Ranking Every Mario Kart From Worst To Best
3. Mario Kart Wii (Wii, 2008)
Mario Kart Wii debuted in 2008, two years after the launch of the Wii. It turned some hardcore fans off because of the motion controls that the Wii Remote offered to players; the steering wheel was fun, no doubt, but it wasn't precise like the classic analogue stick or even a d-pad. It meant you'd have to shell out for a nunchuk, GameCube controller or classic controller if you really wanted the precision racing controls.
That said, despite the lack of innovation, this was still a very good game, content-wise. The new tracks were great with Toad's Factory and Wario's Gold Mine offering unique obstacles plus speed boosts and shortcuts aplenty. Miis were also playable as racers which was a nice touch.
Elsewhere, online play came to a home console version of Mario Kart for the first time, and was excellent fun as you tested yourself against the best racers in the world.
The feel of the game was fun, fast and exhilarating, especially tearing down the steep hills of Rainbow Road with the entire globe in the background. This one makes the top three since it sold a very tidy 36.83 million copies.