Miyamoto talks Mario Galaxy

By Ellie Gibson Published 31 May, 2006

And how the remote will work.

Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed some more snippets of info about Wii title Super Mario Galaxy, including news of how it'll work with the remote controller.

Speaking to MTV, Miyamoto said that the biggest focus for the game "Is having different spheres or planets Mario can visit, with the idea being if the planet gets very, very large the scenery will look more like he's running across a plain.

"But if the planet is very small it looks almost like he's running around a ball. You can essentially run over the spheres almost endlessly."

The whole idea, Miyamoto explained, is that "You're moving in a 3-D space but without the typical camera issues that we've had in 3-D games in the past.

"What that allows us to do is take a game like Mario that has been a very jump-based game in the past, and turn it into a game that is more [about] Mario running around a lot and going to different places and kind of enjoying that."

And as for that Wii remote - well, according to Miyamoto, you'll be able to "Directly interact with things on the screen by pointing at them or clicking on something to get Mario to go exactly where you want to go.

"In that sense, I think it's going to allow for a much more intuitive camera system and much more intuitive control scheme that will allow people who have never played a 3D Mario game before to feel comfortable enjoying Super Mario Galaxy."

To learn more about Super Mario Galaxy, check out our preview.

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Comments (26) Latest comment 6 years ago

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  • ecureuil #1 6 years ago

    Sounds great.

  • Teeth #2 6 years ago

    Apart from having to scrub mario with the pointer to make him do certain moves, it sounds good.

  • plok #3 6 years ago

    Think this sounds great. I like the thought of 3D levels with no invisible walls as boundaries.

  • #4 6 years ago

    This is the game that originally sold the Wii for me.

    Those who played Yoshi's Island on the SNES will remember that boss battle on a tiny moon whereby moving Yoshi would have the entire background rotate around it.

    This game moves that whole concept of planets/satellites into full 3D. It just looks so fun!

  • Sko #5 6 years ago

    Sounds like Teeth is dreaming of a completely different game... one that doesn't feature your typical Mario game happy ending.

  • Kazzahdrane #6 6 years ago

    This sounds so good I made a little love-wee.

    Or should that be love-wii?

  • Tonka #7 6 years ago

    I can't wait. Has it been confirmed as a launch day title or is it launch window?

  • #8 6 years ago

    Looks like a crappy kids game to me.

  • richardiox #9 6 years ago

    must...resist..the..troll....

  • #10 6 years ago

    Launch "window" unfortunately Tonka. Miyamoto's saying within the first 6 months of launch I think.

  • smelly #11 6 years ago

    Im concerned about it being all running and no jumping. Surely without jumping its not mario?

  • ST.. #12 6 years ago

    Did any of the countless interviewers at E3 actually think to ask if this game was the fabled "Mario 128"? In which case it would have been in development for some years now and almost certainly should be a launch game.

    An article on IGN during E3 seemed to suggest that this game has only been in development for a few months.

    Any EG'ers know?

  • Teeth #13 6 years ago

    You wave the pointer over mario to make him spin jump / go between planets. You have to "scrub" it left and right over him to make him do the move iirc.

  • SIDEARM #14 6 years ago

    Sounds fantastic. Now when is lucasarts going to announce its re-releasing all its old SCUMM games with support for the wii remote. I cant think of a more perfect use for it!

  • Sko #15 6 years ago

    "Launch "window" unfortunately Tonka. Miyamoto's saying within the first 6 months of launch I think."

    I really hope it's sooner rather than later. Those vids over on IGN really have me itching for this. :)

  • Teeth #16 6 years ago

    "Teeth, no you don't, you shake the controller for the spin jump."

    Ah, ok. Still pretty lame, but you do have to scrub mario at some point right? I saw them doing it.

  • JonFE #17 6 years ago

    You scratch mine, I'll scratch yours :)

  • Jonathan_Fakenham #18 6 years ago

    These spherical worlds have been done before though, in Ratchet & Clank.

  • NthSimulachum #19 6 years ago

    There better be jumpin'. Mario ain't called Jumpman for nothin'.

  • Kay #20 6 years ago

    Of course there's going to be jumping, it's a platform game! Did you not see the E3 videos? :)

    This is sounding great, though I wonder if it would play just as well using a normal GC controller. Surely the Wii controller isn't necessary, and will just complicate things? I hope not.

    K

  • SirScratchalot #21 6 years ago

    This is the one game at E3 that really blew me away, mostly because I found Sunshine okay-ish but the gameplay vids of this made me want to play it more than most anything else.
    Edit: I'm sorry Bioshock, but I already knew you were going to be frigging ace!
    Edited by 1 at 31/05/06 @ 18:11

  • Psi #22 6 years ago

    hope the toast kings on one of them

  • space_ace #23 6 years ago

    spheres are the new portals!

  • Kami #24 6 years ago

    Mario and balls... hmm, there's a joke in there somewhere, just too damn late to find it...

    Still, it looks great - as does pretty much everything on the Wii (bar one or two exceptions... Project H.A.M.M.E.R. is a glorified tech demo, right?). Mario is a name people recognise, even non-gamers, so Mario WILL help sell the system.

    I only hope to goodness it ends up better than Sunshine.

  • Tonka #25 6 years ago

    There better be jumpin'. Mario ain't called Jumpman for nothin'.

    There will be jumping. Look at the vid in the top left corner of this page for about 15 seconds and your worries will be put to rest.

  • #26 6 years ago

    This is the one game at E3 that really blew me away

    You and me both - and doubtless many others too!! In-fact, if the Wii costs £150 and this game £30/35'ish (online or high st), I'll get the Wii for just this one game alone.

    IGN Wii have posted up some new pics, for those who haven't seen them already.