The 2024 Paris Olympics opened last week, but the latest Mario & Sonic With the game over, the series appears to be over.
Lee Cocker, who has worked on “every single game in the series”, made the announcement on social media last week, claiming that the series ended with the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. Cocker also shared a photo of himself demonstrating the Winter Olympics release with the president of the Olympic Committee in 2009.
“For those asking if there won’t be @MarioSonicGames at @Paris2024, the series ended with #MarioAndSonic at @Tokyo2020. I know this as I worked on every game in the series.”
according to Cocker’s websiteHe spent 14 years managing the Mario & Sonic Olympic Games franchise, overseeing external publishing, development and asset licensing to deliver quality games on time and within budget. He credits SEGA and Nintendo as some of the many well-known game companies he has worked with over the years.
Cocker also Olympics comments on video game licensingHe said fans probably won’t see “character-based” titles like Mario and Sonic again. Currently, the only developer with access to the license appears to be nWay, which last month released a free-to-play title on mobile called “Olympics GO!,” which is also the first Summer Olympics in 30 years. Without console video games.
