Mario Kart Wii

It so happened that soon after my arrival in Japan Mario Kart Wii was released last Thursday. I was surprised to find that it was released just one day later in the UK - and from what I can see it doesn't seem to be sold out. The US IGN website says there are still 10 days to go until the game is released - what's going on there, then?

The game here is readily available but the steering wheel, or 'handle' as the Japanese call it, is sold out. I wonder how good the game will be with these controls. Also, I can't help but wonder if it's going to be too similar to previous games.

I've watched the intro video a hundred times in Yodobashi but it's hard to tell how good a game is without actually having a go for yourself. Have any of you bought it yet? Any impressions concerning the controls or the games in general?

Comments

[Lee]

I know not of any other game that gets Mrs M so fired up that she's demanding everyone to buy it.

Mine's just arrived.

[quik]

The game is very very good. I was playing it the other day until my arms hurt, and then I had a break, before coming back to it.

Online play is also very very good. My only complaint with the online play is the friend code. You may or may not have already shared your friends codes, but with Mario Kart you have a second friend code for each user profile you have.

Apart from the minor quibble, games great!

[Mrs M]

MarioKart yay!
It's a fun game - and you can play each other online :)

[Darren]

Ok, sounds like a must buy! I'll have to put in an order online. Shopto perhaps?

Looking forward to beating you all online =)

[Darren]

I checked the ShopTo site and Mario Kart was out of stock so I ordered from Zavvi for a pound extra. I was annoyed though not really surprised that I later got an e-mail from Zavvi saying the game was now on back-order.

After cancelling that order it was back in stock at ShopTo. Let's hope they don't let me down.