Mario Kart Wii

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Mario Kart Wii is the latest installment of the Mario Kart series. Designed from the ground up for the Wii, a Wii Wheel is included in the package because Nintendo aimed that it would make it a more realistic steering experience. It is, however, compatible with other controllers as well. It features many classic Mario Kart characters as well as several new ones.

This game requires 23 blocks on the player's Wii system to save game data. Also, the game data can't be copied, so players are not able to transfer this game data onto another Wii. The Mario Kart Channel uses 78 blocks, but unlike the game data, players can actually copy the channel onto their SD cards.

Gameplay

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A host of racers plow through Mushroom Gorge.

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Pages 3-4 of the North American instruction booklet, providing diagrams for each type of control.

In Mario Kart Wii, up to twelve players race to the finish in a multi-lap race around a given circuit. Along the way, players may employ items, horseplay, and take shortcuts to earn first place.

Controlling

The main feature is the use of the motion sensing of the Wii Remote. By tilting the remote, players can steer their karts. Nintendo hopes to address some of the issues game critics faced with the first racing game Nintendo published for the Wii, Excitetruck, by making Mario Kart Wii compatible with the Wii Wheel. Since the Wii Remote is designed to be inserted into the Wii Wheel (as it is not an independent controller) players can also play without the Wheel. Mario Kart Wii can also be played using the Nunchuck controller, the Classic Controller or the GameCube controller.

Controls and actions of the game

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Drifting keeps the speed and also allows a momentary boost of speed.

• Accelerate: Holding the corresponding button, the kart will go forwards. Accelerating time depends on the type of the karts: Lightweight karts have a high acceleration, but low speed. Heavyweight karts tend to have a low acceleration, but a high top speed. Middleweight karts have an average top speed and acceleration
• Steer: Steering lets drivers move around corners.
• Brake: Braking slows the kart to a stop abruptly.
• Reverse: The character's kart will go backwards if the user holds the brake button.
• Look Behind: Players can look behind their kart. In this way, players can be alert from characters incoming to steal the player's place from the rear. This feature once appeared in Super Mario Kart.
• Drift: Drivers drift to keep the kart's speed and take corners much better, with the benefit of getting mini-turbos. The feature can be set to happen automatically or when a button is held.
• Mini-turbo: After drifting for a reasonable amount of time, varying on the vehicle used, blue sparks will erupt from the player's rear tires. Releasing the drift button gives them a short burst of speed. In a kart, players can keep drifting for longer periods to get orange sparks and a much more effective boost. A mini-turbo can't be performed when drifting is set to automatic. The player can also perform a "standing mini-turbo" by holding the brake and drift buttons at the same time. This technique can also be used on Automatic, but blue sparks will appear right from the start; taking less time to get a mini-turbo.
• Tricks: Players can pull off a stunt when they jump in order to gain a momentary mini-turbo. Players can perform a trick by flicking the Wii Remote or pressing the D-pad (on the GCN or Classic Controllers) in any direction when going off a ramp or hill. They do a stunt, cheer, and obtain a speed boost when landing.
• Wheelie: Wheelies can be performed only when riding Bikes; drivers can increase their speed when they lift up the front of their bike. While the driver holds the front of the bike up, s/he can hardly turn. The wheelie can be ended by braking, drifting, or waiting for it to run out on its own.

Modes of Play

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Luigi in a mirrored Mario Circuit 3.

• Grand Prix (1 player) In this mode, the player races against 11 other CPU players in quest to finish first. There are 8 cups to choose from, ranging from most to least difficult. The player earns points by placing within 12 positions (see chart below.) At the end of the cup, player with the most points wins.
• Time Trial (1 player) The player races for the fastest time on a selected course.
• Versus (1 to 4 players, up to 12 online) Players can race to their own custom settings, but it is otherwise relatively the same to Grand Prix.
• Battle (1 to 4 players, up to 12 online) Players team up with each other in a battle for the most points. Items only work against the other team. It won't have a effect to the players team. There are two ways to battle:
  • Balloon Battle: Get points by hitting opponents with the player's items. If the player looses 3 balloons, 1 point will be discounted.
  • Coin Runners: Get more coins than the other team. If the player hit a opponent, (s)he will drop half of his/her coins.
• Ghost Race (Mario Kart Channel, 1 player) A Time Trial race with ghosts made by players around the world with relatively the same skill level to the actual player.
• Tournament (Mario Kart Channel, 1 player) The player competes in a timed competition with specific goals (see list below). This mode serves as the replacement of Mission Mode from Mario Kart DS. New tournaments are posted twice a month.

Note: Grand Prix mode for 50cc using Karts, 100cc using for bikes only, 150cc using for Bikes and Karts and Mirror for Bikes and Karts. By winning all the tracks in 50cc or 100cc, it's possible to play with both bikes and karts. Mirror Mode is unlockable by gaining first place on all 150cc Grand Prixes.

Other information

• In this game additionally, both normal races and battles are playable online through the use of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (WFC). This is the second game in the series to utilize the WFC and the first to allow for online battles. Races and Battles will now cater up to 12 players via Wi-Fi connection [1].
• Just like Mario Kart DS, it is not possible to play Grand Prix with multiple players. Players can now only win trophies playing alone.
• In Battle Mode, the player can only play in teams.

Tournaments

A list of tournaments up to the current one can be found here.

Baby Mario collecting coins in Tournament Mode.

Mario Kart Wii introduced a new mode for the Mario Kart Series, entitled "Tournament Mode" (also known as Competition mode in PAL versions). Tournament Mode is somewhat similar to Mission Mode from Mario Kart DS. Tournaments can be played on the Mario Kart Channel, so long as the Mario Kart Wii disc is in the Wii. Tournaments require an internet connection, and WiiConnect24 to be turned on before they can be played. After a while, a tournament is retired to make room for a new one. However, the rankings of older tournaments can still be viewed on the rankings table.

Types of Tournaments

• VS. Race – A standard VS. race; however, race courses are somewhat altered.
• Time Trial – A standard Time Trial; however, race courses are somewhat altered.
• Numbered Gates – The player must drive through the gates in order, as fast as possible.
• Coin Collecting – The player must collect the coins on the stage as fast as possible.
• Boss Battle – The player must fight against a boss from Super Mario Galaxy These Tournaments are played on special stages.

Major Changes

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Peach using the Mach Bike in Coconut Mall.

While every previous Mario Kart game allowed for a maximum of eight racers on each course, up to twelve are on course at one time in Mario Kart Wii.

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Yoshi racing in Toad Factory.

In Mario Kart Wii, players can select twelve types of vehicles, six karts and six bikes for each of the three classes. Vehicles vary, depending on the character's weight type, and color schemes of every kart will also vary regarding to every character who is shown.

A notorious change of the game, is the removal of Snaking, which players tend to gain several consecutive mini-turbos after performing a powerslide. Performing a mini-turbo depends on how long a player can hold the button for drifting. However, there is a strategy to use drifting, something that has always kept on each Mario Kart game. This strategy involves managing the drifts to avoid losing speed..

Also, a new feature called "Tricks" or "Stunts" is now a part of gameplay. When player performs a trick, the player is able to gain a momentary boost of speed, which allows characters to do a few different things, such as grabbing an Item Box out of midair. One example of trick is pulling off acrobatics in air, which can be performed by shaking the Wii Wheel upward.

Motorbikes are vehicles in the game. Peach, Daisy and Rosalina are in an alternate outfit while riding the motorbike, as opposed to their traditional outfit while riding there karts. Motorbikes are better at tricks than karts.

Special Items, introduced in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, were taken out for being too unbalanced. Overall, Mario Kart Wii is based heavily on Mario Kart DS, and not really on Double Dash!!, but somewhat a little bit on that game as well.

Mario Kart Wii features a text chat in Online Multiplayer Mode. Users can send pre-written phrases to other users before the series of races starts. There is no facility for a user to type his or her own message. Also, the text chat is only available when racing or battling against Friends.

Point Spread Comparisons
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th
SMK + MK64 + MKSC GP	9	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–
MKDD + MKDS GP	10	8	6	4	3	2	1	0	–	–	–	–
MKWii GP	15	12	10	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
Grove-green bg signifies victory results (great clapping, character(s) cheering), best after-race music Yellow-limegreen bg signifies moderate results (mild clapping, moderate character reaction), same music in Wi-Fi as winner (different in MKDS GP) Normal bg signifies losing results, losing music In Super Mario Kart to Mario Kart Super Circuit, 5th or worse forces the player to retry the race. If the racer fares this badly three times, the Grand Prix must be started over. In Double Dash to Wii, the GP normally goes forth.

The Characters

A total of twelve Mario characters are available from the start, while twelve more can be unlocked for a total of twenty-four playable characters. [2]

There are three types of Characters.

• Small: These characters ride in Small karts. They have mostly a good acceleration and off-road ratio, but low top speed. By their weight, these characters can be knocked apart if they try to bump into other karts of superior weight.
• Medium: These characters ride in Medium-sized karts. Most of the karts show an average acceleration, weight and off-road.
• Large: These characters are defined by their strength, capable of banging apart other karts with low weight. They ride in Large vehicles, mostly featuring high top speed and weight, but showing low acceleration, handling, and off-road.

Starting Characters

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  Mario
  Medium
• 

  Luigi
  Medium
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  Peach
  Medium
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  Yoshi
  Medium
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  Baby Mario
  Small
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  Baby Peach
  Small
  New
• 

  Toad
  Small
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  Koopa Troopa
  Small
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  Wario
  Large
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  Waluigi
  Large
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  Donkey Kong
  Large
• 

  Bowser
  Large

Unlockable Characters

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  Daisy
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  Birdo
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  Diddy Kong
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  Bowser Jr.
  Medium
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  Baby Luigi
  Small
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  Baby Daisy
  Small
  New
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  Toadette
  Small
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  Dry Bones
  Small
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  King Boo
  Large
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  Rosalina
  Large
  New
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  Funky Kong
  Large
  New
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  Dry Bowser
  Large
  New

• Miis are also featured as secret characters with two different costumes to unlock - a racing suit and an outfit that varies depending on the gender.

How To Unlock

How to Unlock the Characters
Daisy	Win 150cc Special Cup or play 2,850 races
Birdo	Play Time Trials on 16 different courses, win 250 WFC races, or play 1,350 races
Diddy Kong	Win 50cc Lightning Cup or play 450 races
Bowser Jr.	Obtain at least 1 Star Rank for all 100cc Retro Grand Prix Cups or play 3,450 races
Baby Luigi	Unlock 8 Expert Staff Ghost Data in Time Trials, win 100 WFC Ghost Races, or play 3,150 races
Baby Daisy	Obtain at least 1 Star Rank for all 50cc Wii Grand Prix Cups or play 1,950 races
Toadette	Play Time Trials on all 32 different courses, win 1,000 WFC races, or play 3,150 races
Dry Bones	Win 100cc Leaf Cup or play 1,050 races
King Boo	Win 50cc Star Cup or play 750 races
Rosalina	Have a Super Mario Galaxy save file and win 50 races, attain at least 1 Star Rank for all 150cc Mirror Grand Prix cups, or play 4,950 races
Funky Kong	Unlock 4 Expert Staff Ghost Datas in Time Trials, win 25 WFC Ghost Races, or play 2,250 races
Dry Bowser	Obtain at least 1 Star Rank for all 150cc Wii Grand Prix Cups or play 4,350 races

Unlocking Outfits for Miis

How to Unlock Mii
Mii outfit A (Racing Suit, blue Mii logo)	Win the Special Cup in 100cc or play 1,650 races
Mii outfit B (Overalls/Dress, red Mii logo)	Unlock Expert Staff Ghosts on all 32 courses in Time Trial mode, win 5,000 WFC Ghost Races, or play 5,100 races

Character Bonuses

• Each character has their own set of bonuses that boost certain stats for their vehicles. Units are out of 30, so +3/30 is about an extra point out of 10.

• Legend

Sp = Speed

We = Weight

Ac = Acceleration

Ha = Handling

Dr = Drift

OR = Off-road

MT = Mini-turbo

Character Bonuses
Character	Sp	We	Ac	Ha	Dr	OR	MT
Mario	-	2	1	1	1	-	-
Luigi	1	2	-	-	-	-	-
Peach	1	-	2	-	2	-	-
Daisy	2	-	-	1	-	-	1
Yoshi	-	1	-	-	1	2	-
Birdo	-	1	-	-	-	1	2
Diddy Kong	-	-	1	-	1	-	2
Bowser Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Baby Mario	-	3	-	2	-	-	-
Baby Luigi	2	3	-	-	-	-	-
Baby Peach	1	2	1	1	-	-	-
Baby Daisy	2	2	-	-	-	-	1
Toad	-	-	2	-	2	-	-
Toadette	1	-	-	-	-	2	-
Koopa Troopa	-	-	-	1	-	-	2
Dry Bones	-	-	1	-	1	-	2
Wario	-	1	-	-	-	1	2
Waluigi	-	-	2	-	2	1	-
Donkey Kong	-	1	1	1	-	-	1
Bowser	1	2	-	-	1	-	-
King Boo	-	-	-	2	-	1	-
Rosalina	1	-	-	1	-	-	1
Funky Kong	2	-	-	-	-	1	-
Dry Bowser	-	-	-	-	-	2	2
Small Mii	1	1	-	-	1	-	1
Medium Mii	1	1	-	-	-	1	1
Large Mii	1	-	1	1	1	-	-

Tracks

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Wario races towards a steep downhill portion of Wario's Gold Mines.

Including both retro tracks, from all five previous games, and new tracks.

Race courses are divided into various Cups again: Mushroom Cup, Flower Cup, Star Cup and Special Cup for new courses and Shell Cup, Banana Cup, Leaf Cup and Lightning Cup for old courses. Notably, these are the same as Mario Kart DS.

New Courses

There are sixteen new courses in Mario Kart Wii.

Mushroom Cup

• Luigi Circuit
• Moo Moo Meadows
• Mushroom Gorge
• Toad's Factory

Flower Cup

• Mario Circuit
• Coconut Mall
• DK Summit
• Wario's Gold Mine

Star Cup

• Daisy Circuit
• Koopa Cape
• Maple Treeway
• Grumble Volcano

Special Cup

• Dry Dry Ruins
• Moonview Highway
• Bowser's Castle
• Rainbow Road

Retro Courses

These courses appeared in previous Mario Kart installements, much like in Mario Kart DS. This includes 2 courses from the SNES installement, 4 from the N64 installement, 2 from the GBA installement, 4 from the GCN installement, and 4 from the DS installment. All of these have been graphically updated and have some new details such as extra trees and ramps, and also new features such as jumps, pipe tricks, and even added shortcuts. These retro courses appear in the Shell, Banana, Leaf or Lightning cups.

Shell Cup

• Peach Beach (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)
• Yoshi Falls (Mario Kart DS)
• Ghost Valley 2 (Super Mario Kart)
• Mario Raceway (Mario Kart 64)

Banana Cup

• Sherbet Land (Mario Kart 64)
• Shy Guy Beach (Mario Kart Super Circuit)
• Delfino Square (Mario Kart DS)
• Waluigi Stadium (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)

Leaf Cup

• Desert Hills (Mario Kart DS)
• Bowser Castle 3 (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)
• D.K.'s Jungle Parkway (Mario Kart 64)
• Mario Circuit (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)

Lightning Cup

• Mario Circuit 3 (Super Mario Kart)
• Peach Gardens (Mario Kart DS)
• DK Mountain (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)
• Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart 64)

Battle Courses

Wii tracks

• Block Plaza
• Delfino Pier
• Funky Stadium
• Chain Chomp Wheel
• Thwomp Desert

Retro tracks

• Battle Course 4 (Super Mario Kart)
• Battle Course 3 (Mario Kart Super Circuit)
• Skyscraper (Mario Kart 64)
• Cookie Land (Mario Kart: Double Dash)
• Twilight House (Mario Kart DS)

Boss tracks

These are only found in Tournament mode.

• Galaxy Colosseum

Ghosts

In Mario Kart Wii, there are Normal Staff ghosts and Expert Staff ghosts. Beating the normal staff ghosts by a certain amount of time unlocks the Expert Staff ghosts. Unlocking Expert Staff ghosts can help unlock certain characters and vehicles in the game. Below are two tables: the first shows the Normal Staff ghosts, while the second shows the Expert Staff ghosts.

Normal Staff Ghosts

Course	Staff Name	Time	Character	Vehicle
Luigi Circuit	Nin*sato	01:29.670	Luigi	Sprinter
Moo Moo Meadows	Nin*YuNya	01:37.856	Baby Daisy	Booster Seat
Mushroom Gorge	Nin*Murak	02:16.110	Toadette	Quacker
Toad's Factory	Nin*Misa	02:22.480	Toad	Jet Bubble
Mario Circuit	Nin*==Kony	01:44.777	Mario	Sugarscoot
Coconut Mall	Nin*♪SiMO	02:30.764	Daisy	Sugarscoot
DK Summit	Nin*mokke	02:34.693	Donkey Kong	Standard Bike L
Wario's Gold Mine	Nin*morimo	02:19.585	Wario	Wario Bike
Daisy Circuit	Nin*Toki	01:56.822	Daisy	Daytripper
Koopa Cape	Nin*Rose	03:03.022	Koopa Troopa	Cheep Charger
Maple Treeway	Nin*pico	02:58.633	Diddy Kong	Classic Dragster
Grumble Volcano	Nin*Gorin	02:28.237	Dry Bowser	Offroader
Dry Dry Ruins	Nin*Kei	02:30.949	Yoshi	Classic Dragster
Moonview Highway	Nin*KOZ*	02:16.802	Peach	Standard Kart M
Bowser's Castle	Nin*YABUKI	03:04.836	Bowser	Piranha Prowler
Rainbow Road	Nin*Konno	03:05.895	Rosalina	Shooting Star
Peach BeachGCN	Nin*HIRO	01:34.233	Peach	Daytripper
Yoshi FallsDS	Nin*DoTak	01:16.461	Yoshi	Sneakster
Ghost Valley 2SNES	Nin*YOKO	01:06.595	King Boo	Standard Kart L
Mario RacewayN64	Nin*Ichiro	02:14.799	Baby Mario	Bit Bike
Sherbet LandN64	Nin*Sakat	02:48.651	Baby Luigi	Quacker
Shy Guy BeachGBA	Nin*Kato	01:45.568	Koopa Troopa	Cheep Charger
Delfino SquareDS	Nin*iwaco	02:41.807	Wario	Wario Bike
Waluigi StadiumGCN	Nin*NARI*	02:32.882	Waluigi	Standard Bike L
Desert HillsDS	Nin*Sako	02:10.233	Dry Bones	Bit Bike
Bowser Castle 3GBA	Nin*Fukuda	02:58.304	Dry Bowser	Standard Kart L
D.K.'s Jungle ParkwayN64	Nin*Matt	02:58.264	Donkey Kong	Phantom
Mario CircuitGCN	Nin*♪Miz	01:59.771	Mario	Standard Bike M
Mario Circuit 3SNES	Nin*iwaco	01:38.880	Baby Mario	Standard Kart S
Peach GardensDS	Nin*Ito.y	02:34.894	Baby Peach	Magikruiser
DK MountainGCN	Nin*♪msk	02:57.744	Funky Kong	Wario Bike
Bowser's CastleN64	Nin*GASK2	03:19.323	Bowser Jr.	Standard Kart M

Expert Staff Ghosts

Fast Ghosts
Course	Staff Name	Unlock Time	Time	Character	Vehicle
Luigi Circuit	Nin*Uta♪	01:26.394	01:19.419	Luigi	Mach Bike
Moo Moo Meadows	Nin*Tkym	01:34.160	01:25.909	Baby Daisy	Bullet Bike
Mushroom Gorge	Nin*Miki	02:10.875	02:01.011	Toadette	Mini Beast
Toad's Factory	Nin*GQO	02:17.653	02:05.593	Toad	Blue Falcon
Mario Circuit	Nin*fuyu	01:40.528	01:33.702	Mario	Sprinter
Coconut Mall	Nin*MUGI*	02:25.620	02:13.333	Daisy	Wild Wing
DK Summit	Nin*KOZ*	02:29.076	02:17.546	Donkey Kong	Flame Flyer
Wario's Gold Mine	Nin*♪Ryo	02:15.323	02:04.800	Wario	Flame Flyer
Daisy Circuit	Nin*Taeko	01:51.786	01:41.362	Daisy	Mach Bike
Koopa Cape	Nin*morimo	02:56.867	02:41.370	Koopa Troopa	Bubble Bike
Maple Treeway	Nin*MUGI*	02:51.684	02:37.812	Diddy Kong	Sneakster
Grumble Volcano	Nin*aki	02:22.856	02:11.852	Dry Bowser	Spear
Dry Dry Ruins	Nin*Akito	02:26.064	02:14.286	Yoshi	Sneakster
Moonview Highway	Nin*Koh	02:10.509	02:04.163	Peach	Mach Bike
Bowser's Castle	Nin*Masa	02:57.382	02:42.098	Bowser	Bowser Bike
Rainbow Road	Nin*Syun1	03:00.007	02:44.734	Rosalina	Jetsetter
Peach BeachGCN	Nin*Taeko	01:30.909	01:23.140	Peach	Dolphin Dasher
Yoshi FallsDS	Nin*FJ	01:14.072	01:09.175	Yoshi	Super Blooper
Ghost Valley 2SNES	Nin*sira〉	01:04.261	00:58.907	King Boo	Spear
Mario RacewayN64	Nin*Yuuki	02:10.069	01:59.053	Baby Mario	Mini Beast
Sherbet LandN64	Nin*FJ	02:42.536	02:28.356	Baby Luigi	Blue Falcon
Shy Guy BeachGBA	Nin*Matt	01:41.174	01:32.867	Koopa Troopa	Magikruiser
Delfino SquareDS	Nin*TARO	02:36.630	02:24.169	Wario	Honeycoupe
Waluigi StadiumGCN	Nin*♪Ryo	02:26.335	02:12.367	Waluigi	Piranha Prowler
Desert HillsDS	Nin*solami	02:02.358	01:52.686	Dry Bones	Tiny Titan
Bowser Castle 3GBA	Nin*A24	02:53.651	02:39.391	Dry Bowser	Flame Runner
D.K.'s Jungle ParkwayN64	Nin*Syun1	02:51.693	02:37.782	Donkey Kong	Flame Flyer
Mario CircuitGCN	Nin*Dai8	01:55.907	01:49.939	Mario	Wild Wing
Mario Circuit 3SNES	Nin*Shige	01:35.213	01:26.659	Baby Mario	Bullet Bike
Peach GardensDS	Nin*==Kony	02:29.793	02:16.777	Baby Peach	Mini Beast
DK MountainGCN	Nin*Miyam	02:52.100	02:38.130	Funky Kong	Flame Flyer
Bowser's CastleN64	Nin*Kentan	03:09.228	02:55.933	Bowser Jr.	Sneakster

Vehicles

There are 36 total vehicles in the Wii installment (Here can be seen all the karts and bikes [3]). 18 karts, 18 bikes, each divided into the 3 weight classes, making 6 and 6 available to each character, 3 and 3 to begin (thus making half of the vehicles unlockables. Each has 7 stats which are shown during character selection:

• Speed: How high the top speed of the vehicle is. This does not affect off-road travel.
• Weight: How heavy a kart is. With a higher weight, the player can knock lighter characters away by ramming them. Bikes are lighter than karts.
• Acceleration: How quickly the vehicle's top speed is achieved from a non-moving position.
• Handling: How tight the kart can normally turn. Usually opposes the drift rating.
• Drift: How tight the kart turns while using the drifting maneuver. Usually opposes the handling rating.
• Off-Road: How much speed the kart retains when off of the track. A low rating of this can cause a near-standstill for the vehicle.
• Mini-Turbo: When using the manual drift option, how effective a mini-boost will be. While all vehicles can perform a blue spark mini-turbo, only karts can execute a yellow spark mini-turbo.

There are six "types" of bikes and karts (as each kart has a bike with similar stats):

(Note: the type names are all conjecture. If someone has the actual names, please add them to this section.)

• Standard: These are well-rounded and are suitable for beginners. Examples would be the Standard Kart L or Standard Bike S.
• Speed: These are very fast and have a good drift, but have poor off-road and acceleration. Examples would be the Wild Wing or the Flame Runner.
• Control: These are rather slow and have low drifting, but feature excellent control and off-road, making them mirrored to Speed vehicles. Examples would be the Booster Seat or the Sugarscoot.
• Cruiser: These control similarly to Control types, but have more speed, acceleration, and drifting. However, they have less off-road and handling and are also lighter. Examples would be the Cheep Charger or the Classic Dragster.
• Rally: These vehicles are almost perfectly well rounded, but have great off-road in return for poor drift. Examples would be the Tiny Titan or the Zip Zip.
• Jet: Normally unlocked later in the game, these vehicles are incredibly fast and quite heavy, but are poor in all other stats. Examples would be the Sprinter or the Spear.

The following table includes: vehicles in order of class primarily and karts first, bikes second (small karts, small bikes, medium karts, medium bikes, large karts, large bikes). The last half of each of these six sub-sections are the way the vehicle drifts (whether it's an internal drift or an external drift) and the unlockables; the right-hand column describes the requirement to unlock it: if it is a single cup, it must be simply won. Each individual statistic is generalized into the following:

Very High High Mid-high Medium Mid-low Low Very Low

Two of the same color does not necessarily mean the stat is exactly equal.

Vehicle Stats
Vehicle	Sp	We	Ac	Ha	Dr	OR	MT	Drift Type	How to Unlock

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Items

Mario Kart Wii includes three new items: the Mega Mushroom, the POW Block and the Thunder Cloud. Items can be earned by driving through Item Boxes on the courses, just like in previous games. Once a player has done so, an item will be selected via the Item Roulette. In general, players tend to obtain a weak item as a banana or a green shell when they are in first. However, if players are in second or a lower place, obtaining a powerful item such as a red shell or a thunderbolt is more frequent. Usually, the lower the place of the player, the rarer and more powerful the item they get.

• Banana
• Triple Bananas
• Red Shell
• Triple Red Shells
• Green Shell
• Triple Green Shells
• Mushroom
• Triple Mushrooms
• Golden Mushroom
• Mega Mushroom
• Fake Item Box
• Blooper
• Bob-omb
• Thunderbolt
• Thunder Cloud
• POW Block
• Star
• Spiny Blue Shell
• Bullet Bill

The player can also decide what type of items can be obtainable during a race. The options include as follows:

• Balanced - The default option. This gives everyone items depending on what position they are in and how far behind they are. Extreme items may not be as common.
• Aggressive - Each player gets items pertaining to what place they are in. Green Shells and single bananas are rare while extreme items become more common as the player progresses to last place.
• Strategic - Extreme items are unavailable. Weaker items take head-forth and last place gets better but not extreme items.
• None - No items at all.

Voice Cast

• Charles Martinet – Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi
• Sam Kelly – Princess Peach, Baby Peach, Toad, Toadette
• Deanna Mustard – Princess Daisy, Baby Daisy
• Kenneth James – Bowser, Dry Bowser
• Caety Sagoian – Bowser Jr.
• Mercedes Rose – Rosalina
• Takashi Nagasako – Donkey Kong
• Katsumi Suzuki – Diddy Kong
• Toshihide Tsuchiya – Funky Kong
• Kazumi Totaka – Yoshi
• Ayumi Nagao
• Fumihiro Okabayashi
• Hitomi Hirose
• Katsuhiro Harasawa
• Takuya Sato
• Tomo Adachi
• Tomoyuki Higuchi
• Yuko Kaida

Official Artwork

Characters

• MarioKartWii2.jpg

  Mario
• MarioKartWii.jpg

  Mario
• Mariokartwii.marioart.jpg

  Mario
• LuigiKartWii.jpg

  Luigi
• PeachKartWii.jpg

  Peach
• Mariokartwii.yoshiart.jpg

  Yoshi
• Mariokartwii.toadart.jpg

  Toad
• Mariokartwii.babymarioart.jpg

  Baby Mario
• Mariokartwii.babypeachart.jpg

  Baby Peach
• Mariokartwii.warioart.jpg

  Wario
• Mariokartwii.waluigiart.jpg

  Waluigi
• Mariokartwii.koopaart.jpg

  Koopa Troopa
• Mariokartwii.donkeykongart.jpg

  Donkey Kong
• BowserKartWii.jpg

  Bowser

Items

• Mushroom2.PNG

  Mushroom
• MKwii TripleShroom.jpg

  Triple Mushrooms
• MKwii Goldmushroom.jpg

  Golden Mushroom
• MKwii Megamushroom.jpg

  Mega Mushroom
• MKwii Itembox.jpg

  Item Box
• MKwii Fakebox.jpg

  Fake Item Box
• MKwii Banana.jpg

  Banana
• MKwii TripleBanana.jpg

  Triple Bananas
• MKwii Greenshell.jpg

  Green Shell
• MKwii TripleGreenShell.jpg

  Triple Green Shell
• MKwii Redshell.jpg

  Red Shell
• MKwii TripleRedShell.jpg

  Triple Red Shell
• MKii Blueshell.jpg

  Spiny Shell
• Star.PNG

  Star
• MKwii Thunderbolt.jpg

  Thunderbolt
• MKwii Thundercloud.jpg

  Thunder Cloud
• MKwii Bob-omb.jpg

  Bob-omb
• Blooper.PNG

  Blooper
• NSMBBulletbill.jpg

  Bullet Bill
• MKwii Powblock.jpg

  POW Block

Promotional

• Mario kart wii artwork.JPG

  Scene at Luigi Circuit
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  Beta Game Logo
• 

  Final Game Logo

Quotes

For a full list of quotes, see here.

Trivia

• Part of the Title Screen Music is a remix from Mario Kart DS. Also, part of the second half of the credits is a remix of the main theme of Mario Kart DS.
• Since Mario Kart 64, four avatars of the leading characters (or all eight in Mario Kart DS) were shown on the left side of the screen. In Mario Kart Wii, they were removed.

See Also

• Cowboy Jed

External Links

• North American Official Site
• European Official Site
• Japanese Official Site
• IGN
• Jeux-france information

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