Mario Kart: New Details and New Screens

This game just went right back up on my radar. It looks like the graphics are much improved, and the tracks look cool.
http://gonintendo.com/?p=35030
Click the 3rd, 4th, and 5th images.

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Originally Posted by GoNintendo

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

- 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.

http://gonintendo.com/wp-content/photos/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?

http://gonintendo.com/wp-content/photos/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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Thanks! Why can't they just release it over here at the same time as them? :(!

when is out Europe?

looks quite nice :D

will mic get realeased to come inside this game do you know?

Baby Peach looks like a decapitated adult Peach... Surely that will get som e complaints :P

Another game to go on the want list :D

I'd actually spend the £20 odd to get my Wii online just for this game xD

Oohhh just found this.
25/4/2008... apparently.
http://www.play.com/Games/Wii/4-/499...i/Product.html

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Originally Posted by JackBuddy

Oohhh just found this.
25/4/2008... apparently.
http://www.play.com/Games/Wii/4-/499...i/Product.html

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Most likely a placeholder date.
Nintendo hasn't announced a release date.

I didn't want to start a new thread:

http://wii.ign.com/articles/852/852952p1.html
http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3166349

Some impressions. Looking pretty good.

This game has much more content than I thought!
32 Tracks (16 new and 16 remade)
Mii Support
Download/upload ghost data
12 Player Online
Play online with 2 people on one console
A whole wii channel for stuff
Advanced Statistics (Win/loss records and whole lot more)
Online battle mode (FINALLY!)
Missions (like the DS ones)
4 Ways to play, just like Brawl (Classic controller, Gamecube controller, wiimote only in shell, nunchuck/wiimote)
...and motorcycles. :D

I can't wait! :D

any release dates.