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|developer=[[SEGA]]<br>[[Arzest]]<br>[[Spike Chunsoft]]<br>[[Nintendo]]

|publisher=Nintendo

|genre=[[Genre#Sports|Sports]]

|modes=Single-player, multiplayer

|release={{release|Japan|February 18, 2016|HK|February 18, 2016|ROC|February 18, 2016|USA|March 18, 2016|Brazil|March 18, 2016<ref>Bonamin, Kadu (February 23, 2016). [http://www.reinodocogumelo.com/2016/02/mario-sonic-at-rio-2016-olympic-games_23.html Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (3DS/Wii U) tem lançamento oficial confirmado para o Brasil]. Reino do Cogumelo. Retrieved February 24, 2016.</ref>|Europe|April 8, 2016|Australia|April 9, 2016|South Korea|June 23, 2016}}

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'''''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''''' is a [[Genre#Sports|sports]] title for the [[Nintendo 3DS]], which is the fifth installment on the ''[[Mario & Sonic (series)|Mario & Sonic]]'' series, along with the [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Wii U version]]. Like the other games, it takes place in the host city of the Olympics of the corresponding year, being [[Rio de Janeiro]]. It also features [[amiibo]] compatibility. This is the first game in the series where the handheld version was released before the home console version.

All 21 playable characters from previous games in the series return. Additionally, 20 new playable characters (10 new ''Super Mario'' characters and 10 new ''Sonic'' characters) are added, for a total of 41 playable characters. Among the new playable characters, many of them were Rivals from prior games in the ''Mario & Sonic'' series. Similarly to the Nintendo 3DS version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'', characters are only playable in certain events, with the exceptions of [[Mario]], [[Sonic]], and [[Mii]] characters (who are playable in all events). All the other returning characters are exclusive to both the Olympic and Plus versions of two events each, while the new characters are only available for both the Olympic and Plus versions of one. There are 7 playable characters in each event: 3 from Team Mario, 3 from Team Sonic, and Mii.

This is the first game in the series to feature unlockable playable characters (indicated by an *).<ref name="Gameplay of Japanese version">NintenDaan (February 17, 2016). [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQr-X-Nv5KI <nowiki>[Mario & Sonic Rio 2016]</nowiki> 3DS First Look]. ''Youtube''. Retrieved February 18, 2016.</ref> Characters are unlocked by beating them in Road to Rio on the Plus version of the main event of that day after winning at the preliminaries. Each of the unlockable characters are playable in one event (both its Olympic and Plus versions) exclusive to that character with no overlaps and no events skipped.

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|[[File:Luigi Rio2016.png|center|150x150px]]

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|[[File:Daisy Rio2016.png|center|150x150px]]

|Sonic's Story Day 7

|[[File:Yoshi Rio2016.png|center|150x150px]]

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|[[Donkey Kong]]

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|[[Bowser]]

|[[File:Bowserjr Rio2016.png|center|150x150px]]

|[[Bowser Jr.]]

|[[File:Waluigi Artwork - Mario Party DS.png|center|150x150px]]

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|[[File:M&SATR2016OG Diddy Kong.png|center|150x150px]]

|[[Diddy Kong]]* '''(New)'''

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|Mario's Story Day 1 (unlock challenge)

|[[File:Dry Bowser Artwork.png|center|150x150px]]

|[[Dry Bowser]]* '''(New)'''

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*Javelin Throw

|Sonic's Story Day 5 (unlock challenge)

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|[[Rosalina]]* '''(New)'''

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|Mario's Story Day 3 (unlock challenge)

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|[[Nabbit]]* '''(New)'''

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|Sonic's Story Day 1 (unlock challenge)

|[[File:NSMBW Wendy Artwork.png|center|150x150px]]

|[[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]]* '''(New)'''

|[[File:Rio3dswendystats.png|center|250px]]

*100m Freestyle Swimming

|Mario's Story Day 6 (unlock challenge)

|[[File:NSMBU Larry Koopa Artwork.png|center|150x150px]]

|[[Larry Koopa|Larry]]* '''(New)'''

|[[File:Rio3dslarrystats.png|center|250px]]

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|Sonic's Story Day 4 (unlock challenge)

|[[File:NSMBW Roy Artwork.png|center|150x150px]]

|[[Roy Koopa|Roy]]* '''(New)'''

|[[File:Rio3dsroystats.png|center|250px]]

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*Beach Volleyball

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|[[File:Metal Sonic Rio 2016.png|center|150x150px]]

|[[Metal Sonic]]

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|Mario's Story Day 5

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|[[Vector]]

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|[[File:Espio Rio2016.png|center|150x150px]]

|[[Espio]] '''(New)'''

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|Mario's Story Day 4

|[[File:Cream Rio2016.png|center|150x150px]]

|[[Cream (character)|Cream]] '''(New)'''

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|Mario's Story Day 2 (with Tails)

|[[File:E-123 Omega Rio2016.png|center|150x150px]]

|[[Omega]] '''(New)'''

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|[[File:EggmanNega Rio2016.png|center|150x150px]]

|[[Eggman Nega]]* '''(New)'''

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|Mario's Story Day 4 (unlock challenge)

|[[File:Sticks2 Rio2016.png|center|150x150px]]

|[[Sticks]]* '''(New)'''

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*Archery

|Sonic's Story Day 3 (unlock challenge)

|[[File:Jet Rio2016.png|center|150x150px]]

|[[Jet (Sonic the Hedgehog)|Jet]]* '''(New)'''

|[[File:Rio3dsjetstats.png|center|250px]]

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|Sonic's Story Day 7 (unlock challenge)

|[[File:Wave Rio2016.png|center|150x150px]]

|[[Wave (character)|Wave]]* '''(New)'''

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|Mario's Story Day 5 (unlock challenge)

|[[File:Rio2016 Zazz.png|center|150x150px]]

|[[Zazz]]* '''(New)'''

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*Table Tennis

|Sonic's Story Day 2 (unlock challenge)

|[[File:Zavok Rio2016.png|center|150x150px]]

|[[Zavok]]* '''(New)'''

|[[File:Rio3dszavokstats.png|center|250px]]

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|Sonic's Story Day 6 (unlock challenge)

|[[File:Rouge Rio2016.png|center|150x150px]]

|[[Rouge]]* '''(New)'''

|[[File:Rio3dsrougestats.png|center|250px]]

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*Golf

|Mario's Story Day 7 (unlock challenge)

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![[Sticks]]

![[Wave (character)|Wave]]

![[Jet (Sonic the Hedgehog)|Jet]]

![[Rouge]]

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*[[Chao]] (Sonic & Sonic's Story Mii)

*[[Birdo]]s (Daisy)

*Armored [[Egg Pawn]]s (Shadow)

*[[Egg Pawn]]s (Jet)

*[[Orbot & Cubot]]

*[[Charmy|Charmy Bee]]

===Ways to connect===

===Modes of play===

In case of [[Football (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for Nintendo 3DS)|Football]], [[Boxing (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for Nintendo 3DS)|Boxing]], [[Table Tennis (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for Nintendo 3DS)|Table Tennis]] and [[Beach Volleyball (event)|Beach Volleyball]], the 4 players will split into 2 pairs and compete 1-on-1. Like ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'', players cannot select who to duel as the game determines each player's opponent randomly, though unlike that game, it is not actually a tournament-based match; each player earns a Gold Medal if they win and a Silver Medal if they lose. The other pair's players are treated as COM players that take 3rd and 4th, which is actually based off the other pair's character choice and results.

There are a total of fourteen events in the game, each with two variants; an "Olympic" version in which the events behave similarly to their real-life counterparts, and a "Plus" version where Mario and Sonic elements are incorporated into the event. The best finish of each event in each difficulty level is recorded, and finishing an event in 1st place on the Hard level will unlock a rainbow star next to the event.

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|In addition to the normal obstacles, the player also has to jump over Thwomps and large Motobugs. The player will not know where the Thwomps are until they land and they cannot jump over stacks of Thwomps.

|Players wield a hoop and dance to one of three songs (Farandole, the main theme of ''Super Mario Bros.'', or Wonder World from ''Sonic Lost World''). During the song, when a circle overlaps a button, the player must press that button to get points, with better timing earning better points. The player can also select between "Normal and "Expert" difficulty, with the latter having more buttons to press.

 

In the Road to Rio mode, the player can train by playing thirty events from the 3DS version of [[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'']]<ref>GreenKokiri54 (February 21, 2016). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJktzeWUEwc Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games - All Story Mode Events (3DS)]. ''Youtube''. Retrieved February 25, 2016.</ref>. These events are:

*[[Synchronised Swimming (Team)]]

*[[Trampoline (Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for Nintendo 3DS)|Trampoline]]

*[[Synchronised Swimming (Duet)]]

*[[1000m Kayak (Singles)]]

*[[4x100m Relay (Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for Nintendo 3DS)|4x100m Relay]]

*[[Canoe Slalom (Pair)]]

*[[Rowing - Quadruple Sculls]]

*[[Platform Diving (Synchronised)]]

*[[Sailing - 470 (Pair)]]

*[[Hammer Throw (Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for Nintendo 3DS)|Hammer Throw]]

The game features a Road to Rio mode that is similar to the Adventure Tours in the DS version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' and the Castle Club in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' and is divided in two stories, Mario's Story and Sonic's Story, with the Mii joining either Mario's Gym or Sonic's Gym and participating each of the 7 days to the preliminaries and the finals of a main event, the latter of which are against a trainer of the opposing gym. The player can freely explore the areas, where the venue of the main event or the bus stop to reach the area where the main event is held, Training Gyms, shops, non playable characters, unlockable characters, treasure chests and ? crates can be found. Training Gyms are used to train for the main events, by playing an event from the 3DS version of [[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'']]. After training, the players gains Apples and Training Points. The former are used to buy outfits at the Light-Blue Yoshi Outfit Shop that increase the Mii's stats, the latter are used to [[level up]] and gain stars that are needed to wear outfits. Treasure chests contain costumes or musical instruments, while ? crates contain melons that can be used to buy gear at the Yellow Yoshi Gear Shop that slightly alter the gameplay of the main events. Both of them can be hidden and appear only when the player is nearby. The unlockable characters can be unlocked by beating them at a Plus version of the main event after the preliminaries of said event have been passed. Finally, there is an optional subplot involving the contrast between Mario's gym and Sonic's gym and the disappearance of Mario, Sonic, and the medals from the Hall of Medals, that the player can follow to reach the true ending of each story, where it's revealed that Bowser and Dr. Eggman hypnotized two boys in Mario and Sonic costumes to steal the medals and spread rumors that one of the two gyms did it. Mario and Sonic go into hiding to foil the villains' plans, and together with the player, they defeat the two and reclaim the medals. Afterwards, the ''Super Mario'' and ''Sonic'' characters and Miis participate in the {{wp|Rio Carnival}}.

===Sonic's Gym===

|rowspan=4|Bowser Jr.

|Badminton (Singles)

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|rowspan=4|Knuckles (Semfinals)<br>Donkey Kong (Finals)

|rowspan=4|Barra

The game has a special mode where based on the number of steps the player's Mii moves, going certain distances unlocks certain milestones. The maximum storage of the number of steps is 99,999.