Mario Kart Wii

Template:Game infobox Mario Kart Wii (Japanese: マリオカートWii Mariokāto u~ī) (マリオカートWii Mario Kāto Wī) often abbreviated to MKWii, is the sixth installment in the Mario Kart series. It was released for the Wii console and is the first and only Mario Kart installment for the Wii and also comes packaged with the Wii Wheel.

It is the first game in the Mario Kart series to allow the player to drive bikes. The game allows up to four players split-screen and allowed up to twelve player online matches using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Included in the game is a channel for the Wii Menu called the Mario Kart Channel where a player can compare their scores with other players online. Every character has over 3,000 voices

Gameplay

The Wii Wheel

The player can control the karts by using the Wii Wheel, a container for the Wii Remote which comes inside the game's box. By tilting the wheel, the player can steer. The on the rear of the wheel is to use items. The game can also be controlled using the Classic Controller or the GameCube Controller.

As in previous games, the player can participate in a Grand Prix, each containing four tracks in which points are gained for the player's position at the end of the race. The player must come within the top three players at the end of the Grand Prix to win a trophy.

There are 32 tracks in Mario Kart Wii. There are four sets of 'new' tracks, along with four sets of tracks which have appeared in previous titles in the Mario Kart series. Each set contains four tracks, and can be played entirely in Grand Prix mode.

A new addition to the series is motorbikes. In 100cc and 150cc, the player can participate using motorbikes. There are specific vehicles for each character. Some characters wear different costumes when driving different vehicles.

The game supports up to four players in offline multiplayer and supported up to twelve players online using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Offline multiplayer includes Vs. and Battle modes, as in Mario Kart DS. In Vs. players can play against each other or in a team. In Battle mode, the players must play in teams. It isn't possible to unlock trophies or any other awards in multiplayer mode. All characters have over 3,000 voice clips

Characters

There are 24 playable characters in the game. 12 characters can be played from the start. An extra 12 can be unlocked through the single-player mode. The player can also play as their Mii, the first game in the series which uses this feature.

Basic Lightweights

Baby Mario

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Toad

Koopa Troopa

Baby Peach*

Unlockable Lightweights

Toadette

Baby Luigi

Baby Daisy*

Dry Bones

Basic Mediumweights

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Mario

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Luigi

Princess Peach

Yoshi

Unlockable Mediumweights

Princess Daisy

Birdo

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Bowser Jr.

Diddy Kong

Basic Heavyweights

Donkey Kong

Waluigi

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Bowser

Wario

Unlockable Heavyweights

King Boo

Rosalina*

Dry Bowser*

Funky Kong*

• indicates that this is a character's first appearance in the Mario Kart series

Mii

The weight of the Mii depends on its height and weight, which can be edited through the Mii Channel. The voice clips of them also depend on the height, making big Miis having a darker voice than small ones.

Unlocking Criteria

Character	Standard Criteria	Racing Criteria	Wi-Fi Criteria
Baby Luigi	Unlock 8 Expert Staff Ghost Data records in Time Trials	Play 3,150 races	Win 100 WFC Ghost races
Baby Daisy	Rank 1 Star or higher in all 50cc Wii Grand Prix Cups	Play 1,950 races	-
Toadette	Play Time Trials on all courses	Play 2,550 races	Win 1,000 WFC races
Dry Bones	Win the 100cc Leaf Cup	Play 1,050 races	-
Daisy	Win the 150cc Special Cup	Play 2,850 races	-
Birdo	Play Time Trials on 16 different courses	Play 1,350 races	Win 250 WFC races
Diddy Kong	Win the 50cc Lightning Cup	Play 450 races	-
Bowser Jr.	Rank 1 Star or higher in all 100cc Retro Grand Prix Cups	Play 3,450 races	-
King Boo	Win the 50cc Star Cup	Play 750 races	-
Rosalina	Rank 1 Star or higher in all Mirror Cups	Play 50 races with a Super Mario Galaxy save file, or play 4,950 races	-
Funky Kong	Unlock 4 Expert Staff Ghost Data records in Time Trials	Play 2,250 races	Win 25 WFC Ghost races
Dry Bowser	Rank 1 Star or higher in all 150cc Wii Grand Prix Cups	Play 4,350 races	-
Mii Outfit A	Win the 100cc Special Cup	Play 1,650 races	-
Mii Outfit B	Unlock all 32 Expert Staff Ghost Data records in Time Trials	Play 5,100 combined races and battles	Win 5,000 WFC Ghost races

Bonuses

All of the characters in the game have their own set of bonuses that boost certain statistics for their vehicles. Units are out of 80.

Character Stat Bonuses
Character	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Off-Road	Mini-Turbo
Mario	-	6	2	2	3	-	-
Luigi	2	6	-	-	-	-	-
Peach	2	-	5	-	6	-	-
Daisy	4	-	-	2	-	-	3
Yoshi	-	3	-	-	3	5	-
Birdo	-	3	-	-	-	3	5
Diddy Kong	-	-	3	-	3	-	5
Bowser Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	3	3
Baby Mario	-	8	-	6	-	-	-
Baby Luigi	5	8	-	-	-	-	-
Baby Peach	3	6	3	3	-	-	-
Baby Daisy	5	6	-	-	-	-	3
Toad	-	-	6	-	6	-	-
Toadette	3	-	-	-	-	6	-
Koopa Troopa	-	-	-	3	-	-	6
Dry Bones	-	-	3	-	3	-	6
Wario	-	3	-	-	-	3	6
Waluigi	-	-	6	-	5	3	-
Donkey Kong	-	3	2	2	-	-	3
Bowser	2	5	-	-	3	-	-
King Boo	-	-	-	5	-	3	-
Rosalina	3	-	-	3	-	-	3
Funky Kong	4	-	-	-	-	3	-
Dry Bowser	-	-	-	-	-	6	6
Small Mii	3	3	-	-	3	-	3
Medium Mii	3	3	-	-	-	3	3
Large Mii	3	-	3	3	3	-	3

Vehicles

There are thirty-six total vehicles in this installment. 18 karts, 18 bikes, each divided into the 3 weight classes, making 6 available to each character, 3 are available from the start. Each has 7 stats which are shown during character selection:

• Speed: How high the top speed of the vehicle is.

• Weight: How heavy a vehicle is. Bikes are usually lighter than karts.

• Acceleration: How quickly the vehicle's top speed is achieved from a non-moving position.
• Handling: How tight the vehicles can normally turn.

• Drift: How tight the vehicle turns while using the drifting maneuver.

• Off-Road: How much speed the vehicle retains when off of the track.

• Mini-Turbo: When using the manual drift option, how effective a mini-boost will be.

Vehicle Stats
Small Karts	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Off-Road	Mini-Turbo	Drift-Type	How to Unlock
Standard Kart S	41	29	48	48	51	40	45	Out	-
Booster Seat	27	27	56	64	37	54	59	Out	-
Mini Beast	55	32	29	32	64	27	64	Out	-
Cheep Charger	34	24	64	56	59	45	54	Out	Rank 1 Star in all 50cc Retro Grand Prix Cups
Tiny Titan	46	35	43	43	29	64	40	Out	Unlock an Expert Staff Ghost Data record in Time Trials / Win 50 WFC races
Blue Falcon	60	29	35	29	43	24	29	Out	Win the Mirror Lightning Cup
Small Bikes	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Off-Road	Mini-Turbo	Drift-Type	How to Unlock
Standard Bike S	39	21	51	51	54	43	48	Out	-
Bullet Bike	53	24	32	35	67	29	67	In	-
Bit Bike	25	18	59	67	40	56	62	Out	-
Quacker	32	17	67	60	62	48	57	In	Win the 150cc Star Cup
Magikruiser	43	24	45	45	32	67	43	In	Play Time Trials on 8 different courses
Jet Bubble	48	27	40	40	45	35	37	In	Win the Mirror Leaf Cup
Medium Karts	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Off-Road	Mini-Turbo	Drift-Type	How to Unlock
Standard Kart M	46	45	40	43	45	35	40	Out	-
Classic Dragster	37	43	59	54	54	40	51	Out	-
Wild Wing	57	51	21	29	59	24	59	Out	-
Super Blooper	50	40	35	37	21	54	35	Out	Win the 50cc Leaf Cup
Daytripper	34	45	51	59	32	48	54	Out	Win the 150cc Leaf Cup
Sprinter	64	48	27	24	37	21	24	Out	Unlock 24 Expert Staff Ghost Data Records in Time Trials / Win 3000 WFC races
Medium Bikes	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Off-Road	Mini-Turbo	Drift-Type	How to Unlock
Standard Bike M	43	37	43	45	48	37	43	Out	-
Mach Bike	55	37	24	32	62	27	62	In	-
Sugarscoot	32	32	54	62	35	51	56	Out	-
Zip Zip	41	35	45	51	29	62	45	Out	Win the 100cc Lightning Cup
Sneakster	62	40	29	27	40	24	27	In	Rank 1 Star in all 100cc Wii Grand Prix Cups
Dolphin Dasher	48	43	37	40	24	56	37	In	Win the Mirror Star Cup
Large Karts	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Off-Road	Mini-Turbo	Drift-Type	How to Unlock
Standard Kart L	48	59	37	40	40	35	35	Out	-
Offroader	39	64	48	54	18	43	45	Out	-
Flame Flyer	62	59	16	21	48	18	48	Out	-
Piranha Prowler	55	67	29	35	35	29	27	Out	Win the 50cc Special Cup
Jetsetter	69	56	21	17	27	16	16	Out	Rank 1 Star in all 150cc Retro Grand Prix Cups
Honeycoupe	53	62	27	29	56	24	56	Out	Win the 150cc Lightning Cup
Large Bikes	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Off-Road	Mini-Turbo	Drift-Type	How to Unlock
Standard Bike L	46	54	40	43	43	37	37	Out	-
Flame Runner	60	54	18	24	51	21	51	In	-
Wario Bike	37	59	51	56	21	45	48	Out	-
Shooting Star	50	48	29	32	59	27	59	Out	Win the 100cc Star Cup
Spear	67	56	24	18	29	18	18	In	Unlock 12 Expert Staff Ghost Data records in Time Trials
Phantom	43	51	43	48	17	56	40	Out	Win the Mirror Special Cup

Courses

There are 32 race tracks in Mario Kart Wii. Each track is part of a Grand Prix. There are eight different Grand Prix in the game, each comprising four tracks. Sixteen of these tracks are new tracks, however, the last sixteen are tracks from previous games in the series.

In addition to this, there are also ten Battle Courses, with five being new courses and five from previous titles in the series.

New Courses (Nitro Grand Prix)

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Mushroom Cup	Flower Cup	Star Cup	Special Cup
Luigi Circuit	Mario Circuit	Daisy Circuit	Dry Dry Ruins
Moo Moo Meadows	Coconut Mall	Koopa Cape	Moonview Highway
Mushroom Gorge	DK Summit	Maple Treeway	Bowser's Castle
Toad's Factory	Wario's Gold Mine	Grumble Volcano	Rainbow Road

Returning Courses (Retro Grand Prix)

Shell Cup	Banana Cup	Leaf Cup	Lightning Cup
GCN Peach Beach	N64 Sherbet Land	DS Desert Hills	SNES Mario Circuit 3
DS Yoshi Falls	GBA Shy Guy Beach	GBA Bowser Castle 3	DS Peach Gardens
SNES Ghost Valley 2	DS Delfino Square	N64 DK's Jungle Parkway	GCN DK Mountain
N64 Mario Raceway	GCN Waluigi Stadium	GCN Mario Circuit	N64 Bowser's Castle

Staff Ghosts

Staff Ghosts are ghosts which represent the time made by the Nintendo staff. There are Normal Staff Ghosts, and Expert Staff Ghosts, which are unlocked by beating a certain time ahead of the Normal Staff Ghost.

Normal Staff Ghosts

Course	Staff Name	Time	Character	Vehicle	Wii Wheel	Drift
Luigi Circuit	Nin★sato	01:29.670	Luigi	Sprinter	Yes	Manual
Moo Moo Meadows	Nin★YuNya	01:37.856	Baby Daisy	Booster Seat	Yes	Auto
Mushroom Gorge	Nin★Murak	02:16.110	Toadette	Quacker	Yes	Manual
Toad's Factory	Nin★Misa	02:22.480	Toad	Jet Bubble	Yes	Manual
Mario Circuit	Nin★==Kony	01:44.777	Mario	Zip Zip	Yes	Manual
Coconut Mall	Nin★♪SiMO	02:30.764	Daisy	Sugarscoot	No	Manual
DK Summit	Nin★mokke	02:34.693	Donkey Kong	Standard Bike L	Yes	Manual
Wario's Gold Mine	Nin★morimo	02:19.585	Wario	Wario Bike	Yes	Manual
Daisy Circuit	Nin★Toki	01:56.822	Daisy	Daytripper	No	Manual
Koopa Cape	Nin★Rose	03:03.022	Koopa Troopa	Cheep Charger	No	Manual
Maple Treeway	Nin★pico	02:58.633	Diddy Kong	Classic Dragster	Yes	Manual
Grumble Volcano	Nin★Gorin	02:28.237	Dry Bowser	Offroader	Yes	Manual
Dry Dry Ruins	Nin★Kei	02:30.949	Yoshi	Classic Dragster	Yes	Manual
Moonview Highway	Nin★KOZ★	02:16.802	Peach	Standard Kart M	Yes	Manual
Bowser's Castle	Nin★YABUKI	03:04.836	Bowser	Piranha Prowler	No	Manual
Rainbow Road	Nin★Konno	03:05.895	Rosalina	Shooting Star	No	Manual
GCN Peach Beach	Nin★HIRO	01:34.233	Peach	Daytripper	No	Manual
DS Yoshi Falls	Nin★DoTak	01:16.461	Yoshi	Zip Zip	No	Manual
SNES Ghost Valley 2	Nin★YOKO	01:06.595	King Boo	Standard Kart L	Yes	Manual
N64 Mario Raceway	Nin★Ichiro	02:14.799	Baby Mario	Bit Bike	Yes	Manual
N64 Sherbet Land	Nin★Sakat	02:48.651	Baby Luigi	Quacker	Yes	Auto
GBA Shy Guy Beach	Nin★Kato	01:45.568	Koopa Troopa	Cheep Charger	Yes	Manual
DS Delfino Square	Nin★iwaco	02:41.807	Wario	Wario Bike	Yes	Manual
GCN Waluigi Stadium	Nin★NARI★	02:32.882	Waluigi	Standard Bike L	No	Manual
DS Desert Hills	Nin★CHIA	02:10.233	Dry Bones	Standard Bike S	No	Manual
GBA Bowser Castle 3	Nin★Fukuda	02:58.304	Dry Bowser	Standard Kart L	Yes	Manual
N64 DK's Jungle Parkway	Nin★Matt	02:58.264	Donkey Kong	Phantom	Yes	Auto
GCN Mario Circuit	Nin★♪Miz	01:59.771	Mario	Standard Bike M	Yes	Manual
SNES Mario Circuit 3	Nin★iwaco	01:38.880	Baby Mario	Standard Kart S	Yes	Manual
DS Peach Gardens	Nin★Ito.y	02:34.894	Baby Peach	Magikruiser	Yes	Manual
GCN DK Mountain	Nin★♪msk	02:57.744	Funky Kong	Wario Bike	Yes	Manual
N64 Bowser's Castle	Nin★GASK2	03:19.323	Bowser Jr.	Standard Kart M	Yes	Manual

Expert Staff Ghosts

Course	Staff Name	Time	Character	Vehicle	Wii Wheel	Drift
Luigi Circuit	Nin★Uta♪	01:19.419	Luigi	Mach Bike	Yes	Manual
Moo Moo Meadows	Nin★Tkym	01:25.909	Baby Daisy	Bullet Bike	No	Auto
Mushroom Gorge	Nin★Miki	02:01.011	Toadette	Mini Beast	No	Manual
Toad's Factory	Nin★GQO	02:05.593	Toad	Blue Falcon	No	Manual
Mario Circuit	Nin★fuyu	01:33.702	Mario	Sprinter	No	Manual
Coconut Mall	Nin★MUGI★	02:13.333	Daisy	Wild Wing	Yes	Manual
DK Summit	Nin★KOZ★	02:17.546	Donkey Kong	Flame Flyer	Yes	Manual
Wario's Gold Mine	Nin★♪Ryo	02:04.800	Wario	Flame Flyer	No	Manual
Daisy Circuit	Nin★Taeko	01:41.362	Daisy	Mach Bike	No	Manual
Koopa Cape	Nin★morimo	02:41.370	Koopa Troopa	Jet Bubble	No	Manual
Maple Treeway	Nin★MUGI★	02:37.812	Diddy Kong	Sneakster	No	Manual
Grumble Volcano	Nin★aki	02:11.852	Dry Bowser	Spear	No	Manual
Dry Dry Ruins	Nin★Akito	02:14.286	Yoshi	Sneakster	Yes	Manual
Moonview Highway	Nin★Koh	02:04.163	Peach	Mach Bike	Yes	Manual
Bowser's Castle	Nin★Masa	02:42.098	Bowser	Flame Runner	No	Manual
Rainbow Road	Nin★Syun1	02:44.734	Rosalina	Jetsetter	No	Manual
GCN Peach Beach	Nin★Taeko	01:23.140	Peach	Dolphin Dasher	Yes	Manual
DS Yoshi Falls	Nin★FJ	01:09.175	Yoshi	Turbo Blooper	Yes	Manual
SNES Ghost Valley 2	Nin★sira〉	00:58.907	King Boo	Spear	No	Manual
N64 Mario Raceway	Nin★Yuuki	01:59.053	Baby Mario	Mini Beast	No	Manual
N64 Sherbet Land	Nin★FJ	02:28.356	Baby Luigi	Blue Falcon	No	Manual
GBA Shy Guy Beach	Nin★Matt	01:32.867	Koopa Troopa	Magikruiser	No	Manual
DS Delfino Square	Nin★TARO	02:24.169	Wario	Honeycoupe	No	Manual
GCN Waluigi Stadium	Nin★♪Ryo	02:12.367	Waluigi	Piranha Prowler	No	Manual
DS Desert Hills	Nin★solami	01:52.686	Dry Bones	Tiny Titan	Yes	Manual
GBA Bowser Castle 3	Nin★A24	02:39.391	Dry Bowser	Flame Runner	No	Manual
N64 DK's Jungle Parkway	Nin★Syun1	02:37.782	Donkey Kong	Flame Flyer	Yes	Manual
GCN Mario Circuit	Nin★Dai8	01:49.939	Mario	Wild Wing	No	Manual
SNES Mario Circuit 3	Nin★Shige	01:26.659	Baby Mario	Bullet Bike	No	Manual
DS Peach Gardens	Nin★==Kony	02:16.777	Baby Peach	Mini Beast	Yes	Manual
GCN DK Mountain	Nin★Miyam	02:38.130	Funky Kong	Flame Flyer	Yes	Manual
N64 Bowser's Castle	Nin★Kentan	02:55.933	Bowser Jr.	Sneakster	Yes	Manual

Battle Arenas

New Battle Arenas	Retro Battle Arenas
Block Plaza	SNES Battle Course 4
Delfino Pier	GBA Battle Course 3
Funky Stadium	N64 Skyscraper
Chain Chomp Wheel	GCN Cookie Land
Thwomp Desert	DS Twilight House

Items

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Item Box.

Items play a fundamental part in Mario Kart Wii. Items are received through item boxes, which are sparkly and have a question mark on them are usually scattered in groups throughout a course, often in a horizontal line. The item is then stored for use whenever the racer wishes (except in the case of the Thunder Cloud, which is immediately activated). Items can be split into two categories, aggressive items, and strategic items. Normally, the lower the player's position in the race, the rarer and more useful items they will receive from item boxes to help balance the gameplay.

Aggressive Items

Aggressive items are any items that will affect other players in a way that another racer's vision is blocked, stops, or loses speed, such as the red shell. The aggressive items are:

Image	Name	Description
	Triple Bananas	Gives the player a trail of three bananas.
File:Fakebox.png	Fake Item Box	This item imitates an Item Box, which is colored red and the ? mark is flipped upside down.
	Green Shell	Can be thrown backwards or forwards and bounces off of obstacles several times before being destroyed.
	Triple Green Shells	Surrounds the racer with three green shells.
	Red Shell	A homing shell that locks on to the nearest opponent.
	Triple Red Shells	Three red shells that surround the racer.
	Spiny Shell	Locks on to the racer in first place.
File:Blooper.png	Blooper	Squirts ink on any opponent ahead of the user, limiting vision.
	Thunderbolt	Strikes every racer temporarily slowing them down and lose their item.
	POW Block New Item	Shakes up all racers in front of the user into an explosive spin that causes them to drop their items if they are on the ground when it breaks.

Strategic Items

Strategic items are items such as the Mushroom, which will assist in the race, without affecting the other racers if without effort from the racer (e.g. The mushroom can only affect another racer if the other racer is rammed with the mushroom). Such items are:

Triple Mushrooms

Mega Mushroom (New Item)

Star

Thunder Cloud (New Item)

Golden Mushroom

Bullet Bill

Link

Mario Kart Wii Wiki http://mariokartwii.wikia.com/wiki/Mario_Kart_Wii_Wiki