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Super Mario Galaxy hitting the North American Wii U eShop tomorrow
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The Lamonster
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Surprised it wasn't there already since SMG2 has been available for the same price for a while.
Those who haven't played it yet - you now have plans over your holiday break!
Those who haven't played it yet - you now have plans over your holiday break!
March of the Crabs
Member
Love this one slightly more than 2. Glad it's coming out I guess but not sure of the point when you can get it so cheap on Wii everywhere you look.
Spring-Loaded
Member
Finally. Now everyone will be able to see how SMG2 and SM3DW are superior games
balladofwindfishes
Member
This game is basically perfect. If anyone hasn't played it, go and fix that.
Tom Nook Sawyer
Member
I might give you SMG2. 3D world? Hell nah
TheBaldEmperor
Member
Here we go again. lol
ramoisdead
Member
Nice. I would've loved a SMG remastered collection that was 1080p/60fps but this is better than nothing, I suppose.
Mac the KNife
Member
Bummer, was hoping they'd do early-bird pricing again like with SMG2.
TheBaldEmperor
Member
This probably guarantees wee won't see SMRPG tomorrow. I'd love to be proven wrong though.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Played through all of them recently. Galaxy 1 is easily the best of the bunch.
blame space
Banned
wish it was a remaster, but I'll buy this because I'm a sucker. the disc is 2 feet away from me.
No doubt those are great games, but SMG comes out on top for me. 2 is amazing, but the impact and magic I felt with 1 was lost because I knew what to expect.
KojiKnight
Member
I want to give you money Nintendo... Heck, I recently bought $200 in games and amiibos for Christmas stuff... But I can't rebuy a non remastered game a half decade later.
At least open it up with another sale!
At least open it up with another sale!
and how sentences like this mean that Super Mario Galaxy 1 is STILL a ridiculously good game
Oh and fuck you NoA. When are you gonna put Xenoblade Chronicles on the eShop???
Yes, you need a wiimote.
I can't remember--do you need a wiimote to play this game? Traveling for the holidays and only have my gamepad.
Yes, you need a wiimote.
balladofwindfishes
Member
I can't remember--do you need a wiimote to play this game? Traveling for the holidays and only have my gamepad.
Wii Remote and Nunchuk are required.
Nice for NoA to put this up.
Probably my fav 3D Mario game.
Less bloat than SMG2 and better experience than 3DL and 3DW.
True return to form for 3D Mario and a good return for when people have to nitpick to show which Mario they prefer or not.
I mean at this point it's kind like deciding which kind of high quality food you prefer.
Probably my fav 3D Mario game.
Less bloat than SMG2 and better experience than 3DL and 3DW.
True return to form for 3D Mario and a good return for when people have to nitpick to show which Mario they prefer or not.
I mean at this point it's kind like deciding which kind of high quality food you prefer.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Really tempted to start rebuying whatever Wii games they put up for sale on the eShop and sell of my discs. Hmm.
Deactivision
Member
Honestly I now feel like this will never happen. Maybe something to do with whatever contract originally granted Gamestop exclusive North American rights. I really hope I'm wrong.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Easily. One of the best game of the last decade.
Honestly I now feel like this will never happen. Maybe something to do with whatever contract originally granted Gamestop exclusive North American rights. I really hope I'm wrong.
Yeah, my hopes have pretty much sunk to the bottom of the sea at this point. Was really hoping they would've put it up before XCX was released. :-/
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Arguably the best game of last generation, so definitely.
The game still sells for $20 new, and the cheapest used price I'm seeing on Amazon is $10, which is likely a disc only, so $20 for the game digitally isn't a terribly horrible deal.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
The price is too high. This game should be readily available at retail for anyone who wants it, and for less. I bought my partner a copy last xmas for $7 brand new, I'd love to have a copy on my wii u, but in Canada it'll be $24.99, so nope.
Twas worth it for Xenoblade, it's definitely worth it for this....
Although you could probably nab a cheap player choice version for less...
The discless version is nice though, really nice to never have to bother to get the disc I'd say
TheChewyWaffles
Member
3 responses in and derailed
games have really been devalued over the years, huh?
Galaxy is one of the greatest games ever made. It's worth $80. $20 is a steal if you somehow haven't already played this masterpiece.
jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez
WarioFan63
Member
Honestly I now feel like this will never happen. Maybe something to do with whatever contract originally granted Gamestop exclusive North American rights. I really hope I'm wrong.
Xenoblade isnt even a Wii download in Japan, so I doubt its got anything to do with that. It'll hit here someday for sure.
OrbitalBeard
Member
The retail price for Galaxy is still around $20.
You got a really good deal at $7 but that's not the norm.
Zack Zavage
Member
Dolphin should do the job. But 60fps only if the original game ran on that framerate as well.
Solid Samus
Banned
Nah, not a chance. Galaxy is the easiest Mario game ever released by a fuckin' staggering margin. As much as I love the game I get bored on subsequent playthroughs because the game is just so goddamn simple and easy it's like I'm just going through the motions. I find both Galaxy 2 and 3D World to be a lot more engaging where the actual gameplay and level designs are concerned.
Absoludacrous
Member
I would have double dipped just to have it on my hard drive at $10. For $20 I'll just stop being lazy and put in the disc. Good deal for people who haven't played it yet though.
Goddamn, that is so true. The perceived dollar value and quality-worth of games has shrunk so massively. :'( I mostly blame steam sales tbh
It's not *that* easy. It's not the easiest Mario...I dunno, man. Not to 100%. Maybe the easiest 3D Mario to beat. But there are some pretty tough levels in there. I do think if you de-jankified SM64 and SMS those would be no harder for the most part. SMG has some tough levels here and there. I don't think SMG2 has any significantly different proportion of easier to harder levels IIRC. (3DL and 3DW also, if you're just talking about beating the game and not going for 100%.)
Lee Chaolan
Member
Wish you could play it with something other than a nunchuk, but a really good game.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
It's such an incredibly common game that anyone could buy a used copy for $10 max though. Releases like Trauma Team make more sense than something you can get physically for less (in Canada. Again, our price on eshop will be $24.99)
Are you basing this on the bare minimum number of stars needed to complete the game or are you factoring in all 242(?)stars? If it's the latter, I disagree wholeheartedly.
El Sabroso
Member
hope they release SMRPG as well, I envy you EU
evilromero
Member
Add me to the camp that wants a re-release in HD. Hell, I'd buy them one at a time just to get it in 1080p at 60fps. The games are worth it. Galaxy 1, 2, Sunshine, Metroid Prime and done. I'd rebuy all those with the HD treatment.
Also, the promo of getting the games at $9.99 was a great incentive. I wish they'd bring that back.
Also, the promo of getting the games at $9.99 was a great incentive. I wish they'd bring that back.
MillionStabs
Banned
But... Muh hard drive.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Yeah, this is a bit of a "I wanna see the receipts" moment.
Shit gets bonkers in the second half of the game. I.E. the second batch of 121 stars.
I'm tempted to pop my disc in and play it this weekend, but I've done that so many times over the year but never gotten past the first two domes. Sometime I'll have to go for another 200% completion.
Solid Samus
Banned
Almost every last one of Galaxy's legitimately tough stars are near the end. (Kind of like in every 3D Mario game.) Doesn't change that the overwhelming majority of them are incredibly, incredibly, incredibly easy and straightforward. Practically babby's first 3D Mario. Maybe it's just me.
Galaxy 2 brings a much more consistent level of challenge to the table throughout the game. I don't feel like the game is practically playing itself while I ogle awesome space backdrops like how it feels when I play Galaxy 1. You're probably right that removing the jank from Super Mario 64 would make it into a much easier game, though. Been replaying that game lately and hoo boy, shit can get pretty silly sometimes with those controls and that camera.
I'm basing it on the latter, alright. Galaxy 2 is the one that had 242 stars btw. Galaxy 1 had 120 and they were mostly easy as sin.
uhh
Comet Bouldergeist.
Luigi's Purple Coins.
Motion sensing pinball.
Baron Brrrr.
MAYBE that toybox galaxy.
That's the hard part. Honestly can't remember shit else from that game that I can't stomp in one single run.
Voysa Reezun
Banned
Super Mario World is much, much easier than Galaxy. Or were you only talking about 3D Mario games?
I think it's a combination of steam sales, mobile/free to play and huge AAA games dropping to $39.99 within a couple of months of launch.
Nintendo avoids all of that shit and only drops prices on their classic, first party games years after release.
if you're hesitant on spending $20 on one of the greatest games of all time, you're crazy.
Wrong. Did you forget Luigi's playthrough?