"Nintendo has brought two of the very best Super Mario games to the Switch and Switch 2. It's no surprise that Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel are excellent; these are critically acclaimed games, and two of the best-selling titles for the Wii, Nintendo's top-selling console prior to the Switch era. So it's great to have a pair of the most inventive platformers ever made easily accessible in 2025. At the same time, these releases are disappointing in just how simple they are."
"The Galaxy games, which originally debuted in 2007 and 2010, represent a sort of evolutionary offshoot of the 3D Mario platforming line. The sci-fi premise - which, among other things, introduced Rosalina to the world - involves Mario traveling to small planets, many of which are bite-sized spheres that fit on a single screen. The goal, as always, is to collect shiny stars."
Nintendo has brought Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel to the Switch and Switch 2, making two of the most inventive platformers easily playable in 2025. Both games are critically acclaimed and among the Wii's best-selling titles. The Galaxy entries originated in 2007 and 2010 and reinvent 3D Mario platforming with a sci-fi premise that introduced Rosalina and places Mario on small, bite-sized planets. Players pursue shiny stars across single-screen spheres. The re-releases faithfully reproduce the original experiences but feel disappointingly simple as ports, missing opportunities to showcase development history or add new extras.
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