Topic: Super Mario Galaxy 2

[stevey]

120 Mario Galaxy I stars + 120 Mario64 stars + Play the game for you AI + TEH HD = 240 stars of Mario Galaxy II!

Boycott!

[Luigi Dude]

Here we go people.  Prima Games has revealed the names of all the galaxies in the game.

Warning, spoilers ahead!!!

http://www.primagames.com/guides/display.php?isbn=9780307469083&tab=toc#tabs

They also reveal that there's 120 green stars that need to be collected in order to unlock the last galaxy.  Looks like we finally know what Miyamoto was talking about when he said the game would have 240 stars.  There's 120 normal stars and then there's 120 green stars to find as well.

Right now the most popular theories for the green stars are either they're hidden stars that only Luigi can find in each level, or they're the reward for winning the time trails against the staff ghost.  For anyone that doesn't know, IGN revealed this little bit about the game last week toward the end of this video.
http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/14354736/super-mario-galaxy-2/videos/smg2_top_spc_051210.html

Apparently after you unlock Luigi, you then have the ability to race against the staff's ghost in each level who appear as Luigi's ghost.  I find myself agreeing with this theory more since it makes more sense.  Hiding 120 new stars in all the levels would take quite a bit of work to do, while giving these new stars as reward for something like a time trail would be a lot more easy programing wise.

Either way, it looks like getting the second set of 120 stars will be a lot more exciting in this game.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

You're killing yourself inside, you know that?

[Luigi Dude]

I'm already dead.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Dead people are not allowed to play video games.

Dead people are allowed to be IN video games.

[Caterkiller]

I'm actually pleased with the spoilers. This will be he last Galaxy anything we'll ever see. Well until the next Smash Bros comes out.

[Peachylala]

I SPOILERED myself to death.
 
I can fall to an easy showgun blow to the head. My flesh-eating corpse won't be by a Black Tiger.

[BeautifulShy]

Apparently Gamestop is opening early on Sunday for the release of the game. 9am is when they will open.

Also someone has the game already.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TueRrXiCS9g

That is the first section of the game. Don't watch if you don't want to be spoiled!

[ThomasO]

9am is when they will open.

[BeautifulShy]

Starting at 11am and going till 2pm at the Nintendo World Store there will be a launch event. This takes place on May 23rd.

Is anybody planing on going?

[Caliban]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rD5AskvHWc - Tutorial DVD MEGA 64

[ThomasO]

http://wii.ign.com/articles/109/1091239p1.html

IGN gives Mario Galaxy 2 a perfect 10.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

A "casual console" game gets top honors from the biggest name in gamer jounalism mere weeks before the 3D-Motion New-Old-Gen showdown.

This is the last straw.

Nintendo bribing the gaming press, Waggle controllers with add-ons being built-in, 3D graphics on handhelds, motion controls for "gamer consoles", DS gamers expected to play near each other, Nintendo charging for online play, the world is spinning backwards.

I can't take anymore of this industry.

This E3, meltdown is imminent.

[GoldenPhoenix]

http://wii.ign.com/articles/109/1091239p1.html

IGN gives Mario Galaxy 2 a perfect 10.

Very impressive, best rated expansion pack ever.

[Stratos]

Is that the first 10 they've given out to a Wii game?

[Shaymin]

They didn't give the original a 10, so it pretty much would have to be.

Here's Chris Kohler's review. 9/10

[ThomasO]

Kohler criticized the lack of story. I personally thought SMG's story got in the way of the game, especially when you first start out. The first 10 or 15 minutes of the game are like "I'm Rosalina this is my ship it's broke special one help help help blah blah blah." Only when you finally get to the Good Egg Galaxy the game picks up on pace. When you're trying to attract the non-gamer, making an opening only of interest to the hardcore is not a good way to get them to keep playing. Several guys I had try out the game got tired of it really early, due to the story putting everything to a halt over and over.

[TJ Spyke]

Is that the first 10 they've given out to a Wii game?

Retail games, yes. They did give the Virtual Console version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time a 10/10.

[Tanookisuit]

One of the lowest scores come from NWR!  But, a 9.5 isn't bad at all.  Can't wait can't wait.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Iwata: (Laughs)

[Caterkiller]

Could you imagine how much complaining we would get if it were really Galaxy 1.5?

[kraken613]

Well I honestly was not that excited for the game until just now. I mean I expected slightly lower scores across the board but there are a lot of just a good and better scores. I will be getting this on day one now!

[Sundoulos]

Iwata: (Laughs)

Gotta love Miyamoto, but something tells me it's probably very difficult to work for him or with him if you don't see eye to eye.

[Stogi]

"When I play it alone late at night, I get worked up and pound the table and shout!"

Ahahaha

[Luigi Dude]

HOLY F*CKING SH1T!!!!!!!!!! 

The soundtrack has already been released and OMG, IT'S BEAUTIFUL 

http://www.youtube.com/user/MahitoYokota#p/u

Yokota truly is one of the best things to happen to Nintendo in the last 10 years.



Be sure to keep reloading because the channel keeps updating with new music.  While I was typing this post 2 new songs were added, with one being the amazing new Bowser theme.