GamePlasma writes: "Nintendo has always managed to impress video game players everywhere, and they somehow manage to sell copy after copy of what is seemingly the same game for every console generation. If the game is a sequel that is one thing, but if it is a rehash then that is something entirely different. With Mario Kart Wii, however, Nintendo attempts to entice players' curiosity with the addition of the Wii Wheel and, more importantly, a new online component."