While we've heard plenty about Super Mario Galaxy launching "quietly" and response being tepid, it seems that Wii gamers in Japan are still taken by the Italian plumber, especially when in a galactic setting. Mario's first proper Wii adventure captured the number one spot on this week's charts with a healthy quarter million sales.
The stellar presentation and fantastic level designs combine to make Super Mario Galaxy the Wii's game to beat and one of Mario's greatest adventures yet.
Some gamers compared Mario 64 to the original Super Mario Bros. and Sunshine to Super Mario Bros 2, a sequel that, while very good, wasn't everything it could've been. Well, if that's the case, let us humbly submit Super Mario Galaxy as Wii's very own version of Super Mario Bros. 3 or Super Mario World. Just as these classics were the pinnacles of 2D platforming in their respective eras, so is Mario's trek through space and beyond the pinnacle of three-dimensional run-and-jump gameplay.
If you live in the New York area you may want to head to the Nintendo World Store at Rockefeller Plaza on Sunday. Nintendo will be throwing a launch celebration for Super Mario Galaxy. The festivities start at 8 pm and they are promising a DJ with dancers, a velcro wall, and get this: Lasers! Even Halo 3 didn't have fancy lasers! Of course Mario himself will be in attendance to greet fans, and the store will open at midnight to sell the first copies.
Sorry, The Ray. Thats not an official number from them, thats just an early estimation what first data indicates.
"Taking both into account, here is an early take on how some of the figures will look this week. These figures are not to be taken as gospel, just an early take on approximately where the market will be for the week."
Thats the first sentences. So yes, the numbers can be far of. The numbers for japan are usually in at Thursday.
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