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Miyamoto: Nintendo Made A Super Mario Galaxy 1.5

GI: Everyone's excited for the upcoming release of Super Mario Galaxy 2 on May 23 for the Wii, but it almost wasn't to be. Find out what Shigeru Miyamoto originally had in store.

Nintendo usually takes its sweet time cooking up sequels for its triple-A franchises, but only three years separate Super Mario Galaxy from its predecessor. Both games are even on the same console, a rarity for the publisher. In an exclusive interview with Game Informer, creator Shigeru Miyamoto told us what spurred the timely creation of SMG 2.

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poontab5181d ago

I know what really spurred him, spurs.....and $

asdr3wsfas5180d ago (Edited 5180d ago )

If they wanted money another 2d mario would have murdered this in sales. 3d mario hardly sells compared to it, particularly in japan.

2d mario was forgotten by nintendo because the devs get bored making it. That's why SMG2 was made from all these ideas he fell in loved with - he enjoys making 3d mario.

The best example is the amount of time put into each title. NSMB wii is amazing but this game gets giant world? I bet this game will have much more yoshi compared to NSMB wii, where he was heavily underutilized.

This is what he enjoys making - NSMB wii was great but you can tell which game gets more budget and attention. The absurdly good graphics in SMG, fun physics, and orchestral score should have tipped you off to that. NSMB wii has immaculate level design, which is great for gameplay but much cheaper overall.

(for the record SMG was one of my favorite video games ever till NSMB wii)

ChickeyCantor5181d ago

In all honesty, many games could be considered a 1.5 since its just the original concept with the ideas that never made it...
But in normal terms you just call it V2.0;

I_LOVE_MYSELF5181d ago

This could very well be my GOTY... Mario releases are amazing :)

n4f5180d ago

"As soon as we completed Super Mario Galaxy, we thought we weren't able to include a lot of the new ideas that we really wanted to," explained Miyamoto. "As soon as the project was over, we started making something that we might call version 1.5. We did things like moving or adding stars to levels that were already available. As we made progress with this 1.5, we realized that there were too many things to fit into a version 1.5. That made us realize we should start from scratch and make Super Mario Galaxy 2. That's how we started working on the game.... Usually we wait until the advent of new hardware, but for this time around, because there were so many ideas we were not able to include in the first volume, we thought we should make a sequel to that."

tunaks15180d ago

im gonna guess trolls will read the title and not the article,
then they will troll

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20 Best Super Mario Games of All Time

Cultured Vultures: Put on your freshest dungarees and chow down on the ripest mushroom as we reel off the best Mario games ever made to celebrate Mar10 Day.

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Barlos78d ago (Edited 78d ago )

My top 3 are Mario 3, Mario World and Mario 64. Mario Odyssey is also excellent, and I enjoyed Sunshine but didn't care for the Galaxy series.

Knightofelemia1173d ago

I know it's not a Wii title but it can be played on the Wii I want the Metroid Prime games on the Switch I have never played them.

darthv721173d ago

I wouldnt mind seeing a conduit compilation on the switch.

Yi-Long1173d ago

Would like to see MadWorld getting a proper new release.

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5 Wii Games that Need to be Ported to Nintendo Switch

5 Wii Games that Need to be Ported to Nintendo Switch - The Nintendo Switch would be a great home to the following Wii games...

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Nyxus1220d ago

Pandora's Tower and The Last Story.

northpaws1219d ago

Switch needs less ports and more original games.

DefaultComment1219d ago

what it needs is not your opinion that's for sure.

northpaws1219d ago

Omg, you are so witty, somehow can provides even less value than my comment. I don't know about you, but I prefer Pikmin 4 over Pikmin 3, Mario Kart 9 over Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, BotW2 over BotW Wii U port, a new Donkey Kong instead of Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze from Wii U...

But I guess I am just being weird here, who the fuck would want a new entry. /S

Neonridr1219d ago

Red Steel 1 & 2 Remastered Collection please. I adored the 2nd title.

Cuzizkool1219d ago (Edited 1219d ago )

I don’t think it would be so bad to turn Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort into a continuing franchise. The Wii isn’t around anymore, but we still get New “Super” Mario Bros, which the original “super” was based on the Super Nintendo console. Nintendo tried switching it up (heh) with 1-2 Switch, but that wasn’t nearly as big a hit. I think if they did an HD remaster of Wii Sports, or a new entry in the “series”, it would have immediate name recognition and would pull in some casuals, as well as some who want to get that sweet sweet nostalgia.

iplay1up21219d ago

I did not like Skyward Sword. I played till the bird part, and just couldn't do it anymore. It felt like a chore playing it. Also, I am a Zelda fan, and this is the only Zelda game I didn't like.

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