Mario Kart Wii - Did You Know Gaming? Ft. Remix

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[@meredithh8669]

Miyamoto: I'm shaking and crying right now. Mario would never ride a bicycle!

[@SpongicX]

Yet Super Mario Party had the cast on tricycles, and as this video pointed out, the Mario and Sonic Olympic games had bicycles.

[@j.k.4479]

It's odd that he took issue with it, Miyamoto rides a bike himself.

[@mariosonickirby1]

Mario excitebike also exists

[@cobaltis]

SEGA: hahah Mario go brrrrrrrrrcycle

[@harrisonallen651]

Guess who’s laughing now...

[@MrBean35000vr]

Heheh, awesome video! It was a pleasure aiding in its creation. MKW is still going remarkably strong for a 12 year old game, showing no signs of slowing down whatsoever, propped up by a very enthusiastic community of competitive and casual players alike. I wonder if this game still has some secrets to hide, too? It took 9 years to find Mission Mode, so who knows what else could be lurking beneath the surface?

[@TheBrasem]

Any reason why it took that long for Mission Mode to be found? Was it hidden that well?

[@MrBean35000vr]

@@TheBrasem Hints of Mission Mode could be seen in various files, but they looked like minor leftovers and there was no known way to make them appear in-game. Certainly nobody assumed there was any code for Mission Mode still left; how wrong we were :P The code is pretty well hidden and requires a solid knowledge of the game's menu system and how screens are loaded in order to make manifest. But when I got it going for the first time, my goodness, it was fascinating, hahah.

[@TheBrasem]

@@MrBean35000vr That makes a lot of sense! I can definitely believe it was fascinating for you, must have felt incredible. Good to hear that you're still in the business so to say, keep up the work man :)

[@WiiMote070]

Were the missions in that cut mode finished at all?

[@MrBean35000vr]

@@WiiMote070 No data for the scenarios themselves was left on the disc so we don't strictly speaking know, however realistically we can assume that any ones that were completed likely were used in tournament mode instead, e.g. the spiky topmen fight and the pokey battle.

[@RTGame]

Actually some really cool info in this video, I never knew Mario Kart Wii had such a thriving online scene!

[@nismoog9251]

Ayy its wholesome Irish man.

[@matchlessbox]

It does! And people are very creative with their mods, custom tracks and game modes. (Love your content Daniel. Keep up the great work!)

[@AVeryTinyKitty]

As the drift king i thought you would have known something like that

[@starwars4427]

Gotta install ctpg revolution!!!

[@evilpeach2]

Too bad it does not have a Mercedes Benz GLA.

[@Dark_Interloper]

Now I know why Mario kart Wii is still selling very well to this day...

[@OfficiallyRonny]

Didn't even know that

[@purpleplasma4824]

Best mk yet

[@robcandy9273]

I need to dust off my mario kart Wii disc now

[@microwavegommm7689]

Double dash is my favorite mk wii is second

[@robcandy9273]

@@microwavegommm7689 I always wanted double dash as it has more ways for multiple players. Not just each for themselves, but also teams and ALSO two for a cart one driving the other weapons. I always felt the later ones lost that cool feature

[@LuWeegee.]

Imagine being able to say "The standard bike's sound is my motorcycle."

[@Swoosh_015]

I’d only ever use the bike.

[@LuWeegee.]

@@Swoosh_015 I use Mach bike.

[@bloodmuzzle]

What a flex

[@LuWeegee.]

@@bloodmuzzle No, it's a mach bike.

[@bloodmuzzle]

@@LuWeegee. ??? I meant that saying that to someone is flexing on them.

[@MrSuperBacon]

Miyamoto: "When Mario isn't busy exploring space, he loves to play baseball, soccer, and golf with his friends." Also Miyamoto: "What, a bicycle?!? Mario would never be seen riding that!"

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

I think it was more the idea that they had bicycles racing against go-karts which is ridiculous when 100cc mode has them driving at 60 miles per hour.

[@ExplodingTrujillo]

Miyamoto has some weird ideologies, I love the guy but he's also stated that he doesn't like story in mario games which is pretty odd.

[@FreshTillDeath56]

He's so stupid. His business decisions are why I haven't purchased a nintendo console in years.

[@mattwo7]

@@ExplodingTrujillo You mean main series Mario games right? He seems perfectly fine with _spinoffs_ having stories.

[@invaderness7336]

@@mattwo7 Have you seen what they did to Paper Mario after Super?

[@SolarLight]

My second favorite game of all time, to this very day. If you're wanting to play this game online using CTGP, I absolutely recommend doing so, even if you have to go hunt an old console just to do it.

[@palix2417]

Wimmfi patch for Dolphin: Allow me to introduce myself

[@Northgical]

@@palix2417 I’m pretty sure you required to have your console’s NAND (basically your consoles flash memory) imported to Dolphin Emulator to be able to play Wiimmfi on PC.

[@TheShiningYoshi]

Mario Kart drifting explains your unbelievable Demoknight moves.

[@TragiicXBombZ]

@@Northgical I think it's possible to use what's called a "NAND Generator", it's mainly used as an unbanned though, so it's probably easy to get banned for using it. You also need to wait a week before playing online if you do go for it

[@aknight7642]

Didn’t expect you here man.

[@megasoniczxx]

At this point, i'm starting to wonder what ideas DIDN'T Miyamoto reject for Mario when they weren't his own?

[@halfdemented]

@@jacklajoie9126 Yeah it also shuts down any project that's ambitious to get a green light in the actual company itself, but doesn't still after shutting down the project.

[@gladiator197]

@@jacklajoie9126 woosh

[@corey2232]

@@jacklajoie9126 Obvious joke was obvious.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

There are actually a lot of ideas he didn't reject, for better or worse. Super Mario Odyssey is by all accounts a pretty big compromise between him and Koizumi, like having more story than a typical Mario game (if only a bit), having it eventually become open world through the use of portals, and not kicking the player to a hub world/map/menu every time a Moon is collected. But this is the guy's first major success at Nintendo, so it's not really a big surprise to me that he'd be a little possessive. He's certainly not the only or even worst offender when it comes to this sort of thing.

[@megasoniczxx]

@@OtakuUnitedStudio True, I just find it a little funny how a lot of the development history I hear about him is mostly someone pitching an idea and then it firmly getting rejected for one reason or another. It probably isn't a bad thing since the series has still been running great up until now and, like you said, he did loosen up the reins with Koizumi. That said, it definitely reduces the chances of my dream Bowser character action game ever happening complete with lots of WWE moves and fist barrages lol.

[@annoyingfrenzy3493]

"Lightweight characters aren't tournament viable" Definitely true for world cups and the like, but you'd be surprised how many local tourneys I've won with Dry Bones.

[@selectioncrescimento]

Same, Dry bones is the best

[@hogoototwilightian628]

Dry Bones, Bullet Bike. It's a scarily fast and nimble combo.

[@edwardnygma8533]

I always mained Dry Bones, but wasn't competent enough to know of any advantages he may have had, and wasn't present in the tournament scene anyway. Can you explain what sort of advantages he could bring to a race?

[@hogoototwilightian628]

@@edwardnygma8533 Here's my take, because of its high Mini-Turbo, you can break ahead fairly easily. Its high drift stat may hinder it from snaking Mini-turbos on straightaways, but instead uses it to graze by sharp turns and come out of each one with its Mini-turbo. Baby Daisy is the most optimal on this bike, but Dry Bones serves an alternative that also works out. Having +1 Accel, +1 drift, and +2 Drift as to Baby Daisy's +2 Speed, +2 Weight, and +1 Mini-Turbo. (Some characters weren't all made equal btw, its why we have unbalanced characters like Funky Kong.)

[@hogoototwilightian628]

@@edwardnygma8533 Whoops, I was mainly talking about the Bullet Bike and not what you were asking about. But then again, the bullet bike is basically the most viable bike for the light-weights anyways, so I guess I explained enough????

[@watcherdev]

It’s always weird when companies put all their effort into online modes, just to shut down their servers a few years later. 😕

[@Lightningflamingice]

Eventually the costs of maintaining servers for a niche audience outweighs the benefits that audience provides

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Nintendo wasn't even running the servers. GameSpy was, and then they went out of business. There aren't enough dedicated players to make it worthwhile for them to update all the server addresses for 10 year old games.

[@watcherdev]

@@Lightningflamingice yeah I honestly think some companies shouldn’t be afraid to put more effort in single player content because it’ll make the game last longer. Also I have no idea how to run a game company so there’s that

[@bobafett4265]

@@watcherdev true, here's hoping that Mission Mode returns in Mario Kart 9 and whatnot. 🤞

[@watcherdev]

@@bobafett4265 that would be great

[@DJIVision]

As someone who lives in China, I’d love that HD edition to land on Shield

[@austinfondren2590]

What's the Switch's popularity looking like over there now?

[@untipo.]

You can play it with emulator at 1080p. My galaxy s9 can run it at 720p

[@torbit2713]

Isnt youtube banned in china

[@austinfondren2590]

@@torbit2713 The Chinese government probably nabbed him shortly after this comment.

[@Legoluigi26]

I'm so sorry.

[@---Mattia---]

The fact that thousands of people still play Mario Kart Wii to this day is awesome

[@Sunrie]

Home brew channel made online unplayable thanks to cheaters

[@Me37368]

@@Sunrie wdym, wimmfi has anti cheat so you won’t encounter hackers online in mario kart wii anymore. And honestly wimmfi is better than wfc

[@liammcgrath7051]

@@Me37368 you can still encounter jacks but its very rare and if you report it they'll get banned almost immediately lol

[@DimitriPilot]

Anti-cheat facts to clarify the comments above. *TLDR: Wiimmfi may ban cheaters and takes the matter seriously.* - Other players can still cheat in public worldwide races or battles (on the original tracks), but they can be reported and banned. Although a server normally couldn't get proof that someone cheated in a game that communicates via P2P, Wiimmfi provides additional server support that Nintendo WFC did not have, such as a public website (wiimmfi.de) that can display public information about every MKW online room/lobby that is up at any given time (except for the past once that information expires from being viewable publicly). Players in each lobby are listed, along with their friend code(!), which can serve as proof (along with a timestamp) when reporting a cheater to a Wiimmfi moderator. - As of now, people playing on CTGP cannot cheat! That includes CTGP time trials, online CTWW races, online Countdown races, and friend rooms (that is subject to the host player's room settings). - Cheaters may be reported (usually with proof) on the Wii-Homebrew forum. Occasionally, a Wiimmfi moderator may be contacted via social media: Twitter, Twitch or Discord. If anyone seeks a way to contact them, a few people who I believe are active moderators include Zachruff (Zach), Leseratte (co-creator of Wiimmfi), and MrBean35000vr. - People playing on CTGP have a feature called IIB, short for "Ignorance is Bliss." It's a type of anti-cheat whose detection is heuristic and client-sided. Basically, it detects and flags cheaters in your game such that they can't interfere with your race anymore, and on the results screen, your game will pretend they've come in last place. If you happen to see that the last three digits of the race TIME (in the top right corner) are stuck, it means IIB may have found a cheater (identified by player number and a reason), and in order to identify that player, you may need a screenshot of the player list (room summary) for the race you've played. _(Note: video proof is recommended alongside IIB to rule out the occasional false positive that might happen, usually when people have laggy internet.) - In online races, the key checkpoint bug is patched. That means many "ultra" shortcuts that could previously ruin races (on the Nintendo WFC) will not count laps anymore. Tracks like Grumble Volcano are patched, but not the Bowser Castle tracks (Wii or GBA) which still have their respective "ramp" and "spiral" shortcuts that some community members tend to refer to as an "ultra."

[@bwaterfall11]

because its the best Mario Kart period. people complain about the blue shells etc but its the hetic nature of the game that makes it so enjoyable I can play hours of single player vs races on that game and not get bored because its so fun and crazy and the cpu players are amazing in the game they are so random yet so fun to play against the score board is even so random

[@SleepDeprivedGinger]

Remember, don’t comment “first” because there will always be a Spiny Shell.

[@matthaisstupidus]

Thank you

[@mr.cornface4397]

But what if a Spiny Shell account is the one to get "first"?

[@matthaisstupidus]

@@mr.cornface4397 A super horn account

[@thegamingfoo]

First

[@RantKid]

Win comment

[@megamix5403]

MKW is like the Melee of Mario Kart.

[@bwaterfall11]

yes! I've noticed the game to be so weirdly designed that it makes it so much more enjoyable you can just not get the chaos in other Mario Karts like you can in the Wii even in just normal 1player vs races! The cpu racers literally provide an actual challenge and are not predicable at all! the amount of times I've had such random ass finale score boards in that game lmao

[@thomasingram1727]

and MK7 is the brawl of mario kart

[@randocalzone8772]

With Funky Kong as its Fox (and Daisy is the Falco)

[@qnybucks]

@@thomasingram1727 I'm not a smash fan, so can you please expand upon that point? Thanks 😅

[@thomasingram1727]

MK7 changed many things from MKWII, made it slower and was less competitive. Reminds you of brawl doesn't it? Also, MK8 is the Smash 4 of Mario kart because it's basically just mk7 but made faster, better graphics and more items.

[@Chariblaze]

6:21 To be clear, MK Wii's online shutdown was part of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection shutdown that affected all DS and Wii games (itself part of the Gamespy online shutdown); it was not directly related to the Mario Kart 8 release. Weird coincidence though.

[@DekuStickGamer]

Mario Kart Wii is the Melee of Mariokarts.

[@ShyShyTAS]

This is why I love modders. The amount of creativity and soul they can bring to an abandon game is outstanding.

[@toadboydude5015]

Miyamoto cringing at the idea of mario on a bike is the best thing ever.

[@kyri928]

1:36 "Don't do that, don't give me hope"

[@64ios]

The best Mario Kart. 👀

[@OhKayEl]

No.

[@spaceace9103]

@@OhKayEl Yes

[@OhKayEl]

@@spaceace9103 What, is Mario Kart 8 the Pokémon Sword and Shield of Mario Kart? No matter how good of a sequel you produce people will always cling to the past for some reason.

[@ados1280]

@@OhKayEl Mario Kart Wii rewarded skill and track knowledge a lot more. Mario Kart 8 feels like more of a party game where anyone can win. Which is fine, just not what some people prefer.

[@JRJUK]

@@ados1280 you've just described Wii, the tracks are too wide and the number of blue shells is through the roof. Great party game but not the best in the series.

[@PokeMario-pk4ot]

0:33 just a minor correction. The Nvidia shield version of Twilight Princess was actually a port of the Gamecube release, not the Wii release

[@TheYoshiGamer]

I miss having Diddy Kong in Mario Kart

[@matthaisstupidus]

I miss Coconut Mall and the PinBall of the Waluigi Variety. Still two of the best tracks in the entire series.

[@emretroll]

I miss having Funky Kong lol

[@ElVlogdeBob]

He's in Mario Kart Tour

[@matthaisstupidus]

@@emretroll REJECT MODERNITY. BRACE FUNKY

[@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat]

I miss paratroopa and actually would have really liked hammer bro...

[@AltairYoshi]

Really nice to see a DYKG on MKWii! The game is one of my favorite Mario Karts (alongside DS and 8D), and the massive community still supporting it in terms of mods and online play is a big reason why. :) If anyone is looking to play the custom tracks in the video, feel free to look up CTGP-R, and if you want even more content there's also the Custom Mario Kart Wiiki, which has lots more custom tracks and distributions to try out.

[@Nintentoad125]

I really hope Mario Kart Wii HD gets realeased

[@matthaisstupidus]

Next console with anti gravity and maybe as a combined remaster with DS?

[@user-bb2op9he1x]

@@matthaisstupidus anti gravity is boring the half pipe are better

[@soaringstars314]

Too bad it will not be the same at all because Nintendo hates competitive games

[@Nintentoad125]

@@matthaisstupidus idk about anti gravity as it'd change the game alot, but the ds thing would be cool

[@matthaisstupidus]

@@Nintentoad125 Guess that's kinda true, but imagine DS rainbow road

[@TigeriPlaysGames]

i've got nothing but respect for the wiimfi guys. not only did they keep a game they loved alive, but they've even gone so far as to make online usable again for most to all ds and wii games, not just mario kart. sure, the online scenes outside mario kart wii are pretty dead, but just being able to connect with friends is great on its own. and, much like tournaments, they've re-enabled ALL the old wifi events for the ds pokemon games. i recently played through platinum using the manaphy from the egg from the shadows of almia event, and i'm currently shiny-hunting a darkrai the game will see as totally legit. it's good stuff.

[@UmbrasMercy]

Man ive been replaying this on 480p recently and it still holds up pretty good tbf.

[@goblinmcgameface]

I still loved participating in the Tournament minigames. Shame it never really returned. I mean it’s exactly like mission mode too, if not the same.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

It's the same except time-locked and requiring an online connection, where Mission Mode is on the disk and always accessible.

[@pinksheep752]

you can actually still play the tournament mode by using RiiConnect24 and Wiimmfi, and you can even create your own tournaments as well

[@goblinmcgameface]

@@pinksheep752 I just miss the official stuff from when I was younger. It’s really interesting when it comes to fan recreations and all, but a part of me just wants to go back to the past when it was new.

[@covlf1999]

A HD port of MKWii would be awesome for the Switch! After all Nintendo is experimenting with the Mario Kart franchise so a HD port (Mario Kart All-Stars) would be nice!

[@SuperAndrew418]

Mario Kart All-Stars would be awesome! But since there's Non-Mario characters in MK8 & DX, I guess it would be called... Super Mario & Nintendo All-Stars Racing!

[@forkrunner2208]

Unfortunately, I don’t see nintendo putting out another mario kart on the switch since mario kart 8 deluxe is still selling extremely well. They don’t want to stop that momentum.

[@eksmad]

Nowadays every time we hear something about miyamoto its just him shutting something down

[@terrickfranklin-hayes.2468]

-Me and my Sister STILL play this game, to THIS day!!! -It actually feels a bit satisfying too!!!

[@user-bb2op9he1x]

Did You Know mario kart wii is the melee of mario kart

[@matthaisstupidus]

MarioKartWii is broken

[@user-bb2op9he1x]

@@matthaisstupidus its so broken that you can pull off sick tricks but not too broken to effect normal gameplay

[@LordTchernobog]

@@matthaisstupidus so Melee....

[@wags696]

I find that ironic considering it was on the Wii, you know, Nintendo's most casually oriented console...

[@matthaisstupidus]

@@LordTchernobog Heew reference

[@Mat2095]

4:53 there were not only 1- 2- and 3-star ranks, but also ranks A to E (thanks DimitriPilot3 for the correction).

[@DimitriPilot]

Don't forget D- and E-ranks. Also, many years ago when I tried to reverse-engineer the rank calculation code, I discovered an unused F-rank (in the final game), and it can be forced to appear on the Grand Prix End Result. Unlike other rank letters, the letter 'F' would not display as a special coloured glyph, but instead, as the letter 'F' in standard Unicode font.

[@Mat2095]

@@DimitriPilot oh, how embarrassing ^^ I just noticed the mistake, but didn't remember what the worst rank was, so I googled it and some wiki had the wrong information.

[@aidan8338]

What an incredible video you guys. You mentioned amazing early development stories from Nintendo. You showed Mr. Bean’s mission mode. You explained Wiimfi and the jaw-dropping selection of custom tracks. As someone who’s played since 2008... thank you 🙏

[@ilovenaotoshirogane6877]

i prefer the older style of thumbnails

[@camharkness]

Two good opinions. The other is in your name.

[@ilovenaotoshirogane6877]

@@camharkness my love for Naoto is no mere opinion, it's objective FACT!

[@camharkness]

She is a good girl

[@eleaglexv]

Glad someone noticed

[@SmashLiXs]

what do you mean?

[@OhKayEl]

Mayro Kratt Wee

[@matthaisstupidus]

Mayonnaise Krap Weener

[@porkyminch5131]

MArio kart free

[@maccamachine]

yeah

[@AshnSilvercorp]

Nintendo: _We're better at emulating our own games, as long as it involves Chinese money._

[@BBWahoo]

Holy fuck, that's so true.

[@vilethedog]

Nintendo is just Disney except in the video game industry at this point.

[@filleraccount1262]

I thought Microsoft was the one buying out developers

[@franklinbrooksstoppedcomme3267]

@butter dog Friendly pop culture math reminder: Apple + Disney = Nintendo.

[@estebancastillo8545]

I mean can you blame them? China's the biggest market atm

[@GamingWithDrew]

The Nvidia Shield version of Twilight Princess really isn't superior at all. It has a slightly higher vertical resolution that supersamples to 1920x1080p, but it doesn't include the HD Edition textures, upgrades, etc.

[@gmaster2647]

Wow, considering what happened with Melee recently, I'm surprised Nintendo never did a C&D on the MKWii modding scene.

[@cliffturbo2146]

Donotjinxit.

[@Ljovynn]

I think a huge part of why Nintendo doesn't try to shut down CTGP (the main mod pack that most people use to play online/custom tracks) is because it requires an actual disc of Mario Kart Wii to function.

[@user-bb2op9he1x]

@@Ljovynn but they are using an unofficial service that require manipulating the console

[@fredyi54]

Its probably only a matter of time if the scene continues to develop like the way melee did :(

[@reason9262]

Exactly why i don't get people against #FreeMelee tbh. Nintendo's terrible treatment of consumers affects all of us, not just smash players.

[@toganium4175]

That Wii wheel is still one of my greatest prized possessions.

[@outroespectador5850]

Ok but you're my real pogchamp

[@baka1fred642]

the wii wheel was the reason i played 8 with motion controle

[@shauntelbray8190]

I have one to

[@Neilapolitan08]

I still have it

[@homerhat420]

Overpriced hollowed out plastic.

[@real_abender]

After the Big House shutdown, I'm getting extremely nervous that Nintendo is going to put an end to Wiimmfi and CTGP soon...

[@alasdairdownie5168]

I don't know much about the legal stuff to do with servers and such but can they do that since it's there game/console or is it something they can technically get away with

[@Darktega]

Yeah I was wondering about the same

[@soaringstars314]

They don't have the best argument tho because recently i was at beans steam and he stated that technecally there is nothing illegal about it except maybe modding the Wii but the game REQUIRES a physical copy to play it and no iso at all at least for ctgp. Plus there is a setting on the Wii that can literally let you join wiimifi so... I don't think they can but then again it's Nintendo so they tend to make unpredictable stupid descisions

[@TragiicXBombZ]

@@soaringstars314 They have no basis to shut it down on; the issue is that game modding as a whole is a huge grey area legally.

[@soaringstars314]

@@TragiicXBombZ exactly. Tho apparently they're selling more copies so you can say it's a benifit to them tbh. Tho sometimes they make stilic descisions even tho it could have financially helped them. Im not too worried

[@thatoneguy7191]

awesome video! tysm for including the unofficial stuff that keeps the community alive too ;D

[@Marnie_C]

"Lets make the game new and exciting and try new things" Miyamoto: "Nah."

[@stinkrat167]

@@Chad_Eldridge mario is too fat on a bike he looks weird

[@cgk1276]

Aside from ruining Paper Mario (which might not even be true) most of his rejections haven’t affected the series negatively.

[@Kirbybros1]

I honestly wish The Mario kart Wii/CTGP would really be bigger than it is. It really deserves more creditability on how well made it really is and how much time and effort is put into it keeping a legendary game still played today, with 10s of thousands of players daily.

[@samster101229]

A whole Mario Kart online channel that not only allows you to play online again, but also adds lots of custom tracks people have made! Why haven't I known about this :o

[@TokyoBalletReprise]

Join the community!

[@ragread]

8:40 Hey it's my video

[@Me37368]

Thank god for wimmfi for keeping this game!

[@totalhydration5240]

DID YOU SEE THE WHEEL?!

[@claymore4852]

God I really hope they'll release an HD port or remake, MKWii is the only reason I still use my Wii U

[@samifagnani7496]

i want that hd release so bad

[@thegreatautismo224]

I'm glad they really went in depth about CTGP and didn't just mention it offhandedly

[@austinbradley8551]

You know your game is great when the fans literally revive its online ability and even make tracks for it and it freaking grows

[@illusionoptics]

MK Wii will always be my fave of the MK games! The power of the items, inside drift, really cool speedrun and shortcut potential. It's the best.

[@tripple-a6031]

Didn't know Mario Kart has such an amazing custom track scene, makes me really want to play some Mario Kart Wii again.

[@TokyoBalletReprise]

You should!

[@KamilSzarafinski]

Woah those custom MKWii tracks look alot better now, I remember being interested in them before but them really looking like "fan made" but they look really great now!

[@TokyoBalletReprise]

Well after years and years of making them people are now knowing how to use the assets well and all the new ones look great.

[@iainronald4217]

Ah, the Wii Wheel, I remember once, I don't know how it came up, but I decided to do a 6-person Smash using the Wii wheel instead of the Gamecube controller. Nobody thought it could be done, most Smash players agree is the only way to play any Smash game with Switch Controllers/Joy-cons, Wii U controllers and Wii Remotes being banned at tournaments. Not only did I use a Wii Wheel, but I also won. Whenever I reconnect with my friends in the Smash community that's one of the things they remember. I was supposed to do the same with the Donkey Bongos but the person supposed to bring them didn't.

[@FJLink]

Man, I would have loved to get missions on MK Wii or MK8.

[@endi7097]

"mario kart sWIItch HD" let that sink in.

[@sidequestorian5107]

"More than two hundred custom race tracks" Yeah... that's just CTGP. There's actually over 1000 custom tracks total.

[@liammcgrath7051]

my favorite thing to do is go to the custom wiki and download really obscure cts

[@AltairYoshi]

Not to mention more custom track packs available asides CTGP

[@sidequestorian5107]

@@AltairYoshi Yeah man, exactly, such as the best CT Pack Yeet Kart Wii

[@Y4manata]

0:05 mario menacingly stares at luigi like the psychopath he is

[@shirehorse7]

Thanks for the info on the hidden stats for different characters. It actually explains why all I see online are Funky Kong and Flame Runner

[@NanaKyoto]

I would have much rather taken a mission mode than a mode that would be discontinued after a few years.

[@pinksheep752]

but the thing is... tournaments can still be accessed even today by using Wiimmfi in combination with RiiConnect24. If you use both, then you can have fun playing tournaments. You can even create your own tournaments!

[@Compucles]

@@pinksheep752 That's hard to set up for people unfamiliar with hardware mods (meaning most of us) and also technically illegal.

[@2014saints]

It's crazy how fans put so much effort into creating quality content for free. Take notes, Nintendo.

[@soaringstars314]

Apparently Nintendo seems to hate that a lot overall (smash bros they said smash shouldn't be a competitive game) and they love to focus on having games for everyone

[@2014saints]

@@soaringstars314 You're right, and I think Nintendo is convinced of a false dichotomy. Making a game appealing competitively does not mean it will be any less fun casually.

[@soaringstars314]

@@2014saints yeah true tho there is another video talking about how nintendo absolutely hates glitches or techniques Makin the game more in depth. Video is called something like nintendos glitch policy and it involves the bell powerup in super Mario maker. They want it their way and it's one of the things someone mentioned that it's a Japan tradition

[@soaringstars314]

@the hevy what about people who made super Mario 64 from scratch and figured out on their own? No engine or any outside source required

[@JeremyBX]

Mario Kart Wii was the one game i would play every day with my younger brothers, so you can imagine how long i’ve (or we’ve?) been waiting for this episode.

[@ColdHighway7]

I love the CTGP mod, its so much fun

[@NoFairiesAllowed]

This is the Melee of Mario Kart only real ones know.

[@voltsu]

Yesss! I love mkwii! i play it everyday with my friends on ctgp

[@mc.gemstone]

I had no idea there were even MK Wii racing tournaments still happening after all this time but I'm glad that there is still a community for this as Mario Kart Wii was one of my first Mario games I ever played. ;w;

[@kohakkanuva3224]

something I should note is that when I downloaded the Mario kart channel once (after the shop got taken down), there was still one tournament active, albeit impossible to submit a score to.

[@acwbit2368]

keep in mind the nvidia shield isn,t some random chinese device its an Android based TV box made by nvidia (ofc) the chinese version of the box has exclusive emulated wii games for it

[@Mighty10917]

My Childhood and the most Important game I ever played. And I still had the game no scratches

[@Itsuchi2]

Heard the jingle at 0:00 and literally starting crying. This game was a huge part of my childhood 😭😭😭

[@hanakoisbestgirl4752]

Miyamoto stepping in and saying no to great ideas because he doesn't like them?! How am I not surprised.

[@roguestar9141]

Nintendo: shuts down mario kart wii online Fans: make their own mario kart wii online Nintendo:

[@Wiiguy1606]

You do know that the Nintendo Wi-Fi and online functions back in the Wii days relied on GameSpy, do you? When GameSpy went away, Nintendo was forced to shut down their Wi-Fi back then. Please don't blame Nintendo for things that were beyond their control

[@Wiiguy1606]

@the hevy It's true. Without GameSpy, Nintendo was forced to shut down those Wii-era Wi-Fi servers back in 2014. You can easily look it up and see that I'm telling the truth! Calling me whiny without acknowledging that I'm stating that fact just proves how insulting people like you can be on the Internet. Especially since I was using words like "please" in my original post.

[@kentops1800]

If you want to play the online Mario kart Wii, custom tracks, or both, It’s called CTGP (Custom Track Grand Prix) and an installation tutorial can be found here kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3iTqWyIZqhmi9k

[@awesomeguy2009]

Nice vid on Funky Flame Runner Wii!

[@Danodan94]

Yooo. Those modded tracks look insane!!

[@7k_VNix]

I don’t believe my eyes...

[@matthaisstupidus]

IF TEN MILLION FIREFLIES

[@mysterionplays1621]

@@matthaisstupidus LIT UP THE WORLD AS I FELL ASLEEP

[@Monke80s]

What did I learn from this video? M̶a̶r̶i̶o̶ ̶K̶a̶r̶t̶ ̶8̶ ̶D̶e̶l̶u̶x̶e̶ Mario Kart Wii is the definitive Mario Kart experience

[@FOOD2o]

As an Aussie, this video also taught me that DK Summit was renamed to DK's Snowboard Cross and that the Flame Runner was renamed to Bowser Bike in PAL versions of the game.

[@ArcRay20]

a really interesting video. i saw about the hidden cut mission mode thing, but i never heard of the tournament mode that was just mission mode type stuff. i never bothered with online much less online tournaments so its no wonder i never knew about it.

[@sunny3815]

my childhood

[@matthaisstupidus]

Mine was DS but honestly the two are interchangeable.

[@TonySchulte]

MK Wii is my fav game ever. I tried the MR bean wifi thing & could never get it to work. Now I find out they remade, but the China govt wont let it get released. I'm freaking out because I want to play this game online again in the worst way. I'm trying the MR bean wifi thing again tonight!

[@TokyoBalletReprise]

Follow a tutorial to install it.

[@TonySchulte]

@@TokyoBalletReprise Thanks, I'll try following the video again

[@SylverstoneKhandr]

One great thing about Wiimmfi is that it also revived a lot of other old Nintendo WFC games in the process - for example, I played Mario Kart DS online a few weeks ago, and it was pretty insane that there are people who do play it. I forgot how to snake, so I wasn't placing that well... but hey, playing a "dead" game in 2020 was enough for me. MKWii is clearly the highest played game on the service, but there are other smaller games out there that are still alive in some form.

[@Discoh]

Wow, it's amazing how much dedication there is in that fanbase, even after all these years. Hell, it feels like the online scene is stronger now than it was before the official shutdown. Mario Kart Wii really is the Melee of the Mario Kart series, and I'm glad it's still alive and kicking.

[@trueblade3636]

I am looking for Troy in the comment section

[@jonmcknlegg]

Would've liked this video more if Troy was included in some fact sharing.

[@Joshy-]

@@jonmcknlegg Troy became more distant from the hardcore/competetive scene as of recently i.e 2015 - Present. Players who are really into the community like Mr Bean, Zachruff, Noam, and Batcake/Mel I think were great choices since they're within the core of the community where as troy is more appealing to the casuals.

[@matthaisstupidus]

B A M. S H O C K D O D G E.

[@ballzdeeep3444]

“Government hang ups” Everyone we’re gonna have to shut this all down you are making illegal unauthorized ports of Mario kart Wii. We’re gonna put a stop to this immediately

[@JJAB91]

The CCP is the largest threat to the world right now.

[@DBR-KPA]

I doubt CTGP will get shut down. It’s not a port, it still runs on the Wii and requires a genuine copy of MK Wii. The worst that could happen would be a few custom tracks getting removed for violating copyright like the Pokémon tracks

[@memecraft_moment]

Mkwii was my first video game and what got me into gaming. AN HD PORT WOULD BE A DREAM COME TRUE

[@kaphonie]

I'm happy to see me and my friends aren't the only ones who appreciated Mario Kart Wii the most xD

[@c101vp]

the way he says wimmfi made me laugh so much I almost choked

[@worldsboss]

That’s the way it’s pronounced lol. Why, how do you say it?

[@DimitriPilot]

I think it's because you didn't spell it right / catch the correct spelling. _Wiimmfi_ is a compound of _Wiimm_ and _Wi-Fi._ The custom server is named after its coder and co-creator, _Wiimm,_ alongside Leseratte. As you may notice, his name starts with _Wii_ and not _Wi-_

[@Nightcaat]

Dumb Mario Kart Wii fact: did you know that the text on the Back button is drawn every frame? It’s to change the button that’s shown for going back.

[@d.sack2727]

I use to do those twice a month tournaments on the Wii. So much fun.

[@saifuusuri]

Glad to see CTGP getting some recognition. It's been awhile since I played, but damn was it fun.

[@MegaManNeo]

That custom WFC works for Dolphin, doesn't it?

[@Nightcaat]

It does, but you’ll need to get a Wii NAND backup to play on Wiimmfi (due to rule breakers, Dolphin’s built-in NAND is banned). Since AltWFC shut down Mario Kart Wii matchmaking due to remote code execution attacks (at worst, people could brick other people’s Wiis), you probably won’t be able to play online without a NAND.

[@MegaManNeo]

@@Nightcaat That's not much of an issue, I dumped all the stuff off my console including the NAND. Makes me wonder however if it is safe to use my Wii's NAND for the online mode with Dolphin then as I could imagine it being fun to play online with the Wii itself also.

[@Nightcaat]

@@MegaManNeo Ah, good. You can use it on either and it’ll be treated as the same console (if I recall correctly, you can even have both on simultaneously).

[@MegaManNeo]

@@Nightcaat Oh neat. Does that mean I too could invite a friend (once the pandemic is over, of course) and have them playing the game on Wii while I use to play it on my PC?

[@emburez]

@@MegaManNeo yes you can it's possible

[@metashade4218]

More like Mario Bike Wii, seeing as how incredibly broken bikes are in this game, to the point where there's literally no point in choosing karts in this game.

[@skapokonroll]

Funky Bike Wii*

[@TrueGinjaNinjaGamer]

I really want to play those new online courses now! Really cool!

[@W0lfenstrike]

"MKWii has a revitalized online capabilities..." - Okay, this doesn't surprise me, plenty of dead online games have unofficial online support. "... And it has over 200 custom made tracks" - *WAIT WHAT!?*

[@timberlin4075]

there are actually way more than 200 custom tracks - it's just that the ctgp distribution selects the 200 "best" ones

[@theotherjared9824]

Nintendo reported that 40000 new copies of Mario Kart Wii were sold in 2019

[@loganfirelord1954]

Poggers.

[@ssbfan33]

One of the best Mario Kart's of all time.

[@siddharthbhatia8815]

Damn, production on this channel has gone up! And there's a new voiceover guy too