Mario Kart Wii Image
Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 73 Critic Reviews

User Score
8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1245 Ratings

Summary: Mario Kart Wii comes with the intuitive Wii Wheel, which makes it easy for novices to compete against veterans, so no one is left in the dust. And with a broadband hookup to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, players can compete with up to 11 other drivers from around the world for racing dominance. The game includes 16 new courses and 16 classic courses from previous Mario Kart games. For the first time ever, players have the option of racing with either karts or motorbikes. Players can also hit the road as their personalized Mii caricatures in addition to the handful of classic Nintendo characters found in the game. True to the series, the game features tons of racing, plenty of power-ups and oodles of objects for players to use to slow down other drivers. And 10 battle arenas keep players busy between trips around the circuit. Mario Kart Wii supports four different control options: Wii Remote with or without the Wii Wheel, Wii Remote and Nunchuk controller combo, Classic Controller and even the Nintendo GameCube controller. So there's bound to be a configuration that fits everyone's style. Mario Kart Wii launches with a new channel added to the Wii Menu to enhance game play: The Mario Kart Wii Channel. This new channel builds on the online community of Wii owners and lets players compete in tournaments, check worldwide rankings, see when their friends are playing and download ghost data. [Nintendo]
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Rating: E
Official Site: http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/O8zz_eN8oGRK9ApOgJ86zbE6zRv3pdB2#overview
Developer: Nintendo
Genre(s): Driving, Racing, Arcade, Kart, Kart, Automobile
Number of Players:1-4 Players
ESRB Descriptors:Comic Mischief
Sound:Dolby Pro Logic II
Offline Modes:Competitive Cooperative Team Oriented
Connectivity:Online
Special Controllers:Steering Wheel
Online Modes:Competitive Cooperative Team Oriented
Resolution:Widescreen
Number of Online Players:2 Players Online Up to 12 Players
Cast Credit
Charles Martinet Voice Actor: Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby
Charles Martinet Voice: Wario
Charles Martinet Voice: Wario
Charles Martinet Voice: Wario
Charles Martinet Voice: Wario
Charles Martinet Voice: Wario
Charles Martinet Voice: Wario
Shigeru Miyamoto General Producer
Satoru Iwata Executive Producer
Shinsuke Yamasaki Character Design
Samantha Kelly Voice Actor: Princess Peach / Baby Peach / Toad / Toadette
Samantha Kelly Voice: Toadette
Samantha Kelly Voice: Toadette
Samantha Kelly Voice: Toadette
Samantha Kelly Voice: Toadette
Mercedes Rose Voice Actor: Rosalina
Mercedes Rose Voice: Rosalina
Takeshi Koike Design Support
Kentaro Tominaga Planning
Daisuke Kageyama Character Director
Keijiro Inoue Design Support
Atsushi Masaki Sound Effects
Katsumi Suzuki Voice Actor: Diddy Kong
Katsumi Suzuki Voice: Diddy Kong
Kazumi Totaka Voice Actor: Yoshi
Kazumi Totaka Voice: Yoshi
Asuka Ohta Music
Taku Matoba Planning
Miki Watanabe Course Design
Takahiro Hamaguchi Design Support
Hajime Wakai Sound Support
Yusuke Shiraiwa Programming
Yasuyuki Oyagi Director
Ichiro Suzuki Programming
Hirotake Ohtsubo Course Director
Yoshihisa Morimoto Course Director
Hiroyuki Inoue Character Design
Takeshi Miyamoto Programming
Hideki Konno Producer
Akito Osanai Course Design
Yoshiki Haruhana Design Support
Masato Mizuta Music
Masato Mizuta Sound Effects
Naoki Mori Demo Movie
Koji Kitagawa Course Design
Minoru Narita Planning
Yugo Hayashi Planning
Shigeki Yoshida Demo Movie
Keisuke Nishimori Character Design
Yasutomo Nishibe Course Design
Michiko Iwasawa Design Support
Atsushi Miyagi Course Design
Takuro Shimizu Design Support
Masahiro Kawanishi Course Design
Tokihiko Toyoda UI Design
Jun Ito Programming
Deanna Mustard Voice Actor: Princess Daisy / Baby Daisy
Deanna Mustard Voice: Princess Daisy
Deanna Mustard Voice: Princess Daisy
Toshihide Tsuchiya Additional Voices
Kensuke Muraki Programming
Shigetoshi Kitayama Programming
Hiroyasu Kuwabara Demo Movie Director
Kosuke Yabuki Planning
Katsuhisa Sato Programming Director
Yuhihiko Ito Programming
Keiichiro Kato Programming
Yoshinori Konishi Programming
Takahiro Takayama Programming
Teako Sugawara Course Design
Shunici Shirai Course Design
Mari Fujita Course Design
Tomoni Iwasaki Character Design
Yoko Tanaka Character Design
Kazunori Fujii Character Design
Takahiro Shimizu Character Design
Shuhan Goya Character Design
Yoko Fukuda Effects Design
Akika Hirono Design Support
Daisuke Nobori Demo Movie
Eriko Kimura Demo Movie
Chisaki Aida Demo Movie
Kenny James Voice Actor: Bowser / Bowser Jr.
Kenny James Voice: Bowser Jr.
Kenny James Voice: Bowser Jr.
Takuya Sato Additional Voices
Takashi Nagasako Voice: Donkey Kong
Takashi Nagasako Voice Actor: Donkey Kong
Takashi Nagasako Voice: Donkey Kong
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Awards & Rankings

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#2 Most Discussed Wii Game of 2008
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#5 Most Shared Wii Game of 2008