...wow
Mario 64 was so revolutionary because it was one of the first great 3D adventure game. While 3D adventures are nothing new now but SMG just feels like a continuation of where Mario 64 left off.
Story, who cares? Peach gets abducted, you have to save her, the end.
The graphics are actually pretty damn good for the Wii. It's by far the best looking Wii game out there. All the worlds are detailed, colorful and have a distinct charm to them.
The gameplay is your standard Mario affair. You have to find stars and jump on people to get to them. Its straight up fun and doesn't get old. Along the way you will find some pretty awesome powerups including FINALLY the fireball in a mario game besides a 2D one.
The controls are spot on and easy to use. They're a mix between motion controls and button controls. With the motion controls, they're responsive and on que, I've had no problems with them what so ever, and when you can say that about a wii game, you know that there was some serious attention paid to the development of this game.
Really anything past this is just filler. Nintendo knows how to make damn good games and SMG is a testament to that