Mario Kart Wii

[Forever Atlas]

:-D just a new look at the new Mario kart wii, one of the best series of fun rancing games

Gametrailers.com - Mario Kart Wii - GDC 2008: Show Floor Cam Trailer HD

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Tracks

What are the new tracks?

Twelve of the sixteen tracks have been revealed so far. They are:

Mario Circuit
Momo Country
Kinopio Factory
DK Summit
Coconut Mall
Kinoko Canyon
Luigi Circuit
Moo Moo Meadows,
Mushroom Gorge
Toad's Factory
Wario's Gold Mine.

What are the classic tracks?

Nine of the sixteen classic tracks have also been revealed so far. They are:

Yoshi Circuit
DK Mountain
Sherbet Land
Peach Beach
Walluigi Stadium
Delfino Square
Ghost Valley 2
Mario Raceway
Shy Guy Beach

What about battle stages?

Ten battle stages are available, but we've seen nothing about them yet.

Vehicles

How do the bikes function?

Bikes are more maneuverable than karts, but are prone to being bumped around. As an advantage, you can shake the Wii Remote to perform a wheelie, which awards you a small boost after a short time, but wheelies leave you vulnerable to spinning out.

What is the difference between different engine sizes?

We can't be sure, but we imagine that the speed of the game increases as you move up to larger engine sizes, as with all Mario Kart games. In addition:

In 50cc, you'll be racing karts
In 100cc, you'll be racing bikes
In 150cc, you'll be racing both

Are the vehicles unique to my character?

Each character will have access to their own karts with unique stats in a similar fashion to Double-Dash and Mario Kart DS.

Also, Toad and the babies have all been seen with Bullet Bill karts, and the Wario Bike from WarioWare will be in the game.

Controls

What control methods can I use in the game?

A total of five different control choices have been confirmed:

Wii Wheel
Wii Remote tilted on its side
Remote and Nunchuk
Nintendo GameCube controller
Wii Classic Controller.

How do the motion controls work?

Short answer: similar to Excite Truck. A steep tilt in either direction will cause you to make a sharp turn, whilst a light dip eases your character over to that side.

Tactics

What's all this talk about Mid-air tricks?

Mid-air tricks can be triggered using both karts and bikes and give extra speed bursts when executed correctly using the wheel or Wii Remote, or D-pad.

What about powersliding?

Powersliding been given an overhaul: Slides are started with the B button, and instead of rapidly steering in opposite directions to build up a boost, the boost now charges over time as you perform your slide.

Can I see what's coming up from behind?

Yes! One addition is the ability to see and hear when a player is coming up from behind with a power-up. When a shell or a powered-up racer is approaching your rear, a visual icon will jump up beneath your cart and the Wii Remote speaker will play a warning sound to let you know.

Weapons

What new weapons will be included?

Three new weapons have turned up:

Bullet Bill: Turns your kart into Bill and puts it on a speedy auto-pilot.
The POW Block: Stuns other racers with shockwaves
A Lightening Cloud: Gives you temporary super speed

Can I steal other players weapons?

Indeed you can. If a player is hording an item, you can drive into them and bump it out of their possession. It will spill out on to the track and you can pick it up by driving over it.

Characters

Which characters will appear in the game?

Sixteen characters have been confirmed to appear. They are:

Baby Mario
Baby Luigi
Baby Peach
Boo
Bowser
Daisy
Donkey Kong
Koopa Trooper
Luigi
Mario
Mii
Peach
Toad
Waluigi
Wario
Yoshi

What's going on with Mii's?

If none of the Mario characters take your fancy, you can use your Mii as the driver of your cart.

Mii's will also make up the spectator audience, copied directly from your collection on your Wii.

Multiplayer

What different modes are available for multiplayer?

Multiplayer mode includes four-player local racing and twelve-player support using Nintendo's Wi-Fi Connection service.

Does split-screen mode work online too?

Yup. Up to two players can use the same Wii console for online play, so you and a friend can take on the world together.

Online

What's going on with Wii Channels?

A new Wii Channel will be launched alongside the game - the Mario Kart Channel. Players will be able to monitor their ranking against other players, as well as access and share Ghost Data with each other.

The Channel will also allow players to jump into friend's races, even if they're in progress, or simply be a spectator. Even better, Nintendo has hinted that it will run special events through the service.

Currently, the Mario Kart Channel is not available from the Wii menu and can only be accessed through the game.

Can I talk to people online?

Mario Kart Wii provides some way for you to chat to your friends before races start. We presume this will be a text system of some kind, given that a voice headset hasn't even been mentioned in a rumour.

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Feature: Every single detail of Mario Kart - ComputerAndVideoGames.com

This website has a FAQ up that compiles any newly revealed information about Mario Kart Wii, so it will be updated regularly whenever new info is shown.

[Arctic Bear]

:o
I love the Mario Kart series :D
This looks pretty kool as well, what with the motorcycle option and all the other extras =]

Personally, I wish they'd put in an option for a Double Dash race ;]

Ack, this is another game I'm going to have to get =P

[Shadow Soulja]

Double Dash race? As in two characters on one kart? Ew, that was a bad choice for the Mario Kart series. But BE HAPPY EVERYONE! During IGN's 1 hour play time of the game, a lot has been said about it, and nothing bad. The online is getting a ton of features too..

IGN: Mario Kart Wii Preview

That's all I care about, read the other pages if you want.

2 PLAYER ONLINE SPLIT SCREEN VS 10 OTHER RACERS FTW!

[zephyr flutist]

awesome. i also love playing the mario kart series... i guess i'll be getting this game as well.

Double Dash race? As in two characters on one kart? Ew, that was a bad choice for the Mario Kart series.

really? i thought it was a great idea being able to hold two items.

not relating to the quote, i liked making these strange shortcuts in the game like using a gold mushroom through the water in peach beach or through the desert. [i forgot what that stage was called] it worked really well. i hope they have places where you can make your own shortcuts like in double dash.

[Arctic Bear]

Of course they will =]

Every Mario Kart game has shortcuts =P

The double screen plus others thing is gonna be krazy though =o
I can expect partners with one person staying behind to rid of other players and such =/

[Shadow Soulja]

I love the fact that they added stat tracking. It would make me also very happy if it counted medals, like you get a medal for coming in first, and like doing other such things.

[Haku]

I really need to make sure that whenever I actually get this game that I manage to play other users online, the online play seems like its going to be one of the many great things about it.

[zephyr flutist]

did anybody ever tried using the option frantic for item boxes in double dash? that made multiplayer so competitive and active. i was playing with my friends and everyone was going too fast. mann... that was really fun. i haven't played double dash in a long time...

[Shadow Soulja]

I can't stand double dash. It was far too easy in my opinion and the levels weren't as fun as the ones as say as the ones in Super Mario Kart.

[TheMuffinMan]

I'm glad the Missions are back, the Missions were one of the things I really enjoyed about Mario Kart DS, I liked having Boss Battles in a Kart game xD so it's good that they're back

[Fatal_Blade]

This game looks fun, the online play is going to be nice.

[Haku]

I'm almost certain that the Rainbow Road course is also going to be in this one since all of the previous MK games have included it.

[Hero_of_Fate]

Rainbow Road is in every Mario Kart game, we don't have to worry about that. I don't think a classic one will be in, though, since MK DS didn't have one in the Lightning Cup, or whatever.

[.:EngetsuDrake:.]

There is just one thing I want in the game:
DRY BONES!!!!


But I´ll still buy the game if that dosen´t happen.

[Key to the light]

Wow where'd that pic come from?? It looks to me like a pic from the game LOL