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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 cannot be copied, so players are not able to transfer this game data onto another Wii. The Mario Kart Channel uses 74 to 88 blocks, but unlike the game data, players can actually copy the channel onto their SD cards. (Amount of blocks the game takes may differ, depending on from which region the game came from.)

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.

Mario Kart Wii takes a step in a new direction, as twelve players are present in normal races. All 12 racers head 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. During the development of this game, Nintendo hopeed 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 if they choose(although many gamers would argue it is much more difficult 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. If the player tries to accelerate while going in reverse, the vehicle will start to build momentum. When blue sparks start to appear, release the brakes to get a small speed boost. Effective for vehicles with low acceleration stats.
  • 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. The player can also use this feature to see where he is going better while backing up, or to aim a weapon at an opponent following up. 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. The game tends to force you to drift as steering is now less effective on its own.
  • 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. However, orange sparks cannot be created on bikes, as they can wheelie instead and get a much longer burst of speed that is equivalent to the orange sparks' power. From a drifting aspect, a bike is probably the better choice. Of course, the drifting status of the vehicle used also matters. 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.
  • 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, waiting for it to run out on its own, or simply setting the Wii Wheel back down. If you are using a Gamecube Controller, press either up or down with the D-pad.

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.) The player with the most points at the end of the four races wins.
  • Time Trial (1 player) The player races for the fastest time on a selected course. The fastest record will be able to be raced again as a ghost. You can also race staff records.
  • 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. But a certain amount of coins fall will depend on what item hits you.
  • 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
  • Additionally, in this game, 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. Also, the Spiny Shell makes its first appearance in Battle Mode. It chases the player of the opposite team with the most points. Also the Thunderbolt is an item in Battle Mode. It shrinks the players of the opposite team and let them loose their items, but does not take a balloon.

Competitions

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

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Baby Mario collecting coins in Tournament Mode.

Mario Kart Wii introduced a new mode for the Mario Kart series, entitled "Competition Mode" (also known as Tournament mode in North American versions). Competition Mode is somewhat similar to Mission Mode from Mario Kart DS. Competitions can be played on the Mario Kart Channel, so long as the Mario Kart Wii disc is in the Wii. Competitions 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 or competitions can still be viewed on the rankings table.

Types of Competitions
  • 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 special boss.

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 selection varies depending on the character's weight type, and color schemes for available vehicles will also vary with regard to character selected.

A major departure from prior games is the removal of Snaking, which players can use 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, drifting can be used strategically and involves managing the drifts to avoid losing speed.[1].

Also, a new feature called "Tricks" or "Stunts" is now a part of gameplay. When a 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. Tricks consist of mid-air acrobatics and are performed by shaking the Wii Wheel upward.

Motorbikes are introduced in this game. Peach, Daisy and Rosalina are in an alternate outfit while riding motorbikes, as opposed to their traditional outfit while riding karts. Oddly enough, although Wario does have a biker outfit of his own, he doesn't wear it when riding bikes. 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 with little influence from Double Dash!!.

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[2]. 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.

Characters

A total of twelve Mario Characters are available from the start, while twelve more can be unlocked for a total of twenty-four. They are separated into these three categories:

  • Small: Are able to drive 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: Are able to drive medium-sized karts. Most of the karts show an average acceleration, weight and off-road.
  • Large: Are defined by their strength, capable of banging apart other karts with low weight. They are able to drive large vehicles, mostly featuring high top speed and weight, but showing low acceleration, handling, and off-road.

Starting Characters


Unlockable Characters

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  • 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.

Unlocking Criteria

Criteria List To Unlock These Participants
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, play 5,000 WFC Races, win 5,000 WFC Ghost Races, or play 5,100 combined races/battles

Bonuses

  • Each character has their own set of bonuses that boost certain stats for their vehicles. Units are out of 70, so +7/70 is about an extra point out of 10.
Character Bonuses
Character Speed Weight Acceleration Handling Drift Off-Road Mini-Turbo
Mario - 6 2 2 3 - -
Luigi 2 6 - - - - -
Peach 4 - 5 - 6 - -
Daisy 4 - - 2 - - 3
Yoshi - 3 - - 3 5 -
Birdo - 3 - - - 3 5
Diddy Kong - - 3 - 3 - 5
Bowser Jr. - - - - - 3 3
Baby Mario - 8 - 6 - - -
Baby Luigi 3 8 - - - - -
Baby Peach 3 6 3 3 - - -
Baby Daisy 3 6 - - - - 3
Toad - - 6 - 6 - -
Toadette 3 - - - - 6 -
Koopa Troopa - - - 3 - - 6
Dry Bones - - 3 - 3 - 6
Wario - 3 - - - 3 6
Waluigi - - 6 - 5 3 -
Donkey Kong - 3 2 2 - - 3
Bowser 2 5 - - 3 - -
King Boo - - - 5 - 3 -
Rosalina 3 - - 3 - - 3
Funky Kong 4 - - - - 3 -
Dry Bowser - - - - - 6 6
Small Mii 3 3 - - 3 - 3
Medium Mii 3 3 - - - 3 3
Large Mii 3 - 3 3 3 - -

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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

Flower Cup

Star Cup

Special Cup


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

Banana Cup

Leaf Cup

Lightning Cup

Battle Courses

Wii tracks

Retro tracks

Boss Track

This is only found in Tournament mode.

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.

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Normal Staff Ghosts

Course Staff Name Time Character Vehicle Wheel Drift
Luigi Circuit Nin*sato 01:29.670 Luigi B Dasher Mk. 2 Yes Auto
Moo Moo Meadows Nin*YuNya 01:37.856 Baby Daisy Baby Booster Yes Auto
Mushroom Gorge Nin*Murak 02:16.110 Toadette Quacker Yes Manual
Toad's Factory Nin*Misa 02:22.480 Toad Bubble Bike Yes Manual
Mario Circuit Nin*==Kony 01:44.777 Mario Rapide Yes Manual
Coconut Mall Nin*♪SiMO 02:30.764 Daisy Bon Bon No Manual
DK Summit Nin*mokke 02:34.693 Donkey Kong Standard Bike L Yes Manual
Wario's Gold Mine Nin*morimo 02:19.585 Wario Wario Bike Yes Manual
Daisy Circuit Nin*Toki 01:56.822 Daisy Royal Racer No Manual
Koopa Cape Nin*Rose 03:03.022 Koopa Troopa Cheep Charger No Manual
Maple Treeway Nin*pico 02:58.633 Diddy Kong Nostalgia 1 Yes Manual
Grumble Volcano Nin*Gorin 02:28.237 Dry Bowser Offroader Yes Manual
Dry Dry Ruins Nin*Kei 02:30.949 Yoshi Nostalgia 1 Yes Manual
Moonview Highway Nin*KOZ* 02:16.802 Peach Standard Kart M Yes Manual
Bowser's Castle Nin*YABUKI 03:04.836 Bowser Piranha Prowler No Manual
Rainbow Road Nin*Konno 03:05.895 Rosalina Twinkle Star No Manual
Peach BeachGCN Nin*HIRO 01:34.233 Peach Royal Racer No Manual
Yoshi FallsDS Nin*DoTak 01:16.461 Yoshi Rapide No Manual
Ghost Valley 2SNES Nin*YOKO 01:06.595 King Boo Standard Kart L Yes Manual
Mario RacewayN64 Nin*Ichiro 02:14.799 Baby Mario Nano Bike Yes Manual
Sherbet LandN64 Nin*Sakat 02:48.651 Baby Luigi Quacker Yes Auto
Shy Guy BeachGBA Nin*Kato 01:45.568 Koopa Troopa Cheep Charger Yes Manual
Delfino SquareDS Nin*iwaco 02:41.807 Wario Wario Bike Yes Manual
Waluigi StadiumGCN Nin*NARI* 02:32.882 Waluigi Standard Bike L No Manual
Desert HillsDS Nin*Sako 02:10.233 Dry Bones Standard Bike S No Manual
Bowser Castle 3GBA Nin*Fukuda 02:58.304 Dry Bowser Standard Kart L Yes Manual
D.K.'s Jungle ParkwayN64 Nin*Matt 02:58.264 Donkey Kong Phantom Yes Auto
Mario CircuitGCN Nin*♪Miz 01:59.771 Mario Standard Bike M Yes Manual
Mario Circuit 3SNES Nin*iwaco 01:38.880 Baby Mario Standard Kart S Yes Manual
Peach GardensDS Nin*Ito.y 02:34.894 Baby Peach Magikruiser Yes Manual
DK MountainGCN Nin*♪msk 02:57.744 Funky Kong Wario Bike Yes Manual
Bowser's CastleN64 Nin*GASK2 03:19.323 Bowser Jr. Standard Kart M Yes Manual

Expert Staff Ghosts

Fast Ghosts
Course Staff Name Unlock Time Time Character Vehicle Wheel Drift
Luigi Circuit Nin*Uta♪ 01:26.394 01:19.419 Luigi Mach Bike Yes Manual
Moo Moo Meadows Nin*Tkym 01:34.160 01:25.909 Baby Daisy Bullet Bike No Auto
Mushroom Gorge Nin*Miki 02:10.875 02:01.011 Toadette Concerto No Manual
Toad's Factory Nin*GQO 02:17.653 02:05.593 Toad Blue Falcon No Manual
Mario Circuit Nin*fuyu 01:40.528 01:33.702 Mario B Dasher Mk. 2 No Manual
Coconut Mall Nin*MUGI* 02:25.620 02:13.333 Daisy Wild Wing Yes Manual
DK Summit Nin*KOZ* 02:29.076 02:17.546 Donkey Kong Flame Flyer Yes Manual
Wario's Gold Mine Nin*♪Ryo 02:15.323 02:04.800 Wario Flame Flyer No Manual
Daisy Circuit Nin*Taeko 01:51.786 01:41.362 Daisy Mach Bike No Manual
Koopa Cape Nin*morimo 02:56.867 02:41.370 Koopa Troopa Bubble Bike No Manual
Maple Treeway Nin*MUGI* 02:51.684 02:37.812 Diddy Kong Nitrocycle No Manual
Grumble Volcano Nin*aki 02:22.856 02:11.852 Dry Bowser Torpedo No Manual
Dry Dry Ruins Nin*Akito 02:26.064 02:14.286 Yoshi Nitrocycle Yes Manual
Moonview Highway Nin*Koh 02:10.509 02:04.163 Peach Mach Bike Yes Manual
Bowser's Castle Nin*Masa 02:57.382 02:42.098 Bowser Bowser Bike No Manual
Rainbow Road Nin*Syun1 03:00.007 02:44.734 Rosalina Jetsetter No Manual
Peach BeachGCN Nin*Taeko 01:30.909 01:23.140 Peach Dolphin Dasher Yes Manual
Yoshi FallsDS Nin*FJ 01:14.072 01:09.175 Yoshi Turbo Blooper Yes Manual
Ghost Valley 2SNES Nin*sira〉 01:04.261 00:58.907 King Boo Torpedo No Manual
Mario RacewayN64 Nin*Yuuki 02:10.069 01:59.053 Baby Mario Concerto No Manual
Sherbet LandN64 Nin*FJ 02:42.536 02:28.356 Baby Luigi Blue Falcon No Manual
Shy Guy BeachGBA Nin*Matt 01:41.174 01:32.867 Koopa Troopa Magikruiser No Manual
Delfino SquareDS Nin*TARO 02:36.630 02:24.169 Wario Dragonetti No Manual
Waluigi StadiumGCN Nin*♪Ryo 02:26.335 02:12.367 Waluigi Piranha Prowler No Manual
Desert HillsDS Nin*solami 02:02.358 01:52.686 Dry Bones Rally Romper Yes Manual
Bowser Castle 3GBA Nin*A24 02:53.651 02:39.391 Dry Bowser Bowser Bike No Manual
D.K.'s Jungle ParkwayN64 Nin*Syun1 02:51.693 02:37.782 Donkey Kong Flame Flyer Yes Manual
Mario CircuitGCN Nin*Dai8 01:55.907 01:49.939 Mario Wild Wing No Manual
Mario Circuit 3SNES Nin*Shige 01:35.213 01:26.659 Baby Mario Bullet Bike No Manual
Peach GardensDS Nin*==Kony 02:29.793 02:16.777 Baby Peach Concerto Yes Manual
DK MountainGCN Nin*Miyam 02:52.100 02:38.130 Funky Kong Flame Flyer Yes Manual
Bowser's CastleN64 Nin*Kentan 03:09.228 02:55.933 Bowser Jr. Nitrocycle Yes Manual

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Vehicles

There are 36 total vehicles in the Wii installment (Here can be seen all the karts and bikes [2]). 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 almost every 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 the Bubble Bike.
  • 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 Bowser Bike (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 Baby Booster (Booster Seat) or the Bon Bon (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 Nostalgia 1 (Classic Dragster).
  • Rally: These vehicles are almost perfectly well rounded, but have great off-road in return for poor drift. Examples would be the Rally Romper (Tiny Titan) or the Rapide (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 B Dasher Mk. 2 (Sprinter) or the Torpedo (Spear). Oddly enough, these vehicles have a slightly better acceleration rating than the Speed type vehicles.

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:

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

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

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Vehicle Stats
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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. Items with an asterisk (*) are unavailable during strategic.

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.
  • Frantic / 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.
  • Basic / Strategic - Extreme items are unavailable. Weaker items take head-forth and last place gets better but not extreme items.
  • None - No items at all.

Licenses

Licenses replace normal save files. It is the first Mario Kart to feature save files.

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A Mario Kart Wii license.

Each license contains the user data, their Mii, nickname, Friend Code and a table including all categories and cups with an empty space. After a cup is won, the corresponding space will be filled in with a colored square: gold for first place, silver for second, bronze for third. If at any time the Mii being used for Mario Kart Wii is deleted from the Mii Channel, the in-game Mii will be also deleted.

Voice Cast

Official Artwork

Characters

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    Mario
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    Mario
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    Mario
  • LuigiKartWii.jpg
    Luigi
  • PeachKartWii.jpg
    Peach
  • Mariokartwii.yoshiart.jpg
    Yoshi
  • Mariokartwii.toadart.jpg
    Toad
  • BabyMario MKWii.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
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    Bowser

Items

Promotional

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    Scene artwork at Luigi Circuit
  • Beta Game Logo
    Beta Game Logo
  • Final Game Logo
    Final Game Logo
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    Mario & Luigi

Quotes

For a full list of quotes, see here.

References to other games

Trivia

  • Part of the Title Screen Music is a remix from Mario Kart DS. This same part originally came from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. 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.
  • Birdo is the only character who isn't used as a Staff Ghost.
  • For the marketing of Mario Kart Wii in the United States, Nintendo of America did a series of commericals starring Cowboy Jed; primarily to promote their slogan for this game: "Get Behind The Wheel!". The slogan focuses on the Wii Wheel, Nintendo's targeted gameplay control, as stated earlier in this article.
  • This game was known as Mario Kart X when in development. See Beta Elements for more info.

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Wii games
Super Mario franchise Super Paper Mario (2007) • Mario Strikers Charged (2007) • Mario Party 8 (2007) • Super Mario Galaxy (2007) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007) • Mario Kart Wii (2008) • Mario Super Sluggers (2008) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) • Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) • Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition (2010) • Mario Sports Mix (2010) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011) • Mario Party 9 (2012)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (2007) • Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Wario franchise WarioWare: Smooth Moves (2006) • Wario Land: Shake It! (2008)
Other Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) • Captain Rainbow (2008) • Punch-Out!! (2009) • Rhythm Heaven Fever (2011) • Fortune Street (2011) • Skylanders: SuperChargers Racing (2015)
New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2008) • Mario Power Tennis (2009)
Downloadable Dr. Mario Online Rx (2008) • WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase (2009) • Virtual Console games (2006–2010)

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  1. ^ Matt Casamassina: Mario Kart Wii Impressions
  2. ^ IGN: Update: Mario Kart Wii Text Chat Details
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