Nintendo Wii Hints, Cheats, Tips & Tricks

Hint: Extra Lives

Because you start each game with only four lives (after shutting the game off and turning it back on), you might be in need of some extra lives upon rebooting the game. You can usually get five right off the bat from Toad (he’ll run around with a letter above his head, symbolizing a letter from either Luigi, or more likely Peach). There are four more strewn around the Observatory that you can acquire, however:

1. On the moving green platform below the core.
2. Under the stairs leading to the kitchen.
3. Right at the top of the observatory. (Once the Red Star is unlocked)
4. Underneath the entrance to the gateway to the stars. (Once the Red Star is unlocked)

Hint: Second Player

If you have a second Wii controller, you can have a friend play along with you. While there won’t be a second player on-screen, you will have a second cursor to use. This means that Coins, Star Bits, and the like can be collected by the second player. There’s also some functionality in controlling Mario’s jumps.

Unlockable: 121st Star

There’s actually 121 Stars in the game, not 120. To get it, you must first have all 120 Stars. This unlocks Luigi. Beat the entire game with Luigi, defeating Bowser at the end. After this, a new galaxy will be unlocked. Finish this final galaxy to get the 121st Star.

Unlockable: Death Count

The Grand Finale Galaxy, which is the secret galaxy that can be unlocked after 120 Stars are gathered with both Mario and Luigi, holds another secret. Once the final Star is acquired with both characters in this galaxy, you will be able to see your death count on your save file. This will allow you to see how many times you died while playing the game with both Mario and Luigi.

Unlockable: Luigi

Here’s how to get Luigi. First, get all 120 Stars in the game. Then, return to Rosalina (on the Comet Observatory) and request to fight Bowser one last time. Defeat him and let the credits roll. Thereafter, a message will appear telling you Luigi is a playable character.

Grand Finale Galaxy

Collect all 120 Stars with Luigi, and defeat Bowser to unlock the Grand Finale Galaxy, which is the Star Festival seen in the beginning of the game.

Homing attack

Spin in mid-air, then immediately press Z to hit the nearest target.

Buoy Base Galaxy: Pokemon reference

Above the tower where you collect the Blue Star Pieces in Buoy Base Galaxy is a little planetoid that is a sphere with two red panels on top and a lighter bottom with a screw in the middle. It looks exactly like a Pokeball.

Pikmin reference in Space Junk Galaxy

One of the planets is shaped like Captain Olimar’s rocket ship that appeared in Pikmin and Pikmin 2.

Bonus levels (demo version)

At the main menu, hold 1 + 2 and press A + B to access two hidden stages.

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