Mario Kart Wii Confirmed Release Date!!

[Sirjinx]

Just when you thought your Brawl Friend Codes were enough get ready to grab those Mario Kart Wii Friend Codes as well! Nintendo of America has just confirmed a late April Release date for Mario Kart Wii on the Nintendo Wifi Forum Network! Hold on to those Friend Codes and get ready to race your butts off!

Nintendo's Press Release

REDMOND, Wash., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- This year, the typical signs of
spring will be accompanied by the sweet sound of revving engines and the sight
of lightning-fast shells whizzing around every corner. Mario Kart(R) Wii is
zooming toward its launch in the United States on April 27. The game comes
with the intuitive Wii Wheel(TM), which makes it easy for novices to compete
against veterans, so no one is left in the dust. And with a broadband hookup
to Nintendo(R) Wi-Fi Connection, players can compete with up to 11 other
drivers from around the world for racing dominance.
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"Mario Kart Wii transforms one of our most popular franchises into a race
that every member of the family can join," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of
America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "Driving with the Wii
Wheel could not be more natural, and this is one place where speeding is
encouraged."
Mario Kart Wii will include 16 new courses and 16 classic courses from
previous Mario Kart games. For the first time ever, players have the option of
racing with either karts or motorbikes. Players can also hit the road as their
personalized Mii(TM) caricatures in addition to the handful of classic
Nintendo characters found in the game. True to the series, the game features
tons of racing, plenty of power-ups and oodles of objects for players to use
to slow down other drivers. And 10 battle arenas will keep players busy
between trips around the circuit.
The easy-to-use Wii Wheel will also be sold as a separate accessory,
giving every driver in the household a chance to get behind his or her own
wheel. And if veteran Mario Kart fans are afraid of getting smoked by rookie
drivers using the Wii Wheel, they can rest assured that Nintendo has them
covered. Mario Kart Wii supports four different control options: Wii
Remote(TM) with or without the Wii Wheel, Wii Remote and Nunchuk(TM)
controller combo, Classic Controller and even the Nintendo GameCube(TM)
controller. So there's bound to be a configuration that fits everyone's style.
Mario Kart Wii launches with a new channel added to the Wii Menu to
enhance game play: The Mario Kart Wii Channel. This new channel builds on the
huge online community of Wii owners and lets players compete in tournaments,
check worldwide rankings, see when their friends are playing and download
ghost data.
Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults manage the
content their children can access. For more information about this and other
Wii features, visit Wii.com. For more information about Mario Kart Wii, visit
MarioKart.com.



Thats right people. Its OFFICIAL now!! April 27!! Thank you Nintendo!!

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[Raidy]

This is great news! I was wondering when someone was going to post the release date!

[Pac_cap]

The confirmed release date for the UK is April 11th.

The UK gets this one game before the US.

[Zaphack]

Holy ******* **** thats only a month! OMGWTFBBQ!

I'm so excited for this game! I hope Waluigi is it, he's my favorite Mario Bro!

[Jimmy]

Woo! April sounds like it is gonna be a good month!

[Imprezive]

Can´t wait to see all the new surprises that MK wii will have in store.

[Zod1ak47]

thats weird the gamestop guy said an earlier date and i reserved it... hmmmm...

[Ace-Of-Spades]

if i could say five words about this game they would have to be: "I hope it isn't delayed"

[MethiralSage]

lol Yea. I'm going to buy this when it is released.

[LoneDragonPrince]

Cool. It's a coincidence too, 'cause I was looking at a whole lot of Mario Kart videos. This game is gonna be sweet.

[Dimp]

wow..i jusa find this new so shocking that nintendo are release MAJOR titles back to back...first brawl in march now in april mario kart wii??!! wow!!! good news for me..i cant wait.nintendo is workin hard...i think 2008 will be the year of nintendo!!!!!

[samus13]

yeah i preorder this game and i can't wait to race