Super Mario Galaxy

Super Mario Galaxy is a 2007  platform game  developed and published by  Nintendo  for the  Wii . It is the third  3D game  in the  Super Mario  series. As  Mario , the player embarks on a quest to rescue  Princess Peach , save the universe from  Bowser , and collect 120 Power Stars, after which the player can play the game as  Luigi  for a harder experience. The levels consist of  galaxies  filled with  minor planets  and worlds, with different variations of  gravity , the central element of gameplay. The  player character  is controlled using the  Wii Remote  and  Nunchuk  and completes missions, fights  bosses , and reaches certain areas to collect Power Stars. Certain levels use the  motion-based  Wii Remote functions. Nintendo EAD Tokyo  began developing  Super Mario Galaxy  after the release of  Donkey Kong Jungle Beat  in late 2004, when  Shigeru Miyamoto  suggested that Nintendo commission a large-scale  Mario  game. The concept of spherical platforms originated from  Super Mario 128 , a  GameCube   tech demo  shown at  Nintendo Space World  in 2000. Nintendo aimed to make the game appeal to players of all ages, and the team had more freedom in designing it compared to other  Super Mario  games because of the  outer space  setting. The game was directed by  Yoshiaki Koizumi  and soundtrack was composed by  Mahito Yokota  and  Koji Kondo , using a  symphony orchestra  for the first time in the series. Super Mario Galaxy  was a critical and commercial success, hailed as one of the best games in the series and one of the  greatest video games of all time . At the time of its closure in 2019,  Super Mario Galaxy  was the highest-rated game of all time on review-aggregating site  GameRankings . It received outstanding critical acclaim, with the game's graphics, gravity  mechanics , level design, soundtrack, setting, and story all receiving high praise. It won several awards from top gaming publications, including multiple "Game of the Year" titles, and became the first Nintendo title to win the  BAFTA Award for Best Game . The game is the ninth  best-selling Wii game  worldwide with sales of 12.80 million. The game was released as a  Nintendo Selects  title in 2011, as a download via the  Wii U 's  eShop  in 2015, on the  Nvidia Shield  in China in 2018, and as part of the  Super Mario 3D All-Stars  collection for the  Nintendo Switch  in 2020. A sequel,  Super Mario Galaxy 2 , was released for the Wii in 2010.