✅80%
New Super Mario Bros. Wii gets a little too much hate. It is a little cookie cutter compared to the first New Super Mario game, but it does have some differences and makes it feel different from the first. It introduces new mechanics too it and new enemies which enhance the experience. It gets rid of having secret worlds where you don't have to unlock a quarter of the game. The worlds are all good (except 7) and create a consistently fun experience. Bringing the Koopalings back was an excellent idea, as it made the boss fights less repetitive and give each world more of a theme as each Koopaling represents the environments and tone of the worlds. The best aspect of the game by far are the Bowser Jr. fights as they bring back the airship levels from Mario 3 and gives unique boss fights only capable on the Wii.
Like its predecessor it can feel a little generic in its level design. It doesn't try anything different in the platforming than the first which makes me understand some complaints of the game. I don't hate the level design as I do very much enjoy it, but there could've been more variety in here and more to standout from the first game. I also think it could've had more single player content outside of the base game. The first game had minigames for 1-4 players, this only has them for 2+. While it has a few slight issues, I think New Super Mario Bros. Wii is a really fun Mario 2D platformer and I recommend it to fans of the series and really just all gamers. It's a lot of fun and does a lot of things right, and adds more mechanics and the Koopalings to the base game. It does lack in other content, but what it gives you in the base game is so much fun to play and ends on a high note!
New Super Mario Bros. Wii gets a little too much hate. It is a little cookie cutter compared to the first New Super Mario game, but it does have some differences and makes it feel different from the first. It introduces new mechanics too it and new enemies which enhance the experience. It gets rid of having secret worlds where you don't have to unlock a quarter of the game. The worlds are all good (except 7) and create a consistently fun experience. Bringing the Koopalings back was an excellent idea, as it made the boss fights less repetitive and give each world more of a theme as each Koopaling represents the environments and tone of the worlds. The best aspect of the game by far are the Bowser Jr. fights as they bring back the airship levels from Mario 3 and gives unique boss fights only capable on the Wii.
Like its predecessor it can feel a little generic in its level design. It doesn't try anything different in the platforming than the first which makes me understand some complaints of the game. I don't hate the level design as I do very much enjoy it, but there could've been more variety in here and more to standout from the first game. I also think it could've had more single player content outside of the base game. The first game had minigames for 1-4 players, this only has them for 2+. While it has a few slight issues, I think New Super Mario Bros. Wii is a really fun Mario 2D platformer and I recommend it to fans of the series and really just all gamers. It's a lot of fun and does a lot of things right, and adds more mechanics and the Koopalings to the base game. It does lack in other content, but what it gives you in the base game is so much fun to play and ends on a high note!