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Super Mario Galaxy commercial brings a tear to our eye
by David Hinkle 
{ Oct 30th 2009 at 4:00PM } 
Madmen completing every Mario game for charity
by Griffin McElroy { Jul 12th 2009 at 12:00PM }
They're not doing this for fun, of course -- for the second year in a row, they're running through this "Mario Marathon," collecting donations for Child's Play. They've already been at it for two days -- but with the team yet to totally complete Super Mario 64, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Sunshine, then Super Mario Galaxy again (as that totally secret character), there's a lot of ballgame left to be played.
See what Mario Galaxy looks like in HD
by Richard Mitchell { Jul 6th 2009 at 1:15PM }
Check out a video of the Super Mario Galaxy running in HD after the break (don't forget to turn on HD in the player). It's in HD. Did we mention that yet?
[Via CVG]
Super Mario Galaxy voted 'best game' by BAFTA
by Randy Nelson { Mar 11th 2009 at 3:00AM }
Meanwhile, Call of Duty 4 earned the title of "People's Choice" winner based on votes placed via BAFTA's website. In an epic upset, Grand Theft Auto IV won exactly ... zero awards, despite being nominated in seven categories. That's alright; it's selling just fine. You'll find the full list of categories and respective winners after the break.
BAFTA awards to settle the 'Super Mario Galaxy vs. COD4' debate
by Ludwig Kietzmann { Feb 10th 2009 at 4:54PM }
Also, sponsored by GAME
Alright, perhaps "debate" is a somewhat enthusiastic label for a question none of us have ever seriously considered. Which is more worthy of a prestigious award -- the cratered theater of war in Activision's Call of Duty 4, or the smiling planetoids of Super Mario Galaxy? We can't come up with a way to decide, which is precisely why we're grateful that the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards (for games that are sold by GAME) have decided to lump both into the "Best Game" category:
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Fable II
- Fallout 3
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Rock Band
- Super Mario Galaxy
Holidaze 2008: Live in the past, it's cheaper
by Ludwig Kietzmann { Nov 27th 2008 at 3:00PM }
But what's worse? The deafening din of desirable games, or that irresistible impulse to play and master every adventure the very second it becomes available? Provided you can defeat the latter reflex, we have a simple suggestion: Live in the past. It's cheaper!
We've dredged up our decisive, if ever-so-slightly controversial list of the ten best games of Oh Seven, hoping you'll find a fantastic experience you mistakenly overlooked. You'll find that the passage of time has taken a pleasing toll on the recommended price of admission. In fact, we've traveled forward in time to this very moment, hoping to pick up our 2007 nominees on the cheap. What do you think? Should we make Portal our Game of the Year?
Holidaze 2008: Live in the past, it's cheaper (Page 2)
by Ludwig Kietzmann { Nov 27th 2008 at 2:29PM }
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
What we said then: "Perhaps the most surprising thing about the game is how few actual revolutionary concepts are contained within. It selects existing game design tools, hones them to practical perfection and creates what is, in our opinion, the military shooter against which all others must be judged."
What we say now: "An essential 'tunnel of fun' shooter with a rewarding multiplayer component. If you find yourself disappointed by this year's Call of Duty: World at War, it's probably this game's fault."
Current retail price: $39.99 (Game of the Year edition)
Super Mario Galaxy soundtrack on European Stars Catalogue somehow
by JC Fletcher { Nov 24th 2008 at 3:34PM }
For 3,850 and 4,850 points, respectively, European gamers have the chance to buy the Gold and Platinum Super Mario Galaxy soundtrack discs previously exclusive to the Japanese Club Nintendo. The Gold edition features 28 tracks, and the two-disc Platinum set contains a staggering 81 tracks.
It's been roughly one year since the items' release in Japan, but considering that nobody expected to see them available anywhere else ever, we have a hard time calling this "late." If you somehow have a ridiculous stock of Stars, go now! These items probably won't last the day.
[Thanks, RICANJO!]
Miyamoto: Portal a triumph, Mario Galaxy 'conservative' in ways
by Ludwig Kietzmann { Oct 30th 2008 at 3:15PM }
He may not be intimately familiar with Ratchet and Whatshisface, but at least revered game designer Shigeru Miyamoto has had the pleasure of tumbling through dimensional shortcuts and outsmarting acerbic computers. In an interesting chat with MTV Multiplayer's Stephen Totilo, Miyamoto admits that he, like most rational human beings, thought Portal was "an amazing game." Games that go without the "amazing" label? The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, which the Mario maker describes as "not a bad game, by any means," but one that felt "like there was something missing." And while Miyamoto submits that Super Mario Galaxy did "some things that were very new and were very unique," he ultimately feels that some elements seemed "somewhat conservative."
And it's at this point that we strongly advise you to open an umbrella or don a durable raincoat. When faced with the choice of vehemently defending two prominent Nintendo games or agreeing with the creator, fanboy brains tend to explode quite violently.
Miyamoto (slightly) critical of Twilight Princess, Super Mario Galaxy
by Chris Greenhough { Oct 29th 2008 at 4:21PM }
MTV's Stephen Totilo has posted the third and final part of a lengthy interview with Shigeru Miyamoto. Though the bulk of the article was lent to discussion of Wii Music, the pair broached other subjects, including what Miyamoto perceives as a lack of innovation in titles such as The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Super Mario Galaxy.
Though Twilight Princess was "not a bad game," Shiggy felt there was "something missing," and was also semi-criticial of the previously untouchable Galaxy, which he thought was "very new and [...] very unique," but "somewhat conservative in terms of how far we branched out with design." If we may mount the Wii Fanboy soapbox for a moment, we'd concur that Twilight Princess was far from being the best Zelda, but found Galaxy to be consistently creative and entertaining.
Elsewhere, Miyamoto referred to the "next Galaxy," which may or may not mean we'll be getting another Mario-in-space game (we wouldn't read too much into it), and that he loves Portal. Nintendo fanboys we might be, but we can probably all appreciate that last statement.
Ten for under twenty at Gamefly's sale
by Chris Greenhough { Oct 22nd 2008 at 5:11PM }
In these belt-tightening, penny-pinching times, it literally pays to have a nose for the bargains. That's where we, or rather Gamefly, comes in. The game rental outfit has a broad selection of used Wii software for low, world banking crisis-friendly prices, and we chose ten of the best sub-$20 games to tempt you. Thar be bargains ahead!
- Baroque for $12.99
- Battalion Wars 2 for $17.99
- Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy for $9.99
- Dewy's Adventure for $13.99
- Geometry Wars: Galaxies for $16.99
- Mercury: Meltdown Revolution for $15.99
- NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams for $12.99
- No More Heroes for $17.99
- Sega Superstars Tennis for $9.99
- Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure for $17.99
[Thanks, William!]
Wii Warm Up: Tell us a story
by David Hinkle { Oct 21st 2008 at 8:00AM }
A brief history of Club Nintendo Awesomeness
by Chris Greenhough { Oct 7th 2008 at 11:18AM }
Anyway, as these are happy times for North Americans, we thought we'd reflect on some of the bestest Club Nintendo gifts and trinkets from both Japan and Europe to date -- some of which could end up in the U.S.! Hit the gray button to start DS Fanboy's whirlwind Club Nintendo Tour of Wonders!
Wii systems getting rooms at Marriott hotels
by JC Fletcher { Oct 1st 2008 at 9:00AM }
The preloaded games include Mario Kart Wii, Super Mario Galaxy, Wii Sports, and even Wii Fit, suggesting that the system comes with a Balance Board or is really boring. We're glad to see the tradition of weird hotel Nintendo systems continuing -- we've wanted to steal one of those LodgeNet controllers for years.
Top 5: Where Do They Go Now?
by Kaes Delgrego { Sep 8th 2008 at 12:48PM }
As someone who's been following Nintendo for quite awhile, they've almost never failed to surprise me. Though their origins are classic, Nintendo-developed games are continuously refined, retooled, and revitalized. Some may buy into that old standard line used mostly for musical artists that makes you sound cool: "their older stuff is better." Such broad generalizations are silly: to ignore Super Mario Galaxy because of a fetish for Super Mario Bros. would be dogmatic.
But for those of us growing long in the gaming tooth, we're led to wonder where all of these classic IPs are headed. It's hard to imagine a gaming world without Nintendo's current A-listers, but does anyone have a solid idea of what future iterations of our favorite franchises will be like? Now that just about every gangbuster franchise has been successfully embedded in 3D, we're at a loss as to the next big step for gaming.
Some of us have really good ideas, but I'm positively stumped as to where these franchises are going.
The Top 5 is a weekly feature that provides us with a forum to share our opinions on various aspects of the video game culture, and provides you with a forum to tell us how wrong we are. To further voice your opinions, submit a vote in the Wii Fanboy Poll, and take part in the daily discussions of Wii Warm Up. 
