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Considering Nintendo didn't exactly do anything special in terms of online options or features in what is undoubtedly its biggest game, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, it is interesting to see the company embrace the online experience in Mario Kart Wii much more than it has in any game before. Among these features is a "Mario Kart Channel", much like the one with Wii Fit which will be accessible at all times, even when the game is not in your disc drive.
In the channel you will be able to register new friend codes, check the online status of friends you have already registered, and even take a look at rankings, something which will sadly not be in Brawl. Nintendo will also have "Competitions" going on which are online missions much like the ones that were present in Mario Kart DS. And if all that wasn't already good enough you will also be able to download ghost data of other players and race against them to see how you stack up.
While it's great to see Nintendo finally opening up to online gaming it's a shame that some if not all of these features could have been present in Smash Bros. Hopefully this will open the door for future online enabled Wii games to do the same or even surpass what Nintendo has planned for Mario Kart.
