Super Mario Galaxy 2/Controls

Wii	Action
	Move
	Center camera
	Crouch, ground pound
Shake or	Spin
	Jump
	Fire star bits
Point at screen	Activate pointer
	Rotate camera. Press up for first person view
	Pause

Yoshi

• Mount: Jump on Yoshi's back or spin next to him to mount him. You can then ride on him.
• Flutter Jump: Jump and press in midair to perform Yoshi's Flutter Jump, allowing you to gain some extra height and distance.
• Eat: Point at certain things with and press when Yoshi is close enough. Yoshi will shoot his tongue out at the target. Depending on what it is, this can have different effects. Usually he'll eat it. For certain things, Yoshi holds the object in his mouth, at which point you can point with and press to spit it out at something else. For some objects that are attached to the ground, Yoshi's tongue latches on to it, and then you can pull back on to pull on it. Yoshi can also swing from some objects.
• Head Shake: Shake or to make Yoshi hit things with his head. This usually has the same effect as Mario's Spin attack.
• Dismount: Press then to jump off Yoshi's back.

Co-Star Luma

• Grab coins and mushrooms: Press and hold to grab a coin or mushroom, release the button to give it to Mario. Grab enemies and shake to spin and stun them.
• Make sounds on Wii Remote: Press to make sounds on P1's Wii Remote. They differ depending on the direction you press. , , and makes sounds on your Wii Remote.