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Contents

Controls Getting Started Driving Techniques Items Game Modes Nintendo WFC Mario Kart Channel 19

Wii Remote & Nunchuk

Look Backward Steer Select Use Items
Accelerate Confirm Drift Brake/Reverse/Hop Cancel
Display Pause Menu Display HOME Menu Perform Tricks Shake the Wii Remote when jumping.

Controls

This game uses the Wii Remote (either alone, with the Wii Wheel, or the Nunchuk), Classic Controller (sold separately), or the Nintendo GameCube Controller (sold separately). *In this manual, the primary control scheme will be the Wii Remote and Wii Wheel (Wii Wheel style). *Please see Driving Techniques (page 7) for detailed control information.
Perform a Wheelie When riding a bike, lift the Wii Remote up. To end the wheelie, push the Wii Remote down.

Classic Controller

Display Pause Menu Use Items Steer Select Perform Tricks Press when jumping. Perform/End Wheelies Press up or down when riding a bike.

Look Backward

Wii Remote in Wii Wheel
The orange text represents control during menu-screen navigation.
Drift Brake/Reverse/Hop Cancel Use Items Select Accelerate Confirm Look Backward Confirm Steer Turn the Wii Wheel left or right. Perform Wheelies When riding a bike, lift the Wii Wheel up. To end the wheelie, push the Wii Wheel down. Drift Brake/Reverse/Hop Cancel Perform Tricks Shake the Wii Wheel when jumping. Display HOME Menu Display Pause Menu
Accelerate Confirm Drift Brake/Reverse/Hop Cancel Display HOME Menu
Nintendo GameCube Controller

If you want to change the controller, please do so at the title screen. If you change it on a menu screen, the screen on the right will appear, and you should press to move forward. *You cannot change a controller in the middle of a race. Also, if youre using a Nintendo GameCube Controller, you can only change it at the title screen.

Driving Techniques

Here are some tips to help you improve your driving skills! There are two types of vehicles that you can choose from, karts and bikes, and each has its own driving techniques. The explanations for these techniques use the Wii Wheel control scheme. When using the Wii Wheel, is the acceleration button. If using any other control scheme, please refer to the control layouts on page 4 for the corresponding button.
Pick up items in a race to perform various actions. *During team battles (page 13), your items wont affect your teammates.

Getting Items

Pass through item blocks to pick them up. The item you get is randomly determined.

Rocket Start

Press and hold at just the right time during the countdown to rev up your engine and give yourself a burst of speed off the starting line.

Super Mini-Turbo

Continue to drift after the blue flames appear, and they will turn orange. Release at this point to activate a bigger boost of speed, also called a Super Mini-Turbo. *Super Mini-Turbos are only possible when your drift mode is set to Manual and you are driving a kart.
If you already have an item, you cant pick up another one. However, if you equip an item, you can pick up another one.

Drifting

Drifting lets you take sharp corners without slowing down. To drift, press while holding when turning to slide sideways. Also, while drifting, you can change your direction by turning. *If you select Automatic Drift, you can drift by using just.

Using Items

Use items by pressing.
Shake the Wii Wheel up, down, left, or right as you leave a platform to perform a trick in the air. Successful tricks give you a short speed boost when you land.

Equipping Items

You can equip certain items. When an item is equipped, it acts like a shield. Items like Triple Bananas can be equipped by pressing once, while others, like the Banana, will only stay equipped for as long as you hold.

Mini-Turbo

After drifting for a bit, sparks will fly from your tires. Release when blue flames start shooting out to get a boost of speed, also called a Mini-Turbo. *Mini-Turbos are only possible when your drift mode is set to Manual.

Wheelie

Tilt the Wii Wheel up when riding a bike to perform a wheelie and get a speed boost. Be careful, though, because its more difficult to turn when doing a wheelie, and if another vehicle hits you during your wheelie, youll slow down and lose control. To exit the wheelie, simply push your Wii Wheel back down. *You can only perform wheelies when driving a bike.

Throwing Items

You can throw some items backward or forward. To throw an item forward, press. To throw it behind you, press. *When using controllers other than the Wii Wheel, throw items forward by pressing the button to use items while pressing the Control Stick forward. You might drop an item if you flip or spin out. If you drive over a dropped item, you will feel its effects immediately.

Game Modes

Item List
Items with can be dragged behind you.
Vehicles that roll over bananas will spin Banana/Triple Bananas out. Press to equip Triple Bananas. Press again to drop them. Green shells move in straight lines Green Shell/Triple Green Shells when thrown. If you hit a vehicle, it will flip over. Press to equip Triple Green Shells. Press again to throw them. Red Shells home in on the closest Red Shell/Triple Red Shells vehicle in front of you. If you hit it, the vehicle will flip over. Press to equip Triple Red Shells. Press again to throw them. When thrown, they will explode after a certain Bob-omb amount of time or when a vehicle runs into them. Vehicles that hit the explosion will roll or spin out. Spiny Shell Spiny Shells find the vehicle in first place and explode on impact. Any vehicle caught in the blast will flip or spin out. Though they look like regular Item Boxes, if a vehicle hits one, the vehicle will flip over. Mushrooms provide a short speed boost. Triple Mushrooms give three speed boosts.
Mario Kart Wii features four sections, each with different game modes.

Main Menu

Point the cursor over the section you want to enter and press.
License Settings Single Player Multiplayer
Choose from four game modes to play alone. Choose from four game modes to play in groups of two to four people. Play people from around the world. Each match can hold up to 12 people, with up to two people playing on the same Wii. Check ranking, tournament, and friend information.

Fake Item Box

Mushroom/Triple Mushrooms Golden Mushroom Bullet Bill Blooper Lightning Star

Nintendo WFC

(page 14)
For a temporary speed boost, press as many times as you like for a short period of time.

Mario Kart Channel

(page 19)
Bullet Bills let you fly automatically through the track, knocking over any vehicle you hit on your way. Bloopers spray ink on all vehicles ahead of you and reduce their visibility. Lightning zaps your opponents, causing them to spin out, drop their items, shrink, and drive more slowly for a while.
You can access different modes depending on whether youre in the Single Player or Multiplayer section. Single Player Multiplayer
Stars turn you invincible for awhile. While invincible, your top speed increases and youll knock over any vehicle you hit. Mega Mushrooms turn you into a giant for a short time and give you a short speed boost. While huge, youll flatten any vehicles that get in your way.

Mega Mushroom POW Block

POW Blocks shake the ground, causing opponents to spin out and drop their items.
Grand Prix Time Trial VS Battle
(page 11) Playable (page 12) Playable
Lightning Cloud Lightning clouds float above you, and after a set amount of time, zap you with lightning. If you hit an opponent before the time runs out, however, you can pass the cloud off. *During a team race (page 13), some of the items wont affect your teammates.
(page 13) Playable Playable (page 13) Playable Playable 10

Grand Prix

There are eight cups, with each cup featuring four different tracks. Race against 11 other opponents on each track for the best overall standings.
Game Screen Total Time Current Item Current Position Results
You earn points based on your placement in a race. After you complete all four courses, your points are added together to determine your overall ranking. Gold, silver, and bronze trophies are awarded for first, second, and third place overall. Your driving technique will also be ranked.

Starting a Race

*As you progress through the game, more characters and vehicles become available.
Current Lap/ Total Laps Course Map

Class

Choose from three classes. Only karts can race in 50cc matches, only bikes can race in 100cc matches, and both bikes and karts can race in 150cc matches.

Characters

Choose your driver. *As you progress through the game, more characters will become available.

Points Earned Ranking

Vehicles

Choose your vehicle.

*The type of vehicles available to you depends on the size of your character. Only selectable vehicles will appear. *As you progress through the game, more vehicles will become available.

Time Trial

Race through a course by yourself to break the existing time record.

Ghosts

Drift

Choose your drift mode.

Automatic lets you drift automatically, with no MiniTurbos. Manual lets you control the drift and gives you the option of Mini-Turbos.
When you earn a new Time Trial record, you create a ghost that records your exact path. After selecting a course, if you choose Race a Ghost, it will appear with you.

Saving a Ghost

Choose a cup to compete in. If you beat your fastest time, your race data will automatically be saved as a ghost. You can view your saved ghosts in the Rankings section (page 21). *You can save a single ghost per course for each license. When you succeed in uploading your ghost data for a course, your old ghost is overwritten and can no longer be loaded.
More cups become available as you progress through the game.

Start the race.

Nintendo WFC
In Single-Player mode, you will race against CPU players. In Multiplayer mode, two to four players will race.
T o protect your privacy, do not give out personal information such as last name, phone number, birth date, age, school, e-mail, or home address when communicating with others. The End User License Agreement that governs Wii online game play and sets forth the Wii Privacy Policy is available in the Wii consoles System Settings and online at support.nintendo.com/wiiprivacy.jsp.

Race Select

Solo Race Team Race Race alone against others for the most total points. Split into two teams and compete for the most total points.
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
By choosing Nintendo WFC 1 Player, one 1 player with one Wii can connect to Nintendo WFC. By choosing Nintendo WFC 2 Player, two players with one Wii can connect to Nintendo WFC. Choose the mode you want to play and press. *During 2 Player matches, the screen will split into two sections. Player 2 will also register a controller and choose a Mii.

VS Rules

Choose Rules and press to set the engine class, CPU difficulty, vehicle types, and much more.
The Nintendo WFC screen will appear and you will start to connect to Nintendo WFC.

Battle

In Single Player mode, you will battle against CPU players. In Multiplayer mode, two to four players will battle. *Battles are played in teams. The first team to reach the number set in the win count wins.

When you are successfully connected, the 3 mode-selection screen will appear. Choose a mode to play and press. *If you have friends connected to Nintendo WFC while youre connected, the Friends icon will change and the Mii for your friends will change to or.

Worldwide

Play an opponent from somewhere around the world.

Regional

Play an opponent in your region.

Friends

Compete with people registered to your friend roster. The results of friend matches dont affect your rating. *In order to play with friends, you need to register them to your friend roster (page 18).
Battle Select Balloons Popped
Your rating changes depending on the result of your match. *Your rating is a number that represents how strong a player you are. It starts at 5000 and goes up if you win a match and down if you lose. You can choose to play against others who have the same approximate rating as you. Continue to page 15.

Balloon Battle

Pop the other teams balloons. The team with the most points at the end wins.

Coin Runners

Coins Collected
The team that collects the most coins wins. Continue to page 16.
Choose from VS or Battle modes (page 13).
You can compete with faraway friends in a VS race (page 13) or battle (page 13). Also, you can join a friend who is currently playing online when youre online as well. *You can choose between playing in teams or by yourself when participating in a VS race.
*In VS races and battles, your ratings are calculated independently. In VS races, you earn a VR (VS Rating), and in battles, you earn a BR (Battle Rating).

1 Choose Game Mode

Choose between race and battle modes.

Hosting a Race

Joining a Friend
2 Choose Characters, Vehicles, Drift Mode
Choose your character, vehicle, and drift mode.

1 Create a Room

To host a race, create a room by selecting Create a Room and pressing.

1 Find a Friend

You can join a friend who is already connected to Nintendo WFC. Choose that friends Mii and press to confirm.
The Miis face changes to reflect your friends status.

3 Find Opponents

Once opponents have been found, you will vote on which course to play. If the person you want to play is in the middle of a race, you will watch the race and then vote on a course after it ends.

2 Wait for Friends

Wait until your friends join your room.

2 Check Your Friends Status and Join a Match
Choose Meet Up and press. Note: Depending on their status, you may be unable to join some friends.
4 Vote on a Course or Stage
Vote on a course from the 32 available. After every player has voted, a course will be selected and the race will start. *In Battle mode, you can choose from 10 stages.
*When you want to shut the room down, choose Back and press. *If you shut the room down, friends that have joined you will either return to the title screen or Friends menu. Join a friends room and play. Join a race that your friend is playing (Worldwide or Regional).

5 View Results

When a race ends, players ratings will change depending on where they place.
* When a race ends, players return to the check members screen.

Continue to page 17.

Continue to page 15.

Continued from page 16.

Find a Friend (Friend Roster)
Your friend roster will display your friends Miis. By choosing your friends Miis, you can check their connection status (open room/playing a game, see page 16) or check their registration information. You can also delete them from your friend roster. *You can register up to 30 friends for each license. Choose a Mii that is online and you can join a Nintendo WFC match.

3 Send a Message

While waiting in a room for a match to start, you can send messages to friends to discuss simple strategies. *If there are players in the room who are not registered to your friend roster, the Register icon will appear. Select it and press to ask them to register you as a friend. If the other player accepts, you can register each other without exchanging friend codes.
Choose a Mii to start a Nintendo WFC match.

Register a Friend

4 Select a Mode
Choose Close and press to choose the game mode and rules.

4 Wait to Start

You can send messages to your friends while waiting for the game mode and rules to be selected.
If you and another person both register each others friend codes, you will become Mario Kart Wii friends and be able to play together via Nintendo WFC.

Exchange friend codes with another player.
If you choose Register a Friend, a screen will appear where you will enter a friend code. After entering it, choose OK and press.
5 Choose Characters, Vehicles, Drift Mode
Choose the character, vehicle, and drift mode that you will use during the race.
In order to register each others friend codes to your friend rosters, you must both connect to Nintendo WFC.
*If both players connect to Nintendo WFC at the same time, they will be registered to one anothers friend rosters. *If one player (P1) connects and disconnects and then the other player (P2) connects later, P1 will be registered to P2s friend roster. For P2 to be registered to P1s friend roster, P1 must connect a second time after P2 has connected. In this case, the hand-keyed friend code will appear on the unregistered players friend roster.
6 Check the Participants 7 Vote on a Course or Stage 8 End the Race
Confirm the matchs participants.

4 on page 15.

Unregistered Friend Codes
Until you complete three races, you will return to 7 Vote on a Course or Stage. Once youve completed four races, you will return to 4 Wait to Start. If the display does not change even after both players have connected, the friend code entered may be incorrect. Please delete the entry and enter it again.
Your Friends Mii and Nickname
Friends who arent completely registered will appear only as friend codes. Once registration is complete, their Miis and nicknames will appear.
Using WiiConnect24, you can download ghosts and send your ghost to friends. Also, you can get information about tournaments run through the Mario Kart Channel, as well as information about events. *If you install the Mario Kart Channel in your Wii Menu (page 5), you can access each of the channels features without having the Game Disc inserted. However, if you want to race, you will need to insert the Game Disc into the Wii. In order to use the features of the Mario Kart Channel, you must first define your Internet connection settings and turn WiiConnect24 on. Cautions Regarding WiiConnect24 *If you connect to WiiConnect24, there is a possibility that your license name and Mii will be seen by many people. See page 14 for privacy protection recommendations. What is WiiConnect24? WiiConnect24 allows you to stay connected to the Internet, receive data, and exchange messages with friends and family even if your Wii is off. The Mario Kart Channel menu will appear.

Notices

Event information and other notices will be displayed. *When the Receive Mario Kart updates message displays, select it and press to get the latest Mario Kart Channel updates. *When special notices such as A tournament is under way appear, select the notice and press to move to a new screen with information regarding the posted notice. When you receive a notice regarding tournaments or ghost challenges, the following notices will appear in the Mario Kart Channel. Youve received an invitation. You havent played a ghost race in a while. A tournament is underway. A special ghost is available.

How to Use the Mario Kart Channel
Choose the Mario Kart Channel from either the Main Menu or the Wii Menu and press. If you selected the Mario Kart Channel from the Wii Menu, you will be taken to the Select License screen (page 6). Select a license and press to confirm.

Friends

(page 18)
Access your friend roster and register friend codes. Race against ghosts from all over the world and check ghosts sent from your friends. Check your rankings and tournament scores and download the ghosts of the worldwide and regional champions. Participate in tournaments for a limited time.

Ghosts

(page 21)
Rankings (page 21) Tournament

(page 22)

Wii Menu

Return to the Wii Menu.

Overall Settings
Choose Find a Friend to view your friend roster and join friends connected to Nintendo WFC (page 18). Choose Register a Friend to enter new friend codes. *If you access the Mario Kart Channel through the Wii Menu, you can check your friends status even if a Game Disc isnt inserted into your Wii.

Ghost Races

Compete in a series of races against ghosts around your skill level. *Ghosts raced in this mode cant be saved to your downloaded ghost list.

Your Friends Miis

Your friends race records are displayed here and are automatically updated through WiiConnect24. When you select one of your friends Miis, the following options will appear. Send a Ghost Challenge Send your ghost as a challenge. Replay Watch a replay of your friends ghost. Race Compete against a friends ghost in Time Trial mode. *You can send a maximum of five challenges at once. *If you havent downloaded records from a particular friend, or that friend hasnt played the selected course in Time Trial mode, no records will appear for them. * If you havent received a ghost from your friend as part of a challenge, only the Send a Ghost Challenge option will display. *When you receive a ghost from a friend, it will be announced via a notice and will be saved to your downloaded ghost list.

Downloaded Ghost List

Check which ghosts youve downloaded or challenge one to a race. You can also get rid of ghosts you dont want anymore by selecting Erase Ghost. *Each license can save a maximum of 32 ghosts.

Rankings

Watch replays of your Time Trial or ghost races. The center of the ranking graph represents the average ranking. Miis farther to the left represent slower performances and Miis farther to the right indicate times closer to the fastest records. The number of Miis stacked vertically at a given point on the graph indicates the approximate number of people who have ranked at a given level.

Your Mii

Your record for the currently displayed course can be seen here. Select this Mii to play Time Trial mode or view a replay.

Change Ranking Type

Toggle between Friend, Regional, and Worldwide Rankings.

Change Course/Tournament

Rival Ghosts
Select this option to download and race ghosts that have records just slightly faster than your own for the currently displayed course. You can also view replays. *Once downloaded, rival Ghosts will save to your downloaded ghost list.
Friends Miis (page 22) Your Mii (page 22) Rival Ghosts (page 21) Top 10
Check the records of the Top 10 players for the course/ranking currently displayed. *You cant save the ghosts from anyone in the Top 10. 21

Champions Mii

Select this option to download and race against the worldwide and regional champion for the currently displayed course. You can also view a replay. *Once downloaded, each courses champion ghost will save to your downloaded ghost list.

Champions Mii (page 22)

Tournament
Compete in a tournament held for a limited amount of time. To participate, select Tournament from the Mario Kart Channel. Read the notices, then continue to select your character, vehicle, and drift mode and press. After youve finished the race, add your performance to the tournament rankings by selecting Send Your Record.
VEUILLEZ LIRE ATTENTIVEMENT LINTGRALIT DU MODE DEMPLOI DE LA Wii AVANT DUTILISER VOTRE SYSTME, VOTRE DISQUE DE JEU, OU VOS ACCESSOIRES Wii. CE MODE DEMPLOI COMPREND DIMPORTANTES INFORMATIONS SUR VOTRE SANT ET VOTRE SCURIT. INFORMATIONS IMPORTANTES CONCERNANT VOTRE SCURIT : VEUILLEZ LIRE LES PRCAUTIONS SUIVANTES AVANT QUE VOUS OU VOTRE ENFANT NE JOUIEZ VOS JEUX VIDO.

MEDIA ALERT * MEDIA ALERT * MEDIA ALERT
NINTENDO VIDEO GAME ICON MARIO TREATS NEW YORKERS TO FREE CAB RIDES
To Celebrate Launch of New Mario Kart Wii Game, Nintendo Sends Commuters Racing Through the City
WHAT: Video game icon Mario treats unsuspecting New Yorkers to a free cab ride. Mario is in New York to promote Mario Kart Wii, the new Nintendo racing game that features Mario and all of his Mushroom Kingdom buddies. Hes helping commuters race through the city before they get racing with Mario Kart Wii. Mario Kart Wii launches April 27 and will be packaged with the Wii Wheel accessory, which lets players control the action on the screen just like they were steering a real car. The game also introduces a host of new courses, vehicles and eye-popping battle arenas, plus the ability to compete online with drivers from around the world using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. WHO: WHEN: Mario, everyones favorite Italian plumber, and excited (and grateful) New York commuters Thursday, April 24 8-10 a.m. and 12-2 p.m. Sheraton Hotel 811 7th Ave., between 52nd and 53rd streets.

WHERE:

NEWS/VISUALS: Mario hailing down cabs for New York commuters New Yorkers queuing up for a free cab ride Mario costumed character Mario Kart Wii game play b-roll available
PRESS CONTACT: Elisa Greene, GolinHarris 415-274-7911 (Office) 415-279-8758 (Cell) egreene@golinharris.com ###