Reggie thinks Super Mario Galaxy 2 is for the hardcore gamer

In a chat with IGN, Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime has said that the recently announced Super Mario Galaxy 2 will be more hardcore focused than the original that released in 2008.

We guess this means the stars will be a little more out of reach than usual, and not that the game will be The Lost Levels kinda hard – that game was pure evil!

“What Mr. Miyamoto has shared is that if the first Galaxy was maybe more inviting in terms of all the audiences, what Galaxy 2 is going to be is maybe a little more Nintendo fan / harder gamer focused. A little tougher,” said Reggie.

“The use of Yoshi makes it a little more challenging. We showed some of the snippets of some of the activities — it’s a bit more challenging. It’s going to be, if you will, for more of that passionate Mario fan who grew up getting challenged with Super Mario World. It’s going to be much more in that area.”

[Thanks, IGN]