@Pichu: The issue may be that the game hasn't changed at all, and if you have played the previous ones, there's no need to play this. That's how I interpret it.

I expected this. Same shyt, different toilet.

Exactly my point. 

That's a grip with Kart too, you know?

And it's not exactly the same as a shooter, since most shooters usually build on story or new weapons, environments and such, and they offer something "new" or try to.

This apparently was a "meh, re-run"-thing.

"why change something that's not broken and fun" => because people still would like some innovation or some evolution. 

Standing still is going backwards.

Im still getting it, though after it comes down in price. I'm an Animal crossing nut :P

I guess WiiSpeak, A city, Wiiconnect24 capabilities and Online play are just more of the same.

Honestly, I think most people saw this coming. I played the first one and liked it, but I have no desire to do it again. It wasn't fun in a way that would encourage buying the same game again. It was kinda fun to screw around with, but it wouldn't be able to hold my attention any longer.

I hope you like waiting years for a price drop.

Think the difference between Pokemon Red and Pokemon Yellow. Thats more akin to what this is like(not literal difference, obviously.) As much as I love Animal Crossing, just having a city isn't enough to warrent a full price purchase for me. DS had online. Also, yeah, I could easily wait years for a price drop on THIS game. I'm not excited about it at all right now, and after reading this, I'm even less excited. I'll still end up getting it next Christmas when its $30.

Wiispeak is gonna be absolutely painful from a consumer stand point http://gizmodo.com/5087928/nintendo-says-f-you-with-one+time+use-wii-speak-code

@Smoked: That sounds like the DS game, with the exception of the city part.