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RETAILBIZ: SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 31 MCV 14/05/10
Gaming’s most recognised icon aims for the stars once more in the sequel to the highly acclaimed Super Mario Galaxy…
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by James Batchelor IF YOU DISCOUNT the plethora of karting, party, tennis, golf and other titles that he has lent his name to over the years, true Mario platform games are few and far between – but when they arrive they are always something special. The plumber’s latest outing, New Super Mario Bros Wii continues to fare well since its release last November, when it smashed Wii sales records in Nintendo’s home market of Japan. It’s also been a mainstay in the UK ChartTrack Top 20 since its release. But for Mario’s next hit, the platform holder is returning to the character’s space-age adventure, the critically acclaimed Super Mario Galaxy. Galaxy 2 is more than just a variation on an already popular theme. The
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original SMG was regarded as a masterpiece of platforming game design – even bagging the BAFTA for Best Game in 2008 – and the sequel is set to show that Nintendo still has plenty up its sleeves.
who even has a passing interest in video games needs to experience this title. It’s simply amazing.” STELLAR IDEAS
Gaming legend Shigeru Miyamoto has previously claimed that work on Galaxy 2 began We hope Super Mario Galaxy when the team were 2 will be the biggest Mario deciding what to do launch in the UK, bigger than with all of the creative Mario Kart Wii. ideas that didn’t quite Robert Lowe, Nintendo make it into the jampacked original. As such, he has promised that more “Super Mario Galaxy 2 is being than 90 per cent of the gameplay widely acclaimed as Mario’s greatest features included in Galaxy 2 will be adventure yet – which is saying brand new – rather than recycled from something, given the sheer quality of his the original Galaxy. previous outings – both on Wii and Most notably, Yoshi returns to the other Nintendo consoles,” says Nintendo scene. Mario can ride the athletic marketing manager Robert Lowe. dinosaur and use his new abilities to “We fully expect this game to be one reach new areas. For example, Yoshi of the biggest hits of the year, anybody
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