It’s official - Mario Kart Wii will be racing onto European shelves on the 11th of April!

But that’s not all - it comes bundled with the new Wii Wheel, features 32 tracks including 16 all new tracks, as well as new characters, weapons and vehicles. You will also be able to use your own Miis to race with and choose between karts and bikes for the first time ever.

You will be able to play against up to 11 players simultaneously worldwide using Nintendo Wi-Fi or up to four players in multiplayer mode.

Also check out details of the new Mario Kart Channel launching with the game.

All the details plus screenshots in our latest Mario Kart Wii coverage.