
There are also many game modes to play on such as Grand Prix, Time Trial and Vs. Compared to past installements, new courses and items are avilable and it consists of 8 levels of grand prix, with 14 playable characters. Mario Kart Wii is the 6th installement in the Mario Kart series whcih was released on April 10th 2008 in Japan, April 11th 2008 in Europe, April 24th 2008 in Austrialia, April 27th 2008 in North America and April 20th 2009 in South Korea. With 35.26 million copies sold worldwide as of December 31, 2013, the game is the second best-selling game for Wii and is the best-selling racing video game of all time. In 2010, the game was included as one of the titles in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die. It received an aggregate review score of 82.07% on GameRankings and 82% on Metacritic. Mario Kart Wii received critically positive reviews, with critics praising the online features and the large number of tracks, characters, and karts. Traditional control schemes are also supported. Mario Kart Wii takes advantage of the Wii Remote's motion sensing to provide intuitive and conventional steering controls each copy of the game is bundled with the Wii Wheel accessory to augment this feature.

The game features multiple single-player and multiplayer game modes, and also features online multiplayer via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Like its predecessors, Mario Kart Wii incorporates playable characters from the Mario series, who participate in kart races on various race tracks using specialized items to hinder opponents or gain advantages. The game was released worldwide throughout April 2008, but one year later in South Korea. Mario Kart Wii was announced at E3 2007 by Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. Mario Kart Wii (マリオカートWii Mario Kāto Wī?) is the sixth installment in the Mario Kart series of kart racing games, developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. Classic Controller/Classic Controller Pro
