Mario and friends once again jump into the seat of their go-kart machines for the first Wii installment of this popular franchise. New features this year are an online racing mode, new motorbike vehicle types, a special balancing system for new and veteran players, and (in its initial release) a special Mario Kart wheel packaged with the game.

Special Features

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 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

10 battle arenas keeps players busy between trips around the circuit