Coming: 2010
From IGN's Interview: "Reggie Fils-Aime on the Record"
IGN: You have a bit more insight on the development of Galaxy 2. What's the direction for the game? Do they really want to blow it out or will it be more of the same?
Reggie: What Mr. Miyamoto has shared is that if the first Galaxy was maybe more inviting in terms of all the audiences, what Galaxy 2 is going to be is maybe a little more Nintendo fan / harder gamer focused. A little tougher. The use of Yoshi makes it a little more challenging. We showed some of the snippets of some of the activities -- it's a bit more challenging. It's going to be, if you will, for more of that passionate Mario fan who grew up getting challenged with Super Mario World. It's going to be much more in that area.
From "Shigeru Miyamoto Roundtable LiveBlog"
"With Super Mario Galaxy, it's the first time we really worked with spherical worlds and we had a lot of ideas about how to use gravity. However, when we finished the game, we realized there were a ton of ideas we just couldn't fit in," he says.
More than 90 percent of what you will see in Super Mario Galaxy 2 is all brand new. Maybe even 95 percent . . . Galaxy 2 contains roughly the same amount of content as the original.
Galaxy 2 is very, very far along, but since Nintendo has New Super Mario Bros. Wii, it's going to hold off and keep Galaxy 2 for next year. :(
No, that would be GG.
No Iggly, the donkey is you. See how we've invaded your thread and tied you down with a rope?
Tommorrow I'm going to have you haul vegetables back from the market.
I just beat Mario Galaxy 2. Playtime 14 Hours, 36 Minutes. 71 Stars. Probably won't go back to get the rest, as I agree with EGM...pretty much had my fill at this point and feel no need to get the rest just as I feel no need to get 1000 achievement points in most games. Very Very Solid Platformer though, definitely a 9.0 for sure. I like it more than Galaxy 1, and about equal to Sunshine.
I actually like playing as Luigi more than Mario. He's faster and can jump higher.
At least they don't seem to be dishing out perfect 10's to every game that's a GOTY contender.
I don't have access to the print edition yet, but I've been reading their online edition (which I was skeptical of) and it's a really good read. It's not like a website -- it really is bringing the sensibilities of good magazine design and making it work on a screen.
That was 2-3 months ago. Shouldn't you let them know so they send a replacement? Maybe it got lost in the mail
No, it's my own fault -- it's the forwarding company.