I'm looking forward to it. I recently started playing the original and literally just finished it yesterday, so this feels pretty well-timed.
I enjoyed it a lot, though I don't understand why, with such a large cast of existing characters, they always make Mario partner with no-names. You'd think they'd at least put Luigi or Yoshi in his corner, but instead you get ponytailed Bob-ombs, or a ragdoll that shoots lasers.