All the classic Nintendo franchises finally seem to be making their way onto the Wii lately. Nintendo just announced that Mario Kart Wii will be coming out on April 27th, 2008. If you think about it, that’s not much of a wait. The game comes with the Wii wheel which has been described by those who have used it as a bad encasing for the wheel (I assume more so than other Wii attachments). I wouldn’t be getting too excited for the wheel, but there are plenty of other things to be excited for. The game will allow you to play as your very own Miis, play against your friends via a 12-player online mode, and–this one is a little iffy– use motorbikes. The game will also be launched with a new channel that is basically a leaderboards channel, although you can do some cool things like download ghosts and see what your friends are playing. This may be a pseudo-friends list substitute that many Wii owners have been waiting for.

via[Nintendo Press Release]