The New York Times has recently written an article asking if Super Mario 3D World could make the Wii U a popular console. The writer behind the piece says that while he has a brand new Xbox One and PlayStation 4, he has been playing Super Mario 3D World on Wii U instead. He then went onto say that the Wii U is the only new console with a video game worth playing at the moment. However, it should be noted that the Wii U has been out roughly a year and the new consoles have only just launched.

But the Wii U is also the only new console with a video game worth playing. Super Mario 3D World, which went on sale Friday, is the best Mario game in years. It’s not just the best game for the Wii U, it’s the most entertaining game that has been released this fall for any system. (To a calendar pedant, Grand Theft Auto V went on sale in the summer.)

Now, with Super Mario 3D World, Nintendo has at last delivered the kind of game for the Wii U that its players probably expected from the outset. Like the best Mario games, Super Mario 3D World is a surreal celebration of play and exploration. It’s a dazzling display of shifting perspectives, with an inventive use of light and shadow.

But for the first time, you need a Wii U to play one of the year’s best video games. For beleaguered Wii U owners, that’s probably enough.