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Mario Kart Wii Challenges: The Stats

The Mario Kart Wii challenge is a racing video game developed and published by Nintendo, exclusively for the Wii console.  The eighth installment (including arcade versions) in the simulated racing game series Mario Kart, Mario Kart Wii was released worldwide in April 2008 and is Wii’s fourth-bestselling video game, with over 13 million copies sold worldwide to date.  Mario Kart Wii challenges can be played using the standard console as well as the peripheral Wii Wheel, which is included with every Mario Kart Wii purchase, providing a more realistic and spontaneous steering experience.

The Mario Kart Wii battle succeeds the series’ seventh installment, Mario Kart DS, released for play on the Nintendo DS handheld console.  Like its predecessors, Mario Kart Wii essentially involves selectable characters from various Mario Kart games, racing in go-karts around tracks to win trophies.  In Mario Kart Wii competitions, video game jockeys speed their way through a series of Grand Prix Cups (consisting of four races apiece) against live or computer-generated opponents.  At the conclusion of the cup, each simulated speedster receives a trophy specific to their finishing position as well as a performance-based rating. 

But let’s face facts: While toy trophies, points, and bragging rights are all well and good, real racing is about the most commercialized sport around…and you deserve a piece of the pie (the “PILLSBURY” pie, that is).  When you sign up for a free BringIt membership, you can hook up with drivers from all around the world to compete for cash in head-to-head video game Mario Kart Wii battles and multiplayer online Mario Kart Wii tournaments.

Online Mario Kart Wii Tournaments: Features & Upgrades

While gameplay in a Wii Mario Kart tournament doesn’t differ fundamentally from its predecessors, there are some surprises and fun new features that up the element of variety for fans of the Mario Kart competition:

  • Greater choice of characters—a selection of 24 unique characters, separated into three weight classes—means Mario Kart Wii has more characters than any earlier edition
  • More tracks—16 new, for a total of 32 to choose from, including tracks from Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart Double Dash!!, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Super Circuit, and Super Mario Kart challenges
  • Increased online capacity—now allowing for 12-character races—builds on the online capability introduced in Mario Kart DS
  • Motorbikes—make their way into the Mario Kart Wii tournament, expanding on the go-kart theme to include two-wheel vehicles

The Mario Kart Wii Tournament on BringIt

As a member of BringIt, you can compete for cash against players around the world in one-on-one online Mario Kart Wii challenges and multiplayer, bracket-style Mario Kart Wii tournaments.  You can also speed, steer, and shift your way through the most rousing online racing games ever created, including Burnout Paradise and Forza Motorsport 2.  And since BringIt stores all money safely in an FDIC-insured escrow account until a winner has been reported and verified, you don’t risk much more than a simple stop-and-go penalty.  But most importantly, you can make money as an armchair athlete in the wonderful world of professional racing…and unlike NASCAR superstars, you need not wear “Wonder Bread” written across your forehead. 

Don’t wait to challenge, play, and earn in an online Mario Kart Wii competition!  Sign up now for your free BringIt membership.  Because unless you don’t like money, there’s really no reason not to.