There are the new multiplayer capabilities, detailed further in the review, but also the integration of the Super Guide feature that Shigeru Miyamoto has been talking about so much. In addition to the upgraded graphics of the Nintendo Wii and the new control scheme, which uses the Wiimote and the Nunchuk very well, the fresh Mario experience benefits from some pretty nice additions. Just don't forget to get as close as possible to the mind set of your early childhood before popping the disc in the Wii drive. for the Nintendo Wii is a worthy title with a solid foundation, great looking characters, mostly cool level design, which is a blast in single player and slightly confounding, yet enjoyable after a while in multiplayer. I'm firmly in this category and although my love for Nintendo and Mario has been severely diminished by Super Mario Galaxy and its contrived attempt at expanding to the stars, I still believe New Super Mario Bros. Rivals cannot even hope to compete when the product itself has a lot of well crafted mechanics and also delivers a heavy load of nostalgia to those who have been in love with Mario and his running and jumping ways ever since they were 6. Having the Mario name in videogaming is like having the Channel brand in fashion: you can actually slap it on an average product and still get bigger sales than other companies that try to put together a best selling perfume or aim to create the definitive 2D platforming experience.