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Mario Kart Wii - even more details (Cube controller support?, tracks, ghosts, online leagues, and more)

by rawmeatcowboy
06 February 2008
GN 1.0 / 2.0

First, the news we posted earlier today…

Mario Kart Wii - April 10th, 2008 (Japan)
* Bikes in cup mode
* Bikes have special actions like “wheelie”
* 16 remakes and new courses
* Wi-fi 12 players
* Play as Miis

Now, the new info…

Mario Kart courses.

NEW:
“Mushroom Cup”
Luigi Circuit
Moo Moo Country
Mushroom Canyon
Toad Factory

“Flower Cup”
Mario Circuit - Figure-8 with underpass
Coconuts Mall
DK Snowboard Cross
Wario Mines

OLD:
“Shell Cup”
GC Peach Beach
DS Yoshi Falls
SFC Ghost Swamp 2
64 Mario Circuit

“Banana Cup”
64 Sherbert Land
GBA Hey Ho Beach
DS Monty Town
GC Waluigi Stadium

Huge thanks to reader Xiao for the translation on the next bits!

- online league and a global world ranking
- local rankings
- channel for online aspect
- send and receive time attack scores online, online ranking for time attack as well
- upload/download Ghosts

Now, some points of interest from the scans.

Cubeper.jpg

This online screen clearly shows a green A button and a red B button. Could this mean that there will be Cube controller support?

babypeach.jpg

Also, a confirmation on Baby Peach. I have to back up my employers at NMag on this one. NMag claimed Baby Peach was in the game (among other things), Nintendo shot down their info, and now we have confirmation.

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