The simplest way to review Super Mario Galaxy 2 is to ask the reader if they played and enjoyed the first Super Mario Galaxy because technically, graphically, and thematically, they are the same game. Players still take the role of the timeless plumber and zip through the ever-expanding cosmos looking for stars with smiley faces. If Nintendo had released a new planet every couple of weeks after the release of the first game, we’d basically have the same thing only now on a disc. If this at all sounds like negative criticism, that could not be further from the truth. The first game was marvelous. The second game is marvelous plus one.

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This weekend Nintendo hosted a lovely launch party for the now released Super Mario Galaxy 2. Actually, Nintendo stuck it out all weekend for their fans and held two launch events: one on Friday for the media and high-ranked members of the Nintendo Club online, and another on Sunday again at the Nintendo World Store for fans (some of who I actually saw lining up on Friday when I was leaving the earlier event). When it comes to Mario fans, they are rampant, passionate, will come in droves, and live in every pocket of the world. Here’s a little taste of what Nintendo had in store for the SMG2 fans of NYC!

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