Continuing my obsession with our Wii (past posts include my first Wii post, my review of Diego for the Wii and my recent article on my need for Wii therapy), I had to review our latest game purchase: Mario Kart.

The game came out earlier this month and I actually got on a waiting list at our local GameStop to be sure we received a copy. My local sales rep told me it was going to be a great game - especially for the kids. And he was right.

The neat thing about this game is that it's good for all levels of players. It's not hard to do - Nate (4) can play it. The controls are simple and he has a good time doing it. He also loves racing against us.

And here's what I think is the best thing about this game - you can race with people online. You can play random people - regionally or Internationally, or you can play friends you've registered. This is particularly fun for us as I convinced my parents (who live 1000 miles away in Florida) to get it for their Wii and yesterday we played them for the first time. "Mom-Mom" and "Oompah" raced against "Whitney" and "Nate." It was so much fun and it's nice to have something we can all do together - even if it is only virtual.

So it comes with one wheel - which you pop your Wii remote into so you can "steer." We bought a second wheel, which I highly recommend if you want to play two player in your house. (You can play up to 4 but we weren't about to do that.) So the game is $49.99 on Amazon with free shipping.