2002 Winter Olympics the 2002 Olympic Winter Games were also larger than all prior Winter Games, with 10 more events than the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Norway won the most gold medals while Germany won the most number of medals. The Salt Lake Games faced a bribery scandal and some local opposition during the bid, as well as some sporting and refereeing controversies during the competitions. Nevertheless, from sporting and business standpoints, this was one of the most successful Winter Olympiads in history; records were set in both the broadcasting and marketing programs. Over 2 billion viewers watched more than 13
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games This game formed the second part in Sega's exclusivity agreement with Nintendo after "Sonic Lost World" back on mid-October 2013 but followed by "" and "" on November/December 2014. Subsequently, a sequel game—"Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games"—was announced for release in February 2016. The players can only choose one of twenty characters that return from the previous two games and participate in a series of sixteen Olympic events. Events are controlled either using the Wii Remote MotionPlus and Nunchuk controllers, or the Wii U GamePad, with