Mario Kart: Worldwide Circuit (Japan: マリオカート：世界サーキット) is an upcomming racing game for the Wii U. Unlikely to this game, there are courses around the world such as in Europe, America, Africa, Asia and Oceania. New items and characters were included, as well as an increased number of players for the races. Likely from the Mario Kart Series, the glider and underwater courses are back. Also the bikes are avaiable for 100cc. Game modes are also present such as the Grand Prix, Versus, Battle, and Time Trial, many of them making use of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for worldwide online play.
The Wii Wheel for the Wii U is also inclued for this game. Like Mario Kart Wii, they are max. twelve players. All twelve racers head to the finish in a multi-lap race around a given circuit. Along the way, players may employ items, utilize techniques, and take shortcuts to earn first place.
Accelerate: When drivers hold down the corresponding button, the vehicle goes forward.
Steer: Steering lets drivers move around corners.
Brake: Braking slows the vehicle to an abrupt stop.
Reverse: The driver's kart goes backwards if the driver holds the brake button. If a vehicle reaches maximum top speed, the vehicle will drift instead.
Look Behind: Drivers can look behind their vehicle. In this way, drivers can be alert from other drivers incoming to steal their place. Drivers can also use this feature to see where they are going while backing up, or to aim a weapon at an opponent following up. This feature once appeared in Super Mario Kart.
Drift: Drivers drift to keep the vehicle's speed and take corners much easily, with the benefit of getting mini-turbos. The feature can be set to happen automatically or when a button is held.
Modes[]
Single Player: Plays with 1 player.
Grand Prix: Race to 1st to have the golden cups.
50cc: Slow karts but easy. No bikes. Already unlocked.
100cc: More faster then 50cc with a normal difficulty. Only bikes. Already unlocked. Karts must be unlocked.
150cc: Much more faster then 100cc with a hard difficulty. Karts and bikes avaiable. Already unlocked.
Mirror 150cc: Similar to 150cc but in mirrored tracks. Must be unlocked.
Reverse 150cc: Similar to 150cc but the players must ride reversly. Must be unlocked.
200cc: Much more faster then 150cc with an expert difficulty. Karts and bikes avaiable. Must be unlocked.
Team Grand Prix: Similar to GP but divised in teams.
Time Trial: Racing against the clock and against saved ghosts.
VS: No GP. The settings can be changed.
Solo Race: Individual race.
Team Race: Race with divised teams.
Survival Race: Race with 3 balloons. When someone loses 3 balloons, they return to the checkpoint.
Coin Rush: Must win the first place and with the most coins.
Battle: Battle with the other players.
Coin Runners: Catch the most coins to win.
Balloon Battle: Attack the most players from the other team to win.
Bob-omb Battle: Attack the most players only with Bob-ombs to win.
Shine Sprite Catchers: Stay with the Shine Sprite to win and escape from the other players.
The driver grows bigger and drives faster for a short time, which allows the driver to squash other racers by running over them. The Mega Mushroom is immune to all attacks except those from the Star, the Lightning Bolt, the Blooper's ink and the Bullet Bill.
When activated, the Boo selects a racer with the best item in reach, and steals the item and gives it to the player that released it. At the same time, the player turns invisible and therefore is completely invulnerable for a short period of time. While invisible, the player can pass the other racers more easily by simply going through them. If no other players have any items, the Boo will return empty handed.
