The folks at Nintencast have posted a clutch of new Mario Kart Wii screens, and even taken the time to extract fresh factoids about the game from said shots. While one or two of their findings are less than earth-shattering ("Luigi's circuit is still a simple track"), the odd nugget will prove interesting to those following the game's progress.
For instance, we now know that Koopa Troopa will be making only his third appearance in a Mario Kart game (having previously appeared in Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart: Double Dash!!), that race spectators will comprise entirely of Miis, and that the game will feature a kind of "half-pipe" track, presumably to encourage players to pull off stunts, a new addition to the series. We're still not totally convinced by the sight of Donkey Kong performing a handstand while riding a motorbike, but Nintendo doesn't often drop the ball on this series, so we'll remain quietly confident for now.
Admittedly, a handful of these screens did already appear in the Famitsu scans we posted a couple of weeks back, but the majority are new to us. Accelerate past the break for more, or race over the "Read" link at the bottom of this post to access the full set.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-18-2008 @ 3:26PM
Cesaria said...
DO WANT!!!!
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2-18-2008 @ 3:34PM
boxmyth said...
Yes, do want indeed.
And hellz yes to Koopa Troopa's return! I love that little guy.
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2-18-2008 @ 3:41PM
Gerwurztraminer said...
Does this mean out with KT's undead cousin, Dry Bones?
I still can't believe the game will be out in April. A month apart from Brawl and yet we know so little of MKwii...
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2-18-2008 @ 3:52PM
ArmorForVictor said...
i doubt this will come out in april more like early september.
2-18-2008 @ 3:51PM
TwEE said...
Man, look at Dk's hands and feet.. I hope this game plays better then it looks..
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2-18-2008 @ 4:58PM
Joshua said...
Yeah, what's with the graphics? Everything looks like plastic, along with a low polygon count.
2-18-2008 @ 4:02PM
Sonic_13 said...
More than likely the stunts are just for show will little impact, other than perhaps a boost for landing one, on the overall race.
I cannot wait for this game to finally come out. The sooner, the better!
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2-18-2008 @ 4:49PM
Mr Khan said...
I think Stunts were a natural addition, since the more hardcore Mario Kart players have always been trying to pull of awesome little stunts and jumps
Hopefully they'll make up for the inability to dual-wield weapons.
The graphical style definitely looks a lot like a more heavily polished version of DD
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2-18-2008 @ 4:54PM
Brent said...
I checked the computer system at work the other day (Movie Gallery) and MarioKartWii is slated for release on June 18th I believe it said.
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2-18-2008 @ 6:36PM
Tom said...
I want this game, but it's not really making as much of an impact on me as I thought it would. The graphics are unimpressive, and from what we've seen the tracks are pretty uninteresting. Hopefully, the can trun it around (And make it so that people can't SNAKE!!!!!) And it'll be better. But D.K...He looks almost as blocky as he does in MK: DS!
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2-19-2008 @ 9:34AM
Perverted said...
Yeah the graphics disappoint, especially in DK and I think the trees are flat.....It looks just like DD in terms of graphics which is really disappointing especially since you'd think Nintendo know their own system.
It'll still sell well and I know I'll still get it because NK is always awesome.
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2-19-2008 @ 10:11AM
bransman said...
Everytime I see more screenshots of this game...I get more stoked for it to come out. Please Ninty GDC give a release date.
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2-20-2008 @ 7:03AM
Pat said...
Have faith guys! This is a mario kart game were talking about here....and Nintendo WILL deliver
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2-20-2008 @ 11:05PM
INotI said...
Three cheers for Koopa Troopa, he was always my favourite in the SNES original.
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