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Super Mario Galaxy

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Super Mario Galaxy is a 2007 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is the third 3D platformer game in the Super Mario series. As Mario, the player embarks on an extraterrestrial mission to rescue Princess Peach and save the universe from his arch-nemesis Bowser, after which the player can play the game as Luigi for a more challenging experience. The levels consist of galaxies filled with minor planets, asteroids, and worlds, with different variations of gravity, the central element of gameplay. The player character is controlled using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk and completes missions, fights bosses, and reaches certain areas to collect Power Stars. Certain levels also use the motion-based Wii Remote functions. Nintendo EAD Tokyo began developing Super Mario Galaxy after the release of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat in late 2004, when Shigeru Miyamoto suggested that Nintendo commission a large-scale Mario game. The concept of spherical platforms originated from Super Mario 128, a tech demo for the GameCube shown at Nintendo Space World in 2000. Nintendo aimed to make the game appeal to players of all ages, and the team had more freedom in designing it compared to other Super Mario games because of the outer space setting. The game was directed by Yoshiaki Koizumi and the soundtrack was composed by Mahito Yokota and Koji Kondo, using a symphony orchestra for the first time in the series. Super Mario Galaxy was a critical and commercial success, hailed as one of the best games in the series and one of the best video games of all time. It was the highest-rated game of all time on review-aggregating site GameRankings at the time of the site's closure in 2019. The game's graphics, gravity mechanics, level design, soundtrack, setting, and story all received high praise. It won several awards from top gaming publications, including multiple "Game of the Year" titles, and became the first Nintendo title to win the BAFTA Award for Best Game. The game is the ninth best-selling Wii game worldwide with sales of 12.80 million. It was released as a Nintendo Selects title in 2011, as a download via the Wii U's eShop in 2015, on the Nvidia Shield in China in 2018, and as part of the limited-run Super Mario 3D All-Stars collection for the Nintendo Switch in 2020. A sequel, Super Mario Galaxy 2, was released for the Wii in 2010. An enhanced collection of both games was released for Nintendo Switch in October 2025, with the games also being available separately on the system's eShop. In addition, elements from both games will appear in a feature film, titled The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, serving as a sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), scheduled for an April 2026 release date.

Infobox

Developer
Nintendo EAD Tokyo[a]
Publisher
Nintendo
Director
Yoshiaki Koizumi
Producers
Shigeru MiyamotoTakao Shimizu
Designers
Yoshiaki KoizumiShigeru Miyamoto (concept)
Programmers
Naoki KogaTakeshi Hayakawa
Artist
Kenta Motokura
Writers
Takayuki IkkakuYoshiaki Koizumi
Composers
Mahito YokotaKoji Kondo
Series
Super Mario
Platforms
WiiNvidia Shield TVNintendo Switch
Release
Wii JP: 1 November 2007NA: 12 November 2007EU: 16 November 2007AU: 29 November 2007Nvidia Shield TVCHN: 22 March 2018Nintendo SwitchWW: 2 October 2025
Genres
Platform, action-adventure
Modes
Single-player, multiplayer

Tables

Aggregate scores
GameRankings
GameRankings
Aggregator
GameRankings
Score
98%
Metacritic
Metacritic
Aggregator
Metacritic
Score
97/100
Aggregator
Score
GameRankings
98%
Metacritic
97/100
Review scores
1Up.com
1Up.com
Publication
1Up.com
Score
A
Computer and Video Games
Computer and Video Games
Publication
Computer and Video Games
Score
9.5/10
Edge
Edge
Publication
Edge
Score
10/10
Eurogamer
Eurogamer
Publication
Eurogamer
Score
10/10
Famitsu
Famitsu
Publication
Famitsu
Score
38/40
Game Informer
Game Informer
Publication
Game Informer
Score
9.75/10
GamePro
GamePro
Publication
GamePro
Score
GameRevolution
GameRevolution
Publication
GameRevolution
Score
A
GameSpot
GameSpot
Publication
GameSpot
Score
9.5/10
GameSpy
GameSpy
Publication
GameSpy
Score
GamesRadar+
GamesRadar+
Publication
GamesRadar+
Score
GameZone
GameZone
Publication
GameZone
Score
9.8/10
IGN
IGN
Publication
IGN
Score
9.7/10
Nintendo Life
Nintendo Life
Publication
Nintendo Life
Score
10/10
Nintendo World Report
Nintendo World Report
Publication
Nintendo World Report
Score
10/10
Official Nintendo Magazine
Official Nintendo Magazine
Publication
Official Nintendo Magazine
Score
97%
Play
Play
Publication
Play
Score
10/10
Publication
Score
1Up.com
A
Computer and Video Games
9.5/10
Edge
10/10
Eurogamer
10/10
Famitsu
38/40
Game Informer
9.75/10
GamePro
GameRevolution
A
GameSpot
9.5/10
GameSpy
GamesRadar+
GameZone
9.8/10
IGN
9.7/10
Nintendo Life
10/10
Nintendo World Report
10/10
Official Nintendo Magazine
97%
Play
10/10
Award
BAFTA, GameSpot, IGN, Nintendo Power, Kotaku, Yahoo! Games
BAFTA, GameSpot, IGN, Nintendo Power, Kotaku, Yahoo! Games
Publication
BAFTA, GameSpot, IGN, Nintendo Power, Kotaku, Yahoo! Games
Award
Game of the Year
Publication
Award
BAFTA, GameSpot, IGN, Nintendo Power, Kotaku, Yahoo! Games
Game of the Year

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