It has been reported that the Olympics have decided to replace Mario and Sonic games with a focus on mobile games and NFTs

In 2020, the collaboration between Nintendo and Sega to produce Olympics-themed video games came to an end as event organizers explored other ventures.

Lee Cocker, an executive producer on several Mario & Sonic Olympics games, mentioned to Eurogamer that the International Olympics Committee (IOC) allowed their agreement to expire to "consider new partners, NFTs, and esports."

Cocker explained, "The IOC aimed to manage it internally and consider various partners to increase their financial gains."

With the 2024 Summer Olympics having started in Paris last week, there was no corresponding Mario & Sonic game, marking the first absence since the series debuted in 2007 for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.

Over the past two decades, the series spanned four titles for the Summer Olympics and two for the Winter Olympics.

This year, the IOC has launched Olympics Go! Paris 2024, a free-to-play game for mobile and PC developed by nWay, known for their work on Power Rangers games.

Olympics Go! offers players the chance to participate in 12 sports and earn NFTs from the Paris 2024 Digital Pin collection.

The original Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games was revealed in March 2007, marking the first game to feature the former console war rivals together.