Well how do you think Shigeru Myamoto got all those moves programmed into Super Mario Galaxy?

Nintendo paired its video game character Super Mario with former Apollo astronaut Dr. Buzz Aldrin in preparation for the company’s upcoming Wii game, “Super Mario Galaxy,” which launches on Nov. 12. Prior to the game’s launch, a costume version of Mario attended a space training session in Las Vegas where he learned weightless moves like flying and spinning. As part of the game, Nintendo indicates, Mario travels in and out of gravitational fields by jetting from planet to planet to battle various enemies and aliens.

Stumble it!