Super Mario Galaxy 2

Super Mario Galaxy 2 (スーパーマリオギャラクシー2) is an upcoming video game in development for the Wii console. It is the sequel to Super Mario Galaxy. Super Mario Galaxy 2 was announced at the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) and will be released in 2010.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 was revealed at Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009, citing itself as the first time a second full-3D Mario platformer title has been made for a single Nintendo console. Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto states that the team had originally planned just to do variations on the original game's planets, but over time thought of all new ideas. The game is said to have 90% new levels, with the rest being previous levels with new objectives. In Miyamoto's private conference, it was stated that the game is very far along in development, but its release is being held back to 2010 due to New Super Mario Bros. Wii being released in 2009. In an interview with Nintendo of America President and CEO Reggie Fils-Aime, he stated that the game would be more challenging than the original. Miyamoto said in a Wired interview that the game would have less of a focus than the original on the plot.

Gameplay is similar to Super Mario Galaxy, with a focus on platforming based on and around 3D planets of varying sizes and landscapes. Power-ups such as the Bee Suit will be making a return, along with the Launch Star for interplanetary navigation, and the Airships operated by Bowser's son Bowser Jr. in its predecessor.

Mario will be able to ride the bipedal dinosaur Yoshi like he did in Super Mario Sunshine, and can use his tongue to swing across gaps, as well as eat different fruits that give him different powers (also seen similarly in Sunshine), such as the ability to inflate like a balloon and float, as well as speed boosts. While the player retains the ability to collect Star Bits with the blue Star Pointer from the first game, while riding Yoshi the Star Pointer is replaced by a red dot, which allows the player to also aim and control his tongue.