Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games – Tokyo 2020 on Switch releases in November

As part of Nintendo’s E3 2019 Direct, we got a new look at Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games – Tokyo 2020 for Switch. We got to see new footage of numerous events, as well as the release month of November 2019.

Sega also opened the website for the game showcasing the numerous events they’ve announced so far, starting with four new ones:

– Surfing – Snow Board
– Karate – Kumite
– Sport Climbing
– Skateboarding – Park

And returning ones including:

– Gymnastics – Floor Exercise
– Swimming – 100m Freestyle
– Equestrian – Jumping
– Canoe Double (C-2) 1000m
– 110m Hurdles
– Football (Soccer)
– Archery
– Badminton
– Boxing
– Javelin Throw
– Rugby Sevens
– Fencing

Sega also confirmed numerous characters, all returning from the previous games so far. The website displays Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, and Bowser from the Mario series, and Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, Amy, and Eggman from Sonic’s series. However, others were shown in the trailer, including Donkey Kong and Silver.

Sega also confirmed the return of online multiplayer for the first time since Sochi 2014, though to what extent is not currently clear.

The trailer may also briefly features retro graphics for one of the events. Whether this is simply a flourish for the trailer, or a legitimate game mode is currently unknown.

Finally there are a few new screenshots to check out below:

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games – Tokyo 2020 releases on Switch this November.