Nintendo has announced a release date for Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, with the sporty title set to land on Wii U on November 8.
The game will feature two of gaming's most iconic characters competing across 16 different Olympic events, along with 8 "Dream Events". Classic disciplines such as Speed Skating, Alpine Skiing, Figure Skating Pairs, Snowboard Parallel Giant Slalom and Snowboard Slopestyle are set to appear alongside Dream Events such as Snowball Scrimmage and Snow Day Street Hockey.
There's an online mode, Worldwide VS, which features four events: Freestyle Ski Cross, Snowboard Cross, Short Track 1000m (Speed Skating), and the Dream Event called Winter Sports Champion Race. Legends Showdown mode put players in charge of 20 characters, and has them select different competitors for different events.