Mario Kart Wii controls

If you’re one of the people that was worried the steering wheel controller for Mario Kart Wii wasn’t going to cut it for you with regards to controlling the title, fear not, Nintendo have your butt covered. According to reports coming out of GDC08, Mario Kart Wii will be compatible with pretty much all the Wii controllers. This means you’ll be able to zoom around the circuit using the Wiimote Steering Wheel gizmo, the Wiimote and Nunchuk together, the classic controller and even the good ole GameCube controller.

This is great news for retro fans who were worried the magic of Mario Kart was going to be squelched under the hoof of wireless motion sensing. Other Mario Kart news includes the addition of motorbikes and according to some sources the previously nixed Baby Peach will appear after all.