Voice of Mario Charles Martinet has told Gamer.tm that he believes Super Mario Galaxy to be the best Mario yet, and has also claimed that Nintendo is the best company in the world to work with.
GameRankings, known throughout the industry as the definitive source for game score averages, has Super Mario Galaxy ranked #1 after 31 reviews, with an average score of 97.9%. The previous #1 ranked game, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, had an average score of 97.5% from 30 sources.
Nintendic's Steven Smith gives counterpoints to Variety's review of Super Mario Galaxy. Smith explains how Variety has missed the points on the innovation, story, control and particularly visuals of the game.
Mario Party DS sold almost a quarter of a million copies in its debut week to top the Japanese software chart.
This week's edition of the regular Critical Reception column examines online reaction to Super Mario Galaxy, the long-awaited Wii entry in Nintendo's flagship franchise that some critics are calling "an exceptional game by any standard."
In the run-up to the release of Super Mario Galaxy, Nintendo is continuing the wide array of promotional techniques by this time announcing how Mario is far more recognisable than many famous stars. Despite being featured in numerous popular magazines and appearing on TV regularly, a survey released today by Nintendo to celebrate the launch of Super Mario Galaxy on Wii has found that Super Mario is more recognisable than Paris Hilton and Justin Timberlake.
In addition to the first day sales figures, some early numbers from Famitsu have been released for the whole week, including hardware sales that show a massive leap for the PlayStation 3 following the launch of the new White model, plus a price drop. Due to the increase in adverts for Wii Play and Wii Sports, both games launch back into the Top 10, whilst Super Mario Galaxy holds up quite respectably in its second week, also helping to keep Wii sales at a healthy 35,000. Check out the numbers below:
Nintendo's anticipated Wii platformer aiming to beat away challenges from the likes of Bioshock, Orange Box and Call of Duty 4.
Super Mario Galaxy currently has 97 Metacritic points, making it the highest rated next-gen game available. It is even topping the likes of Halo 3 as well as Call of Duty 4.
The beautiful visuals and compelling gameplay in this week's release of Super Mario Galaxy for Nintendo Wii is also appealing to younger children who haven't polished their coordination skills. While teens and adults will want to hog the game for themselves, Super Mario Galaxy offers a new mode that allows children to enjoy the same experience with an older family member.
The Bitbag writes, "Well how do you think Shigeru Myamoto got all those moves programmed into Super Mario Galaxy?
GameSpot's next Live Gameplay Marathon arrives November 12, and features the Nintendo mascot's first cosmic encounter.
Super Mario Galaxy, Assasin's Creed and Crysis lead the pack of new releases for the week of November 12, 2007!
Yes, The Game Of The Year (GOTY) discussion is already beginning! Spike is hosting its 5th annual Video Game Awards this December in Las Vegas, and this morning the nominees were released on Spike.com. What's in contention for Game of the Year? Orange Box, Halo 3, BioShock, and Mass Effect.
According to IGN's GamerMetrics, the current top ten most-anticipated titles are as follows (ranked by percentages of mindshare among IGN's audience):
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