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Sick of Mario Kart Wii already? Today, that may change, at least a few minutes. Nintendo has just gone public with their latest online Mario Kart Wii tournament, accessible to anyone with a Wii, the game, and a wireless internet connection.  This is undoubtedly the most worthwhile online Mario Kart Wii tournament yet (the third in an ongoing series), as it features both a new arena and a Mario Kart DS style boss fight against some Spikey Topmen from Super Mario Galaxy. 

The whole experience feels remarkably like free downloadable content, something Nintendo seems quite fond of lately. If you want in on the cost-free good-times, you better do so this week, as this tournement and all the exclusive content it offers ends June 9th, 2008. After giving it a whirl a few minutes ago, I can say from first hand experience that this event is worth all the time and effort it took to enter (none and none).


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Y0j1mb0's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2008 12:47
Y0j1mb0
Thanks for the heads up..my son is going to be in heaven because of this.lol.
Pepillou2's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2008 13:24
Pepillou2
I'MMA TRY IT RIGHT NAO
Pepillou2's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2008 13:34
Pepillou2
i_fail@mariokart.lol
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2008 13:42
Justice
Is that a Mario Galaxy themed level?

DAMMIT ENGLAND WHY HAVE YOU GOT A SHORTAGE OF THIS GAME!
The-Excel's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2008 14:19
The-Excel
So it's all worthless then?
zgnoud's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2008 14:20
zgnoud
theres a shortage in Australia too... though some how i was able to casually snag the last copy for the night at a general merchadise retailer (Target). my first wii game and i gotta say the game is ridiculously fun especially at parties.
liquidninja's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2008 14:31
liquidninja

That's what I'm sayin'.
Echtzeit's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2008 17:20
Echtzeit
You mean 2008, right?
BlackSunEmpire's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2008 17:55
BlackSunEmpire
There is also a shortage in NZ, but the company I order from online sourced it from ?Germany (it has some crazy germanic type language on the box).

Anyway, I like the game, and the online is strangely compelling.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2008 18:07
Mxyzptlk
Looks like I need to dust off Mario Kart Wii.
Artemus's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2008 19:03
Artemus
Way to go Nintendo!
Can't wait to check this out...
Now, if only they would take tha damn timer away from battle mode and have your own items hurt you, we'd really be happy. Right?
xdaytime's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2008 20:00
xdaytime
So wait, someone clear this up for me please. You can download this stuff for play on your Wii in other modes?
KaL YoshiKa's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2008 20:25
KaL YoshiKa
Yeah..what Xdaytime said..after a week is this stuff just gone? Seems kind of ridiculous if it is. What about people who can't login to play the Wii for the week say because they're busy doing work or studys.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2008 20:29
Jonathan Holmes
Oop, it is 2008, isn't it?

Crap.

And no, this is not DLC, it just feels like it. Basically, you can access this tournament and the unique music, graphics, and gameplay it contains ONLY UNTIL NEXT MONDAY.

I'm guessing all this data is secretly on the Mario Kart Wii disk, but it just can't be used unless Nintendo Wi-Fi tells it to. Hopefully when all the tournaments are over, NoA will unlock all the online tournament data for regular use.

Then again, NoA never did allow for us to legally unlock Super Mario Bros, Legend of Zelda, and Punch-Out!! from Animal Crossing on the GC, or Mew on Pokemone Red and Blue. Worse still, there are tons of levels in Super Mario Advance 4 that we'll never see because they are only unlockable via E-Reader cards which Nintendo never actually producsed.

All this plus the Mother 3 debacle are just a few of the reasons I hate NoA.
Rimbaud's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2008 22:03
Rimbaud
Why am I not finding this amazing-sounding content?
When I connect and go to the tournaments tab it just tells me the last one ended and the results have been posted, no other options...
No messages on my message board announcing it, nothing... why have you forsaken me Jonathan Holmes? Why...

I'm in the U.S. btw...
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