Super Mario Galaxy 2 drops the hub world from the first game for a much simpler map interface; even simpler than New Super Mario Bros.' map.Speaking to Game Informer, Shigeru Miyamoto explained ...

Super Mario Odyssey made franchise history, and Nintendo has yet to recreate a key aspect of its success and legacy.

Nintendo's Galaxy team simplified the way players move through the different worlds: it's now much more similar to the maps of the 2D Mario games, established first in Super Mario Bros.

The Neo Mario Galaxy mod features eight new galaxies on one world map, 22 power stars, custom and remixed music and the return of the ice flower and red star. The mod is definitely something to ge ...

Galaxy follows Nintendo's famous plumber on ... then he's out of the map until Mario leaves it, or he comes back after a longer re-spawn time (say a minute or two). If boss fights can only support ...

We're less than two months away from the May 23 release date of Super Mario Galaxy 2, and Nintendo is playing all its cards characteristically close to its chest. On a recent trip to Nintendo's ...

The original Super Mario Galaxy didn't sell nearly as well as last ... the levels are linked together by a straightforward linear map, rather than a big, open, nonlinear hub.

In a galaxy not too long ago, 2007, Nintendo Wii players were introduced to Super Mario Galaxy. Mario has typically kept his journeys on the ground, so seeing his debut in a space-centered setting ...

With Super Mario Galaxy being hailed by some as one of the ... Wii, where you will have a rather convenient map to navigate... We want players to focus on the joy of the action instead of getting ...

At times, Galaxy feels more like 2001: A Space Odyssey or Cosmos than Super Mario. To mark its 15th anniversary, we take a look back at what made it unique among Mario games. GameSpot may get a ...

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is the most unnecessary Mario game ... have a delightful time in the first of the game's six main world maps, but I doubt they'll reach the first Bowser boss battle, let ...

The elaborate hub world that has appeared in each of Mario's previous 3D adventures has been scrapped and replaced by an easy-to-navigate map that lets you hop right into the next level.