The Racing Game That Refuses To Die - Mario Kart Wii 

Hey guys we hope you enjoyed this deep dive into the Mario Kart Wii esports scene! Special thanks to TWD98, Arc Intel , NMeade, and Arsene/New Leaf Esports for their contributions to this video.

Imma sum up this video in one sentence: MarioKart Wii doesn't belong to Nintendo anymore, It belongs to the people

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it’s broken enough to have sick tricks, but not enough to affect normal gameplay. i’d say that’s the recipe for a perfect game.

I can now show this to people after they say stuff like “Man, I miss MKWii” or “I’m so sad that the online is down”

How can u formally and sternly talk about Peter Griffin and Obama

By far my favorite Mario Kart game. I've dedicated so many years to it and it has given me hours of fun both alone and with friends.

"*Mr Bean and his partner in crime Chadderz*" Seems about right.

I'm so glad the Mario Kart Wii scene has been getting public notoriety and respect in recent times!! James Charles was even featured in a TWD98 video a few months ago, and his channel, as well as others like NMeade, Arc, and Sword0fSeals, have been steadily growing. Such a wholesome, grassroots community other esports scenes should aspire to be like.

That moment when Mario Kart Wii has more in-depth online than Smash Ultimate

1:50 Even akshon acknowledges the chad that is Funky Kong

Well, hey, how did I never know about this video? This is awesome! Yeah, MKW is going strong and I think a lot of us who have been playing the game since its inception are excited about the direction things are moving at the moment. Recently the MKW World Cup took place, which was a very exciting event and watched by many thousands of people. The game clearly isn't the size of Melee, but who knows what can happen, given enough time?

"I'm using tilt controls!"

Nintendo: Okay, the next one has come out. You may die now MKW- MKWii: no Nintendo: what MKWii: *no.*

I could go to college, start a family, become a billionaire, become a pokemon trainer, go to Hogwarts, Go to U.A high, Invent time travel, become king of the pirates, find all the dragon balls and Mario Kart Wii will still be alive

“wait, it’s all funky kong?” “...always has been...”

Ah, the Melee of Mario Kart. Got it.

It's crazy to think how different the game would be right now if MrBean35000vr never contributed to the Mario Kart Wii community.

This game was my childhood

A few reasons why MKWii is still so popular nowadays and why it sold so well. -The Wii was a very successful console and for every Nintendo console, the Mario Kart is always a must have. - The Wii is very easy to mod. That way CTGP, which is super easy to install, not only maintains the online experience, but also adds soo much more to the game (200cc, item rain, hundreds of custom tracks etc.) - The game has no skill ceiling. Even after years of playing you can find ways to optimise how you play, plus its mechanics can get very complex. Plus the game is actually hard to completely master. It's even relatively hard to unlcock certain characters and vehicles. - The game introduced a ton of a new stuff to the series (12 racers, motion controls, bikes, inside drifting, tricks, first great online, yes ds had online too but it wasn't nearly as widespread as wii). - The game is broken, but in a good way. It has a ton of small glitches that when properly utilised can make a huge difference. Those glicthes also provide a ton of variety to the game and make it stand out. - The shortcuts are INSANE. Some of them were so massive you had to make a special term for them (ultra-shortcuts). New shortcuts are still being found today. - The item distribution is INSANE. Combine that with all the shortcuts and you get the most chaotic MK game ever made. You can get hit with 4 blue shells in one race. You can go from first to last in 2 seconds. The thundercloud might give you nightmares. The game can be so unfair, but at the samr time it's part of what makes you want to come back to it time and again. - Not as important as the rest but best MK roster. Yes it's not as big as MK8 Deluxe but it has great variety and who am i kidding it's literally got Funky Kong

“who is then the President of Nintendo America” ):

Hey, thanks for having us! Also shoutouts to JangB for doing a great job with the interviews and research. The video came out great! (Also big Valorant fan, appreciate the guides.)

this game was and is just straight fire

"New Character's like Funky kong and Funky kong" 😂

I never thought I'd see TWD on Akshon😂

I remember waking up every morning and getting out of the bed and going into the living room just to play Mario kart Wii and Wii sport resorts Ahh..good times

Mario Kart Wii and Melee hell yeah lets go!

Because it had funky kong. It's quite the amazing game tbh. And has probably one of the best rosters of characters and stages.

I've been in the mkw community for over 10 years now and activily playing clan wars for the clan Avail for almost 5 years now and it has been an absolute blast!! Really great job with this video, especially seeing you're not appart of the community!! Hope some of you guys got inspired to join this awesome, ever growing game and community. Mkw really is the Meelee of Smash Brothers!! :p

100% the best Mario Kart game. Some of the incredible tech you can do and the incredible community makes me absolutely love it. It sits right in that threshold of extremely fun, competitive AND glitchy. It's stunning.

Funky Kong is more of a main character in Mario Kart Wii than in Donkey Kong.

one of the most interesting things about this is that if the game gets a large competitive fanbase like Melee, we could see a "Mario Kart Ultimate" down the line intended to try and win that fanbase back as Smash Ultimate was intended to (and to some extent did) with the Melee fanbase.

This game has "the melee effect", beacuse has a big competitive scene that refuses to the new games of the series, andI love it!!

The lounge/ranked system implemented in the last 3 years or so has really spiked player interest. It's never the same race or situation which is part of the reason it's so addicting. For the most part, there's always room to improve which also contributes to so many people continuing to play.

This is the Smash Melee of Mario Kart

Now, Nintendo is trying to make Mario Kart 8 NOT die instead of making a brand new one 💀

When you watch the clips and see an old clan member of yours. FATAL

This game was my childhood I never have had a game that’s stuck with me for all these years except Mario kart Wii. I am so glad it’s still thriving.

When my friends say "you wanna play Mario Kart", Mario Kart wii is the one they're talking about.

0:40 TROY’S IN THE VIDEO LET’S GOOOOO

"new nintendo characters, like funky kong, and funky kong." hit the nail right on the head

I've always said MKWii was the Melee of MarioKart.

Ironically, this game had 0 DLC or Updates. I think that says something.

I love Mario Kart Wii and still play it regularly. I’m happy to see that faces such as ArcIntel and NMeade made it into the video. Some issues I have with the video: • The consoles are simply called Wii and Wii U, not the Nintendo Wii or the Nintendo Wii U • 1:46 - Why are you showing MK8 gameplay here? • 2:55 CTGP 2.8 actually only had 28 custom tracks (hence the name). When CTGP 4.4 came out, it had 44 custom tracks and introduced custom course slots for the first time. CTGP Revolution v1.0 then improved on this with 104 custom tracks (as well as the original 32 Nintendo courses), the custom menu system we know and love today, and Custom Tracks Worldwide. • 3:02 Chadderz wasn't his “new” partner in crime - in fact, he made SZS Modifier, the first tool that allowed people to make custom tracks and what was used for the first few years of the game’s life. • 3:39 The features you mentioned were not initially included with CTGP v1.03 (however, Bean refuses to change the version number past v1.03, as he sees it as the “last” version due to the channel’s automatic updater). • 11:12 These numbers are inaccurate due to the pandemic, which is noted on the Wiimmfi website. Take a look at the average numbers and you’ll see they shot up starting in March. Also, that image you showed is of logins in the past 10 hours, not the past 10 days. Other than those issues, you guys covered our community’s game pretty well. Looking forward to seeing more in the future 👍

Shoutouts to TWD98 for helping to keep the community alive

I need to get my Wii out. I played the modded tracks back when they first released but I didn't realize how much had improved since then.

Mario Kart Wii has started my gaming career when I was 5 when It got released. I’m now nearly 17 and I always will have a grin on my face when I see this gem and play it myself every now and again with my own custom textures

I remember as a kid being severely addicted to Mario Kart wii around 2011-2012, and I never imagined it would still be alive in 2021. It makes me so happy that it did

yo, competitive mkwii player here, nice video! great having exposure do the quiet competitive scene.

Mom I'm in a video! Jokes aside, this video is HUGE! Very well made :)

Mario Kart Wii is the Melee of Mario Kart in the sense that it never dies.

My favorite part about mario kart wii is that there is actually a skill gap. In mario kart wii, the better player will almost always win, while in mario kart 8 deluxe, it is super easy to be screwed by items. It will always be the melee of mario kart, full of jank but that’s what makes it good :)

By the time this happened, I joined the community back in 2018, but I used to play this in my childhood, I was a casual player back then. Now I am very competitive at the game, things have changed over the years, adding 200cc, Item Rain, New CTGP Tracks, 24 Player Mode, Lounge, and Online TT. It has some potential to be the best game. I looking forward to the MKW Community to continue to grow. Shout out to TWD98, Arc, Sword, NMeade, Mr. Bean for keeping Community alive.

Not only is it the best Mario Kart game, it’s the greatest video game of all time. Better than literally any other game ever released, and you can’t change my mind.

*4:16* As soon as he begins talking about MK8, creepy Bowser castle music starts in the background 👌👌👌😂

1:52 funky kong, and funky kong

'So when do you plan to stop making mario kart games?' Nintendo: 'Yes'

Mario kart Wii just gives me this warm fluffy feeling in my chest that other Mario karts don't :')

Ayyy, glad to see that a few clips from my Exalt vlog made it at 0:29 and 9:38. I gotta say, this video was well put together! I wish the video also included talks about the resurgence of the MKB media staff and league match casts. Otherwise, great job!

Hi, Arsene here. Thankyou so much Akshon for the opportunity to interview! Very proud to have been included in this project. Please check out the awesome work MarioKartBoards and MarioKartCentral (MK8 Deluxe Scene) do for the two games, there are a ton of leagues which are super easy and accessible even for the average player.

Been playing for all 12 years. Haven't gotten bored yet!

I'm really excited for what our community has in store next. Respect for making this!

Damn thanks a lot for the tribute to this amazing game, can't believe you featured Troy and NMeade, amazing! 😊☝🏼

Awesome and well informative video! Thank you so much for including us as well, as Exalt 2019 was a very memorable experience in the Mario Kart Wii timeline! There will definitely be more memories to be made and we can’t wait for what more Mario Kart Wii has to offer.

the BEST mario kart that was ever made.

When I heard the opening for MKWii again, I felt nostalgia wash over me like waves over rocks in the sea. I need to get another Wii.

Really good video! Always nice to see this game get the love it deserves from OUTSIDE the community

Amazing video, thanks for putting some more attention on MKW! Could have mentioned the 24 player mode coming soon, you use clips of it at 6:16 (Yes it will work online too)

Sometimes I forget this game even is 12 years old. The fact that people who were born when this came out are gonna be teenagers scare me.

Its not refused, its refusing. Its still going stronger than mk8 deluxe

This is beautiful thank you for showing a little of our community :)

Thank you for talking about a game that I truly love and have played competitively for years.

I'd play this game, if I had my Wii back.

Still my favourite mario kart game to this day

Great video, nice explanation of what the game has become and its potential. I play this game almost every day since summer 2018 and it's definitely one of my most favorite games, even today. One thing I wished you'd go more in depth are the extra gamemodes of CTGP, especially 200cc and 24 players, but still a great video!

Mario kart Wii was just so well made

It's crazy how perfectly this parallels to Melee's scene, that's freaking awesome they found a way to keep it alive! Edit: they should team up with the Melee community to put on some events! It'd be a good way to get exposure to both scenes

With 500 daily logins I can’t really keep my hopes up for this game getting big again. The cost of entry is high with the limited hardware supply, plus the mods you have to implement, and then you jump into a minute pool of players who have years of experience ready to crush you. Unless there’s a way for new comers to get into, this game won’t grow to the level melee has. It’s just not possible.

I was the rosalina player at 9:12, this video was awesome man

This is a fantastic video, beautifully executed. Well done!

1:50 Funky Kong and Funky Kong Just thought that was funny because Funky Kong is the most OP character in mkw

And in the future people can also enjoy the game in various new languages like Dutch, Portuguese (PAL), Portuguese (NTSC),Russian, Greek, Polish, Finnish, Swedish, Czech, Hungarian, Catalan, Croatian, Simplified Chinese, Thai, Latin, Andalusian thanks to our Translation Project by Larry98, Zach, Atlas and Syara and a lot of translators. And those are just the languages which we are currently testing. Another 27 languages are currently in progress by our translators.

A game which ends friendships will never die!

I’m proud to have mkwii be my first mario kart game

100 years from now, when the next Avatar wakes up from their frozen slumber, people will still be playing Mario Kart Wii and Smash Bros Melee.

“Log into wiimfi daily” NOPE not me definitely lmao

I still play Mario Kart Wii to this day I started playing Mario Kart wii when I 5 years old

Happy to see my favorite Mario Kart Wii youtuber on here!

6:38 is when they explained why MKW hasn't died.

Better called: "Funky Kong Bike"

It’s great how these guys are still keeping Mario Kart Wii alive! Thank you guys for creating these awesome servers and mods and thank you for those of you who are part of the community!

Hey, I really enjoy your videos, I've tried a lot of new things because of your channel. Its so great to see you continue to go.

Mariokart Wii is my childhood, what about you guys?

This is my favorite game. I wish I could still play it but my Wii broke years ago and I don't know where to find one.

Suprising that a game that is 12 years old is still alive,even after the NWFC shutdown I still remember playing this when I was little,I still wish I had a wii lmao

Loved Mario Kart Wii, and had no idea this was still a thing. Thanks for bringing it to my/our attention.

Nintendo: **D I E** MKWii: Nah, I don't feeeel like it.

There is still a serious opportunity for esports and competitive play. For example, 2v2, and full teams but without immunity. You'd be surprised at the amount of communication and complex playing at that level.

I'm so happy that there's still such a huge community of people who play MKW and invent new tracks and mods... and I'm so glad to be part of this Mario Kart Wii community

I'm glad they made the customs servers to keep the community alive. It's better than ever now. Throwback to the last race on WFC too :D