Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel are back on Nintendo Switch 2, but are Mario’s space adventures truly the peak of Nintendo’s 3D platformers?

We’re still baffled that Nintendo doesn’t have a brand new 3D Super Mario game already lined up for the Nintendo Switch 2. It didn’t even have an announcement for the franchise’s 40th anniversary and has instead opted to re-release the two Super Mario Galaxy games.

Admittedly, the 2D games and Mario Kart have proven far more successful, sales-wise, over the years, but the 3D entries are routinely regarded as among the best video games ever made and, especially compared to New Super Mario Bros., considered the more prestigious Mario adventures.

Rather than try to rack our brains figuring out Nintendo’s inscrutable logic, we’re instead reminiscing

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