Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (マリオ&ソニックATリオオリンピック) is the upcoming fifth installment in the Mario & Sonic series for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. The game was first announced on the Japanese Nintendo Direct on 31 May 2015. Like previous games, the game is officially licensed by the International Olympic Committee for the 31st Summer Olympic Games and taking place in the host city Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Both versions of the game are set to be released sometime in 2016. An arcade edition of the game was announced by Sega on 16 July 2015 which will be released in Japan in 2016.

Development
The game was officially revealed during Nintendo Direct, 31 May 2015, showcasing two new game modes, Golf and Rugby along with five new characters, Zazz, Rouge, and Jet from the Sonic series, and Diddy Kong and Nabbit from the Mario series. The game will use Amiibo in some form.

Team Sonic

 * Sonic the Hedgehog **
 * Miles "Tails" Prower **
 * Knuckles the Echidna **
 * Amy Rose
 * Shadow the Hedgehog **
 * Sticks the Badger*
 * Cream the Rabbit*
 * Rouge the Bat*
 * Metal Sonic
 * Silver the Hedgehog
 * Dr. Eggman
 * Dr. Eggman Nega*
 * E-123 Omega*
 * Blaze the Cat
 * Espio the Chameleon*
 * Jet the Hawk*
 * Vector the Crocodile
 * Wave the Swallow*
 * Zavok*
 * Zazz*

Team Mario

 * Mario **
 * Luigi **
 * Princess Peach **
 * Rosalina*
 * Yoshi
 * Bowser
 * Dry Bowser*
 * Donkey Kong
 * Diddy Kong*
 * Bowser Jr.
 * Princess Daisy
 * Wario **
 * Waluigi
 * Nabbit*
 * Birdo*
 * Dry Bones*
 * Larry Koopa*
 * Ludwig von Koopa*
 * Roy Koopa*
 * Wendy O. Koopa*

* = indicates that they are newcomers to the Mario & Sonic series ** = indicates that they are playable in the arcade version

Other

 * Mii

Referees

 * Lakitu
 * Toadsworth
 * Orbot
 * Cubot
 * Cheese
 * Charmy Bee

Audience characters
*** = indicates that they are also filming the events
 * Toads***
 * Purple Toads
 * Yellow Toads
 * Green Toads
 * Blue Toads
 * Chao
 * Neutral Chao***
 * Hero Chao
 * Dark Chao
 * Omochao
 * Animals
 * Flicky
 * Pecky
 * Cucky
 * Picky
 * Shy Guys
 * Green Shy Guys
 * Pink Shy Guys
 * Goombas
 * Koopa Troopas

Event characters

 * Egg Pawns
 * Chao
 * Toads
 * Birdos
 * Boom Booms
 * Pom Poms

Wii U

 * Athletics:
 * Track
 * 100m Sprint
 * Gymnastics:
 * Rhytmic Clubs
 * Table Tennis
 * Football (Soccer)
 * Beach Volleyball
 * Rugby Sevens*

3DS
Much like the previous installment, the characters are assigned to certain events. The difference is that returning characters are playable in only two events each while newcomers are playable in one each, however Mario, Sonic, and Miis are available in all events. * = indicates that they are new events to the Mario & Sonic series
 * Athletics
 * Track
 * 100m Sprint (Shadow, Yoshi, Metal, Nabbit)
 * 110m Hurdles (Silver, Luigi, Eggman, Diddy)
 * Field
 * Long Jump (Espio, Waluigi, Nega, Junior)
 * Javelin Throw (Knuckles, Wario, Omega, Dry Bowser)
 * Gymnastics
 * Rhythmic Hoop (Amy, Daisy, Blaze, Rosalina)
 * Songs:
 * Aquatics
 * 100m Freestyle (Tails, Peach, Amy, Wendy)
 * Equestrian
 * Show Jumping (Blaze, Junior, Eggman, Larry)
 * Cycling
 * BMX (Metal, Waluigi, Wave, Dry Bones)
 * Contact Sports
 * Boxing (Knuckles, DK, Zavok, Bowser)
 * Table Tennis (Vector, Luigi, Zazz, Ludwig)
 * Archery (Silver, Wario, Sticks, Birdo)
 * Football (Soccer) (Shadow, Yoshi, Jet, Daisy)
 * Beach Volleyball (Tails, DK, Cream, Roy)
 * Golf* (Vector, Peach, Rouge, Bowser)

Arcade

 * 100 meters
 * Hammer Throw
 * Javelin Throw
 * Archery

Trivia

 * This is the first game in the Mario & Sonic series to have new characters since Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.
 * Before being playable in this game, Birdo, Dry Bones, Dry Bowser, Rouge the Bat, Jet the Hawk, E-123 Omega, and Dr. Eggman Nega appeared in the previous installments (except for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games) as rival characters, and Cream and Espio appeared as referees.
 * Interestingly, Birdo, Jet, Rouge, Espio, and Cream were supposed to appear as playable characters in the first installment but were cut for unknown reasons.
 * The Wii U version of the game is the first console version of an Olympic Games title to be released on the year of the Olympics.
 * This is the first game where Wave the Swallow is playable outside of the Sonic Riders series.
 * This is the first game where Dr. Eggman Nega, as well as members of the Deadly Six are playable, as opposed to being only boss character in previous games.
 * This is the first modern Sonic game where Sticks the Badger appears outside of the Sonic Boom series.
 * Some events from the 3DS version of Mario and Sonic at the London Olympic games reappears in this game in Mii mode.

Videos
Nintendo Direct Trailer= Announcement Trailer= E3 2015 Trailer= 3DS Trailer= 3DS Trailer 2= Amiibo trailer=