Track Rumor: Where to Find the Hidden Star in Maple Treeway

From time to time, you have already picked up a star that was lying around on the race track and and it made you the happiest human alive. But your happiness didn't last long, after a few seconds the magic was over and you began to feel horribly ordinary again. However, what you took as an unexplicaple miracle or an act of a higher power can in fact be achieved by skill only. Unfortunately just in Maple Treeway.

"This is the moment I've been waiting for all my life." - Luigi

Advanced Techniques: Goomba Trade

The Goomba Trade is advanced technique that allows you to trade green and red shells for mushrooms. It is very popular among experienced players, since it allows players positioned first to get mushrooms and therefore advancing even further. 

Warning: The Goomba Trade is only recommended for experienced players!

Item Rumor: The Curse of never Getting 6 Bananas at the Same Time

If you are ahead in the race, you will often get triple bananas, in second and third place triple green shells and sometimes even triple red shells. You won't just throw them around, you will activate them but keep them as protection and make room for collecting another item. This may seem obvious and you won't think about it anymore. But there is something less obvious that you might want to consider...

Advanced Techniques: Ways to Avoid the Blue Shell

Did you ever want to know all the ways to escape or avoid the blue shell? Then this is exactly what you are looking for.

Blue Shell
So this is it. You're in first place and you hear the blue shell closing in on you. Usually this is your death sentence. The blue will draw closer, lock on to you and eventually blow up right in your face. But there are some - more or less useful - ways to escape the blast. Here we go:

Top 5: Most Useful Shortcuts for Versus Mode

There are many cool shortcuts in Mario Kart Wii. We would like to summarize the ones you can take without having a mushroom in a little top 5:

Character Rumor: King Boo's Advantage in Drafting

Hey guys! This is officially our first post in Mario Kart Rumors. We will try to keep you up to date with our ongoing research on Mario Kart Wii character attributes, interesting things about the behavior of items and facts of the different racing tracks out there. We will of course continue with Mario Kart Wii U, as soon as it's out!