Finally the age old question will be answered: Who would win in a duel, Mario or Sonic?

Nintendo was announced that Sonic the Hedgehog will be an official brawler in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Nintendo Wii. This marks the first time the blue speedster and the Italian plumber will appear in the same title commercially.

The Super Smash Bros. series has always been about over-the-top (read: cartoon-like) fighting action with classic video game characters. Originally, all the characters were Nintendo owned, but Brawl will also be featuring Konami’s Solid Snake and, of course, Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog.

Forgive my violent tendencies, but there’s nothing more satisfying than taking a baseball bat to some Pokémon heads.