Super Mario Galaxy - Unreleased Trailer (April Fools')
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 4:38 am
I'm a journalist for one of the leading video game websites. Several years ago during E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo), I was covering Nintendo's press conferences and was one of the first to watch an early trailer of the much hyped Wii game Super Mario Galaxy. Apart from the innovative gameplay, an aspect of the trailer that stood out was the music: a kinda catchy tune about flying that seemed to fit perfectly with the game itself.
Several months later when official trailers were released to the public, I was surprised to find that Nintendo had chosen to do away with the song they played at E3 and go with their traditional type orchestral Mario themes instead. I looked into it and think that they had run into problems with the song they chose; without knowing the details, I would guess that either there were licensing issues or Nintendo's marketing department felt the song didn't convey the right image. Whatever.
Anyways I forgot about the song until a few months ago, when Soul Asylum played a show in my hometown and I found my way to this site. After surfing around for a while and listening to some samples on iTunes, I was surprised when I happened to come across the tune I had heard in that old trailer: "Levitation" by Dave Pirner, from a recommendation. I didn't know that he was that guy who sang for the band, I remember him with the dreads.
Anyways, knowing the trailer would probably interest you and other Nintendo fans, I put the trailer up I had from an old office press kit on Youtube. so here's the rip of the original "Levitation" trailer for Super Mario Galaxy. Enjoy!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMZO2n_hWrY[/youtube]
Several months later when official trailers were released to the public, I was surprised to find that Nintendo had chosen to do away with the song they played at E3 and go with their traditional type orchestral Mario themes instead. I looked into it and think that they had run into problems with the song they chose; without knowing the details, I would guess that either there were licensing issues or Nintendo's marketing department felt the song didn't convey the right image. Whatever.
Anyways I forgot about the song until a few months ago, when Soul Asylum played a show in my hometown and I found my way to this site. After surfing around for a while and listening to some samples on iTunes, I was surprised when I happened to come across the tune I had heard in that old trailer: "Levitation" by Dave Pirner, from a recommendation. I didn't know that he was that guy who sang for the band, I remember him with the dreads.
Anyways, knowing the trailer would probably interest you and other Nintendo fans, I put the trailer up I had from an old office press kit on Youtube. so here's the rip of the original "Levitation" trailer for Super Mario Galaxy. Enjoy!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMZO2n_hWrY[/youtube]