Loot Ninja writes: "The phenomenon started way back in the days of the Super Nintendo and has grown steadily ever since. Mario Kart has taken the kart racing genre by storm and defined the genre in many ways. The latest iteration makes a few changes to the series but largely remains the same game.
Mario Kart is pretty impressive graphically, at least for the Wii. The characters, rides, and environments look good in 480p widescreen. That being said, it is the Wii and you'll notice some jaggies here and there around characters and course elements. The game runs at a blazing 60 frames per second which makes any graphical imperfections fade from your mind as you barrel through each of the game's 16 tracks. The framerate drops when you have three or four players on the same console, but it's not enough of a drop to cause any issues. The sound design of the game is decent, but nothing to write home about. Background music is forgettable and sound effects are minimal."