Now that the patch is out and it got a great reveiw here on NL, my intrest is peaked, I just might get this. My only question is, can two people localy play online together, like in Mario Kart Wii? You know, like, I have a freind over and we play splitscreen but against other players online. That was probably my favorite part about Mario Kart Wii, And I was hoping it would be in this aswell.

Can you play this Game with the gamepad and use the motion like a steering wheel

Sorry, only any number from 1 to 5 - my silly way of saying "yes!"

I've had my two sons playing but we've been too busy playing to unlock tracks so we're yet to give online a crack.

@PinkSpider You can with the Wii motes and I think you can with the Gamepad too, but the consensus in our games has been analog sticks are best, but then that's partly Sony's evil influence

Glad to see the patch is finally out! Boost Mode is much better!

Thank you so much @schprocket!
I will be downloading this tonight, Hope to see you all at the races!

I'm back in the game now thanks to the update fixing all the problems! Managed to finally move on, unfortunately I unlocked Danica Patrick doing so.

I just saw a video of this game on Youtube and holy crawdads does it look amazing

So how good is this game? Thinking about puting this one the christmas list...

@Xilef Very good. I would even say better than Mario Kart.

I don't know how is the game on Wii U because I don't have the console yet.

But on PS3 (should be the same has Wii U) it's awesome, it's like MK7 but faster and with better graphics !

Yep definately a great game and getting a lot of use in my household.

Played this game split screen 3 player with a 4th player on the gamepad tonight, wow it really doesnt look good split screen looks like a normal Wii game.

Holy hot damn, this sounds like a game to pick up with a Wii U.

Now to actually get a Wii U for Christmas... sigh... time to officially rip apart my wallet...

Ya, this games legit IMO for anyone thinking of getting it, especially for $40. It's like Mario Kart(items), F-Zero(speed), and Smash Bros.(characters from all Sega games). The graphics, sound, and controls are good, too. You can use any control method possible for Wii U(pro, classic, Wii remote w/w/o wheel, Wii remote w/ nunchuck). My brother and I have gotten around 225 or so stars, and need 336 or something for the last chapter I think. It's a long game if you're playing on hard and expert, and online's ok, too.

THERE ARE SOME REALLY BAD BUGS SOMETIMES, SO BE WARNED. Other than that, it's definately worth getting...

Awesome! I'm supposed to be finishing up some Christmas shopping today, and this is on my list to check out because I have a cousin that wants to play it tomorrow when we visit. So, I may be picking it up later today. On the "BAD BUGS", have they said anything about patching them?

I don't think they plan on patching them soon... I meant 236 stars, not 336 BTW. The bugs mainly look like they didn't test out some of the characters on certain tracks, so some can't get over obstacles sometimes, run into them when they're not supposed to, or defy physics, and flip like crazy on ramps when there not supposed to. This only happens sometimes, and mainly w/ only the unlockable characters. It really is worth getting for $40 in my opinion besides the bugs. It gave my brother and I alot to play. We usually understand why the bugs happen, and the situation of why they happen by speculation, which isn't always correct in some cases I'm sure, but we actually think there funny sometimes, or don't really mind too much anyway.

Is anyone surprised at the lack of people in online play? I've had it since Christmas but I haven't found anyone who is playing yet.

Its definitely quiet online yes but I have managed to get some games.

Is there a demo for this in Europe?

nop, just rayman, fifa 13 and zombiu.

i play sonic with my brother a lot, add me if you wanna play online at some point. username is sanasa