Super Mario Galaxy 2

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Template:Infobox Super Mario Galaxy 2 is the upcoming sequel to Super Mario Galaxy announced for the Wii, which will be released on May 23, 2010.. The sequel uses many elements from its predecessor, such as Launch Stars, the Bee Suit and the elements of gravity, but also includes new elements such as Yoshi, last employed in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The music heard during the trailer is a remix of tunes found in the original.

Story

Nothing has been revealed currently, but an ice statue of Bowser appears as well as airships emerging from a warp. Mario is also seen fighting a robotic enemy resembling Megaleg, and later a giant one-eyed snowball/rock-like creature. A giant Chomp Head also appears to be chasing Mario at one point, and Bowser Jr. appears inside a giant robot's head, in which he seems to be controlling..

In an interview, Shigeru Miyamoto stated that he would like to go with as little story as possible for Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Characters

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Mario and Yoshi soaring in the sky.

• Mario
• Yoshi (Color and abilities vary by type of fruit eaten)
• Toad
• Bowser Jr.
• Piantas
• Bees
• Luma Shop
• Luma
• Luma (species)
• Star Bunnies
• Unnamed wood characters
• Unnamed multi-colored birds

Gameplay Elements

Gameplay is similar to Super Mario Galaxy, with a focus on platforming based on and around 3-D planets of varying sizes and landscapes. Power-ups, such as the Bee Suit, will be making a return, along with various enemies and Airships. Launch Stars will also reappear for interplanetary navigation, along with a Luma and Mario's spin action. Plus, there seems to be the returning "Dark Matter" that appears as the medium for Dark Marios and is seen as a portal through which Airships emerge from. 2-D stages featured in Super Mario Galaxy are also included in Super Mario Galaxy 2, introducing many new features.

Videos and images have shown Mario sliding down a ramp, swimming underwater, picking up and utilizing a drill, hitting switches that freeze or solidify water, hitting switches that briefly decelerate time and discolor the screen, and rolling a giant snowball. In some Purple Coin stages, Mario appears alongside many Dark Marios. There is also a galaxy of which some planets appear the forms of percussion instruments.

One of the more notable additions in Super Mario Galaxy 2 is the inclusion of Yoshi. If Mario were to discover a Yoshi egg, he would merely crack it to release and use Yoshi. Yoshi will change colors when eating either a Dash Pepper or Blimp Berry; an orange-colored Yoshi darts at rapid speeds, while a cyan-colored Yoshi inflates and floats upwards, respectively. When utilizing Yoshi, the player's Wii Remote cursor turns into a red sphere that detects targets for Yoshi's tongue. Using the cursor allows Yoshi to swallow enemies and swing from special flowers.

Elements from older games, such as red and blue platforms from Super Mario Sunshine will also be available, though they change sides when Mario spins.

Enemies

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Mario surrounded by the shadow Marios.

• Goombas
• Paragoombas (Normal and Giants)
• Electrogoombas
• Banzai Bill
• Chomp Head
• Piranha Plants (Normal and Giants)
• Spinies
• Koopas
• Paratroopas
• Hammer Bros.
• Grand Goombas
• Big Boo
• Boos
• Whomps
• Lakitu
• Scuttle Bugs
• Spiky Plants
• Bullet Bills
• Wigglers (Normal and Giants)
• Amps
• Fire Shooters
• Water Shooters
• Grinders
• Skeeters
• Crabs
• Dry Bones
• Flying Mandibugs
• Unnamed drill-like creature resembling yellow Bullet Bills
• Unnamed white bud-like creatures
• Unnamed shadow-like creatures that resemble Mario.
• Snow creature with a button similar to Tarantox attacking in a similar manner to Chomp Head which seems to be a big snow-covered Tap-Tap or perhaps an Ice Boulder.
• Unnamed large fire creature resembling Blargg.
• Unnamed enemy resembling Dry Bones's skull that eat through the level, possibly using dark matter.

Items

• Coins
• Purple Coins
• Power Stars
• Grand Stars
• Silver Stars
• Bee Mushroom
• Star Bits
• Drills
• Dash Pepper
• Blimp Berry
• Large Coins
• Question Coins
• Pull Stars
• 1-Up Mushroom
• Life Mushroom
• Item Box
• Item Crystals
• ? Block
• Springboard
• Midway Point
• Flying ? Block
• Brick Block
• Launch Star
• Sling Star
• Star Chip
• Ground Pound Switches
• Snowballs
• Warp Pipes
• Berries
• Unnamed floating block object
• Flower-shaped Surprise Balls
• Comet Metals^[sic]

Confirmed List of Galaxies

• Sky Station Galaxy
• Spin-Dig Galaxy
• Hightail Falls Galaxy
• Tall Trunk Galaxy
• Upside Dizzy Galaxy
• Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla
• Supermassive Galaxy
• Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet
• Flip-Swap Galaxy

Bosses

• Gobblegut
• Mallettoid
• Digg-Legg

Development

The game was revealed in 2009's Electronic Entertainment Expo along with New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Although the game was worked very well along development, it was held back to 2010 due to the release of New Super Mario Bros. Wii in November 2009. Template:Fact

According to Shigeru Miyamoto, 90% of the features in this game are new, whereas the remaining 10% were already introduced or featured in the original Super Mario Galaxy. "Really what we ended up with is more than 90% of what you'll see in Galaxy 2 is brand new. I'd say closer to 95, maybe even 99%.", Miyamoto said. This is referring to the features of the game, not the actual galaxies as has been wrongly assumed.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 has appeared in Nintendo's 2010 Media Summit and it is confirmed to make an appearance at E3 2010.

Gallery

Artwork

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  Mario, Yoshi and Luma

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  Promotional group artwork

Screenshots

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  Yoshi and Mario on a planetoid shaped like Mario's head.

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  Light Blue Yoshi's ability.

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  A snow statue of Bowser.

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  Mario battling Digg-Legg.

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  2 Grand Goombas walking towards Mario in a Galaxy in a similar manner as in Giant Land from Super Mario Bros 3.

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  Mario on a small flower-filled planet.

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  Mario holding a drill.

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  Orange Yoshi's ability.

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  Mario talking to a wooden humanoid.

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  Luma's reappearance.

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  Mario on a water-covered planet.

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  An unknown galaxy that appears to resemble the Buoy Base Galaxy. The switch used to decelerate time is shown as well.

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  Mario on a planet with an Item Box.

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  Mario, about to jump on a Yoshi egg.

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  Mario after freezing the lake by hitting a switch that freezes the water.

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  Mario and Yoshi on a tropical planet, with a crab and a Pianta, as well as a Pianta statue similar to the statue in Delfino Plaza. In the distant right appears to be a Lakitu (or variant thereof).

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  Mario using Pull Stars, and is possibly avoiding the unknown creature that resembles Blargg.

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  Mario, riding on a bird that appears to work similar to the Helibird and Hoot.

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  Mario battling the dragon, Gobblegut.

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  Mario confronts Bowser Jr.'s robot, Mallettoid.

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  A planet shaped like Mario's head.

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  Whomps will make an appearance in the game. In the first one, they were taken out.

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  Part of the Galaxies in World 2, possibly in the hub world.

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  Arriving in a planet with ruins.

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  Mario chased by four Boos and a Big Boo.

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  Mario and Yoshi get a Star.

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  Mario with some giant Paragoombas and Piranha Plants.

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  Mario in what appears to be Flip-Swap Galaxy.

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  Mario with giant Wigglers.

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  The unnamed Dry Bones head creature.

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  Mario next to what appears to be a Comet Metal.

Promotional

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  An alternative logo used in the first official trailer.

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  Promotional logo from E3 2009.

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  Promotional logo from Nintendo Media Summit 2010.
  

External Links

• E3 2009 Trailer
• 2010 Media Summit Trailer 1
• 2010 Media Summit Trailer 2
• Super Mario Galaxy 2 at nintendo.com
• Japanese Super Mario Galaxy 2 Minisite