With Super Mario Galaxy (and its sequel) being one of the true must-haves of the Nintendo Wii, it’s no surprise that the space-faring Mario adventure series will get a stage of its own in the upcoming Wii U version of the new Super Smash Bros. title. Now, we can more or less rest assured that this will be the case.

In today’s official Smash Bros. website screenshot update, Kirby swings his trusty hammer. In the background, a marvelous array of blues and blacks create a stellar space background. Sakurai’s caption reads, \”Isn\’t Kirby drawn with a familiar artsy style?\” Fans of the Galaxy games should notice the white sheen on Kirby’s model. Kirby seems straight out of a Galaxy game.

If this does indeed confirm a Galaxy stage, it’s interesting that the stage itself may impose certain graphic styles when played on it. I\’m excited to see what other characters look like with the \”Galaxy treatment,\” if this is indeed a Galaxy stage as it seems to be.

Of course, my first question was not whether or not it was a particular stage, but if that aerial hammer will be improved from Brawl. Would be a nice buff for Kirby for that move to have less start-up time, at the very least.