So... do we think R.O.B. will be playable?

Yeah, I think he will be playable.

Also, for that Toadette guy, here's proof of her. http://mariokart.com/wii/

The first video, you can see her easily. That's also the official American site I believe. Tomorrow a tour across USA starts, you can see the places on the site.

Excellent Famitsu review... Brawl got 40, Galaxy got 38 - now Mario Kart getting 37. Its a good year for Ninty reviews.

Carp! Magicarp!

Gahh! Stores close to me are CLOSED on 11th April! Looks like it won't be a first day purchase for me. (I've never bought a first day purchase)

Ok, here's a question on the new MK. I'm about to sell off a bunch of games and was considering getting rid of double dash and replacing it with Mario Kart Wii. I'm not sentimental and don't need to hang onto the old one but I want to be sure I'm not leaving something behind I'm going to miss. I know there is a co-op mode in DD but I only played it when I first got it and haven't since. I now play multiplayer split screen exclusively... Bottom line is that I'm asking if the Wii version can replace DD completely?

Well, I believe offline-battle-mode-non-team is gone.

Something about the 2-player grand-prix is also gone.

Everything else is in, as far as I know.

This is odd;

'' You can even upload you're own mii.
its weight class is the weight of the real mii, in tall and weight level of you're Mii''
- Ngamer (Netherlands)

That means we have 26*6= 156 karts/bikes?

A new video with some karts, and lots of other stuff, worth seeing, some new info. http://www.binaryjoy.co.uk/games/games-news/mario-kart-preview/#comment-2966

Oh, and if you want to see a picture of Toadete: (looks weird due to downsize, sorry)

I'm not a huge Mariokart fan (though I am a fan) so I probably won't get this Day 1, but I will get it eventually. This month I'm getting Okami and Opoona if I can find the damn thing.

I got my copy on reserve, not sure I'm going to pick it up day one though, I've got Brawl and then my new PSP so I've been gaming, I just don't know -_- I guess I will haha I just can't turn down Mario Kart no matter how much I'm hating how it doesn't look as polished as other Nintendo titles.

Ok, wait... No battle modes? Those are fun. One thing I didn't like about Double Dash was the difference in 2 and 3 player gaming. I'd like 2, 3, and 4-player split screen gaming to always include the AI drivers. I thought the lack of AI drivers in 3+ players made the mode a bit less interesting. If the Wii version drops all AI drivers in any multi-player, that's a huge downer. Anyone care to explain all the play modes available comparing to Double Dash? Fill in the blanks or correct my post as needed:

Single Player - Play against AI or against a WIFI opponent
Multiplayer 2 player splitscreen. Race each other. No AI characters
Multiplayer 3+ players splitscreen. Same --
2 Battle Modes -- Balloons and Coins.  Bombs seem to be missing.

** edit ** I found 2 offline battle mode (multiplayer) on IGN.  Coin grab and balloons...