@todorok1: No, but I can post at exactly 10 a.m. our time, which is about an hour from now.

Brian Crecente

I'll be back around 1pm with my copy... dumb ole me for putting my preorder in at a mall ebgames -_-

NfoRcErX

Can't, "CAN'T handle".

Damm you, keyboard!!!11!11!11one!one

Shiryu

Been playing it non stop since lauch (europe) and I have yet to unlock all karts/bikes and characters. Its a shame there no customization in multiplayer, as for everything else, just awesome.

Yah, theres a lot of abuse to the guy that goes in 1st place, but nothing I can handle.

Shiryu

@RickyTV:

Rush = win

LedRush

@RickyTV:

I added you

gumyaho

@Marlor: Fair call... I mean if it works, it works :)

@streetUK: Little angry there chum?

Hedgeworth

@streetUK: Helpful.

Fnor

I don't have enough money

T_T#

LuiStrokes

@Hedgeworth:

Within 5 minutes, I'd got the hang of it, and thought it was fantastic.

I guess it's just something you either love or hate.

Marlor

@Hedgeworth: I did the exact same thing and instantly improved.

banzaiwolfe

BTW, I'm adding all of you above my comment.

RickyTV

I wasnt aware that mario kart wasnt out yet in the US of A.

It is a great game and would recommend picking it up and obviously getting a wii in the process if you dont already own one. (that would be silly if you didnt) This is coming from a 360 fanboy as well fyi.

My wii friend code is: go **** you self Nintendo and shuv your ******* wii ******* friend ******* codes up your money making *****!

streetUK

Mah Mario Kart Wii Friend Code?

001-3701-7241

Message me if you add me.

RickyTV

zomg, Crecente's friend code!!!
I hope you have 1 billion friend spots open. ;)

Poison

@Marlor: I was amazed by how quickly the Wii Wheel became second-nature.

Really? I found the Wii Wheel to be a waste of plastic and after one cup went straight for the Wiimote and Nunchuck combo.

Each to his own I suppose ^^

Hedgeworth

I got MK last night at midnight and played if for a couple of hours. It is a solid title and, quite honestly, I don't see how I can possibly ever play GTA IV more than it. GTA IV may be the better game, but MK is just too darn fun not to play.

I haven't gotten home to my own Wii yet (nor to my wavebirds), so I've been playing with the wheel. The game controls very well with the wheel and it's very fun. Having said that, when I'm online and playing you guys, I'll have to use the wavebird as there are a couple of times that the wheel doesn't do exactly what I want when powersliding.

Wii code: 3049 9710 8021 2291

LedRush

@KaneRobot
C'mon, Mario Galaxy was a very new experience, as was No More Heroes.

robbo_the_hood

My friend code: 1332-8060-5236

But I probably wont have a chance to play online until next weekend.

Marlor

I'll get it soon enough, my code's
6990 6769 9139 7874

Bernard McGraw

Being in the UK I've been playing the game for a while and its lovely to have a Wii game that actually seems to work online great.

My codes are:

Mario Kart: 3866-8244-1735

Wii: 2207-7723-8598-8490

Brawl: 2578-2963-8046

Makeda

"I think it's a pretty solid, albeit, familiar title."

So par the course for major Wii releases.

KaneRobot

Wait, my wii code is 3309 4229 0748 6040

gumyaho

I was amazed by how quickly the Wii Wheel became second-nature. I was prepared to switch back to the Gamecube controller after testing it out, but there's no need to.

And bikes really do add to the game. I was worried they would just be karts in disguise, but they are actually quite a bit different.

I've also had a quick look at online, and it looks pretty slick. It's certainly far better than Mario Kart DS was.

My only complaint is that the Mirror cups are damn difficult in single-player mode. I've been trying to get a gold cup in all of them this afternoon, and it's not easy. My arms are about to fall off. But there are just two cups to go, so I might keep at it.

Marlor

0387-9016-0035

I will race you, Brian Crecente

gumyaho

Have fun playing MK, I'm banned from purchasing any more games, 'cept for GTA4, until after the B-day. My woman get pissed that I buy all the games I want and she then has to figure out something else to buy me :). May 26th, can't wait!

SAKY

Wtf, the friend codes for MK Wii are 12 digits? Aren't they normally 9?

Still don't know why the Wii number doesn't work as a 'friend code' for every online game. Majesco is coming out with a game that does just that, I hope more developers do the same thing.

JimElNino

I've been on the fence about this, but I might hit up Wal-Mart and see if they have it in. Especially if everyone is sharing friend codes. Sadly, I have none on my Wii :( Everyone I know that owns a Wii only plays Wii sports and doesn't go online with it.

IndustrialJones

I'm an idiot and forgot to include my codes *facepalm*

Wii code: 3405 8438 8300 7763

MK Wii code: 1161 0062 1011

Hedgeworth

Hey Brian,

Can you please post the GTA iv review 55 mins early as its already past my bedtime and I gotta wake up early tomorrow.

todorok1

You actually need the shorter MKW code from the Wifi section to play, not the Wii friend code. But I'm going to add you anyway :D

Also, in lamest news ever - only 30 friends allowed in Mario Kart Wii. :/

As for the game, I'm an Aussie so I've had it a few days and I love it. Some of the Retro Cup tracks are not the best choices but the new ones make up for it.

Hedgeworth

@Jomolungma:
I personally use VC forums
[www.vc-forums.com]

Makeda

Had Mario Kart since its launch in the UK and if I've played online over the weekends to get over 1000+ wins (11 or every 1st place win) and a total of 400+ races played in total offline and online, I really enjoyed it. Online is miles better than the single player and is holding me back from unlocking characters and karts.

sporkhead

@Jomolungma: ...we DON'T remember them all. We write them up in paper, share them with as many people as wel can.

Ashurahori

* Added everyone up until this post... now, to sign in~

Makeda

Man, I just popped into this thread to see what folks thought of MK Wii and I had no idea you all had to go through this many codes just to play a game. How do you remember them all? I guess there must be some interface that you can call up that tells you all your codes, but do you then have to tell all of your friends all your new codes? Good grief. There has to be some 3d party community site that has made this a lot easier, right? Seems like a good opportunity to make some ad dollars.

Jomolungma

@benedict_x: I added you

RickyTV

Won't get mine 'till later today, is online multiplayer like the DS version where they have a win/loss record viewable by strangers and an emblem? I won't care about Wii/Friend codes if that's the case.

Edman

Wii Console 5523 8362 7228 3439

benedict_x

@LedRush: Indeed they do. Did you see their summer tour last year?

RickyTV

Wii Friend code:

Mario Kart: 4167 4885 3713

benedict_x

@Shiryu:

In offline multiplayer, there's a fair bit of customization in the rules menu. You can select to race single races, a four-race series, tone-down the item boxes, etc.

I'm not sure about online multiplayer, however.

Marlor

Mario Kart Wii is great online. It's so simple and quick to get going. And surprisingly lag free. Playing worldwide, with people from America, Europe and Japan in the same race, with no lag whatsoever, is very impressive.

Good times all around!

Mario Kart Wii code: 2363-5942-3697

Fury-genesis

I don't have Mario Kart, but I loves me some Penny Arcade.

Glad to hear the online is working out well, though.

peAr_nectAr

@Marlor: Tehre zero potions for online... thats the problem... and were always forced to play as teams, no free for all... its my only complain. :(

Shiryu

I'm loving up mario kart big time, it's great fun esp online as Mii!

Big_Jock

AHHHHH, 25 minutes left! I miss Mario Kart so much. My god damn Gamestop decided to have a midnight launch for GTAIV instead of Mario Kart Wii :(

Tomahawk214

Going to pick this up in the afternoon with my buddy and we're going to murder the rest of the day playing it!

jiSh

@Brian Crecente:

I can't believe he had the nerve to ask that, but that's nice that you replied to him B.C.

dead_red_eyes

Mariokart wii

0130 1935 4860

Console Code

6365 7355 9390 9069

Weirdwolf

I'm in the UK, so have had Mario Kart for a few weeks. Still very much enjoying it! I've been steadily working my way through the unlockables (I now have golds on all cups and am trying to get stars), as well as keeping up with a friend's record on Wario's Gold Mine and dropping into online matches. I do like the way you can send and download ghost data - it means you don't have to be online at the same time as your friends, but can still have a real level of competitiveness!
The wheel was a lot more responsive than I thought it would be, but it can let you down on crucial corners, so I tend to use the wheel for online play (just to give my friends a fighting chance), but the Wiimote-plus-nunchuk for Time Trials, etc.
One thing that shocked me was that when I switched from Manual to Automatic, my times and general performance improved ... a lot! I guess my mini-turbo skills aren't as 1337 as I thought.
I tend to play as my Mii (had to customise it so that I turn out as a middle-weight character), using the Wild Wing, or the Dasher B (?).
It would be cool to race against some Kotakuites - my MK code is 0860-3363-4998 and my Wii code is 0971 8633 6783 1495. Will add everyone on this thread.
Hoping Mr Crecente puts his MK friend code on here or responds to the Wii friend request!

Marv2

Personally, while I found the Wii Wheel to work quite well, I ended up using the classic controller. Much more comfortable with it than the wheel, or even the gamecube controller. The snes-ish shape of it brings back memories.

Much like Smash Bros Brawl, Mario Kart Wii has a lot of unlockable content. I've gotten the gold on every cup, including mirror, but I still have 3 characters and a few bikes and karts I have yet to unlock.

@Big_Jock:

Aye, I love playing as Mii. It's somehow so much more fulfilling to shove a red shell up someones arse when the character doing it looks just like me. ^_^

Fury-genesis

@Hedgeworth: So now Nintendo limits the amount of friends we can have online? To me thats sounds like the limitations of the ingenius idea of having no harddrive.

So let me get this straight, just like in Smash Bros. Brawl there's an additional friend code on top of Wii friend code. One for the console and one for the game. Wow... Nintendo really paved the way for people wanting to get to know one another.

@Brian Crecente: It's just a thought, but since Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Kart Wii are going to take up a majority of Nintendo Wifi and I'm sure a consensus of the people here that own a Wii will be getting one of the two, or both, but is it possible in our profiles to add fields for these game codes alongside our Wii friend code?

On that note, I haven't picked up a copy yet, but I will soon.

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

:( Played it at my friend's place... I was disappointed with some of the lack of options, as well as how super overpowered items are.

There were numerous matches where a key item drop made a character go from 12th to 1st, and win the match, skill doesn't matter as much anymore.

Jaesin

@Zak Canard:
Oops, that's the wrong road round

Wii: 1119-2580-2194-1247
MKWii: 1633-4303-8024

Zak Canard

Both my MKWii Code and Wii Code are in my profile, but I'll post them here nonetheless for easy access.

MKWii: 1119-2580-2194-1247
Wii: 1633-4303-8024

I'll go through and add you all now. Hope you've all got this page bookmarked to add late arrivals :)

Zak Canard

@Trowble (XBL/PSN):

Yes theres an addtional code but, unlike Smash its not so much a problem as you can invite people who you have as console friends to the game.
If my memory serves me correct, it only takes one invite too.

Makeda

The single player varies depending on what you play. The time trials are great fun if you are checking the Mario Kart channel to beat times of your friends, the continent/region and worldwide times. The main Grand Prix is good practice for the online mode, though the AI is still as frustrating as ever...

Online is a completely different story and by far the best Nintendo online game. The Mario Kart channel is genius for comparing yourself to the world and joining friends (whether they are in a race or making a friend room). The races and battles always start quickly and races always have a large number of players in them (now you join a match and if the race they are in isn't over you watch that race live). I haven't seen a racer disconnect during a race due to the points system and taking a second player online is very fun.

sporkhead

This'll be brilliant. And the Wheel rules.

Code: 1848 1873 6007

Chopper

I'm back with mine!!!

2750-1498-0498

NfoRcErX

Should be awesome! Im adding everyone above! :)

Wii: 1178 4900 8369 6221

MarioKart: 2105-9043-1620

Bowserfire

Wii: 7885-6296-7720-1933

MK: 1418-7082-3693

bring the funk bring the noise...

Oyako

ROFL. I love that comic.

KM91

I'm going to pick it up shortly, I'll hopefully get online with this soon. Since I need to pick up that Wii Lan Adaptor thing. I have no wireless :(

GordieHoweHatTrick

Got my copy.

My code is 3437-3446-3374

Edman

I'm really enjoying it, except for...well, the comic put it best. I don't remember them being so common in Double Dash. Makes Grand Prix really frustrating with the constant barrage of Blues, Lightning, and POW Blocks. Gotten Gold on the Shroom, Shell, and...er, the second cup of the nostalgia tracks. Love those.

Illusion

Here is my Wii Code: 4936-7614-8755-9440

CrazyEcho

Awright, I'm in! 4425-1873-9517

nyooman

@Brian Crecente:

Brain, I think you posted your Wii friend code (16 digits) not your Mario KArt code (12 digits). I'm totally down to play you in a game, can you post your Kart code? Thanks!

Interstella5555

I'll give it a go, though I imagaine I should get used to having my ass handed to me in online play..

Mario Kart Wii code - 0259-0689-3161

Interstella5555

My MKWii: 0473 - 8174 - 7864

I need some friendlies...

Ellipses253

@Interstella5555: Brain? Should have been "Brian" My fingers are obviously cramping from being wrapped around the Kart steering wheel all morning.

Interstella5555

I need some friends :D

1676-4085-6870

Gutsman

Watch out guys, you might not be playing against "Brain" Crecente. It could be Tristan owning it up on you guys :P

DranzerKire

Hiya

My code is 0302-0193-0804

I'll add everyone I can. :D

dalvatron

Picked up my copy this afternoon.

Wii: 1319-4079-6062-9089
Mario Kart: 0774-4649-3858

titletk

Mario Kart Wii Friend code.
0516-7667-7900

rogXue

@Trowble (XBL/PSN): Yup... all kind of idiocy over at Nintendo HQ it seems. Although, to be honest (excluding this code dump) I don't even know 30 people with a Wii, let alone with Mario Kart. I guess it is more the principle of it all;

I don't understand why Nintendo hate online gaming so much when it is such a large part of multiplayer today.

Hedgeworth

I'm 4725-8351-2084. Message me if you add me, so I know to add you back.

Archaotic

man i hate friend codes.

shubleedsblue

okay, i've added Yamissed, weirdwolf, alazar, gutsman, interstella5555, nyooman, edman, chopper, bowserfire and fury genesis. i'll add some more in a minute. add me please and let me know if you do.

Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.

Mario Kart Friend code: 0516-7667-7900

Wii Friend Code: 7335-9347-4895-4135

rogXue

Wii friend code: 8290 3124 5247 6474

MKW friend code: 1357-7605-0443

doubtful is karma's whipping boy

what gives? my first post vanished.

fc 7138 6422 0499 1110
mario kart code 3780 9426 0506
brawl code 3437 2729 3862

hopefully this will go through

Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.

@RickyTV: Dude, you're missing a number a I believe

benedict_x

Mario Kart friend code:

2793-1009-3198

lynxij

@Archaotic: Added you dude, and everyone else above this post

benedict_x

I'll get back to you as soon as Brawl and Mario Kart get released in my country...

floppylobster

@JimElNino:

In-game Friend Codes = 12 chars.
Wii Codes = 16 chars.

A;ways has been...

djgil

Hola....!!!

If you guys wanna beat up on someone who works for NOA, here's your chance:

4296 3359 0618

It's nice to see everyone is getting their kicks out of the game. We've worked REALLY hard on making sure game is well-balanced for all of the competitive players out there, but still making it fun an accessable for everyone. I rock a MEAN Bowser+Mach Bike combo...so bring your A-game! ;-)

If you add me, please hit me w/ a PM with your own code!

djgil

friend code: 3437 3463 8258
please add me!

nautnaut

Star Control 2 reference in that comic.

kajillion

Here's mine

3652 0942 5194.

You should reply in my profile, I'll check that out later today and add anyone who adds me.

Hyperfludd

I will have to get my codes when I get home. I will post them then.

Shyguy

Ack. I posted my Wii friend code in the other mkwii post that was up, failing to check if there was an obvious mkwii specific friend code.

Here it is though:
0344 9708 0139

I'm adding everybody who's posted so far.

Mienvard

I gotta go get this tonight, then practice for about 3 weeks (this will be my first Mario Kart game), and THEN I'll come back to this thread and post my codes and wonder how come nobody's friended me :).

chucklebuck

@Weirdwolf:
Well, you're one of the few people I've traded Wii codes with, which is why I'm worrying.

I was hoping it was more like Brawl, where Wii code trading doesn't matter.

Archaotic

@Archaotic:

Just the game codes I believe I've added a load of people,(including yourself,) but only three have shown up so far. I've got a feeling it takes a while for the requests go through.

Weirdwolf

So do we have to trade Wii codes too, or just the game codes? I've added a bunch of people, but nobody from here is showing up in my game. Just a bunch of "?"s.

Archaotic

@Archaotic:
Your mii has appeared on my console now, but rather typically I'm afraid I can't race at the moment.

Weirdwolf

Mario Kart code
0602-6707-7396

MrBabyMan

Down with blue shells... and pow blocks! god...

4940-5838-8038

Maestar

This is the site Kotaku- dump your friend codes and join my game room!

[www.mariokartchallenger.com]

da_ebola

Code for me.

1977-0567-4703

Looking forward to hopefully making some connections via NWiFi. Should be cool. MKWii is fantastic.

DrD

DrDad364

I need some friends, too!

MKWii#: 1762-3075-9844

I'm adding all numbers on this post, so hopefully this whole friend code thing can be put to use.

Impressions? It's still Mario Kart, but now The Woman is taking up half my screen:P

SinEater

hi everyone please add me:

1719-3577-6868

pesater

Hi everybody! Please add me

1719-3577-6868

:)

pesater

Love the game. Can't understand why it's getting relatively low review scores across the board, especially when compared to mario kart DS: (a) no more snaking (yay), and (b) jumping into powerslides is (finally) back. Also, pretty great new track design. Anyhoo:

MK: 1633 4448 5885
Wii: 8222 0779 0447 3646

DoctorAndy

Heya Brian (and everyone else who's interested) -

Just picked up the game at the local Game Crazy midnight launch. The dude that managed the place, Chris, was bugnuts and an absolute wreck of a human being, but we were outta the door with a copy of Mario Kart in hand by 12:03 AM, so we weren't too bummed out.

I think the game rocks. Drifting feels different than in Double Dash, but the wealth of tracks and unlockable characters/rides are feeding my Nintendo-mascot obsession.

Anyway - if anyone's looking to play online, here's my digits. I already added you, B-Dawg, so hit me up!

1375-7591-8969

keitherton

I'm in as well!
0130-2197-9233

fusionray

Hey guys here are my Wii codes.

Wii Code: 0364 9909 3140 2508

Mario Kart Code: 3437 3218 8780

I'll be creating a room tonight at 8pm so I hope to see some of you there :-)

Joukisan

wii code: 8437 6470 1065 1671

kart code: 4854 6833 4046

teh_joe

I've added as many people on this thread as I could before my Friend Roster ran out of space!
Has anyone managed to bag Brian Crecente - either as a Wii Friend or by getting hold of his Mario Kart Wii Friend Code?

Marv2

Hmm, first competition is out - get the best time you can get in a VS Race on Mario Circuit. Ends 10th May.

Marv2

Wii code 5464-0650-5795-1463

kickrocks

hi guys looking for some friends to go online with me on mariokart.

here's my code:5069-4125-6055

MARIOKART