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Everything is just all happiness and smiles for Mario and the Toad people when all of a sudden, BAM! The town gets attacked by none other than Bowser and ... HOLY SH*T! IT'S THE FLYING WAR SHIPS! No idea if you'll be actually able to fight on the ships (like in SMB 3) but just seeing them and hearing the Warship theme brought a splash of retro joy to my blackened heart.

I also liked the fact that when Mario runs by the Toads, what they say automatically pops up rather than you having to press a button to talk to them everytime. The video then goes on to show Bowser summoning a space ship and then taking the Princess's castle into outer space. The prologue ends with Magikoopa swooping down and blasting Mario off of the castle. 

Turns out Sir David has known about this since he "hacked" the game at Leipzig. Also, I am official excited for this game now. 


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ShadowXOR's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 14:12
ShadowXOR
That is beautiful...many don't agree but I find that to be 360 quality graphics (if the 360 game was also only running in 480p). Feel free to disagree...but I can't wait to play this on my 52" HDTV.
PetiePal's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 14:12
PetiePal
Yaaay flying ships!

I'm excited for the new Mario and Smash Brothers. And Mario Kart. ::sigh:: my wallet cries.
DanGale's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 14:15
DanGale
Maybe now we can stop the sub-par PS2 ports that have tarnished the Wii.

And like I said, that Bowser bit somehow reminded me of the skyscraper scene in Ghostbusters. When they're all looking to the sky and there's lightning everywhere. Anywhoo, this game looks all new kinds of awesome. I. DO. WANT!
BS3 Owner's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 14:15
BS3 Owner
Bowser now owns a Intergalactic Towing Company...
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 14:17
Cheeburga
Bowser is becoming craftier.
JACK of No Trades's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 14:19
JACK of No Trades
LOL 360 graphics

ian_esq's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 14:20
ian_esq
Wii, Eliminating unnecessary button presses one button press at a time
Neonie's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 14:22
Neonie
Lol oh wow they are bringing back a lot of old char's AND the ships. That is AWSOME.

Also: The princess got captured, WHO COULD OF FORSEEN THIS COMEING? Oh Noez! What a twist!
MaxVest's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 14:22
MaxVest
My favorite part is the panicked screams of the Mushroom Kingdom residents. Also, why does Peach speak English when her subjects at least write in Japanese? And if she learned English from Mario, wouldn't she speak it with an Italian accent?
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 14:27
Hamza CTZ Aziz
Cheeburga: LOL! You win one Internets.
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 14:43
king3vbo
Is it just me, or was Bowser chargin his lazer?
pakokonka's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 14:55
pakokonka
Must... buy... Wii!!!
Genki-JAM's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 14:56
Genki-JAM
Awesome!! Oh man this game is going to be so freakin' great! And after watching this I am also "official" excited.
wilbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 14:56
wilbo
need now!
and i cant believe thats the second time hes put peach into space!
(paper mario anyone?)
twentythoughts's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 14:58
twentythoughts
This gives me hope for an utterly awesome trek across moving airships. Don't let me down, Ninty!
Corak's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 15:08
Corak
Looks good, will definatly pick this one up.
Evil Cheese's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 15:33
Evil Cheese
Why did all the toads sound like they were pulling a Nelson on Mario when he ran by? I hope Luigi makes at least a cameo appearance in this one.

Also, already pre-ordered it.
robotplague's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 15:40
robotplague
Pre-ordered and waiting. Everything I've seen so far gets me absolutely giddy.
GagaMan's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 15:45
GagaMan
Was that...a tear of joy I just felt? Beautiful.
ShawnKelfonne's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 15:50
ShawnKelfonne
Wow... this is beautiful.
parrothead's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 16:00
parrothead
This looks great!! I can't wait. My only question is that the Japanese don't have a word for help? That is the only english word in the video.
scrape's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 16:21
scrape
It's going to be too long a wait before i can get my hands on this game.
LionheartAce's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 16:22
LionheartAce
For some strange reason I can't help but to feel overwhelmed with joy. Seeing Mario in the very beginning running happily is a nice touch in my opinion, you don't really see too much of that ever in a game.

The pirate ships are going to kick butt. 'nuff said.
SchickOuttaShape's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 16:22
SchickOuttaShape
wow that was EpicyEpicness!!! Peach's dress blowing in the wind, the (closest to) carnage and destruction of the Mushroom Kindgdom for real real!!! Wow this has me completely excited now.

Now if only the Koopa Kids came back. They were so awesome and creative, and thinking of them makes me cry whenever I see that little bastard Bowser Jr.
Sockapal's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 16:22
Sockapal
@Wilbo: I was thinking the exact same thing, Paper Mario again? Heh
JonDarkwood's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 16:54
JonDarkwood
Awesome. I can't think of a reason for them to bring them back instead of using something else, if they didn't serve some function other than cutscenes.
FingersTehHand's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 17:19
FingersTehHand
A fully orchestrated version of the airship theme = instant win!
dprime's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 17:24
dprime
Super Mario Bros. 3 is my earliest memory. When this epic comes out, I will have come full circle.
zardoz's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 17:28
zardoz
The quality of animation is stunning, some of the best videogame animation I've seen.
ZekeThePlumber's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 17:32
ZekeThePlumber
Wow.

This game needs to have Bowser and Tatanga team up and form partners in crime. That's at least what I thought when "Galaxy" came into play.

It's like everything old is new again and twice as awesome.
Kaikara's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 17:33
Kaikara
Looks very very good. If only Nintendo would release this and Smash Bros THIS YEAR in the UK then I'd pick up a Wii.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 17:43
Necros
That was awesome.

Third-party developers: you're officially on notice.
chobit's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 18:02
chobit
While it may not technically have the best graphics, I can honestly say that is the best looking game I have ever seen. Why can't any third parties \ or any other first party games for that matter \ pull off graphics like galaxy?
Imako's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 18:13
Imako
The whole thing looks great, but the voice acting (grunts?) seemed really off.
Rockman-X's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 18:46
Rockman-X
YES! The flying ships appear to be full-fledged levels...
check the Spin attack gameplay video, about 19 sec in. Just 3 seconds, but it is there!
zardoz's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 19:22
zardoz
@ chobit

Because game developers are lazy. If I was Nintendo I would seriously consider becoming an exclusive first party in house company. The way in which third parties have treated the Wii, really makes their existance on Wii a hindrance rather than a help.

360 and PS3 get the best teams third party support can offer, the triple A teams, they also get games which have a substantial budget behind them, the Wii gets the reserve teams, ports and low budget cash ins, then third parties wonder why their games don't sell well on Nintendo machines. It's been this way since the N64, and I don't think it's going to change, I really don't think third parties share Nintendo's vision, so they are not prepared to commit time and resources into Nintendo games.

Nintendo should realise this and set up a self sustainable software infrastructure, everyone buys Nintendo consoles for Nintendo games anyway, if gamers want third party games, they get the other consoles. Nintendo should stop kidding themelves that they are part of the third party scene. They are so obviously not.

So Nintendo, tell third parties to fuck off and stop pretending that they are in with the Wii, accept that you and you alone are fully commited to your unique console, then ramp up game development, become your own little industry, because Mario Galaxy is just embarrassing, absolutely nothing any third party has done or is going to do for the Wii, will come close. Yet I can confidently predict that the 360 & PS3 will absolutely rely on quality third party support which will push their console's to the limits.

Time to stop pretending Nintendo.
Chad Concelmo's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 19:44
Chad Concelmo
I am so happy right now. :)
BigKev's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 19:44
BigKev
Yes, thats totally smart. People complain about lack of decent third party support, so LETS KICK THEM OUT!!!

Also, i like how you put all the blame for shitty third party games on Nintendo. TIME TO STOP PRETENDING LOL!!
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 20:18
Fading Star
Dreams do come true....in my dreams.

This is so cool. Flying Ships!
brimtastic's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 20:40
brimtastic
I'm so excited aboot this game that I've decided to go dark. That is to say that from now on I refuse to look at any screenshots or videos, including this one. I didn't read any of the comments either, just in case of delicious spoilers.

But I did cream my jeans. That's right fellow nerds; splooging at the title of the post. Beat that (pun not intended, maybe).
TheBrain's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 20:54
TheBrain
Oh the music! The music makes me happy!
Gameboi's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 21:05
Gameboi
Incredible.... I can't wait to play this.
zardoz's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 21:29
zardoz
@BigKev

Learn to read mate, I'm firmly on the side of Nintendo, calling crap third party support 'lazy'.

Mario Galaxy shames the hell out of the pathetic efforts put out by third parties on the Wii.

Is that clear enough for you?

Also, you do realise that before the Wii became a huge hit, Iwata was contemplating cutting off third party support altogether, and seriously considering going it alone, I personally think it's a good idea and I wish Nintendo would just do it. Sony and Micrososft monopolise quality third party support, people buy Nintendo consoles for Nintendo games, so why the pretence?
Bluefusion's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 21:50
Bluefusion
Did the whole raining-comets-on-the-Mushroom-Kingdom scene strike anyone else as quite a shock for a Mario game? I think it is fair to say that we're all buying this.
brimtastic's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 21:54
brimtastic
brimtastic completely agrees with the zardoz; although I've never heard of the whole 1st-party-only console idea. Any delicious sauce on that one?

Anywho, the only reason I still cherish my Wiible now is for the Nintendo games. It is a grim day for the Wii when arguably the best (and prettiest) game around 2 months ago was a launch title that was originally a GC game :/
Iceciro's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 22:12
Iceciro
I would say that some third parties are trying though. I just think Nintendo should adopt a policy where they can veto games that suck massive amounts of dong.

Red Steel: Sorry Ubisoft, but you gotta get the controls down. can't endorse it yet.

Tenkaiachi 2: This is good. Good to ship.

Happy Feet: Not ever. GTFO.
NightDehumidifier's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 22:23
NightDehumidifier
I was expecting a parody of Independence Day where a big green light was gonna shine over the castle and vaporize it in a wave of hellfire and death. Well, subsitute hellfire and death with clever Nintendoized PG damage.
abortion's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 23:00
abortion
I wasn't very excited until I saw this video. Good Job Nintendo.
abortion's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 23:02
abortion
ALSO: If only Twilight Princess' opening could be this cool...
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/03/2007 02:04
Sharpless
Those airships made me splooge.
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