The marketing for this game has been a bit needlessly confusing.
They should really focus on advertising those 7 big boards, but they keep focusing on the minigames for some reason (I get it 110+ minigames is a lot, but the minigame quality in the entire franchise never tanked, the boards did)
The initial trailer made it seem like the motion controls were forced and I saw a lot of bummed reactions about it. Now we know it can be controlled by Pro Controller. Great.
The title itself is just… confusing? The only similarities I can make out between this game and Super Mario Party is the large character roster and (a few) motion controlled minigames.
Most of everything else that game established which was problematic (grid-like boards, 10 coin stars, partner party) seems to be gone.
Seems much more similar to Mario Party Superstars across the board (no pun intended)