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Mario Kart Wii courses: all 32 tracks in all 8 cups

Every Mario Kart Wii course by cup, both new Nitro tracks and Retro tracks, plus which cups must be unlocked.

Edition covered

Original 2008 Wii release. Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection online play ended in 2014; fan-run servers and modified versions are outside this guide.

Illustrated reference

Mushroom Cup icon from Mario Kart Wii.

Mushroom Cup

Luigi Circuit, Moo Moo Meadows, Mushroom Gorge and Toad's Factory.

Mushroom Cup icon from Mario Kart Wii.

Flower Cup icon from Mario Kart Wii.

Flower Cup

Mario Circuit, Coconut Mall, DK Summit and Wario's Gold Mine.

Flower Cup icon from Mario Kart Wii.

Star Cup icon from Mario Kart Wii.

Star Cup

Daisy Circuit, Koopa Cape, Maple Treeway and Grumble Volcano. Locked at first.

Star Cup icon from Mario Kart Wii.

Special Cup icon from Mario Kart Wii.

Special Cup

Dry Dry Ruins, Moonview Highway, Bowser's Castle and Rainbow Road. Locked at first.

Special Cup icon from Mario Kart Wii.

Shell Cup icon from Mario Kart Wii.

Shell Cup

GCN Peach Beach, DS Yoshi Falls, SNES Ghost Valley 2 and N64 Mario Raceway.

Shell Cup icon from Mario Kart Wii.

Banana Cup icon from Mario Kart Wii.

Banana Cup

N64 Sherbet Land, GBA Shy Guy Beach, DS Delfino Square and GCN Waluigi Stadium.

Banana Cup icon from Mario Kart Wii.

Leaf Cup icon from Mario Kart Wii.

Leaf Cup

DS Desert Hills, GBA Bowser Castle 3, N64 DK's Jungle Parkway and GCN Mario Circuit. Locked at first.

Leaf Cup icon from Mario Kart Wii.

Lightning Cup icon from Mario Kart Wii.

Lightning Cup

SNES Mario Circuit 3, DS Peach Gardens, GCN DK Mountain and N64 Bowser's Castle. Locked at first.

Lightning Cup icon from Mario Kart Wii.

Nitro cups

Course overview of Wario's Gold Mine from the Flower Cup.
Course overview of Wario's Gold Mine from the Flower Cup.

Mushroom Cup: Luigi Circuit, Moo Moo Meadows, Mushroom Gorge, Toad's Factory. Flower Cup: Mario Circuit, Coconut Mall, DK Summit, Wario's Gold Mine. Star Cup: Daisy Circuit, Koopa Cape, Maple Treeway, Grumble Volcano. Special Cup: Dry Dry Ruins, Moonview Highway, Bowser's Castle, Rainbow Road.

Retro cups

Yoshi leading on Rainbow Road in the original European Wii release.
Yoshi leading on Rainbow Road in the original European Wii release.

Shell Cup: GCN Peach Beach, DS Yoshi Falls, SNES Ghost Valley 2, N64 Mario Raceway. Banana Cup: N64 Sherbet Land, GBA Shy Guy Beach, DS Delfino Square, GCN Waluigi Stadium. Leaf Cup: DS Desert Hills, GBA Bowser Castle 3, N64 DK's Jungle Parkway, GCN Mario Circuit. Lightning Cup: SNES Mario Circuit 3, DS Peach Gardens, GCN DK Mountain, N64 Bowser's Castle.

Locked cups and Mirror

The Star and Special Cups and the Leaf and Lightning Cups open as you clear the earlier cups in each engine class. Winning all eight gold trophies at 150cc unlocks Mirror mode.

FIELD NOTE

Wario's Gold Mine and Grumble Volcano punish wide drifts; learn their lines in Time Trial before racing them in Grand Prix.

Picture details

Game artwork belongs to its respective rights holders.

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