I like its yellow color… both covers look nice but I’m getting the 3DS version.
No Knuckles, how disappointing. We’ve been seeing a real lack of love for Knuckles lately -_-
Hes in the game, just not on the 3ds cover I guess.
It looks like they are racing to get the last chocolate bar at the store. XD
paraoylimpic logo!
Ugh… Look at Mario’s Eyes. Its the eyes that say, Everyone loves me, and your children will love me even more. >:D
UK Cover:
http://img.gamestation.co.uk/ml2/2/3/4/9/234942_nds_b.png