Super Mario Sunshine (スーパーマリオサンシャイン, Sūpā Mario Sanshain) is a platform game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube. It was released in Japan on July 19, 2002, in North America on August 26, 2002, and in Europe on October 4, 2002. It is the first 3D Mario platformer since the release of the predecessor, Super Mario 64, six years earlier. Super Mario Sunshine's successor is Super Mario Galaxy, which was released for the Wii in 2007.