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Mario Kart tracks that never returned after debut

Ethan — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 04:50:23 +0000

The Mario Kart series is home to many, many different courses, and each new game in the series adds even more to that big number. A ton of old tracks were remade for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s Booster Course Pass, but a select few of them didn’t make the cut. Not just that, but some Mario Kart courses have never...

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has overtaken Mario Kart Wii, now series’ best-selling entry

Brian — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 12:26:03 +0000

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has now outsold Mario Kart Wii, Nintendo has confirmed. Lifetime sales of Mario Kart Wii are at 37.38 million. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, on the other hand, has sold 38.74 million copies worldwide. That news comes directly from Nintendo’s latest financial results. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Switch, combined with the initial Wii U release, was...

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Mario Kart Wii – Rainbow Road “ultra shortcut” achieved by a player for the first time after nearly 13 years

Brian — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 23:00:45 +0000

Mario Kart Wii, which is almost 13 years old, has something known as “ultra shortcuts”. The basic idea is that by using a high degree of skill, players can achieve massive lap skips. Doing so can let you finish a lap – or a course entirely – in just a matter of seconds. These special shortcuts involve tricking the game...

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Mario Kart Wii sold five times as many copies as Mario Kart 8 for Wii U during the previous fiscal year

Brian — Sun, 05 May 2019 21:45:47 +0000

Here’s an interesting tidbit stemming from Nintendo’s latest financial results. Between March 2018 and March 2019, Mario Kart Wii sold another 100,000 units. During the same period, Mario Kart 8 on Wii U sold 20,000 copies. That means Mario Kart Wii sold five times as many copies as Mario Kart 8 during the last fiscal year. Here’s a chart that...

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Mario Kart Wii manages to sell another 40,000 copies during latest fiscal quarter

Brian — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 19:49:16 +0000

Since the Wii came out, Nintendo has launched two additional consoles. You’d think that Wii software would have stopped selling at this point, but that’s not actually the case. Nintendo reported its latest financial results today, including data collected between July and September. That information comes with some interesting news about the sales of one Wii game in particular. During...

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Mario Kart Wii on NVIDIA Shield has online multiplayer, other tidbits

Brian — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 17:29:43 +0000

Mario Kart Wii was confirmed as the newest Nintendo game for the NVIDIA Shield in China earlier today. Since the initial report, more details have come in. The most interesting piece of information is that online multiplayer will be included. With Mario Kart Wii no longer supporting the feature on Nintendo’s original console, this is very noteworthy. Twelve players will...

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Mario Kart Wii arriving on NVIDIA Shield in China

Brian — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 07:08:50 +0000

In China, a few different games have released on the NVIDIA Shield. Owners of the hardware can get their hands on the likes of Super Mario Galaxy, Zelda: Twilight Princess, and more. Next up on the docket is Mario Kart Wii. The game is playable at ChinaJoy exhibition at NVIDIA’s booth, running on the hardware. Mario Kart Wii has apparently...

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Video shows more objectives in Mario Kart Wii’s cut mission mode

Brian — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 03:30:18 +0000

Earlier this month, YouTuber MrBean35000vr made a significant discovery about Mario Kart Wii. It turns out that Nintendo had been planning a Mission Mode at one point, similar to what was included in Mario Kart DS. MrBean35000vr returned with another video today. He’s shared new findings, including all of the functional objectives left behind in the game’s code. You can...

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Scrapped Mission Mode found for Mario Kart Wii after nearly a decade

Brian — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 16:53:37 +0000

Mario Kart DS introduced the very neat Mission Mode. It had you completing various objectives, such as racing backwards through a course. The mode even featured a number of boss battles. The next Mario Kart game, Mario Kart Wii, was going to include its own Mission Mode at some point before being ultimately scrapped. After nearly a decade, a new...

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Mario Kart 8 – Wario’s Gold Mine comparison (Wii U vs. Wii)

Brian — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 04:44:01 +0000

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