Mario Kart Wii is the sixth installment in the Mario Kart series of kart racing games, developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It was announced at E3 2007 by Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. The game was released worldwide throughout April 2008, but one year later in South Korea.
Summary[]
Mario Kart Wii was released across 2008 (and 2009 in South Korea) as Mario Kart game for the Wii, it is considered a classic Wii game. Compared to past installments, new courses, game modes and items were added. The game had a commercially successful launch in every region and sold over a million copies in both Japan and the United States in less than a month. Overall, it is the second best-selling game for Wii at 34.26 million copies sold, after Wii Sports as of March 31, 2013. Mario Kart Wii is also the best-selling racing games of all time.
Gameplay[]
Mario Kart Wii has two main game-modes, Grand Prix and Battle. Grand Prix races are traditional races but with special power-ups to attack opponents. Grand Prix is the main game mode with set courses, completing them will unlock more characters, courses, and vehicles. Opponents can vary by character and vehicle, which is important for online racers. Battle mode is played by using the power-ups to sabotage other players, driving on a course rather than on a track.
Community[]
This game's community was competitive with its online multiplayer and Time Trials, even getting its own app to check leaderboards. When the original network for this game shutdown in 2014, a revival service named Wiimmfi came along with Mario Kart Wii being one of its main offers. Despite getting bundled with a Wii Wheel, players prefer to use analog controls rather than motion controls.[2]