You know, I don't trust most reviews of this game. Heck, I'm not sure I can even trust my own opinion of this game (not that I've played it yet). WiiSports was given a lot of fairly negative reviews too, and everyone knows how immensely popular it's become.
I think I've been a video game enthusiast for so long that I just can't fully appreciate simple (dare I say elegant?) fare like WiiPlay. My opinions on what makes a game "great" have been affected by decade or so of toggling through weapons, adjusting the camera, and quarter-circle, back, back low punches.