Good news if you were looking forward to Super Mario Galaxy 2: the next 3D Mario platformer will be out on May 23, as Nintendo has just announced. I don't know about you, but that's definitely sooner than I expected, and I couldn't be happier about it. Nintendo broke the news at their 2010 Media Summit in San Francisco a little while ago, and more information about the game should be hitting the interwebs soon.

According to Nintendo's press release, SMG2 "is loaded with entirely new galaxies and features to challenge and delight players... Mario can pair up with his dinosaur buddy Yoshi and use his tongue to grab items and spit them back at enemies. Players can also have fun with new items such as a drill that lets our hero tunnel through solid rock."

With Super Mario Galaxy 2 hitting less than a month before E3, I can't help but wonder what else Nintendo has got up their sleeve for the rest of the year. Even though I'm not in San Francisco right now to get a hands-on, I'm hearing really great things, and I can't wait to see more. Stay tuned for more Nintendo news.