Games Like Mario Kart Wii
Quick Answer
The closest games to Mario Kart Wii are Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart 64, Crash Team Racing, Diddy Kong Racing and Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed. Below are 9 picks with the reason for each — what carries over from Mario Kart Wii, and what does not.
What Made Mario Kart Wii Work
Mario Kart Wii is the best-selling one, and the reason is the wheel — it put a controller in the hands of people who had never held one. Bikes, twelve racers and the most aggressive item balance in the series make it the entry where being in last place is genuinely survivable.
9 Games Like Mario Kart Wii
1.Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
The definitive entry — 96 tracks, anti-gravity, and online that works.
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The kart racer with the highest skill ceiling, and it is enormous.
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Karts, hovercraft and planes, with an actual adventure mode.
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The best non-Nintendo kart racer, and the track design is superb.
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Two characters per kart, and the most distinctive entry.
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If you want the accessible competitive game with a real ceiling.
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Kart racing built around team play rather than individual placing.
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How These Picks Match Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Wii is catalogued here as a kart racer on the Nintendo Wii. Eight of the nine picks share at least one of its genre tags — eight racing games among them. The other one — Rocket League — is a different genre and is on the list for one specific thing Mario Kart Wii did, so read the reason before ruling it out.
Five of the picks have their own list on this site, catalogued under the Nintendo 64 (2), the PlayStation, the Nintendo GameCube and the Super Nintendo. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart 64, Crash Team Racing, Diddy Kong Racing, Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed, Mario Kart Double Dash, Rocket League and Team Sonic Racing are, like Mario Kart Wii, games a child and an adult can play together.
| Game | Genre | Shares with Mario Kart Wii | Where to play |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Racing, Family, Arcade | Racing | — |
| Mario Kart 64 | Racing, Family, Arcade | Racing | Nintendo 64 (catalogued) |
| Crash Team Racing | Racing, Family, Arcade | Racing | PlayStation (catalogued) |
| Diddy Kong Racing | Racing, Family, Arcade, Adventure | Racing | Nintendo 64 (catalogued) |
| Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed | Racing, Family, Arcade | Racing | — |
| Mario Kart Double Dash | Racing, Family, Arcade | Racing | Nintendo GameCube (catalogued) |
| Rocket League | Sports, Arcade, Family | Different genre — see the reason above | — |
| Team Sonic Racing | Racing, Family, Arcade | Racing | — |
| F-Zero | Racing, Arcade | Racing | Super Nintendo (catalogued) |
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