Building comparison
head to head
Super Mario WorldvsWii Play
Neither is simply harder - they are hard in different places. Super Mario World demands more execution; Wii Play demands more reads.
Super Mario World
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Precise jump execution across fixed levels with secrets to memorise.
Wii Play
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Nine pointer-driven minigames bundled with a Wii Remote, from duck-hunt shooting to table tennis.
Super Mario World leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Wii Play leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Super Mario WorldWii Play
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 5
Super Mario World leans clearly harder on execution.
Super Mario World
Perfect inputs trivialise every jump, spin and cape flight
Wii Play
Pointer aim and timing carry shooting and ping-pong games
Reads0 vs 2
Wii Play leans clearly harder on reads.
Super Mario World
Scripted Koopas adapt to nothing
Wii Play
Two-player duels add slight mutual prediction
Variance1 vs 2
Wii Play leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Super Mario World
Levels are fixed; nothing hidden survives one playthrough
Wii Play
Find Mii crowds and target spawns randomise lightly
Optimization4 vs 2
Super Mario World leans clearly harder on optimization.
Super Mario World
Secret exits and route knowledge add a modest solvable layer
Wii Play
Minigames are too shallow to deeply optimise
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.