Mario's big daddy Miyamoto-san explains that Galaxy 2 will be geared more to the experienced gamer...

Well what can be said about Super Mario Galaxy? Arguably the best game to release so far in this generation and certainly the most finely-crafted Wii gem. If there was one thing that a select few of critics had to say against the game's favour though, it was that the game could have offered something more in the way of a challenge to experienced players (though we at N-Europe suspect those people never did achieve the 241 Stars count).

But even those critics have one more reason to be hyped for the sequel, as general director and all-round demi-god Shigeru Miyamoto has gone on record with Nintendo Power to promise veteran players more of a challenge with Galaxy 2.

"I do believe that there is a lot here to appeal to the more veteran and more experienced gamers, and I think it's a title that they will obviously enjoy, but I really took it into consideration and tried to do our best to create a game that's accessible to new gamers as well. And, you know, we also built it with consideration that we believe that people who played through the first Mario Galaxy have become better players."

With more focus on physics and time-based puzzles as well as the inclusion of Yoshi, we can certainly imagine Miyamoto-san can deliver a game that not only offers a tougher difficulty than the original Galaxy, but also an even more engrossing title all round. We have every faith in Nintendo to do the unthinkable and trump Wii's current magnum opus.

But what do you think? Did Galaxy need a steeper difficulty and are you now more pumped for the sequel? Be sure to leave your comments below...