Nintendo of America has decided, once again, to be our benevolent overlord and has finally dropped an official release date for the Wii’s iteration of the popular Mario Kart series. The game will see release on April 27th and come packed with the “Wii Wheel,” a plastic shell that simulates the feel of a steering wheel. This will be the first time the series officially goes online, with a 12 player racing mode and an 8 player battle mode.

For those allergic to “waggle controls,” Mario Kart Wii will offer compatibility with the wii-remote/nunchuck combo and Gamecube controllers. However, you will not be able to perform the new-to-the-series “tricks” with anything but the “Wii Wheel” configuration, so choose accordingly.

via Wii.IGN

- Rob O’Reilly

Posted on Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 at 11:27 pm in the category:In Brief, Nintendo, Wii. Comment RSS 2.0 feed. Comment it , or trackback this post.