Super Mario Galaxy Message Board

#opinion One of this morning's Internet dramas involved Randy Pitchford, head of Borderlands development studio Gearbox Software, complaining about the website MCV's condemnation of a reference to a "girlfriend mode" for Borderlands 2. The "girlfriend mode" is not an official mode in the game, nor does it appear to be an official name, but it was used by the game's lead developer in an interview with Eurogamer to refer to a new option to allow inferior gamers to play co-op with more skilled players. More »

#quotable Video games as cinematic blockbusters? Sure. Video games as texts? I've heard that one too. More »

Starting Oct. 23, Nintendo is releasing a black Wii bundle that includes New Super Mario Bros. Wii, a Super Mario Galaxy soundtrack CD, a black Wii-mote and Nunchuk. Yours for $149.99. More »

Nintendo said today it will soon release four additional Wii titles through its "Nintendo Selects" discount program...

#miyamotosays The first real Mario game for Nintendo's new 3DS will be out this year, according to creator Shigeru Miyamoto. And it looks like we'll get our hands on the game simple known as Super Mario at E3 in June. But wait... there's more! More »

#fanart Swedish artist junkboy, who we first saw turning new games into old ones and is now on the development team at Minecraft developers Mojang, hasn't let his new job interfere with the old one. More »

#music Super Mario Galaxy has a rather impressive orchestral soundtrack. Composer, violinist, and cosplayer Diwa de Leon makes it even more impressive by performing it all by himself. More »

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#republished You could say that video game music is becoming much more epic as the years go by. More »