Mario Kart Wii

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Many new things await for us in Nintendo's latest kart racer, Mario Kart Wii. One of the most exciting new features will be the ability to play online with strangers and friends. You will be able to race or battle with up to 12 players total over Nintendo's free WiFi network. This is the second Mario Kart title to include online play, and with the introduction of online leagues/rankings and the amount of players in the game at once, it is sure to be a fast and fun experience. You will also be able to download and share "ghosts" (recordings of your races) with other people. This will be a good way to compete with your friends at different times, and this can aid in becoming a better player yourself. Simply download the ghost of a great player, and try to do what they do!
Current reports say that there will be a total of 32 tracks to race on. There will be 16 brand new tracks, and 16 remakes of old tracks. There will also be at least 10 battle mode tracks available, which is more than any other Mario Kart game. You will also be able to perform stunts in the game, but we're not sure what effect this will have besides the obvious "cool factor."
Similar to every Mario Kart title except for Double Dash, there will only be one driver for each vehicle. In addition to the standard go-karts, players will now be able to ride on motorcycles! Not much is known yet about the advantages of each, but we can assume they may control a bit differently from one another. There will be different vehicles for every driver, and the ability to powerslide and "snake" (the ability to rapid-fire turbo boosts) will be returning. Mario Kart launches with the Wii Wheel (name not final), a steering wheel housing for the Wii Remote that brings new controls and challenges for veteran gamers, while making getting into a race easy and intuitive for newcomers.
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There is so much information coming out about Mario Kart Wii that it would be hard to summarize it all in one page. I recommend checking out all of the links below for tons of images and information.
1. MarioKartWii.com Information Thread - this is a great overall resource.
2. MarioWiki.com - lots of information.
3. Nintendo WiiX - tons of images.
4. GameSpot - preview.
5. GameSpy - preview, hundreds of images.
6. Wii IGN - preview.
7. 1-UP - preview.
Technical Info
Name: Mario Kart Wii
System: Nintendo Wii
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Category: Kart Racing
Release Dates: April 10, 2008 (Japan). April 11, 2008 (Europe). April 24, 2008 (Australia). April 27, 2008 (North America).
Players: Up to 12 online with Nintendo's WiFi Connection service, 2 of which can be on a single Wii. This game will also support up to 4 players on one Wii for offline play.
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