Japan Gaming Guide

Mario Kart Wii is just a few weeks away from launch. Nintendo’s official site is now live, and features a bunch of details on the new tracks, items and game modes.

The game is coming bundled with a steering wheel accessory that is basically just a shaped holder for the wiimote. We’re interested to see how that affects the game – will series veterans be able to recreate the deft SNES pad mastery of classic Mario Kart – or will they end up hurtling into the barriers like newbies?

There’s a lot of cool new stuff in the game, including online play, with international tournaments promised. There are twelve characters, including Waruigi, Baby Mario and Baby Peach among all the old favourites. Ten announced tracks including some based on old Nintendo consoles – including a GC cake stage. There’ll be 19 items in the game including the giant mario mushroom from Super Mario Bros DS as well as the POW block from the original Mario Brothers.

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