Posts tagged MKWii 
Because you can never have enough Mario Kart videos
We know we've been piling on the Mario Kart Wii videos recently, but we make no apologies -- with each new piece of footage, we become more and more smitten with this game. This latest batch covers tricks, tracks, and Balloon Battles, and it all looks ... well, we've exhausted all superlat...
Egads: Text chat not actually in Mario Kart
After months of anticipation, with Nintendoholics craving any slight detail about online communication in Mario Kart Wii, here's how it all went down on a beautiful thing called the internet: First, we pondered amongst friends about the possibility of voice chat in the upcoming racer. When we ...
Mario Kart battles will support eight
If you're anything like this blogger, you might actually enjoy Mario Kart's "Battle" mode more than the racing itself. Whether that's how you roll or not, though, you'll still probably find the above picture enticing. Why, you ask? Well, for the fact that shows us an 8-player Battle mode! (Count t...
Mario Kart is racing to Europe this April
Just as we were starting to feel sorry for Europe, everything changed. First, folks in the oft neglected continent were told that they'd be getting Wii Fit before their American counterparts. And now, we can bet Europeans will be even more excited to know that Mario Kart Wii is releasing on April ...
Mario Kart Wii preview discusses new control methods
Mario Kart fans worried that the Wii remote/Wii Wheel combination would lead to an uncomfortable lack of precision in the upcoming Mario Kart Wii (yes, that's the official name) can breath a sigh of relief. A new 1UP preview of the game reveals that, much like Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the racer wil...
Analyst predicts the Wii's bestsellers
In the most recent simExchange report, analyst Jesse Divnich had some interesting predictions about Wii software sales. According to Divinich, the top selling games will be as follows (including estimated worldwide sales for the software during the Wii's lifetime): Wii Play – 20 million ...
Mario Kart parody took forever to make, was completely worth it
We're all anticipating Mario Kart's release on the Wii. It may still be a while before we can fulfill all our Go-Karting (or should we say motorcycling) needs, but at least we can have a good laugh in the meantime. That's why we recommend that you watch this parody of the franchise's SNES original,...
Could Nintendo have ruined Mario Kart?
Over at CVG, they pose a very interesting question: will the inclusion of motorcycles completely ruin Mario Kart? While we'd say the inclusion of bikes may perhaps go against the spirit of the title, we wouldn't go so far as to assume it's such a decision that would ruin the game. Considering we h...
Mario Kart Wii to support 12-player racing online
With the emergence of bikes in the franchise, it looks like change is the order of the day. And changes are happening, as we finally have confirmation that the title will feature online play for up to 12 participants. While it isn't the 16-player support rumored some time ago, it's still something...
Mortal Kombat Armageddon interview
Ed Boon likes the Wii. This makes us smile since he had made comments before that the Wii isn't a great place for fighting games. He has taken those hurtful comments back stating that it will be a good challenge to fit the game for the system. Mortal Kombat happens to be one of our favorite fightin...
