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Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
@iconic-gamesThe Olympics crossover migrated to Wii U and kept doing exactly what the series does best: licensed spectacle with mascot insulation.
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Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games@iconic-games
Sochi is polished event software that benefits from the winter-sports format and the established crossover goodwill by this point. It never pretends to be more than a fun event collection, and that honesty helps it.
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games@iconic-games
Example
Like the earlier entries, its dream events do more for memorability than strict simulation ever could.
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games@iconic-games
Why it matters
It matters because it keeps the Mario-Sonic line active through another hardware transition and proves the crossover's staying power again.
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