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Voice of Mario returns to London.

Nintendo's announced a midnight London launch for Super Mario Galaxy 2 next Thursday, 10th June [game's out Friday, 11th June -Ed].

GAME's Oxford Street store will be the location and Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario, the celebrity.

The event starts on Thursday evening at 11pm and ends on Friday morning at 1am.

The first 50 people to arrive dressed as Mario will get a goody bag. Martinet will be signing games and posing for photos throughout the evening.

Charles Martinet popped down to the Eurogamer Expo last year to say hello and even commandeer the PA system as Mario.

Nintendo's predicting "Mario mania" at the London launch.

Additional events will take place in Birmingham (Gamestation, New Street), Leeds (Argos, The Gantry), Glasgow (HMV, Buchanan St.) and Dublin (Smyths, Blanchardstown Centre) over launch weekend.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 scored top marks here on Eurogamer. Read our SMG2 review to find out why.

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JeroenZM #1 2 years ago

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I love Martinet, but is it weird that I sometimes wonder how the late Captain Lou Albano would've given his take on Mario in a videogame?
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Jonathan_Fakenham #2 2 years ago

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19th? So the midnight launch is 8 days later then?
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harzo #3 2 years ago

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Its-a-meeee, Mariooooooo!
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Floppy #4 2 years ago

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Do you think it would be out of order to ask my wife if she wouldn't mind me travelling to London to get my copy of SMG2 signed by Martinet... on the expected due date of our first child? O_o
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Boomerang #5 2 years ago

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Only if you ask her to also dress as Mario so you can get a goodie bag.

Edited by Boomerang at 03/06/10 @ 11:38
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alcides #6 2 years ago

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OH MY GOD that game is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD I couldn't believe it!!

I've hardly come through the first four worlds, and it's already blown my mind!! Now THIS deserves top marks! And a Twix.
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nuanimal #7 2 years ago

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Hurray for Gamaxy!
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Evolution #8 2 years ago

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He was on Dutch radio yesterday!... Quite bizarre really.
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cherryuk #9 2 years ago

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He should insure his vocal cords - his balls will drop one day!
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LazyDan #10 2 years ago

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It must be a nightmare being his friend. Imagine going on a road trip with him...

"Right, should we stop off at a service station?"
"WEEGEE WANT TO GO SOMEWHERE NICE, WAHOO!"
"YOU SHUT UP, YOU GODDAMN FREAK."
"Mama-mia!"
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Bertie Verified Senior Staff Writer, Eurogamer.net #11 2 years ago

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Sorry about the date mixup and the typo. News story fail
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Boomerang #12 2 years ago

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Bert, can i suggest creating a clicky button of sorts that launches a comments pop-up or page for each article that we can use to report inaccuracies and typos/grammar? Currently seems to rely on staff reading the comments, and in a timely manner, which doesn't always happen. Would help you guys be appraised of anything that needs attention accurately and quickly i feel.

Also, ban nikexyz10000 please, thanks.
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