Two worlds collided with the release of Sega’s Mario & Sonic Olympic Games in 2007. And while gamers simply relished the opportunity to play two of the most iconic characters ever in one game, it seems that the two brands were less comfortable about the collaboration – and Nintendo even put in some strict guidelines.
According to former SEGA producer Hasegawa Ryoichi, talking in the Timeless Gamers podcast on YouTube, Nintendo stipulated Mario had to win every race in any video that was released. Though this makes little sense (Sonic is so obviously faster than Mario, right?), it was a 'political' decision. See the podcast below.
