Choosing A Controller For Mario Kart Wii

A lot of people ask me if there's a controller you should play mkwii with. So I decided to make a video to help you understand the strengths and weaknesses of each option.

Where you can find me:
ArcIntel (Voice, script, etc.)

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[louisbertrand]

I find it outrageous that the guitar hero controller isnt mentioned here

[TrevorRS]

Technically wii wheel is the best and we all just suck.

[thelogicalvoice-shorts]

i’ve been playing wheel since the games release. doesn’t really effect me except in really precise time trials :)

[unsharpeneddoodleyt]

arcintel: play every other controller than wheel


me: *laughs in wheel*

[vicenteschultzsolano]

Imagine having to grab your controller in a weird way to play optimally [This comment was made by the native wii wheel users]

[aadfg]

I use the Wii remote, no wheel. That extra plastic attachment is useless.

[Κ]

I'm proficient in Wheel, GCN, and Nunchuk, but I feel like despite the lack in precision, the Wheel is the most fun controller

[jackobean]

The wheel is great but whenever I trick I hit my jaw


Edit: wow this blew up a year later idk why tho XD

[valeriogiacchini]

I used the wheel for about 8 years and then I used the nunchak for a month and got a lot better.
All the particularly difficult tricks that I couldn't do became easy.
Analog drastically changes the style of play and the ease of many tricks such as gap jumps and BC3 glitches.
I recommend the nunchak very much ^^

[versutus]

I used the wii wheel for every grand prix for every cc including mirror mode. And then when my friends came over, they wanted to use the wheel so I used the gamecube controller for the first time and felt like an idiot for not using the gamecube from the very start

[purpletoki]

All sweaty tryhards play "claw" to have more control over their vehicle while airborne

[superkooper]

This may be weird, but I like using a PS2 controller with a PS2 to GCN adapter

It works rather well actually

[TopDylan]

I personally use the gamecube controller. Maybe I just have a big thumb, but I can simultaneously have my thumb on the d-pad and the analog stick. And unfortunately, you still do need batteries to use the wiimote to select the ctgp revolution channel on the wii menu.

[pimpedoutstereos]

I recently tried Mario kart Wii with my gamecube controller and I’ve loved it. Prior to that I used to just use the Wii remote with the Wii classic controller attached to it

[downnnnnn]

I’m weird.
I’m a competitive mkw player and I use motion controllers with only the Wii remote xD



I also play a lot of time trails, on snes ghost valley two I have a 53.4 :P



Edit - I’ve been playing since 2010 btw

[theodor]

Im getting a ccp. So thank you this is gonna defently help me

[alfeedme]

MKWii is still active?

I'm so proud.

[ialwaysgetmariokarted]

I main the Wii Remote + Nunchuk because of how faster it feels. I used to main the GameCube Controller until I found out in one race that I actually outrunned everyone and almost passed through the racer in 12th place when using the Nunchuk. I am already used to all the control schemes, so switching is very easy (aside from the Wii Remote only) but the Nunchuk feels simpler and I am very good with it.

[mariokartwii]

if you play on dolphin, i recommend mapping accelerate to the right trigger and tricks to the right stick, that way you can still accelerate turn and trick/wheelie at the same time

[jaketowle]

I’ve been playing with just the wii remote since the game came out and today I decided to finally switch to the nunchuck. Got the hang of it pretty quickly and Got new pb’s on four different tracks today lol.