

You could be doing so well in Coin Runners and some troll on your team ruins it on purpose by driving into an item, losing the game for the team. If not for this, then Funky would have a more difficult time winning every race. This is another reason why Funky is broken. Getting a mini turbo from a standstill makes the acceleration stat pointless. If you get just a small tap from him, you get sent flying off the map.


Being a small character is death when Funky is everywhere. Being stuck at a standstill for 10 seconds or more because of item luck makes me want to throw the game in the trash. Going from 1st to 12th because of a blue shell, red shell, bomb, star, bullet combo is not fun. I don't understand how people find that fun. Sandbagging for stars and bullet bills just to dodge the lightning item really made the game more of a mess than what it already is. And it certainly does feel like Mario Bike Wii when you've got nothing but Daisy on Mach Bike and Funky Kong on Flame Runner in every race online. This is Mario KART Wii, not Mario BIKE Wii. Meanwhile, Mario Kart Wii was infested with hackers that ruined the fun for everyone. I know they exist in Mario Karts 7 and 8, but I rarely came across those. Very rarely would I have a session without seeing a hacker.

A good room could easily be ruined because of Mr. Imagine having over 9,000 VR points and losing over 300 of it because you got disconnected despite having a good connection. Online stability was the worst the series has ever had. Because of this and because of overpowered wheelies, if you didn't use Daisy on Mach Bike or Funky Kong on Flame Runner, you had no chance. Bikes were overpowered because of wheelies. Getting 3 stars was incredibly painful due to all the bulls*** requirements and rubber-banding AI. Why was that thing in 1 on 1 races? The items made the game horribly unbalanced. Blue shells up the ass, POW was useless, and don't get me started on the thunder cloud. Seriously, Funky Kong, Dry Bowser, and Baby Daisy? Some character inclusions were very questionable. It had some of the worst tracks ever, as well as some of the worst choices for retro tracks.
