The International Olympic Committee has cancelled its long-standing partnership with Nintendo and Sega for the franchise. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic GamesIn an effort to explore agreements with new partners, NFTs and eSports, according to an article published by Eurogamer.
Lee Coker, who has worked with the franchise for more than two decades, told the newspaper that the IOC had decided to focus on other forms of gaming to promote the Olympics.Basically, the IOC wanted to bring this back internally and look to other partners for more money.“The veteran said,”
Coker was an employee of ISM Marketing & Digital Media Ltd, and was responsible for managing the Olympic Games licensing for video games.
Over the past twenty years, there have been more than six games released for Nintendo platforms, the latest being Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Gamesthe first and only title in the franchise available in Brazilian Portuguese and released on Nintendo Switch.
Leaving Nintendo and SEGA aside, the game that represents the 2024 Olympics is The Olympic Games Go! Paris 2024a free-to-play smartphone-focused title developed by nWay, which has previously developed several games in the series. power Rangers.
Neither Nintendo nor SEGA have commented on the IOC's decision regarding the franchise. mario and sonic per hour
