Zyneth

The second Mii outfit was a bit of a disappointment to me. I expected a slightly more spectacular reward for beating 32 ghosts. I spent a good amount of time trying to unlock the staff ghost on Sherbert Land. It wasn't until I got a time of 1:21:xxx (more than six seconds faster than the ghost) when I realized I had already unlocked him and was racing the expert ghost... A different colour or logo would've been a nice addition to seperate the expert ghosts from the regular ghosts.

I just completed the 50cc and 100cc cups. I like the fact that you get rewarded for achieving one or more stars. I much prefer the carts over the bikes though. The wheelies are nice, but I really miss the yellow/red sparks when riding a bike. Maybe my memory is playing tricks on me but it seems like the opponents are more equally skilled on the Wii version, compared to the DS and NGC versions. It's not as easy to predict which NPC will have the most points.

...and press A with the controller at the title screen. edit: Never mind, I see you've figured it out. I'm loving the game so far. I couldn't get used to the wheel, so I switched to the ol' GC controller.

I can just imagine the typical Wii-commercial for this game...

I bought it today and I like it very much so far. I'm still in Excite mode and the tracks are getting harder (platinum cup). I have to get used to doing a turbo jump, spinning and managing to evade the trees at the same time. The blurry/speed effect when driving/flying fast is really amazing btw and the surroundings look awesome.

The store might not accept it. At least the store where I bought my broken Wii didn't. The clerk just gave me the Nintendo helpdesk phone number, so I had to send it directly to Nintendo.

Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm going to buy this game sometime this week. I can't wait to try out the Wiimote steering controls.

I'm considering buying this game after having seen all the postive comments on this thread. Can anyone comment on the multiplayer? Does it add much to the game's value?

I'm very happy with my white Wii (though I wouldn't mind a black or navy one) . =)

My Wii wouldn't even read games, and I'd get a black screen when trying to start channels. I contacted Nintendo and sent it to them. I had to pay the mailing costs. The replacement arrived after about a week or so.

These are the ones I can think of at the moment. Contact Star Wars Trilogies Lord of the Rings trilogy The Truman Show

It turns out I have a defect Wii (black screen when trying to start channels, discs not recognized) and I'll have to replace it. Does anyone have any experience with the replacement/repair policy of Nintendo Benelux? I can't contact them now because of the holidays, but I suppose I'll have to call them, ask for a replacement and send my defect Wii to them. If anyone has had any experience with sending defect consoles to Nintendo (Benelux) and could enlight me on this matter, I'd appreciate it very much.

I'm finally a pro tennis player. I introduced my family to the game and they loved the bowling and golf.

It seems I have stopped getting black screens and freezes. How and if it's been 'fixed' is a mystery to me. :?

Considering all the wiimotes and nunchucks I still have to buy, I'll just stick with my (wired) GC controller.