Super Mario Galaxy Handbook

Super Mario Galaxy was released in Japan, United States, Canada, Europe, and Australasia on November of 2007 and in Korea on September of 2008. This 3D video game was introduced by Nintendo EAD Tokyo and presented by Nintendo for Wii. It follows other 3D platformer game Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine.

Mario is the central character of this video game and his main adventure is to rescue Princess Peach from the forces of evil, Bowser. Different stages of games are set on different galaxies with minor planets and worlds and can update power with gravity effects and new power-ups.

The main setting of Super Mario Galaxy is in outer space where Mario travels from one galaxy to another to collect Power Stars that is earned by completing quest or clean sweep all the enemies. Each galaxy is filled with planets and other space matter for the player to discover. Super Mario Galaxy uses a new physics system for unique feature. Though the game is 3D, players movements are limited to a 2-dimentional axis, which is like 2D Mario Games.

Nintendo had sold 7.66 million copies of Super Mario Galaxy alone as of December 31, 2008. It is the second successful non-bundled Wii game and sixth best-selling Nintendo-released for the Wii. The game has sold 912,746 copies as of July 9, 2008 in Japan according to Famitsu and since the launched of Wii, this video game became the third best-selling video game in Canada according to the NPD Group as of April 1, 2008.

TonTenReview and MobyGames considered Super Mario Galaxy as the highest rated game of all time. Super Mario Galaxy was the best game for Wii and this is the only Mario game that top spot on the list and the only video to be voted for the top position.

The Super Mario Galaxy is famous to be one of the best titles of all time and named Game of the Year by IGN, GameSpot, Nintendo Power, GameTrailers, Edge and Yahoo! Games towards the end of 2007. February 7, 2008, Super Mario Galaxy named as “Adventure Game of the Year” award by Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences at the Interactive Achievement Awards.