It's the dying breath of the New Super Mario Bros...brand/series/line? NSMB didn't need 2 games released in the same year. Wii ans DS were pretty good games, and while U has some good visuals, music, and level ideas, you can't help but just feel like you're physically playing the same game fundamentally just in slightly different levels. The NSMB platforming system is about as basic as you can get. I could probably play this game from a coma. That said, I can't hate it since one, it isn't trying to do anything so it can't fail spectacularly, and two, I think the game can be fun in fair doses. It's a solid game and kids for sure will get a kick out of it, and older fans too if they haven't happened to play any NSMB games.