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As of today, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 has seen its removal from the Nintendo eShop. Released in November 2019, this entry in the long-running Mario & Sonic sports series arrived almost two years prior to the Tokyo Olympics themselves, as they were delayed to 2021 as a result of the global pandemic in 2020. The reason behind this delisting of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is one that Sega and Nintendo haven’t explained, but it likely has to do with the expiration of the Olympics license. Since this deal expired that allowed Sega to use the Olympics name and logo in the game, it’s no longer allowed to be sold as a product that can generate the company money. Situations like this are fairly commonplace, even if they are disappointing for fans.
This Nintendo Series Seems to Be Dead
This delisting of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is just another reminder that the Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series is likely gone for good. In the time since Tokyo 2020 was released, three different Olympic Games have happened (two winter Olympics, one summer Olympics), none of which have produced a new Mario & Sonic entry. As such, it’s apparent that one of the parties involved in the creation of this franchise no longer wishes for it to continue onward, which means that the Tokyo 2020 installment will be the last one ever seen.
