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- 2
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Wii
12th Nov 2007
16th Nov 2007
1st Nov 2007
Wii U eShop
24th Dec 2015 — $19.99
4th Feb 2016 — £17.99
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Review Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Simply out of this galaxy
Ah, Mario. It's been a while... believe it or not it's been five years since Mario's last personal outing; Super Mario Sunshine on the Gamecube. Our hero has returned for his first Wii outing, in the form of Super Mario Galaxy. Let's get something clear from the start: Galaxy is definitely not a straight forward successor...
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Super Mario Galaxy Guides
Guide Best Super Mario Games Of All Time
From Superfluous to Superlative - every Mario game, ranked
It's now 40 years — forty! — since Super Mario Bros. debuted on the Famicom in Japan on 13th September 1985. To celebrate, we're republishing this ranking of every Super Mario platformer. Enjoy! <related ids="187826"> What's the best Mario game ever? Over more than four decades,...
Guide Nintendo Music App: Every Game Soundtrack Included - How To Download, All Systems
A mobile music app exclusive to Switch Online members
'Nintendo Music' is a mobile app from Nintendo giving fans access to thousands of songs from Nintendo's history. If you are curious to know what exactly is available on this mobile application, you've come to the right place. Keep in mind that you can only use this smartphone application if you...
Guide Every 3D Super Mario Game Ranked
As rated by you
The release of Super Mario 3D All-Stars had us debating at Nintendo Life Towers which of the Mario adventures in the third dimension is the absolute best. Team Nintendo Life has its own ideas about the best Super Mario games (including the 2D entries), but we recently asked for your opinions regarding the 3D entries specifically...
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Super Mario Galaxy News
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (13th September)
Silksong? That was ages ago, mate. Do try to keep up
Good Mario, morning fans! It's that time of the week once again, and now that the Super Mario 40th anniversary plans have been fully unveiled via the latest Direct...well...we're maybe not gonna be diving into quite as much Mario as we had sorta hoped this weekend, as the likes of Mario Galaxy 1...
Round Up Everything Announced For Super Mario's 40th Anniversary
A Galaxy of goodies
As expected, Nintendo spent a good chunk of its latest Direct presentation focusing on the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. with a host of announcements both big and small. The platforming icon celebrates his big four-zero on 13th September 2025 and, while we didn't get the brand-new 3D Mario that we were perhaps expecting,...
News It's Official, The Mario Movie Sequel Is Based On Mario Galaxy
Update: Confirmed during today's Nintendo Direct
Ahead of Mario's 40th anniversary this week, NBCUniversal has apparently registered multiple 'Super Mario Galaxy Movie' domain names. Nintendo's Direct broadcast is obviously taking place later today, and this recent discovery has now led to speculation about the title and theme of the upcoming movie...
News Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 Bundle Confirmed For Switch, Launching October
And they're 'Enhanced for Switch 2'
Nintendo has announced that Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 will be coming to the Switch as a bundle, launching on 2nd October 2025. Nintendo is also launching new Mario Galaxy-themed amiibo alongside a physical storybook product from the game. Fans have been itching to get Super Mario Galaxy 2 on...
Anniversary No Way Is Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 30 Years Old Already
Yep, seems like it
In yet another indication that time is indeed marching on and on, it seems that Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island has somehow turned 30 years old. Released in Japan on 5th August 1995, Yoshi's Island marked a significant departure from its predecessor, yet received widespread critical acclaim regardless. It also happened to be...
News Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Tops Rolling Stone's 50 Best Games Of All Time
Of course it does!
Rolling Stone has published its list of the top 50 video games of all time, compiling every title that it believes was not only significantly influential upon release, but remains great to play this very day. Naturally, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has claimed the top spot, and while there are no doubt some Zelda...
Random Mario Galaxy Returns Next Year In "The Biggest Super Mario Odyssey Mod Yet"
Mario's Wii adventure is back
Modders are always evolving games in new ways and the latest effort is touted as the "biggest" Super Mario Odyssey mod yet. If you haven't already seen it, it's called Super Mario Odyssey - A Galaxy Story and is a "mod by Slycer and many more". It brings the universe of Super Mario Galaxy to Mario's 2017 Switch...
Random Have You Ever Triggered This Rare Super Mario Galaxy Dialogue?
Bro, c'mon
If you're anything like us, then chances are you've played Super Mario Galaxy to death. After all, even 17 years (!) after its release on the Wii, it's still considered to be one of, if not the best 3D Mario game. When completing some of the tasks in the game, we have to admit that once that irresistible Power Star pops up, we tend to...
News Charles Martinet Reveals His Favourite Super Mario Games At Nintendo Live 2024
Mario's voice speaks up
Nintendo Live 2024 recently took place in Sydney, Australia, where none other than Mario voice actor Charles Martinet fulfilled his duty as brand ambassador to take part in a live Q&A session. Martinet dives into a number of topics, including how he first became the voice of one of the most recognisable video game...
Talking Point What's Your Personal Favourite Super Mario Game?
Not the best
MAR10 Day might be over, but hear us out-- Nintendo said that every day is MAR10 day with Nintendo Switch. So we're going to take that statement to heart and talk about our favourite Mario games. Yep, not the best, not the worst, but our personal favourites. And no, they don't have to be on Switch. Everyone has a different favourite...
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Hands On 'Reggie: The Game' Is A Promising, Gravity-Defying Platformer That Oozes Charm
Note: No relation to NoA's ex-President
Playing around with gravity in platformers isn't anything new; Super Mario Galaxy is a prime example of the concept done right, but Limbo also performed a commendable job during the latter stages of its short campaign. Being able to manipulate gravity throughout an entire game, though? That's a pretty new one...
About The Game
The ultimate Nintendo hero is taking the ultimate step … out into space. Join Mario as he ushers in a new era of video games, defying gravity across all the planets in the galaxy.
- Shake, tilt and point! Mario takes advantage of all the unique aspects of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controller, unleashing new moves as players shake the controller and even point at and drag items with the pointer.
- Mario essentially defined the 3-D platforming genre with Super Mario® 64, and this game proves once again that he is king. Players perform mind-bending, low-gravity jumps across wild alien terrain as they experience platforming for a new generation.
Game Storyline - When some creature escapes into space with Princess Peach, Mario gives chase, exploring bizarre planets all across the galaxy.
Characters - Mario, Peach and enemies new and old.
How to Progress Through the Game - Players run, jump and battle enemies as they explore all the planets in the galaxy. Since this game makes full use of all the features of the Wii Remote, players have to do all kinds of things to succeed: pressing buttons, swinging the Wii Remote and the Nunchuk, and even pointing at and dragging things with the pointer.
Special Powers/Weapons/Moves/Features - Since he's in space, Mario can perform mind-bending jumps unlike anything he's done before. He'll also have a wealth of new moves that are all based around tilting, pointing and shaking the Wii Remote.
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This game is an absolute MUST have for those that enjoyed Super Mario 64 and Sunshine!
The Best Game for a Game
i think it wasent that good
Super Mario Galexy has to be one of my favorite Wii games. I feel sorry for you Goldmidget.
Super Mario Galaxy WAS the best Wii game.
@luigiman2
You meant Galaxy?
dumb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Liked this game but I found it too linear and too short compared to the other games. But still a good buy for your Wii
This game definitely gets a gold medal, in my book.
Cannot wait for Super Mario Galaxy 2!
OK, so this game has co-op, where only one person (P1) can control Mario/Luigi, and the other which only uses a Wii Remote (P2). And now in Galaxy 2, where the second player can not only use the star pointer (if I am right), but can also control a red Luma. So I guess maybe Galaxy 2 can use up to 4 players, maybe?
But still the best Wii game. I just hope this will be replaced as first for Galaxy 2 on the ONM.
7:10 i cant be boverd to complete it by the way my opinion number 2 is way better
Galaxy is OVERATED it isn't half as good as Super Mario 64.
The queen bee mission is a bit disturbing. But otherwise this is a great game. 8/10
The best super mario EVER!!! ... but why can't mario punch anymore... did parents file a complaint???
One of the best games out there.
@ChaosTheChao I totally agree.
Why are people complaining??? 7/10, 8/10, overated?!? Are you kidding me?!? Out of all the reviews on Metacritic, no score was below 90 (9 if you will)! It was better than what nintendonerd147, MarioFoy, and what ChaosTheChao said. It is certainly a 10 and I regret ever selling it. It is one of the best Wii games ever!
@MarioFoy IMO Super Mario 64 is WAAAAAAY overrated. As someone who didn't play it 'till it hit the VC, I think it's not half as good as people say it is.
@SuperMarioFan1995 isn't it an orange Luma?
This is seriously the best game ever made, hands down. Nothing tops this.
I like Sunshine better
this has a higher rating than Smash Bros 4 People try it out!
@SuperMinusWorld
COUGH COUGH SUPER SAMSH COUGH COUGH
@Shining-Void
he Spins to destroy/dizzy his opponents than if they are dizzied he can KICK them
If Super Mario Galaxy 3 ever get released i would cry really much
Fun fact: Due to a mixup with GameStop, the automated message from that store falsely-claimed that Mario Galaxy was rated M but in reality, it was rated E, it seems like the rating was taken from Call of Duty 4 (which came out around the same time as Mario Galaxy.
@Goldmidget How dare you say that.
one of the best wii games if not the best.
I know this game is like, an S Tier Mario game, but, I'm not a big fan of 3D Mario games. Because of the difficulty and such. The perspective on every 3D Mario or Sonic game or whatever gets hard to judge at times. And there's a lot more inevitability to rage-quit. And that's caused by a lot of trial-and-error gameplay with these games. I played this when I was little. Got a good way through it. I think to when I got the Flying Mario ability. I don't know why I played this even though I didn't like it. Maybe it was because I was a big Mario fan when I was little. And since it was Mario, by god, I was gonna play it. Or maybe because of the challenge, or just coming back to kick another boss' butt after trying a lot of times. And the water levels. Oh, the water levels. I think that the water levels in 3D Mario games are toe-to-toe in the worst type of level with early 90s Sonic The Hedgehog titles. The controls for water levels are quite hard for me to figure out/get used to. And, 3D Mario Vs. 2D Early 90s Sonic = THEY ARE BOTH SO SLOW. They take a tremendous amount of spamming a button to go the same speed you would go on land.
So, basically.
A Good Game but difficult and rage-inducing at times.
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