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The biggest game of 2008? The wait is almost over…

On every Nintendo console since the SNES, the Mario Kart series has provided gamers a wacky and enjoyable experience that not only offers an intense racing environment, but provides fierce competitive battling through various zaney power-ups. The first major gameplay change to the series came with Double Dash!! for the Nintendo GameCube: Here, Nintendo introduced two characters per Kart- opening up the floor for non-so-successful tactical partnership combinations. Mario Kart DS brought WiFi play to the mix and allowed eight players to join the fray- four over the internet.

So there was no doubt that Mario Kart would also grace the Wii; most likely bringing motion controls similar to the other racing titles we’ve seen so far on the platform. And guess what? That time has almost come: Mario Kart Wii offers new characters, new tracks, 12-player online, and an innovative control scheme using the Wii remote. One thing thats keept the same as the traditional Mario Kart titles- and was unfortunatley not in the GameCube outing- is the single-driver racing… although a new type of vehicle has been introduced- we’ll talk about that later.

… read the full preview here at NintendoLife.com.

This post is tagged Game Preview, Mario Kart, Nintendo, Previews, Wii, Wii Wheel

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