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''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games'' was a video game released for the Nintendo Wii U in 2013. It was a continuation of the ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'' series which had three previous games in the series. All of these games had handheld counterparts on the Nintendo DS and 3DS. '''The Sochi 2014 variant, however, was special in that it had no handheld port whatsoever'''. However, it may have been planned at one point.

==Confirmation==
The game has never been officially confirmed to exist. The original announcement of the game included no indication that it would be headed to the 3DS<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/2013/5/17/4340140/mario-sonic-2014-sochi-winter-olympics Article that talks about the reveal of the game.] Retrieved 20 Aug '21</ref> and Nintendo nor Sega (the developers of the game) have never officially spoken of the existence of the 3DS version of the game. However, IGN's Rich George spoke of the game existing in June 2013 and there are other indications that it was planned at some time.<ref>[https://nintendoeverything.com/mario-sonic-at-the-sochi-2014-olympic-games-also-coming-to-3ds/ Article mentioning the confirmation of the game.] Retrieved 20 Aug '21</ref>

In August 2013, however, the Sonic the Hedgehog brand manager (at the time) David Corless spoke to Dutch website, N1ntendo about the game and in it, he said there was no 3DS version..<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210912114150/http://www.n1ntendo.nl/article/42363/1/exclusief-mario-sonic-sotsji-2014-kent-geen-nintendo-3ds-versie N1ntendo article (in Dutch) on the lack of a 3DS version] Retrieved 02 Mar '22</ref> However, it should be noted that the actual wording of the interview is different from the wording used on the site with a clip of the exact wording avaliable. While this can be taken as the game's existence being disconfirmed, it was only stated that no 3DS version was planned to be released, not that one never existed.

==Retail listings==
For a while leading up to release, Amazon UK had a 3DS port of the game advertised with no box art shown. Going on the page for the Wii U version of the game will have 3DS in a greyed-out box that does not contain a link, showing proof of this.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20210808214631/https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DCUOPXS Archived Amazon UK listing of the game.] Retrieved 1 Sep '21</ref> Other retailers have had the game listed with it being unable to purchase.<ref>[https://www.zavvi.com/games-3ds/mario-sonic-at-the-olympic-winter-games-sochi-2014/10835057.html Example of another site listing the game for purchase.] Retrieved 20 Aug '21</ref>

==Screenshots==
In June 2013, Polygon had an article where they claimed to have screenshots of the 3DS version of the game. This article, however, only has Wii U screenshots as indicated by the 'Wii U' in the filenames.<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/2013/6/11/4420590/mario-sonic-at-the-sochi-2014-olympic-winter-games-screenshots-and Polygon article with the claimed screenshots.] Retrieved 20 Aug '21</ref> It is speculated they were asked to pull the screenshots of the 3DS version at the last moment until the 3DS version was officially announced.

==Cancellation==
As the game was never officially announced, it was never officially cancelled. The sequel, ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games'' received a handheld port for the Nintendo 3DS in 2016. It is possible the game was cancelled to focus on the Wii U version, or that the 3DS port did not meet Nintendo's strict quality standards. 

==Gallery==
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  |description1 =Interview with David Corless about the 3DS version.
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==See also==
*[[Shadow the Hedgehog (lost build of unreleased Teen rated version of platformer; 2005)]]
*[[Sister Sonic (lost build of cancelled "Sonic the Hedgehog" localization of "Popful Mail" Sega CD side-scrolling platformer; 1993)]]
*[[Sonic 3D Blast (found cassette demo tape of unused game soundtrack; 1996)]]
*[[Sonic Adventure New Year's DLC (found "Sonic the Hedgehog" holiday-themed DLC; 1998)]]
*[[Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (found iOS game; 2010)]]
*[[Sonic DS (lost Nintendo DS tech demo; 2004)]]
*[[Sonic Generations (lost game demo; 2010)]]
*[[Sonic Jr. (lost build of unreleased Sega Pico game; existence unconfirmed; 1994)]]
*[[Sonic Saturn (lost build of cancelled Sega Saturn prototype of platformer; mid-1990s)]]
*[[Sonic Sports (lost build of cancelled Sega 32X sports game; 1995)]]
*[[Sonic Synergy (lost original build of "Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric" Wii U action-adventure game; 2007-2013)]]
*[[Sonic the Hedgehog "2006" (lost complete build of Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 platformer; 2006)]]
*[[Sonic the Hedgehog (lost build of cancelled Amiga port of Sega Genesis platformer; 1992)]]
*[[Sonic The Hedgehog (lost build of cancelled Sega CD port of Sega Genesis platformer; 1992)]]
*[[Sonic the Hedgehog (lost Tokyo Toy Show prototype build of Sega Genesis/Mega Drive platformer; 1990)]]
*[[Sonic the Hedgehog (lost Winter Consumer Electronics Show 1991 demo build of Sega Genesis/Mega Drive platformer; 1991)]]
*[[Sonic The Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (lost build of cancelled iOS port of Sega Genesis platformers; 2014)]]
*[[Sonic The Hedgehog: Awakening (lost build of cancelled "Sonic the Hedgehog" game; existence unconfirmed; late 2000s)]]
*[[Sonic-16 (lost build of unreleased Sega Genesis/Mega Drive game based on "Sonic the Hedgehog" animated TV series; 1993)]]
*[[Sonic Triple Trouble (Lost Master System conversion of Sega Game Gear title; 1994)]]

==References==
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