Nintendo’s official “Iwata Asks” segment is up in which Nintendo President Satoru Iwata interview Kenichiro Ashida, Hideki Konno and Shigeru Miyamoto about Mario Kart Wii. Fans of the series will enjoy the interview that’s chock full of “(laughs)” from the Nintendo insiders. But what’s particularly interesting is their discussion about Wii Wheel development. They spill some interesting factoid, like that they tested roughly 30 different prototypes. Some were not white, some were not perfectly round.
Here’s MTV’s Stephen Totilo testing out the new Wii Wheel that’s being packed in with Mario Kart. Still looks…well, pointless. This is a GameCube game, Nintendo. We all know it, we’re all cool with it, you should be too! Two Videos Of New ‘Mario Kart’: Wii Wheel Vs Remote [MTV]
Not too interested in the Wii Wheel. Looks tacky, and even with an open mind, I can’t see it working very well. But what do I know. Nintendo are going to release the thing anyway (it’s free with every copy of Mario Kart), so if you’re going to be around one sometime in the next few months, you may as well get acquainted with it. And since we’ve been talking so much about Mario Kart for Wii the last couple of days, you may as well start right now. This is a nice, close-up shot of the wheel.