I havent bought into the whole planet and star hopping gameply shown so far. I guess its outer space obstacle courses. I am probably hoping for the game that the beginning of that trailer represented... Mario 64 or DS style galaxy.

Maybe the Galaxy parts just help get you from planet to planet (level to level).... <-- wishful thinking

Review

I'll throw it on my xmas list. I'm just not in the mood for a platformer right now.

Mario looks really great this time out. Platformers are my favourite games so I'm really excited for this one. There is also Wiiconnect24 access, with achievements like in Metroid.

Going to have to exchange more friend codes! YAY!!!

In all the previews, it looks a lot like it was inspired by some of the better levels in Psychonauts. Which is pretty cool.

I was already planning on picking this up, but it's good to hear from all the reviews that the controls are flawless. Same week as Crysis and Kane & Lynch. Makes me seriously consider using up a vacation day or two next week.

I'm not the biggest platformer fan anymore (I essentially skipped, well, nearly all of them except Mario Sunshine and Psychonauts in the last generation of game consoles), but this is exactly the game I need right now.

I dunno, I think it's actually sort of brilliant. From the small amount I've read, listened and watched about the game, it seems like the setting gave them the excuse they needed to get creative and do bizzare, off the wall stuff with the environments and gameplay that wouldn't have fit with a more conventional theme, while still making things feel like a cohesive whole.

I've been trying to avoid watching too many videos, but from what I have seen (and read/heard) there is huge variety in the size of the worlds, as there is in the environments on each world and the kind of things you will be doing on them.

There was a tiny bit in the gametrailers review that made me a little excited.

Gaddammit I wasn't going to have to get a Wii for a long while still. Why can't the games just continue to be crap for another year?

I watched the GameTrailers review and I'll be honest:

I want this game. NOW.

Ok...been playing for the last 2 hours...it's REALLY good. Spoilers below in case anyone doesn't want to read them.
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In 2 hours, I've managed to collect only 4 stars, the first of which is an introduction level, and 3 of which are in the first galaxy. I can see this game requiring a large time commitment to fully play through, so I wouldn't be worried about the "small planet" issue. I haven't yet gotten to any level that gives me any of the fun suits, so no comments there.
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The game looks gorgeous. I'm not going to preface that comment with "for a Wii game" because it really does look amazing. It's Mario through and through, so if you don't like that art style, you won't like it in this game, but for fans, it's amazing. And for fans, there are lots of fan-service moments right off the bat. I had a big grin on my face the entire time I was playing. There's clearly a lot of creativity in this game.
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Lastly, the game controls extremely well. Everything is super responsive and I've never felt out of control of Mario. The only complaint I have is that my hands are a little tired because I've played the Wii so little since Zelda that I'm not used to holding the controllers. Extended playtimes will definitely require an adjustment period. The game also just asks that you adjust your thinking about platformers because of the different gravity on each planet. I'm always worried I'm going to fall of the edge as in previous Mario games, but then, I don't. I can even feel myself doing the "head-lean" as Mario runs around upside down and askew.

The game is just plain fun. It's not like playing Halo, which is also fun, but requires a certain amount of intensity. In Mario, I'm just exploring and not thinking about what's right around the corner, even though I'm eagerly anticipating the next scene. I'm not sure that made any sense, but whatever.

I'm happy to answer questions.

Nobody has leaked it early locally yet ... bunch of jerks.

Since giving up my WoW addiction, I am starting to jones for a Wii pretty bad. This does not make it easier... My wife was really encouraging me to stop WoW for a while, but now that I compete for TV time, she is rethinking the situation, HA!

Taken out of context but still made me laugh. And you heard it hear first, Wii Fit comes with a motion sensitive gravity hammer to keep those deltoids in shape!