The Mario Kart franchise has been one of the great successes of the gaming industry and has been for 15 or so years. Be it on the SNES, DS, GCN or N64, the series has always had a strong following. So, with the release of the Wii in 2006 and no new Mario Kart since the critically acclaimed edition for the DS in 2005, fans all over the world were getting excited (and nervous) about the new version's imminent release - will it take things to the next level? Exactly how different will it be? Will the wireless technology hinder the gameplay?
