Super Mario Galaxy 2

Also known as SMG 2, SMG2, Mario Galaxy 2

2010 platforming video game

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Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a platform and adventure game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and Nintendo, and published by Nintendo. It is part of the Mario and Mario Bros. franchises. The game supports single-player and multiplayer modes. It was released for the Wii, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch platforms.

The title received a review score of 97/100 and 91/100. Metacritic assigned a rating of 97, while RAWG gave it 4.33 and IGDB provided a rating of 89 based on 938 counts and a critic rating of 96 from six critics. The game is rated Everyone by the ESRB. It has sold 6,360,000 units.

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Game data

Metacritic 97

Released: 2010-05-23
User rating: 4.33 / 5
Genres: Platformer
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Wii U, Wii
ESRB: Everyone

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Game details · IGDB

96Critic score · 6 ratings

89User score · 938 ratings

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is the sequel to Super Mario Galaxy and the fourth 3D platformer entry in the Mario franchise. The sequel retains many elements from its predecessor, such as the adventure being in outer space, the element of gravity, and recurring objects such as Launch Stars and Sling Stars. Returning items include the Bee Mushroom and the Fire Flower. However, the game introduces new elements as well, such as the utilization of Yoshi, new power-ups like the Cloud Flower, and the use of a guide within the game for beginner players.

Released: 2010
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Franchise: Mario Bros., Mario
Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

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Key facts

Developer: Nintendo EAD Tokyo
Publisher: Nintendo
Director: Koichi Hayashida
Producers: Yoshiaki Koizumi , Takashi Tezuka
Designer: Kenta Motokura
Programmer: Takeshi Hayakawa
Artist: Daisuke Watanabe
Composers: Mahito Yokota Ryō Nagamatsu Koji Kondo
Series: Super Mario
Platforms: Wii Nintendo Switch
Release: Wii , NA : May 23, 2010 JP : May 27, 2010 EU : June 11, 2010 AU : July 1, 2010 Nintendo Switch , WW : October 2, 2025
Genres: Platform , action-adventure
Modes: Single-player , multiplayer

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: video game
Named after: galaxy
Country of origin: Japan
Publisher: Nintendo
Composer: Koji Kondo
Producer: Yoshiaki Koizumi
Performer: Mahito Yokota
Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Game mode: multiplayer video game
Official website: www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/sb4j/index.html

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publication date: 2025-10-02
input device: Wii Remote
characters: Luigi
distributed by: Nintendo eShop
title: Super Mario Galaxy 2
set in environment: fictional planet
review score: 91/100
units sold: 2420000
social media followers: 5060

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Encyclopedic overview

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a 2010 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It was first announced at E3 2009 and is the sequel to 2007's Super Mario Galaxy. Much like the first game, the story follows Mario as he pursues the Koopa King, Bowser, into outer space, where he has imprisoned Princess Peach and taken control of the universe using Power Stars and Grand Stars. Mario must travel across various galaxies to recover the Power Stars in order to travel to the center of the universe and rescue Princess Peach.

The game was originally planned as an updated version of Super Mario Galaxy, known as Super Mario Galaxy More. However, it was later decided that the game would be expanded into a fully fleshed-out sequel when the development staff continued to build upon the game with dozens of new ideas. As such, development time expanded to two and a half years. Among the new additions are dynamic environments, new power-ups, and the addition of Yoshi.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Super Mario Galaxy 2” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.