Mario Kart Wii/Walkthrough

Grand Prix
Compete against 11 other computer-controlled drivers in a 4-race Grand Prix, with the full array of weapons and items available from item boxes scattered around the course. Racers earn points depending on their finishing position in each race; ending the contest in the top 3 will reward you with a gold, silver or bronze trophy, and may also unlock additional characters and vehicles for you to use.

Time Trial
A race against the clock on an empty track, with no other competitors or item boxes and only three mushrooms at your disposal. The aim is to set the fastest record for completing three laps of the circuit.

Using the Mario Kart Channel, you can download rival "ghosts" to race against in time trial, and see where you rank in your friends list, in your region, or even across the world. Access to the channel while having an internet access is not required to see it; only download of the channel, which can be downloaded off the game itself (requires approximately 70 Blocks of memory), is required. The one thing that needs internet access in the channel is the Time Trial Ghost download.

Among being able to race in the Time Trials, if you happen to be within around 11 seconds of a certain time on a track, you'll unlock a Staff Ghost, an extremely fast ghost done by the Nintendo Staff themselves (hence the Staff in "Staff Ghosts"). They often do crazy maneuvers in-game to be really fast, and even a small slip-up could knock you back 5 seconds, so be careful.

Versus
A single race against 11 computer-controller rivals.

Engine Classes
The difficulty levels in Mario Kart Wii are determined by the engine size of the cup; the larger the engine size, the faster all the karts and bikes are.

Mario Kart Wii has an added restriction however, due to the inclusion of bikes for the first time in the series. The 50cc class is open only to karts, while the vehicle choice for 100cc is limited to bikes. The final 150cc class and mirror mode (unlockable) is open to all vehicle types, and by completing each class winning gold trophies in each Cup you can unlock the use of all vehicles on them as well.

Courses
Mario Kart Wii features 32 tracks split over eight Cups - four with all-new courses, and four with "retro" tracks from previous games in the series.

New Courses

 * Mushroom Cup
 * Flower Cup
 * Star Cup
 * Special Cup

Retro Courses

 * Shell Cup
 * Banana Cup
 * Leaf Cup
 * Lightning Cup