Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007 – Kicking off the holiday shopping season on the evening of Sunday, Nov. 11, a multitude of Nintendo fans lined up at New York’s Nintendo World store to be the first in the country to buy Super Mario Galaxyâ„¢, the highly anticipated new game for Nintendo’s Wii system. True to its heritage, Super Mario Galaxy continues the legacy of fun and joyful Mario games. Every few years, a Mario game sets a new standard for the video game industry. That new era began tonight.
Mario congratulates Julio Sarmiento, center, of New York, as the first consumer in the U.S. to purchase Super Mario Galaxy for Wii, early Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, at Nintendo World store in New York.
 
Parker Higgins, of New York, dressed as Nintendo’s Mario, waits to be among the first in the U.S. to purchase Super Mario Galaxy for Wii, early Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, at Nintendo World store in New York.
Aaron Lunning, 11, of New York, reacts as his mom Rachel Cohen-Lunning is among the first in the U.S. to purchase Super Mario Galaxy for Wii, early Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, at Nintendo World store in New York.