Nintendo Mario Kart Wii Racing Game User Manual
- June 1, 2024
- Nintendo
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Nintendo Mario Kart Wii Racing Game User Manual
PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE Wii™ OPERATIONS MANUAL COMPLETELY BEFORE USING YOUR
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WARNING – Seizures
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- Do not play if you are tired or need sleep.
- Play in a well-lit room.
- Take a 10 to 15-minute break every hour.
WARNING
Repetitive Motion Injuries and Eyestrain
Playing video games can make your muscles, joints, skin or eyes hurt. Follow
these instructions to avoid problems such as tendinitis, carpal tunnel
syndrome, skin irritation or eyestrain:
- Avoid excessive play. Parents should monitor their children for appropriate play.
- Take a 10 to 15-minute break every hour, even if you don’t think you need it.
- If your hands, wrists, arms or eyes become tired or sore while playing, or if you feel symptoms such as tingling, numbness, burning or stiffness, stop and rest for several hours before playing again.
- If you continue to have any of the above symptoms or other discomfort during or after play, stop playing and see a doctor.
CAUTION – Motion Sickness
Playing video games can cause motion sickness in some players. If you or your
child feel dizzy or nauseous when playing video games, stop playing and rest.
Do not drive or engage in other demanding activities until you feel better.
IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION
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HARDWARE WARRANTY
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(3) months from the date of purchase. If a defect covered by this warranty
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WARRANTY LIMITATIONS
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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.
Wii Remote in Wii Wheel
The orange text represents control during menu-screen navigation.
Refer to the Wii Operations Manual and manual for each controller on how to connect the controller.
Classic Controller
Nintendo GameCube Controller
To prevent damage to your console or Game Disc, don’t pull on the Nintendo
GameCube controller during play or eject the Game Disc while changing the
GameCube Controller.
Getting Started
- Insert the Mario Kart Wii Game Disc in the disc slot. The Wii will turn on, and the screen on the right will appear. Read the contents and press A to confirm.
- The screen on the right will appear even if you insert a Game Disc when the Wii is on. 2 At the Disc Channel an egress o-
- When the Wii Menu appears, point the cursor
- When the Channel Preview screen appears, point the cursor at Start and press (A).
- A screen will appear that shows you how to attach the wrist strap. When you are finished reading the instructions, press A to continue.
- Next, the title screen will appear.
- Press A to go to the Select License screen (page 6). If you want to change the controller, please do so on 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 you’re using a Nintendo GameCube Controller, you can only change it at the title screen.
SYSTEM MENU UPDATE
Please note that when first loading the Game Disc into the Wii console, the Wii will check if you have the latest system menu, and if necessary a Wii system update screen will appear. Press OK to proceed.
Select License
When playing for the first time, place the cursor over a new license and press
to confirm. If If you want to use an existing license, choose it and press to
continue. You can register up to four licenses.
Create a License
If you choose a new license in the Select License screen, you will go to the Choose a Mii screen. In addition to the six preset Miis, you will be able to choose any of the Miis in the Mii Channel. After you choose a Mii, your license will be ready and you will go to the Main Menu (page 10). You can change the registered Mii in License Settings. For information on how to add Miis to your Mii Channel, please check the features section (Mii Channel) of your Wii Operations Manual.
About Save Data
This game saves automatically, and you need 23 blocks of space in your Wii
system memory. When you end a race, your progress to that point will
automatically be saved in your license.
- For information on how to delete saved data in your Wii system memory, please check the features section (Wii Options) of your Wii Operations Manual.
- Do not turn the power off or press RESET while saving.
- The saved data cannot be copied to an SD Card.
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
driving techniques. The explanations for these techniques use the Wii Wheel
control scheme. When using the Wii Wheel, there is an acceleration button. If
using any other control scheme, please refer to the control layouts on page 4
for the corresponding button.
Rocket Start
Press and hold 2) at just the right time during the countdown to rev up your
engine and give yourself a burst of speed off the starting line.
Drifting
Drifting lets you take sharp corners without slowing down. To drift, press B
while holding 2) 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 Mini-Turbo After drifting for a bit, sparks will fly from your
tyres. Release B is 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.
Super Mini-Turbo
Continue to drift after the blue flames appear, and they will turn orange.
Release Bat this point to activate a bigger boost of speed, also called a
Super Mini-Turbo. Super Mini-Turbos is only possible when your drift mode is
set to Manual and you are driving a kart.
Trick
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. Wheelie Tilt the Wii Wheel up when riding a bike to perform a
wheelie and get
a speed boost. Be careful, though, because it’s more difficult to turn when
doing a wheelie, and if another vehicle hits you during your wheelie, you’ll
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.
Items
- Pick up items in a race to perform various actions.
- During team battles (page 13), your items won’t affect your teammates.
Getting Items
Pass through item blocks to pick them up. The item you get is randomly determined. If you already have an item, you can’t pick up another one. However, if you equip an item, you can pick up another one.
Using Items
Use items by pressing. 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 .
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.
Item List
During a team race (page 13), some of the items won’t affect your teammates.
Game Modes
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.
Game Modes
You can access different modes depending on whether you’re in the Single
Player or Multiplayer section.
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.
Starting a Race
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As you progress through the game, more characters and vehicles become available.
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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.
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Characters
Choose your driver. -
As you progress through the game, more characters will become available.
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Vehicles
Choose your vehicle. -
The type of vehicles available to you depends on the size
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As you progress through the game, more vehicles will become available.
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. Cups Choose a cup to compete in. More cups become available as
you progress through the game.
Game Screen
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.
Time Trial
Race through a course by yourself to break the existing time record.
Ghosts
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
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.
VS
In Single-Player mode, you will race against CPU players. In Multiplayer mode,
two to four players will race.
Race Select
Solo Race Race alone against others for the most total points. Team Race Split
into two teams and compete for the most total points.
VS Rules
Choose Rules and press to set the engine class, CPU difficulty, vehicle types,
and much more.
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.
Battle Select
Balloons Popped
Balloon Battle
Pop the other team’s balloons. The team with the most points at the end wins.
Coins Collected
Coin Runners
The team that collects the most coins wins. To 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 gameplay and sets forth the Wii
Privacy Policy is available in the Wii console’s System Settings and online at
support.nintendo.com/wiiprivacy.jsp.
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
- By choosing Nintendo WFC 1 Player, one player with one Wii can connect to Nintendo WFC. By choosing the 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.
- The Nintendo WFC screen will appear and you will start to connect to Nintendo WFC.
- When you are successfully connected, the mode selection screen will appear. Choose a mode to play and press.
- If you have friends connected to Nintendo WFC while you’re 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. 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. Friends Compete with people registered to your friend roster. The results
of friend matches don’t affect your rating. To play with friends, you need to
register them to your friend roster (page 18).
Worldwide Regional
Choose from VS or Battle modes (page 13). 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). Choose Game Mode Choose between
race and battle modes. Choose Characters, Vehicles, and Drift Mode Choose your
character, vehicle, and drift mode.
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.
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.
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.
Friends
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 you’re
online as well. You can choose between playing in teams or by yourself when
participating in a VS race.
Hosting a Race
To host a race, create a room by selecting Create a Room and pressing.
Wait for Friends
Wait until your friends join your room. When you want to shut the room down,
choose Back and press. If you shut the room down, friends who have joined you
will either return to the title screen or the Friends menu.
Joining a Friend Find a Friend
You can join a friend who is already connected to Nintendo WFC. Choose that
friend’s Mii and press to confirm.
Check Your Friends’ 2
Status and Join a Match
Choose to Meet Up and press
Note: Depending on their status, you may be unable to join some friends.
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.
Select a Mode
Choose Close and press A to choose the game mode and rules.
Wait to Start
You can send messages to your friends while waiting for the game mode and
rules to be selected.
Choose Characters, Vehicles, Drift Mode
Choose the character, vehicle, and drift mode that you will use during the
race. Check the Participants Confirm the match’s participants: 7 Vote on a
course or Stage / See 4 on page 15.
End the Race
Until you complete three races, you will return to 7] Vote on a Course or
Stage. Once you’ve completed four races, you will return to 4 Wait to Start.
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.
Register a Friend
If you and another person both register each other’s 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 to Register a Friend,
a screen will appear where you will enter a friend code. After entering it,
choose OK and press. To register each other’s 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 another’s friend rosters. If one player (P1) connects and disconnects and then the other player (P2) connects later, P1 will be registered to P2’s friend roster. For P2 to be registered to P1’s 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 player’s friend roster.
Unregistered Friend Codes
If the display does not change even after both players have connected, the
friend code entered may be incorrect. Please delete the entries and enter them
again.
Your Friend’s Mii and Nickname
Friends who aren’t completely registered will appear only as friend codes.
Once registration is complete, their Miis and nicknames will appear.
Mario Kart Channe
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 channel’s
features without having the Game Disc inserted. However, if you want to race,
you will need to insert the Game Disc into the Wii. 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.
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 select 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. 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 it to get the latest Mario
Kart Channel updates. When special notices such as “A tournament is underway”
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.
Friends
Choose Find a Friend to view your friend roster and join friends connected to
Nintendo WFC (page 18). Choose Register a Friend to enter a new friend code.
If you access the Mario Kart Channel through the Wii Menu, you can check your
friends’ status even if a Game Disc isn’t inserted into your Wii.
Ghosts
Ghost Races
Compete in a series of races against ghosts around your skill level. Ghosts
raced in this mode can’t be saved to your downloaded ghost list.
Downloaded Ghost List
Check which ghosts you’ve downloaded or challenge one to a race. You can also
get rid of ghosts you don’t 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 centre 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 Check the records of the Top 10 players for the course/ranking currently
displayed. You can’t save the ghosts from anyone in the Top 10.
Your Friends’ Miis
Your friends’ race records are displayed here and are automatically updated
through WiiConnect24. When you select one of your friend’s Miis, the following
options will appear. Send a Ghost Challenge Send your ghost as a challenge.
Replay Watch a replay of your friend’s ghost. Race Compete against a friend’s
ghost in Time Trial mode.
- You can send a maximum of five challenges at once.
- If you haven’t downloaded records from a particular friend, or that friend hasn’t played the selected course in Time Trial mode, no records will appear for them.
- If you haven’t 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.
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.
Rival Ghosts
Select this option to download and race ghosts that have recorded just
slightly faster than your own for the currently displayed course. You can also
view replays. Once downloaded, rival Ghosts will be saved to your downloaded
ghost list.
Champion’s 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 course’s champion ghost will be saved to your
downloaded ghost list.
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 you’ve
finished the race, add your performance to the tournament rankings by
selecting Send Your Record.
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