First footage of Wii F-Zer -- wait, no, it's just Speed Racer on the Wii

Unfortunately, this is not the first footage of an upcoming F-Zero title for the Wii. Actually, let me go ahead and rephrase that: Fortunately, this is not the first footage of an upcoming F-Zero title for the Wii. What you're looking at is MTV Multiplayer's exclusive gameplay footage of Sidhe Interactive's Speed Racer title for the Wii, available on May 6 to coincide with the film's release.

So where do we start with this? Well, I think they said it best on the MTV Multiplayer blog: "take a look at Speed Racer yourself and see what you think of the very first gameplay video." I applaud their professionalism. We're allowed to say that the game -- solely based on the video -- looks fast but boring, and the voice acting is atrocious. But hey, it takes advantage of the Wii Wheel, so it could be fun ... right? 

Regardless of the game's quality (I certainly hope it's good), this game will sell enough units to justify its release. The Speed Racer hype-machine is already in full effect, with my ten-year-old son asking me -- I swear to God -- if Speed Racer was "a cartoon or something," before demanding I take him to see it when the film hits theaters because it looks "totally sweet." Kids these days ...