Super Mario Galaxy is out this week which is news to only those who have been living under a rock (or a PS3) for the last few months. They've got some cool examples of what you can do with the controls over at
Wii.com if you want to try before you buy it.
There's no doubt the game is going to sell like hotcakes but will the game sell as many copies as
Halo 3 it's first week? Can the new Mario game sell 3.3 million copies its first week or not. The game should be able to as it's a bigger audience and a bigger franchise but I have my doubts. I guess we'll find out next week when Nintendo sends out the email bragging about how it's the biggest game of the year.
Super Mario Galaxy For Wii Showcases Mario's Star Power
It's the Hottest Game on the Hottest System for the Holidays
REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The amazing new Super Mario
Galaxy(TM) game launches for Wii(TM) in T-minus 3 ... 2 ... 1. The hottest
game for the hottest system fills players and observers with an otherworldly
sense of wonder, and demonstrates the skill and imagination of legendary
Nintendo video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto.
Video game icon Mario(TM) launches into space and encounters a multitude
of crazy creatures on unbelievable planets. Players master the changing
gravities they encounter while exploring each planet and collecting Power
Stars. For the first time, Super Mario Galaxy lets a second player lend a hand
in "co-star" mode. Using the revolutionary motion-sensitive Wii Remote(TM),
the co-star can point at the screen to collect starbits to shoot at enemies,
deflect incoming attacks or stall enemies to help Mario. It's a way for the
newcomers that Nintendo has brought into the world of video games to play
right alongside their more experienced peers.
"Super Mario Galaxy is a game that everybody can play, whether you've been
a Mario fan for 25 years or you just started playing Wii Sports," says George
Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and
corporate communications. "It's an easy favorite for game of the year and
should stand as one of the best -- and most beautiful -- games of all time."
In the game, Bowser(TM) crashes the star festival and carries Princess
Peach's castle into space. On a curious new planet, Mario learns a powerful
spin move that players pull off by shaking the Wii Remote. Mario also has an
arsenal of new transformations at his disposal, including the Boo Mario, which
causes him to float and fly through walls, and Bee Mario, which turns him into
a beyond-adorable flying bee.
Super Mario Galaxy is Rated E for Everyone. Once you pick up a copy and
you're in the mood to throw a party to show it off to all your friends, you
should check out the new Mario-themed Evite at Evite.com. It shows how Mario's
look has changed through the years, and it's a great way to rally your friends
for a Wii party.
Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults manage the
content their children can access. For more information about this and other
Wii features, visit Wii.com.
The worldwide innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment,
Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and
software for its Wii(TM), Nintendo DS(TM), Game Boy(R) Advance and Nintendo
GameCube(TM) systems. Since 1983, Nintendo has sold nearly 2.5 billion video
games and more than 430 million hardware units globally, and has created
industry icons like Mario(TM), Donkey Kong(R), Metroid(R), Zelda(TM) and
Pokémon(R). A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in
Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in the
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