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.
The game is led by Mario who is a hero and his main task is to save Princess Peach from the games primary bandit, Bowser. Galaxies filled with small planets and worlds are the different stages of this game. Gravity effects and new power-ups are available each level.
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.
As of December 31, 2008, Nintendo had sold 7.66 million copies of Super Mario Galaxy worldwide. This game is the second best-selling non-bundled Wii and ranked sixth best-selling Nintendo-published Wii game. Based on Famitsus report, Super Mario Galaxy has sold 912,746 copies in Japan as of July 9, 2008. And since the launch of the Wii, as of April 1, 2008 Super Mario Galaxy has become the third best-selling video game in Canada according to the NPD Group.
This 3D platformer game is considered as the highest rated game of all time according to TopTenReview and MobyGames. Super Mario Galaxy was the excellent game for Wii based on Nintendo Power. The one and only Mario game to be on the top list.
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
