How to Unlock All Mario Kart Wii Characters

2025 Author: Samantha Chapman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2025-01-24 13:28

This article explains how to unlock all the characters available within the Mario Kart Wii game. Mario Kart Wii characters are divided into three weight categories: light, medium and heavy. This aspect determines the type of kart and motorcycle that each character can ride. In addition, the characters are slightly different from each other and you may notice changes in behavior and stats when using the same vehicle with different characters. For example, Baby Mario has statistics that favor him on the weight and handling of the kart compared to the character of Toad. The differences are very small and shouldn't stop you from racing with your favorite characters. You can test these differences by using the same vehicle with different characters.

Steps

Part 1 of 11: Baby Daisy or Daisy

Step 1. Earn at least one star rank in all Nitro Grand Prix trophies in the 150cc or 50cc class or participate in 1,950 races

This will unlock Baby Daisy.

Step 2. To unlock the character of Daisy, finish first in the Special trophy of the 150cc class or participate in 2,850 races

Part 2 of 11: Baby Luigi

Step 1. Unlock 8 experienced Nintendo staff ghosts in the "Time Trial" game mode, win 100 ghost races in "Nintendo WFC" mode or participate in 3,150 races

This will unlock Baby Luigi.

Part 3 of 11: Birdo

Step 1. Take part in a race in "Time Trial" mode on 16 different tracks, win 250 races in "Nintendo WFC" mode, win the Star Trophy or participate in 1,350 races

This will unlock Birdo's character.

Part 4 of 11: Bowser Junior and Skelobowser

Step 1. Get at least one star in the final rank of all 100cc Class Retro Grand Prix trophies

This will unlock the Bowser Junior character.

Step 2. Get at least one star in the final rank of all 150cc class Wii Grand Prix trophies

This will unlock the Skelobowser character.

Part 5 of 11: Diddy Kong

Step 1. Win the Lightning Trophy in the 50cc class or compete in 450 races

This will unlock the Diddy Kong character.

Part 6 of 11: Tartosso

Step 1. Win the Leaf Trophy in the 100cc class or participate in 1,050 races

This will unlock the Tartosso character.

Part 7 of 11: King Boo

Step 1. Win the 50cc Star Trophy or compete in 750 races

This will unlock the King Boo character.

Part 8 of 11: Rosalind

Step 1. Earn at least one star in the final rank of all Mirror Mode trophies, participate in 4,950 races or participate in 50 races, if a Super Mario Galaxy game save file is present on the console, and make sure that the file of your Mii that you use in Mario Kart Wii

This will unlock Rosalind's character.

Step 2. Win all trophies in the 150cc class

Beat all 18 ghosts present. This will also unlock the Rosalind character.

Part 9 of 11: Toadette

Step 1. Play the "Time Trial" mode in all 32 available races, win 1,000 races in the "Nintendo WFC" mode or participate in 2,550 races

This will unlock the Toadette character.

Part 10 of 11: Mii

Step 1. Win the Special Trophy of the 100cc class

This will unlock your Mii (version A).

Step 2. Unlock all 32 expert ghosts of the Nintendo staff in the "Time Trial" mode or win 5,000 races in the "Nintendo WFC" mode

This will unlock your Mii (version B).

Part 11 of 11: Funky Kong

Step 1. Unlock 4 experienced Nintendo staff ghosts in the "Time Trial" game mode, win 25 races in the "Nintendo WFC" mode or participate in 2,250 races

This will unlock the Funky Kong character.

Advice

• Perform a stunt or vigorously move your Wii wheel at the exact moment the POW block is about to hit the ground for the third time. This way you won't lose speed.
• Use the banana peel to block the red turtle shells that are thrown at you by the opponents following you.
• If you have a green turtle shell, try to line up with the opponent ahead of you before throwing it so you are more likely to hit it.
• Every now and then rotate the camera of the view to frame what is happening around you and be able to identify any shells thrown by your opponents.
• Use snap mushrooms and shells wisely. For example, if you have three snap mushrooms, using them all at the same time will not go faster than using one at a time.
• If you have a snap mushroom available and a thorny blue shell has been thrown at you, you can try to use the snap mushroom with the correct timing to be able to prevent the shell explosion from damaging you (this approach also works using a golden mushroom).
• Always try to protect your back with a shell or one banana in order to be safe from any red shells that you did not see coming.
• Try to take advantage of the shortcuts that are present in all levels of the game to be able to unlock the characters you miss faster and more easily.
• Run against 8 ghosts of the Nintendo staff on the Mario Kart Channel to unlock the Baby Luigi character.
• Always launch i red shells against the people in front of you (unless they are protecting their karts with bananas).
• If you have a Super Mario Galaxy on the console, Rosalind's character will be unlocked immediately.

Warnings

• All characters must be unlocked by playing in the single player game mode.
• To be able to unlock all the characters in Mario Kart for Wii you will have to invest a lot of time.
• Due to a problem with the Nintendo servers, the Toadette character cannot be unlocked on some consoles.