Source: Kotaku

“I’d be surprised if it broke 1.5 million.”

These are the exact words spoken by the Almighty Mr. Lono just shortly after releasing our Spin Control article on Mario Galaxy. Well according to Nintendo, Super Mario Galaxy just sold a staggering 500k copies this past week in the US, making it the fastest selling Mario title of all time! Factor in Japan, Europe and the rest of the world and it puts the title at well above 1 million copies sold.

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Here’s a little snippet from the Nintendo Press Release:

REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 20, 2007 - Could Super Mario Galaxy™ be the best video game of all time?

If you ask critics and consumers, the answer is a resounding yes. Reviewers for video game and mainstream media alike are responding with high marks to the boundless sense of wonder and fun the game brings to both experienced and novice players.

Independent review-tracking site GameRankings.com now lists Super Mario Galaxy for Nintendo’s Wii™ system as the best-reviewed game of all time, and another review-tracking site, Metacritic.com, lists Super Mario Galaxy as having “Universal Acclaim,” with a score of 98 out of 100.

Now the number of copies sold may not be as impressive as Halo 3’s launch, but any title that sells one million copies in a week definitely deserves some recognition. Nintendo also didn’t whore out their mascot to every popular product on the face of the earth in order to shamelessly promote sales. With the Wii selling like it is and Mario being Mario, I wouldn’t surprised in the least if this game is labeled as the hottest selling Christmas gift this holiday season.

I’ve said it several times before and I’ll say it again: Please don’t badmouth this game until you’ve tried it. There’s a reason why every single reviewer and person that’s played it loves this game. Numbers don’t lie.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna go into hiding during my long Thanksgiving weekend and hope that Lono doesn’t see this article when he gets back from his cruise.

*Runs away while laughing in victory*

I’ve done my fair share of bashing on the Wii, but I’ll also be the first to admit when something great comes along. So without further ado, here is my comprehensive fully-deserved love-fest over Nintendo’s newest addition to the Mario series.

Here’s all you need to know: SUPER MARIO GALAXY IS THE BEST PLATFORMER EVER! Hands down, without a doubt, no arguments possible. This game is even better than Mario 64. That’s right, I said it. If you own a Wii, then you had better be dusting it off and popping this game in on Tuesday or else you are going to be missing out on the best single-player game that will ever be released on the console.

I was lucky enough to get a copy of the game 10 days before it releases here in the states (no you can’t borrow it) and I’ve been playing the crap out of it the whole time. I don’t know what it is about Shigeru Miyamoto, but that man, without a doubt, was born to create video games. We might as well start calling him Midas, because everything he touches is pure gold.

I’ve had several people ask me what I think of the game during the past week that I’ve been playing through it and surprisingly I’ve had a really hard time describing it, but eventually I was able to narrow it down to two simple words: Fun and Unique.

Let me explain after the jump.

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The latest round in the ongoing battle between two of the gaming industry’s biggest celebrities is set to kick off this November. I’m talking about Sonic The Hedgehog versus Super Mario. While Mario has stayed true to his Nintendo roots on the DS, Sonic has branched out to the PSP for this latest throw down.

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