And this is surprising

The Wii version is running late production wise and it will not ship at the end of next month with the other SKUs. There are some improvements from the PS2, in particular the control mechanisms with the Wiimote, but It is true that there is no online play.

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Seriously and with due respect, when a rep runs for the "hey it uses wagglemote so it's not the same" to counter a question like this it's the same as saying, "yes it could run as is on PS2", and who cares about the gameplay? by straight up they're saying it is a straight PS2 game with wagglemote already, since they're not implying it needs a classic controller to be played.

And... Wii is not a PS2, it has way more horsepower; most people in the community are always tired of getting PS2-level assets and seriously see it as an insult.

For instance, consider me "not interested" in this product due to that perception/expectation alone.

I can completely understand why they removed the online mode considering there  is no racing game on the Wii that uses it properly

Sep 27, 2008 -- 9:41AM, Sven wrote:

The Wii version is running late production wise and it will not ship at the end of next month with the other SKUs. There are some improvements from the PS2, in particular the control mechanisms with the Wiimote, but It is true that there is no online play.

It's official, I'm not buying this game. Damn capcom, put some effort into your Wii games from now on.

Sep 27, 2008 -- 9:41AM, Sven wrote:

The Wii version is running late production wise and it will not ship at the end of next month with the other SKUs. There are some improvements from the PS2, in particular the control mechanisms with the Wiimote, but It is true that there is no online play.

depending on how its implemented, that may not be much of an improvement at all. i dont know about anyone else, but using the wii steering wheel with mario kart felt like driving drunk.