Mario Kart Wii to Feature 12-Player Wi-Fi Play

Nintendo will find a way to fuck this up somehow. Mark my words.

Why is it that me and my friends are the only ones who are obsessed with the gamecube version, Mario Kart : Double Dash?? The maps are amazing, the play style is classic, and we've literally been playing the game for the past 5 years. I play with friends in London and New York City, and we even have a trophy that an asian friend created, which is a Star and the words "MARIO CARTS" written on the base.

I have screenshots of winning an AllCup by .001 seconds.

I honestly think that Double Dash is amazing, if not perfect, except for the multiplayer online capabilities. As a party game, 2 man All-Cups just are timeless and classic and I see myself still playing this with my friends for many more years.

That being said, I hope that the control of the Wii is as tight as the Gamecube, because I've pulled off some insane stuff on the Gamecube version! The Wii controller and I... don't really get along.

But honestly, I really really don't understand the Double Dash hate that is apparent and everywhere. Do you just stink at boosting? Its honestly THE best game I've ever played... and I know lots of friends that agree with me.

Anyone else think that since the Wii uses WiFi as standard this will end up being a lagfest? I know WiF is supposedly fine for gaming but I just feel like most of my friends who do run their games over WiFi are more likely to lag out.

This better not be a letdown like Double Dash. I much prefer Mario Kart DS and 64 over that.

What I don't understand with the Friend codes system is why those codes are so god damn long?
If they were a little shorter at least the system would be passable..

My favorite is still Mario Kart 64. Just like Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast, this was and still is the best of the series. I don't think this iteration will change my mind. Will the input controls be gesture based in this game also? I'm thinking/hoping not! This seems like a game suited for the gamepad accessory they are selling.

I'd like to see a redo of the classic version with Wi-Fi 12-player play! The Nintencode aspect, while not graceful, gets the job done so I can tolerate it.

Pretty simple. If you don't have kids, it's impossible for you to understand why friend codes are needed. God forbid everything isn't just right at your fingertips at all times. whiners.

What are people's thoughts about the motorcycles being in the game?

guess i'll have to buy a wii now.

i think mariokart might be my favorite franchise of all time, come to think of it.

hmm 12 players will be so rad... im not sure about the laggers.

Battle mode maps best get bigger... man I can see this being a blast.

This should be fun. I used to network my old Gamecube with another one at a friend's place and we'd have about 6 or so people playing at once. 12 people playing at once is going to be crazy.