Indeed, this game (along with the NSMB U for $300) is what put me over the top as far as pushing me to finally buy a Wii U. Gonna pick it up the bundle within the next few days or so, as soon as I cash my paycheck. I'm excited to finally check this game out, I'll be giving my impressions as soon as I do. Looks like they took 3D Land, which was already awesome, and gave it a dose of roids.. Looking forward to getting lost in the home console Mario bliss again, which has been sorely lacking in the last several years.
So far, based off what I've seen, this looks like the best 3D Mario title since Mario 64. It's like they took the best attributes from 3D Mario and mixed it with the best attributes from 2D Mario and fused them into an epic single and multiplayer platform. The only thing that bugs me a bit, is the fact that, similar to 3D Land, you can basically "cheat" your way to the end with the white tanooki suit, though that's not a huge factor to me, as you can just decide not to resort to using it.