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Mario madness at midnight

No jumping in the queue though

By Caleb Cox

Posted in Games, 11th June 2010 12:37 GMT

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Hundreds of Nintendo enthusiasts gathered at Game on Oxford Street last night, queuing for the midnight release of Super Mario Galaxy 2 [1].

Inside was Charles Martinet, the voice behind Mario, signing new copies of the game and posing for photographs.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Too many mushrooms? Click the pic for a video clip [2]

Eager fans, many of whom arrived in impressive home made costumes, were offered free pizza while they waited.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

"Thank you, so nice."

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is released in Europe today, only on Nintendo Wii.