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Thursday10th Mar 2011
News Mario Kart Without Items Isn't Mario Kart, That Includes the Blue Shell
Hideki Konno explains the importance of its inclusion
We can't expect franchises to stay the same forever, but when the crowd-dividing Blue Shell was introduced to the Mario Kart series back in Mario Kart 64, maybe not all of us expected it to stay through to the modern day instalments. Hideki Konno is one of the main players behind the series,...
Monday14th Feb 2011
Podcast NLFM Episode 17: Love Fest 2011
Love is in the air for this Valentine's Day special
Ho ho ho! Happy Valentine's Day, citizens of Earth! Let Nintendo Life be your love muffin this year with a very special NLFM dedicated to all things lovey-dovey-goo-goo. If the music of this episode doesn't melt your ice-cold heart even a little then we'll only be hurt just a tad. 1. Shōgo Sakai...
Thursday18th Nov 2010
News Shopping Malls to Bring Gamers Together as Part of Nintendo's Tour
Sample some of the top Wii and DS games of the year
With Christmas only a few weeks away, shopping malls are already getting crammed with people wearing a ridiculous amount of layers and all rushing about, reluctantly spending an amount of money that's even more ridiculous. Well, if you want to take a break from all that gift-buying, or even if you...
Friday12th Nov 2010
News Limited Edition Mario Kart Wii Bundle Under Starter's Orders
Wii, Remote Plus and the game
Want a Wii this Christmas but not interested in the red machine with New Super Mario Bros. Wii? This dark beauty might be of interest to you, then. Nintendo Europe has just announced a limited edition black Wii bundle featuring racer Mario Kart Wii, a black Wii Wheel, Wii Sports and Donkey Kong pre-installed on the...
Saturday11th Sep 2010
News Nintendo Shows Who's Boss of the August Sales Chart
It's them, taking ten of the top U.S. spots
The month of July saw Nintendo dominating the U.S. sales charts, shifting more machines than its competition and moving over 192,000 happy homes for copies of Super Mario Galaxy 2. Additionally, nearly 142,000 copies of Lego Harry Potter: Years 1 to 4 were sold, making it the top-selling handheld title. So...
Sunday23rd May 2010
News Chicago Blackhawks Prepare for Stanley Cup with a Little Mario Kart
Blue shells part of team's mental readiness
Competitive team sports are all about bonding as a unit: maximising each other's unique abilities, communicating well and working together towards a common goal. Pretty much the opposite of Mario Kart Wii then, but tell that to the Chicago Blackhawks who like to chill out with the game as part of their...
Friday15th Jan 2010
News Nintendo Doubly Outsold Everything Else Combined In US Last Month
Wii alone stomped the might of Sony and Microsoft
We had already heard from Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata that the Japanese giant was looking at record December console sales figures this year in the US, but now we've got cold hard NPD sales numbers to see just how many Wiis and DS's were shifted. Turns out that Iwata's "approaching 3M sold"...
Monday4th Jan 2010
Amazon reveal the bestselling video games products of last year
Amazon.com have revealed the best selling products in the field of video games for 2009 and hardcore Mario fans will be pleased to learn that the Nintendo Wii has taken the top spot. 2009 was clearly Nintendo’s year with the Wii taking the top eight positions and nine of the top ten...
Tuesday19th May 2009
News Mario Kart Wii Used As a Driving Education Simulator
Mirror, signal, red shell
Distractions can be a real killer on the roads; when you're driving the last thing you need is an unwanted phone call or pesky text-message. With this in mind, we're happy to report that students at Vail Christian High School in Colorado are being educated in road-safety by simulating the act of driving via the...
Tuesday15th Apr 2008
Gone are the days when a successful Nintendo release was as regular as spotting a flying pig. Seems to me Nintendo are smashing sales records for fun these days. Good on them.
Mario Kart Wii currently sits upon the top spot of the charts in the "All formats, all prices, all singing, all dancing" charts after insanely huge demand following...
Monday14th Apr 2008
News F-Zero Wii Hint In Mario Kart?
Maybe we're reading way too much into things but we like to get ourselves excited.... I mean-?! SPOILERS.
As self indulgent gamers from across the world start posting videos of themselves playing Mario Kart Wii onto the interweb - one particular unlockable kart has caused a bit of Internet babble. Depicted in the video above is the "Blue...
Friday11th Apr 2008
News Mario Kart Wii Available In Europe Now!
The morning has been a good one for most of us Europeans as we all (hopefully) got to grips with the latest in the Mario Kart series and Nintendo's new "Wii-Wheel" controller extension.
With (what I deem to be) the first major Nintendo Wii title to feature online gaming (and let me tell you now - it works very well) I thought it was prime time for...
Wednesday9th Apr 2008
News German Stores Selling Mario Kart Wii Early?
Our humourless European friends get to play it first
A poster on respected forum NeoGAF has claimed that some German stores are selling copies of Mario Kart Wii early, and has posted a photo to prove it. It would appear that the game comes packaged in an oversized cardboard box in order to accommodate the Wii Wheel, so you'd best make some extra...
Wednesday12th Mar 2008
News Nintendo Unleashes A Cavalcade Of Mario Kart Wii Info
Control details and much more - GET
Nintendo has issued a press release regarding the forthcoming Wii megahit Mario Kart Wii, confirming that the game will offer a wide range of control options (just in case you find the bundled Wii Wheel too silly to even consider using) and that online play will offer Mii support. Here's the official info-steam...
Wednesday27th Feb 2008
News Mario Kart Wii Will Have Text Chat But No Voice Chat!
Which means you don't get a bunch of rowdy Americans asking if you're "Australian" or if you've "brushed your teeth today"?
You will not be able to chat in the actual games themselves (well you wouldn't be able to anyway unless you had 15 arms right?) but you will be able to create "lobbies" in which you can chat amongst your mates while...
Wednesday20th Feb 2008
News Mario Kart, Wii Fit And Smash Bros. Dated
Deciding to get their arse into gear for once Nintendo of Europe actually made some announcements the people wanted to hear.
Mario Kart will be released on April 11th in Europe, one day after the Japanese version gets a release. The game will take the Mario Kart series onto Nintendo Wi-Fi for the second time (Mario Kart DS being the first to feature...
Monday18th Feb 2008
News Mario Kart Wii To Hit Europe On April 25th?
Online store seems to think so
Online retailer Play.com has sparked a shockwave of excited fanboy chatter by listing Mario Kart Wii’s European release date as April 25th. Nintendo’s previous date for the game was the somewhat vague “Q2 2008”, and a spokesperson for the company has insisted that Play.com is merely guessing at a possible...
Thursday7th Feb 2008
Some new scans from "Japanese-games-press-giant" Famitsu show Mii compatibility in the new Mario Kart game.
You will be able to import your Mii into your game and then take them online thanks to Nintendo Wi-Fi which is a really awesome touch in my opinion. It's all well and good having an avatar and gamertag in XBOX Live but how about having your...
Wednesday19th Dec 2007
News Fresh Mario Kart Wii Details Emerge
Cunning stunts are now included!
UK site Eurogamer has recently picked up on some more Mario Kart Wii details, thanks to US magazine Nintendo Power. We already know that the game will feature online play for up to 12 participants, but the big news here is that some kind of stunt system will also be included to spice up proceedings. Performing tricks...
Monday13th Aug 2007
NGamer rush into pole position with one of the first previews of the game with a handful of screengrabs to boot.
"When it came to the thing actually being revealed - in precisely 30 seconds of mouthwatering footage - we were cheering on the edge of our chairs just like you, gawping at the promising new tracks and classic old ones just like you...
Wednesday11th Jul 2007
Mario Kart Wii is finally official, it'll use a fancy Wii Wheel and more importantly it'll feature online multiplayer action.
The new version of Mario Kart, due in early 2008, features new vehicles and lets players near and far compete using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Nintendo’s wireless gaming service. Mario Kart launches with the Wii Wheel (name...
Tuesday10th Jul 2007
Rumours are in overdrive just now that Nintendo will announce the next installment of Mario Kart at E3.
That would be tomorrow folks. N-Europe are reporting that they expect an announcement from Nintendo highlighting that Mario Kart Wii will hit Europe later this year. That means we will probably see Mario Kart before Christmas. However, the news is...
