Super Mario Galaxy - Reception and Legacy

Reception and Legacy

Reception
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 97.64%
Metacritic 97 out of 100
GameStats 9.8 / 10
Review scores
Publication Score
1UP.com A
Allgame
Computer and Video Games 9.5 out of 10
Edge 10 out of 10
Electronic Gaming Monthly 9.5, 10, 10 out of 10
Eurogamer 10 out of 10
Famitsu 38 out of 40
Game Informer 9.75 out of 10
GamePro
Game Revolution A
GameSpot 9.5 out of 10
GameSpy
GamesRadar
GameTrailers 9.8 out of 10
GameZone 9.8 out of 10
IGN 9.7 out of 10
Nintendo Power 9.5 out of 10
Official Nintendo Magazine 97%
Play 10 out of 10
X-Play

Super Mario Galaxy received commercial success and universal critical acclaim upon release. By March 2012, Nintendo had sold 10.68 million copies of Super Mario Galaxy worldwide. It is the third best-selling non-bundled Wii game and the seventh best-selling Nintendo-published game for the Wii; the four best-selling Wii games, Wii Sports, Wii Play, Wii Fit, and Mario Kart Wii, were bundled with the console or an accessory. As of July 9, 2008, the game has sold 912,746 copies in Japan, according to Famitsu. According to the NPD Group, since the launch of the Wii, Super Mario Galaxy has become the third best-selling video game in Canada as of April 1, 2008.

Super Mario Galaxy is the highest-rated game of all time on the review aggregator website TopTenReviews, as well as the highest-rated game of all time on review aggregator website GameRankings. The game is the third highest rated game of all-time on Metacritic. Nintendo Power voted in its August 2008 issue that Super Mario Galaxy was the best game for the Wii; it was also the only Mario game to get a top spot on the list, as well as the only game to be unanimously voted for the top position. NTSC-uk said that Super Mario Galaxy "will influence gaming perceptions, sure to replenish any lost passion". GamePro stated that the title "raises the bar in terms of what can be achieved on the Wii." IGN called Super Mario Galaxy "Wii's best game, and an absolute must-own experience", and "one of the greatest platformers ever played." GameSpot praised its gameplay and level design stating: "if ever there were a must-own Wii game, Super Mario Galaxy is it." Game Revolution noted the variety of gameplay, reliable camera angles and easy to use controls. As of March 2012, the game has sold 10.68 million copies worldwide, ranking No. 9 on the best-selling Wii games list.

Reviewers have expressed minor complaints with certain aspects of the game. GameSpot editor Alex Navarro found one of the powerups, the spring suit, difficult to control at times. Matt Casamassina of IGN noted that the auto-camera "works well most of the time", but occasionally "stumbles".

Towards the end of 2007, Super Mario Galaxy was named Game of the Year by IGN, GameSpot, Nintendo Power, GameTrailers, Edge and Yahoo! Games. On February 7, 2008, the game received the "Adventure Game of the Year" award from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences at the Interactive Achievement Awards. The game placed third in Official Nintendo Magazine's "100 greatest Nintendo games of all time". On March 10, 2009, the game won the "Game of the Year" award at the 5th British Academy Video Games Awards. Guinness World Records ranked Super Mario Galaxy 29th in their list of top 50 console games of all time based on initial impact and lasting legacy. On November 26, 2009, Super Mario Galaxy was named the number one Wii game by IGN. Super Mario Galaxy was also named the Nintendo game of the decade (2000–2009) by both Nintendo Power and Official Nintendo Magazine. Nintendo Power also ranked it as their favourite Mario game ever in issue 278.

In their final issue, Nintendo Power named Super Mario Galaxy the third greatest video game in Nintendo's history. It is currently the highest ranked game of all time according to GameRankings.

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