Super Mario Galaxy recycles many sound effects from other Mario games. However, Nintendo added new chimes like hearing a star piece fall to the ground. New sounds means new sound drops! In May, Japan gets a series of eight keychain sized toys with chimes straight from Super Mario Galaxy. While these are sold individually as [...]

 
If you're looking to play through complex stories, you probably stopped playing Mario games a long time ago.  Mario RPGs notwithstanding, platformer Mario games tend to stick very closely to the tried-and-true "save the princess" formula, which probably turns off story-craving gamers.  However, if you're looking to dig into a thematically intricate game this year, [...]

If you put 400 Club Nintendo points in your account between October 1, 2006 and September 30, 2007 you’re part of the Platinum member club and entitled to a special gift. This year you can choose to receive a Wii compatible Super Famicom Classic Controller or the two disc Super Mario Galaxy soundtrack. Personally, I [...]

If you’re around New York City you might want to swing by Rockefeller Plaza this Sunday (Nov. 11). Nintendo is throwing a party to celebrate the release of Super Mario Galaxy! The game will be sold at midnight and just in case you don’t have a Wii they will have some consoles on hand. [...]

In a cruel twist of fate Mario’s ghostbusting brother, Luigi, is stuck in a haunted house in Super Mario Galaxy. I guess Luigi must have left his Poltergust 3000 at home. You can spot Luigi outside the Boo filled mansion, but he is behind bars. The only way to rescue Luigi and add an [...]

5-something-AM while riding the Yamanote line home (the main train line that circles Tokyo) I spotted the left screen switch into a Super Mario Galaxy commercial. I fumbled to grab my phone and snapped a horrible picture since it was stuck in “wallpaper” size mode. Blurry picture yes, but the message is clear: Nintendo is [...]

The co-op mode might have been a last minute addition in Super Mario Galaxy, but it’s a good one. Your buddy doesn’t get to control Mario or even another character on the screen. In Super Mario Galaxy the second player is reduced to a glowing star icon that helps Mario collect the star chips [...]

Super Mario Galaxy begins with Mario casually hanging out at a comet celebration. All of the mushrooms are out for the centennial event and Princess Peach is looking on the balcony of her castle. Things are peaceful until Bowser appears with a fleet of airships! He calls forth a giant UFO and the Princess [...]

Strange, but true fact. For Super Mario Galaxy Nintendo updated the safety first start up screen. The remote drawing has been changed to a Wii remote placed snugly in one of the silicone jackets! Like the reminder to wear the wrist strap, Nintendo wants to make sure the remote doesn’t fly out of your [...]

It’s easy to hop into a local haunt to grab Super Mario Galaxy, but this is no ordinary game. Super Mario Galaxy is the biggest Wii release this year. I wanted to see just how excited gamers were about it and there is no better place to find out than the heart of Tokyo’s video [...]