Mario Kart Wii Hints & Cheats
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Unlockables
Courses
How to Unlock Unlockable Win at least 3rd place in Flower Cup and Mushroom Cup Star Cup Win at least 3rd place in Star Cup Special Cup Win at least 3rd place in Banana Cup and Shell Cup Leaf Cup Win at least 3rd place in Leaf Cup Lightning Cup Mirror mode
Reach 1st place in all cups at 150cc class.Characters
How to Unlock Unlockable Win 50cc Star Cup King Boo Complete retro 50cc Cups Diddy Kong 1 Star in all 50cc Wii-Cups Baby Daisy Win 100cc Leaf Cup Dry Bones Win 100cc Special Cup Mii (Outfit A) 1 Star in all 100cc Retro-Cups Bowser Jr. Win 150cc Special Cup Daisy 1 Star in all 150cc Wii-Cups Dry Bowser Have a Super Mario Galaxy savefile and she will be unlocked after 50 races or get 1 star in all 8 Mirror Mode Cups Rosalina Unlock 4 Expert Staff Ghost Data in Time Trials Funky Kong Unlock 8 Expert Staff Ghost Data in Time Trials Baby Luigi Play Time Trials on 16 different courses or win 250 Wi-Fi matches. Birdo Play Time Trials on all 32 different courses or win 1000 Wi-Fi matches. Toadette Unlock all 32 Expert Staff Ghost Data in Time Trials Mii (Outfit B) Unlockable Karts
After meeting the requirements, some unlockables may require you to back out of your save file and reselect it. Note: In different countries, the karts have different names but the unlocking methods are the same.How to Unlock Unlockable Attain at least 1 Star in all 150cc Retro Cups Aero Glider (large kart) Unlocked 24 Expert Staff Ghosts Sprinter (Medium Kart) Win Mirror Lightning Cup Blue Falcon (small kart) Attain at least 1 Star Rank for all 50cc Retro Grand Prix Cups Cheep Charger (small kart) Win 150cc Lightning Cup Honeycoupe (large kart) Win 50cc Special Cup Piranha Prowler (large kart) Win 150cc Leaf Cup Royal Racer (medium kart) Win 50cc Leaf Cup Turbo Blooper (medium kart) Beat 50 opponents during Wi-Fi play or unlock one expert staff ghost Tiny Titan (small kart) Unlockable Bikes
After meeting the requirements, some unlockables may require you to back out of your save file and reselect it. Note: In different countries, the bikes have different names but the unlocking method is the same.How to Unlock Unlockable Win 150cc Star Cup Quacker (small bike) Win Mirror Leaf Cup Bubble Bike (small bike) Play Time Trials on 8 different courses Magikruiser (small bike) Win 100cc Lightning Cup Zip Zip (medium bike) Attain at least 1 Star Rank for all 100cc Wii Grand Prix Cups Sneakster (medium bike) Win Mirror Star Cup Dolphin Dasher (medium bike) Win 100cc Star Cup Shooting Star (large bike) Win Mirror Special Cup Phantom (large bike) Unlock 12 Expert Staff Ghost Data in Time Trials Spear (large bike) Alternate Title Screen and Ending Screen
Completing every single cup with a first place unlocks two new alternating Title Screens and one new Ending Photo.Have a star by your nickname
Playing extraordinarily well in Grand Prix races can produce a Star Ranking upto 3 at the end results instead of the standard "C, B or A."Collecting these stars in all Grand Prix's adds a Star Icon next to your name in WiFi Races and on the Results Screen for your opponents to see.(Note: Say, if you get a Three star rating in every Grand Prix except one which you got a One star rating in. You would get a One starred nickname until you manage to upgrade the rank.)How to Unlock Unlockable Get a one star rating in every Grand Prix One starred nickname Get a two star rating in every Grand Prix Double starred nickname Get a three star rating in every Grand Prix. Triple starred nickname Golden Wii Wheel
Use the wii wheel extensively in all the modes, when you go online a golden wii wheel will be next to your name.Karts and Bikes versions of 50cc and 100cc
You can unlock Karts and Bikes versions of 50cc and 100cc(like 150cc, but slower) by completing all the cups in that CC.To activate these versions, press the + button on the Speed Select screen.How to Unlock Unlockable Place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in all 50cc cups 50cc(Karts and Bikes) Place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in all 100cc cups 100cc(Kart and Bikes)
Secrets
Quick Start
When the countdown starts wait till the 2 starts to disappear and then press and hold the 2 button. So the 2 must still be visible but disappearing.
This will give you a boost at the start of the race.Boost when recovering from a fall
When you fall into something, such as water or falling from rainbow road, when you land, if you hit 2 at the moment you hit the ground, you get a temporary boost.POW Block Immunity
When you see the POW block on your screen and its about to hit you, just do the function you would normally use for a trick to create a shockwave for youself to become immune to the spin out the POW block creates (Control panel on GCN controller, Shaking Wii wheel, etc.). This can be done on both bikes and carts. Even though you don't loose speed or spin out, you still will loose the items you were carrying.Change Mii Racer weight class
Go into the Mii Channel and change your Mii drivers weight, which will have an in game impact causing you to change weight class and have different cars.
Glitches
More than one person can be the same character.
First, make P1 choose the character you both want to be. Then unselect the character and move off of it. Move P2 over, and select the character. Go back one screen, then go into the character select again. You should both be on the same character. Both of you select the character. Do whatever you want from there on.Note: In the character select screen and options, whenever one of you does an animation, both of you will. Also, if P2 chooses a different kind of vehicle than P1, P1 will look strange. Don't worry, this won't actually happen in the game.I haven't tested this with P3 or P4 yet, but in theory, it should work.
Walkthroughs & FAQs
| Type | Name | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Kart/Character/Item FAQ by jdaster64 | 30K |
| Other | Shortcut/Technique FAQ by pokemongames | 36K |
| FAQ/Walkthrough | FAQ/Walkthrough by racefreak10 | 29K |
| FAQ/Walkthrough | FAQ/Walkthrough by vip2179 | 89K |
| Other | Battle Mode Guide by A_Black_Dragoon | 41K |
| Other | Item Guide by Stevewins123 | 25K |
| Other | Technique Guide by TMF | 34K |
| Other | Kart/Character/Item Stats by Ark42 | 14K |
| Walkthrough | Walkthrough by The Punisher 316 | 34K |
| Other | Shortcut FAQ by Knuckles192ver2 | 9K |
| FAQ/Walkthrough | FAQ/Walkthrough by Crazyreyn | 125K |
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