Go figure – Nintendo has just dropped a new piece of story DLC for a 16-year old game in Super Mario Galaxy 2. The game, which released as an enhanced port alongside Super Mario Galaxy late last year, has just received an update that – among some general fixes and adjustments – adds a whole new story to Rosalina’s in-game storybook.
To unlock this new story, players will need to have played enough that the Final Chapter is available in the storybook, and then clear any galaxy and earn a Power Star, as per the instructions in the patch notes below. Thankfully, you don’t have to earn a new Power Star, you can simply re-obtain one you’ve already cleared.
Super Mario Galaxy Ver. 1.4.0 patch notes (Released April 29, 2026)
General
- Several issues have been fixed and adjustments made to ensure a smoother gaming experience on both Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.
- A new story has been added to the storybook. Once Final Chapter is available in the storybook, you can read the new story by clearing any galaxy and earning a Power Star.
Without spoiling anything, this new chapter doesn’t really jump off of or play into any revelations or theories surrounding the recently-released Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which makes the timing of this sudden drop a little curious, but nice to see regardless. It’s simply a nice little, added closer to the game’s existing storybook chapters.
If you’d like to see the epilogue chapter for yourself, I’ve included a video (sans the lovely music for fear of Nintendo’s plumbers lawyers) below:
Alongside this, the music track from the newest chapter has also been added to the Super Mario Galaxy 2 playlist in the Nintendo Music app, and the fifth wave of icon elements from Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 has been added to the Nintendo Switch Online.
Born into the world of video games through SEGA, and in particular Sonic the Hedgehog, Kieron’s gaming tastes now consist of the latest, shiny AAA thing, an indie darling or two, and an embarrassing number of hours of Balatro.