Mario and Sonic are recognizable across generations, which makes their crossover a commercially viable concept. Both characters have decades of recognition through games, merchandise, movies, and ...

The Mario & Sonic subseries focuses on them competing against one another at the Olympic Games. Mario and Sonic have also appeared in Nintendo’s all-star fighter, Super Smash Bros.

Stitt, zone artist on Sonic the Hedgehog 2, senior artist on Spyro the Dragon and Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage, and senior art director at Insomniac Games, has recently discussed the impact Mario had ...