Mario Kart Wii: Difference between revisions

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With over 37 million copies of the game sold, ''Mario Kart Wii'' is the second best-selling Wii game (after ''{{wp|Wii Sports}}'') and the best-selling ''Super Mario'' game for the Wii console.<ref name=sales>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/wii.html IR Information : Sales Data - Top Selling Software Sales Unites - Wii Software (as of September 30, 2023)]</ref>

[[File:Mario Kart Wii Title Screen.PNG|thumb|upright=1.1|left|The game's main title screen. If one or more profiles have gotten first place on every cup on every class, including Mirror Mode, the title screen will change from Mario and Luigi using the Wii Wheel to individual pictures of Mario, Luigi, Peach or Bowser.]]

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|An enemy that knocks over drivers and causes them to lose their items by ramming into them. Some Chain Chomps are chained to stakes, while others roam freely. Chain Chomps that are chained to stakes lunge at nearby drivers.

|align=center|[[Bowser Statue|Mecha Bowser]]

|A cow that flips drivers over if it is driven into and causes them to lose their items. Moo Moos are first found on the off-road patches of the track but wander onto the road as time goes by.

|A stationary obstacle that spins drivers out when it is touched. The Piranha Plants in <small>GCN</small> Mario Circuit are stationed in Warp Pipes and take bites out of drivers who come nearby, causing them to flip over and lose their items.

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|height=200px|[[File:Standard Kart S (Toad) Model.png|120x120px]]<br>'''[[Standard Kart S]]'''||41||29||48||48||51||40||45||Drift

|height=200px|[[File:Booster Seat (Baby Mario) Model.png|120x200px]]<br>'''[[Booster Seat]]''' [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px]]<br>'''[[Booster Seat|Baby Booster]]''' [[File:Flag of Europe.png|20px]]||27||27||56||64||37||54||59||Drift

|height=200px|[[File:Mini Beast (Baby Mario) Model.png|120x120px]]<br>'''[[Mini Beast]]''' [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px]]<br>'''[[Mini Beast|Concerto]]''' [[File:Flag of Europe.png|20px]]||55||32||29||32||64||27||64||Drift

|height=200px|[[File:Standard Bike S (Toad) Model.png|120x120px]]<br>'''[[Standard Bike S]]'''||39||21||51||51||54||43||48||Drift

|height=200px|[[File:Bullet Bike (Baby Mario) Model.png|120x120px]]<br>'''[[Bullet Bike]]'''||53||24||32||35||67||29||67||Hang-on

|height=200px|[[File:Bit Bike (Baby Mario) Model.png|120x120px]]<br>'''[[Bit Bike]]''' [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px]]<br>'''[[Bit Bike|Nanobike]]''' [[File:Flag of Europe.png|20px]]||25||18||59||67||40||56||62||Drift

|height=200px|[[File:Standard Kart M (Mario) Model.png|150x150px]]<br>'''[[Standard Kart M]]'''||46||45||40||43||45||35||40||Drift

|height=200px|[[File:Classic Dragster (Mario) Model.png|150x150px]]<br>'''[[Classic Dragster]]''' [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px]]<br>'''[[Classic Dragster|Nostalgia 1]]''' [[File:Flag of Europe.png|20px]]||37||43||59||54||54||40||51||Drift

|height=200px|[[File:Wild Wing (Mario) Model.png|150x150px]]<br>'''[[Wild Wing]]'''||57||51||21||29||59||24||59||Drift

|height=200px|[[File:Standard Bike M (Mario) Model.png|150x150px]]<br>'''[[Standard Bike M]]'''||43||37||43||45||48||37||43||Drift

|height=200px|[[File:Mach Bike (Mario) Model.png|150x150px]]<br>'''[[Mach Bike]]'''||55||37||24||32||62||27||62||Hang-on

|height=200px|[[File:Sugarscoot (Peach) Model.png|150x150px]]<br>'''[[Sugarscoot]]''' [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px]]<br>'''[[Sugarscoot|Bon Bon]]''' [[File:Flag of Europe.png|20px]]||32||32||54||62||35||51||56||Drift

|height=200px|[[File:Standard Kart L (Bowser) Model.png|180x180px]]<br>'''[[Standard Kart L]]'''||48||59||37||40||40||35||35||Drift

|height=200px|[[File:Offroader (Bowser) Model.png|180x180px]]<br>'''[[Offroader]]'''||39||64||48||54||18||43||45||Drift

|height=200px|[[File:Flame Flyer (Bowser) Model.png|180x180px]]<br>'''[[Flame Flyer]]'''||62||59||16||21||48||18||48||Drift

|height=200px|[[File:Standard Bike L (Wario) Model.png|180x180px]]<br>'''[[Standard Bike L]]'''||46||54||40||43||43||37||37||Drift

|height=200px|[[File:Flame Runner (Bowser) Model.png|180x180px]]<br>'''[[Flame Runner]]''' [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px]]<br>'''[[Flame Runner|Bowser Bike]]''' [[File:Flag of Europe.png|20px]]||60||54||18||24||51||21||51||Hang-on

|height=200px|[[File:Wario Bike (Wario) Model.png|180x180px]]<br>'''[[Wario Bike]]'''||37||59||51||56||21||45||48||Drift

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|height=200px|[[File:Cheep Charger (Baby Mario) Model.png|120x120px]]<br>'''[[Cheep Charger]]'''||34||24||64||56||59||45||54||Drift||Rank 1 Star in all 50cc Retro Grand Prix Cups||Play 1,800 races

|height=200px|[[File:Tiny Titan (Baby Mario) Model.png|120x120px]]<br>'''[[Tiny Titan]]''' [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px]]<br>'''[[Rally Romper]]''' [[File:Flag of Europe.png|20px]]||46||35||43||43||29||64||40||Drift||Unlock an Expert Staff Ghost Data record in Time Trials||Play 1,200 races / Win 50 WFC races

|height=200px|[[File:Blue Falcon (Baby Mario) Model.png|120x120px]]<br>'''[[Blue Falcon]]'''||60||29||35||29||43||24||29||Drift||Win the Mirror Lightning Cup||Play 4,200 races

|height=200px|[[File:Quacker (Baby Mario) Model.png|120x120px]]<br>'''[[Quacker]]'''||32||17||67||60||62||48||57||Hang-on||Win the 150cc Star Cup||Play 2,400 races

|height=200px|[[File:Magikruiser (Baby Mario) Model.png|120x120px]]<br>'''[[Magikruiser]]'''||43||24||45||45||32||67||43||Hang-on||Play Time Trials on 8 different courses||Play 900 races

|height=200px|[[File:Jet Bubble (Baby Mario) Model.png|120x120px]]<br>'''[[Jet Bubble]]''' [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px]]<br>'''[[Jet Bubble|Bubble Bike]]''' [[File:Flag of Europe.png|20px]]||48||27||40||40||45||35||37||Hang-on||Win the Mirror Leaf Cup||Play 3,900 races

|height=200px|[[File:Super Blooper (Mario) Model.png|150x150px]]<br>'''[[Super Blooper (kart)|Super Blooper]]''' [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px]]<br>'''[[Super Blooper (kart)|Turbo Blooper]]''' [[File:Flag of Europe.png|20px]]||50||40||35||37||21||54||35||Drift||Win the 50cc Leaf Cup||Play 300 races

|height=200px|[[File:Daytripper (Peach) Model.png|150x150px]]<br>'''[[Daytripper]]''' [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px]]<br>'''[[Daytripper|Royal Racer]]''' [[File:Flag of Europe.png|20px]]||34||45||51||59||32||48||54||Drift||Win the 150cc Leaf Cup||Play 2,700 races

|height=200px|[[File:Sprinter (Mario) Model.png|150x150px]]<br>'''[[B Dasher Mk. 2|Sprinter]]''' [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px]]<br>'''[[B Dasher Mk. 2]]''' [[File:Flag of Europe.png|20px]]||64||48||27||24||37||21||24||Drift||Unlock 24 Expert Staff Ghost Data Records in Time Trials||Play 4,650 races / Win 3000 WFC races  

|height=200px|[[File:Zip Zip (Mario) Model.png|150x150px]]<br>'''[[Zip Zip]]''' [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px]]<br>'''[[Zip Zip|Rapide]]''' [[File:Flag of Europe.png|20px]]||41||35||45||51||29||62||45||Drift||Win the 100cc Lightning Cup||Play 2,100 races

|height=200px|[[File:Sneakster (Mario) Model.png|150x150px]]<br>'''[[Sneakster]]''' [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px]]<br>'''[[Sneakster|Nitrocycle]]''' [[File:Flag of Europe.png|20px]]||62||40||29||27||40||24||27||Hang-on||Rank 1 Star in all 100cc Wii Grand Prix Cups||Play 3,300 races

|height=200px|[[File:Dolphin Dasher (Mario) Model.png|150x150px]]<br>'''[[Dolphin Dasher]]'''||48||43||37||40||24||56||37||Hang-on||Win the Mirror Star Cup||Play 3,750 races

|height=200px|[[File:Piranha Prowler (Bowser) Model.png|180x180px]]<br>'''[[Piranha Prowler]]'''||55||67||29||35||35||29||27||Drift||Win the 50cc Special Cup||Play 600 races

|height=200px|[[File:Jetsetter (Wario) Model.png|180x180px]]<br>'''[[Jetsetter]]''' [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px]]<br>'''[[Jetsetter|Aero Glider]]''' [[File:Flag of Europe.png|20px]]||69||56||21||17||27||16||16||Drift||Rank 1 Star in all 150cc Retro Grand Prix Cups||Play 4,500 races

|height=200px|[[File:Honeycoupe (Donkey Kong) Model.png|180x180px]]<br>'''[[Honeycoupe]]''' [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px]]<br>'''[[Honeycoupe|Dragonetti]]''' [[File:Flag of Europe.png|20px]]||53||62||27||29||56||24||56||Drift||Win the 150cc Lightning Cup||Play 3,000 races

|height=200px|[[File:Shooting Star (Waluigi) Model.png|180x180px]]<br>'''[[Shooting Star (bike)|Shooting Star]]''' [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px]]<br>'''[[Shooting Star (bike)|Twinkle Star]]''' [[File:Flag of Europe.png|20px]]||50||48||29||32||59||27||59||Drift||Win the 100cc Star Cup||Play 1,500 races

|height=200px|[[File:Spear (Waluigi) Model.png|180x180px]]<br>'''[[Spear]]''' [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px]]<br>'''[[Spear|Torpedo]]''' [[File:Flag of Europe.png|20px]]||67||56||24||18||29||18||18||Hang-on||Unlock 12 Expert Staff Ghost Data records in Time Trials||Play 3,600 races

|height=200px|[[File:Phantom (Waluigi) Model.png|180x180px]]<br>'''[[Phantom (bike)|Phantom]]'''||43||51||43||48||17||56||40||Drift||Win the Mirror Special Cup||Play 4,050 races

==Internal stats==

There are 20 different kinds of bonuses, which increase a few statistics of the vehicles:<br>

*'''Off-Road Handling:''' Increases the Handling on each kind of off-road section.<br>

The vehicles have 31 stats. Acceleration is divided in four stages, presumably depending on the actual speed relative to the full speed. In each stage, acceleration is determined by two factors, a stage-specific '''S''' factor which is affected by the character bonus and a general '''E''' factor. These factors change while drifting, that itself can begin once the vehicle has reached 55% of its top speed. Finally, some stats change depending on the drifting method used (either '''Manual''' or '''Auto''') and depending on the fact that the vehicle is steering ('''While Steering''') or not ('''Standard''').<br>

*'''Tilt:''' How much the kart tilts in various conditions.<br>

These are courses that appeared in previous ''Mario Kart'' installments, much like in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. This includes two courses each from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', and four each from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and ''Mario Kart DS''. These have been graphically updated and have some new details such as extra trees and ramps, new features such as jumps, pipe tricks, and even added shortcuts. These courses appear in the Shell, Banana, Leaf, and Lightning Cups. This game is tied with ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (when counting the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'') for having the second most retro [[Mario Circuit]] courses of any ''Mario Kart'' game, with three, behind only ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', which has six.

''Mario Kart Wii'' includes two new items, the [[Mega Mushroom]] and the [[POW Block]], and brings back the [[Thunder Cloud]] from the ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' installments (making this game its console ''Mario Kart'' debut). All three items are absent from ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. Items can be earned by driving through [[Item Box|Item Boxes]] on the courses, just like in previous games. Once a player has done so, an item will be selected via the Item Roulette. Players can use items by pressing {{button|wii|padleft}}. In general, players tend to obtain a weak item such as a [[Banana]] or a [[Green Shell]] when they are in first. However, if players are in a lower place, they obtain a slightly more powerful item such as a [[Red Shell]] or [[Lightning]]. Usually, the lower the place of the player, the rarer and more powerful the item they get. [[Super Star|Star]]s, Mega Mushrooms, and [[Bullet Bill]]s are examples of powerful items as they provide speed boosts and invincibility. This is the only game in the ''Mario Kart'' series where the drivers do not vocally react to getting inked by a Blooper.

|align="center"|[[Thunder Cloud]]<br>'''''New item in console Mario Kart'''''

*At the start of a race, Lakitu is next to the player driver, slightly facing the side of the track. In single player mode, he is in front of the player driver, facing the camera. This only counts for races, however, as Lakitu always starts next to the player when in a battle.

===Grumble Volcano lap glitch===

On the large rock to the left of the starting lien in [[Grumble Volcano]], if the player drives around it, they will complete a lap.

===Incorrect number of players===

Rarely, when the player finishes an online race, if the next race has 12 players, the game will say it has 13 players instead.

===Miscolored Item Boxes===

[[File:MKW Blue Fake Item Box Glitch.png|thumb|The glitch in action]]

To perform the glitch, the player needs to start a team race on the blue team. If the player starts a solo race, some racers' [[Fake Item Boxes]] will be blue instead of red.

*''[[Super Mario Kart]]'': [[SNES Ghost Valley 2|Ghost Valley 2]] and [[SNES Mario Circuit 3|Mario Circuit 3]] return as retro courses, and [[SNES Battle Course 4|Battle Course 4]] returns as a playable battle course. Also, part of the music that plays during the Award Ceremony (if drivers win a [[Trophy]]) is the same as in the same scenario in ''Super Mario Kart'', ''Mario Kart 64'' and ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''.

*''[[Mario Kart 64]]'': [[N64 Mario Raceway|Mario Raceway]], [[N64 Sherbet Land|Sherbet Land]], [[N64 DK's Jungle Parkway|DK's Jungle Parkway]], and [[N64 Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Castle]] return as retro courses, and [[N64 Skyscraper|Skyscraper]] returns as a playable battle course. Also, the course [[Wii Moo Moo Meadows|Moo Moo Meadows]] is based on [[N64 Moo Moo Farm|Moo Moo Farm]], and [[Block Plaza]] has parts of [[Block Fort]]. Also, part of the music that plays during the Award Ceremony (if drivers win a [[Trophy]]) is the same as in the same scenario in ''Mario Kart 64'', ''Super Mario Kart'' and ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''.

*''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'': [[GBA Shy Guy Beach|Shy Guy Beach]] and [[GBA Bowser's Castle 3|Bowser Castle 3]] return as retro courses, and [[GBA Battle Course 3|Battle Course 3]] returns as a playable battle course. Also, the Yoshi Sphinx from the background of [[Yoshi Desert]] returns as a part of the race course Dry Dry Ruins. Part of the music that plays during the Award Ceremony (if drivers win a [[Trophy]]) is the same as in the same scenario in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', ''Super Mario Kart'' and ''Mario Kart 64''.

*''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'': Various features in the game are derived from their ''New Super Mario Bros.''-look, such as the hills and outcrops of [[Luigi Circuit (Mario Kart Wii)|Luigi Circuit]] and the [[Flower (environmental object)|flowers]] and mushrooms of Moo Moo Meadows. The [[Mega Mushroom]] is an item in the game. The mushroom platforms in [[Wii Mushroom Gorge|Mushroom Gorge]] is based on the mushroom platforms in said game, with the red ones being "bouncy", and the green ones more like solid platforms. [[Wii Grumble Volcano|Grumble Volcano]] is similar to [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8]] of ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Also, Dry Bowser, who first appears in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', returns to ''Mario Kart Wii'' as his second appearance.

*''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'': Tricks, Bikes, twelve-player races, and the ability to look behind return. [[Wii Moo Moo Meadows|Moo Moo Meadows]], [[Wii Grumble Volcano|Grumble Volcano]], and [[Wii Wario's Gold Mine|Wario's Gold Mine]] return as retro courses (Wario's Gold Mine was added via DLC, but is available from the start in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''). [[Wii Coconut Mall|Coconut Mall]], [[Wii Mushroom Gorge|Mushroom Gorge]], [[Wii Maple Treeway|Maple Treeway]], [[Wii DK Summit|DK Summit]], [[Wii Moonview Highway|Moonview Highway]], [[Wii Koopa Cape|Koopa Cape]], [[Wii Daisy Circuit|Daisy Circuit]], and [[Wii Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]] return as part of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. The [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart 8)|Bowser's Castle]] in this game sees the return of a similar giant moving Bowser statue that players drive around. Peach, Daisy, and Rosalina wear their bike suits again when riding a bike or ATV. Some voice clips are reused. The [[Launch Star]] boosters from Rainbow Road also return in the remastered {{classic-link|N64|Rainbow Road}} in this game.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'': Some of Daisy's voice clips are recycled in this game. The Standard Kart, Standard Bike, and Cheep Charger appear as spirits.