History VideoGame / MarioKartWii

* BatFamilyCrossover: Funky Kong joins Donkey and Diddy. This is his first and only playable appearance.

* MockingSingSong: Baby Mario's "Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah!" After hitting someone with an item.

* FakeDifficulty: This is probably the most unfair Mario Kart game. And considering how the franchise is a giant LuckBasedMission, that's saying a lot.

* FungusHumongous: Mushroom Gorge, comes with SpringySpores.

** Size is determined by height here, not weight. Waluigi, King Boo and Rosalina fell victim to this trope.
** Dry Bowser is this to an extent, as he has no flesh on him.

* MusicalNod: The Rainbow Road music in this game features some elements from that of the DS incarnation, combined with parts of the Good Egg Galaxy theme from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy''.

* YourSizeMayVary: A strange example comes with Waluigi, who's as skinny as a rake, and yet is classed as heavy, because of going by character height in addition to weight.

* GlacierWaif: Size is determined by height here, not weight. Waluigi, King Boo and Rosalina fell victim to this trope.

* GameMod: ''Mario Kart Wii'' is probably only second to ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' in terms of being the most modded console game ever. In addition to having its own custom servers in response to Nintendo's official ones going down, there's also a ''humongous'' amount of modded courses, either recreated versions of courses on other systems or completely original. There's so many that even the ''tournaments'' need their own scroll pages. As of adding this example, the list is currently sitting at ''40+'' tournaments!

* BatFamilyCrossover: Funky Kong joins Donkey and Diddy. This is his first playable appearance here.

* CheatCode: Infinite-item hacks were not uncommon during online gameplay when the official Nintendo online service was still active. Quite averted with Wiimmfi, a third party online system that has replaced the WFC, where players will face bans if caught trying to use item cheats.

* FunWithAcronyms: Imagine the name Wii being a [[PunnyName play on the recurring ''Mario'' series' level name]] "World 1-1" if you have looked at the license plate of the Coconut Fruit Truck in Moonview Highway saying "W1-1".

* CheatCode: Infinite-item hacks were not uncommon during online gameplay when the online was still active.

* SharkTunnel: Koopa Cape has one, right after the waterfall. When the course itself returned in ''[[VideoGame/MarioKart7 7]]'', the underwater-driving concept worked wonders as the section after the waterfall becomes more of a shark half-pipe.

* FunWithAcronyms: Imagine the name Wii being a [[PunnyName play on the recurring ''Mario'' series' level name]] "World 1-1" if you have looked at a license plate on a car in Coconut Mall saying "W1-1".

* Mocking Sing Song: Baby Mario's "Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah!" After hitting someone with an item.

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: The Mega Mushroom turns your character and ride giant sized, boosting speed and causing your character to flatten other racers in their path.

** On Rainbow Road, the AI turns from a thorn in your side to being just plain ''Suicidal''. Bunching together, the AI Rubberbands your opponents so that they are as close to you as possible, and then they take turns at trying to jostle you off the track. By the time Lakitu gets you back onto the track, you will quickly find that you've been left in the space-dust.

* {{Feelies}}: This game comes with one of the many plastic Wiimote accessories, the Wii Wheel. Of course, the game can be played just fine without it attached. That, and the game is compatible with other controllers such as the [=GameCube=] controller...
* FunWithAcronyms: Imagine the name Wii being a [[PunnyName play on the recurring ''Mario'' series' level name]] "World 1-1" if you have looked at the coconout fruit truck's license plate saying "W1-1".

* NonHumanSidekick: When playing as Rosalina, a Luma floats alongside you, and it either chuckles or gives an excited squeal whenever you do an aerial trick.

The sixth installment of the ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' series, ''Mario Kart Wii'' is a RacingGame for {{UsefulNotes/Wii}}, released in 2008. This game introduces motorbikes as a secondary form of vehicle as well as a Tournament mode, which functions similar to the Mission mode from ''VideoGame/MarioKartDS''.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Half-pipe areas in some race courses. That's where you can do fancy tricks to gain speed. They are actually a waste of time that can cost you a race [[CoolButInefficient if you use them]], and weren't seen again after Rosalina's Ice World in ''[[VideoGame/MarioKart7 7]]''.

* BigBoosHaunt: The retro race course [=SNES=] Ghost Valley 2 and retro battle course DS Twilight House.

* SharkTunnel: Koopa Cape has one, right after the waterfall. When the course itself returned in ''[[MarioKart7 7]]'', the underwater-driving concept worked wonders as the section after the waterfall becomes more of a shark half-pipe.

* BraggingRightsReward: Mii Outfit B in ''Wii'' is just a special costume for Miis to wear. It offers no benefits over Mii Outfit A.

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: Rubber-banding in speed is still present, although less obvious, but the computer constantly gets the Blue Shell and can and ''will'' nail you with it. If not that then expect Bob-ombs or Red Shells to screw you over, followed by getting ''railroaded'' by the other drivers as you try to recover, knocking your placing further down, especially if you're on a bridge or next to a hazard.

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: Rubber-banding in speed is still present, although less obvious, but the computer constantly gets the Blue Shell and can and ''will'' nail you with it. If not that then expect Bob-ombs or Red Shells to screw you over, followed by getting ''railroaded'' by the other drivers as you try to recover, knocking your placing further down, especially if you're on a bridge or next to a hazard.

* SharkTunnel: Koopa Cape has one, right after the waterfull. When the course itself returned in ''[[MarioKart7 7]]'', the underwater-driving concept worked wonders as the section after the waterfall becomes more of a shark half-pipe.

The sixth installment of the ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' series, Mario Kart Wii is a racing game for {{UsefulNotes/Wii}}, released in 2008. This game introduces motorbikes as a secondary form of vehicle as well as a Tournament mode, which functions similar to the Mission mode from ''VideoGame/MarioKartDS''.

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: The Lakitu that that tells you you're going the wrong way in ''Mario Kart Wii'' can get flattened by Thwomps should he be underneath a Thwomp by the time it rams into the ground. This situation doesn't pop up often when playing the game normally, but it is possible to deliberately trick him into going underneath one.

* Musical Nod: The Rainbow Road music in this game features some elements from that of the DS incarnation, combined with parts of the Good Egg Galaxy theme from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy''.

* NonHumanSidekick: When playing as Rosalina, a Luma floats alongside you, and it either chuckles or gives an excited squeal whenever you do an aerial trick.

* LethalLavaLand: All three Bowser Castle courses as well as Grumble Volcano.

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: The Lakitu that that tells you you're going the wrong way in ''Mario Kart Wii'' can get flattened by Thwomps should he be underneath a Thwomp by the time it rams into the ground. This situation doesn't pop up often when playing the game normally, but it is possible to deliberately trick him into going underneath one.

!!The game features examples of these tropes:

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