Mario Kart Wii items: what every item does
What each Mario Kart Wii item does, including the new Mega Mushroom, POW Block and Thunder Cloud.
Original 2008 Wii release. Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection online play ended in 2014; fan-run servers and modified versions are outside this guide.
8 items · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.
Item directory
Green Shell
Fires straight and bounces off walls; can be held behind you as a shield.
Red Shell
Homes in on the racer ahead when fired forward.
Spiny Shell
Flies to the race leader and explodes.
Star
Brief invincibility and extra speed, with no off-road penalty.
Mega Mushroom
New in this game: grow giant, flatten rivals and ignore most attacks.
Thunder Cloud
New: a speed boost that shrinks you unless you pass it on.
Golden Mushroom
Unlimited boosts for a short time.
Fake Item Box
A trap that looks like an item box and flips whoever hits it.
Quick notes
- Position decides your items. Racers near the front mostly receive Bananas, Green Shells and Fake Item Boxes; racers further back receive Stars, Bullet Bills, Mega Mushrooms and Lightning.
- New items in this game. The Mega Mushroom makes you giant and able to flatten rivals, the POW Block makes rivals ahead spin out unless they shake the controller, and the Thunder Cloud gives a speed boost…
- Defending. Hold a Banana, Green Shell or Fake Item Box behind your vehicle to block a Red Shell.
Pass the Thunder Cloud by bumping into a rival before its timer ends.
Picture details
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