This game was realeased in North America on November 15, 2009. It is one of the first Mario consle Platformers since Super Mario World for the SNES!

My thoughts: The plot is somewhat stale though compared to the other Mario games.

Spoiler:
	It starts off with Princess Peach's birthday, and she invites Mario, Luigi, and a Blue and Yellow Toad (the 4 playable characters), then all of a sudden, Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings jump out of the birthday cake and capture Princess peach! it is up to the 4 heros to save her!

Gameplay: 9 out of 10: The gameplay was like a classical Mario Bros. game. Kind of reminds me of a hybrid of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World with the use of mini games, and the return of the jump spin and Yoshi. Getting extra lives and power-ups is somewhat easy for the average gamer in my opinion. All you have to do is backtrack the levels and preform a infinate life trick or getting power-ups in world 1, then going to world 7 to use them.

Origionality: 10 out of 10: It is really hard to find origionality in a platformer like the Mario Bros. series, but somehow, Nintendo prevailed again! The multiplayer is fun, and can help you strategize on certain courses! You can work together, or fight for coins and power-ups by throwing each other off the platform! The new power-ups are great too! The Penguin Suit can make you slide far distances and swim fast like a penguin! It also allows you to shoot ice balls to freeze your foes in ice blocks to use as a weapon or a block to reach far distances. the Propeller Suit can make you twirl in the air temporarly.

Controls: 9 out of 10: The game uses the Wii remote on its side (like an NES controler) or you can use a knumchuck accesory as well. There are certain courses where tilting or shaking the remote is needed. The controls are very easy to master if you played nintendo platformers for years. The reason i have it a 9 was because it cannot use the Classic Controler. i know the sensor bar cannot sence you shaking or tilting it, but it would make a great feel for people who played Super Mario World a lot!

overall: 9.5 out of 10: this is a for sure addition to your Nintendo collection!

Ever notice how everytime Princess Peach throws a party, she gets kidnapped? lol
Classic Mario.

Yeah, this game is 9/10.
I have it, and its pretty fun. But extremely hard! At least for me.
And I thought the one for DS was hard!

lol! so true! Peach should TOTALY think about getting better security! if NO ONE in the ENTIRE Mushroom Kingdom didnt notice a HUGE FLYING PIRATE SHIP THE SIZE OF THE CASTLE right next to the castle itself, I think Peach should consider hiring Link to protect her!

Great review...Love this game you can play with friends or play against them and trow things at each other, Its fun=]

It's good, but it can get boring. I love picking up my friends, and going in a bubble if im about to die. It has many challenges, and is quite good. 8/10.

Great Mario Game, even though i like super mario galaxy 2 more, i still would give this a 8/10

Great game the final fight was a great surprise

Oh and Dinomen12 Salamence is my favorite pokemon.