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B_squo @bsquomkwii.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

In Mario Kart Wii, several course textures have strings of seemingly arbitrary numbers in their filenames, as shown below. Interpreting these as dates in Japan's YY-MM-DD format reveals a timeline spanning August 2006 to November 2007, fitting the game's development timeline.

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B_squo @bsquomkwii.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

In Mario Kart Wii, CPUs are hardcoded not to trick on jump pads, as well as on the bouncy mushrooms from Mushroom Gorge, probably as an attempt to make CPUs less likely to fall off on said course. Below is how it looks like when this restriction is disabled:

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B_squo @bsquomkwii.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In Mario Kart Wii, Funky Stadium's minimap has a slight visual mistake (circled in red) in which a polygon is shaded in a darker tone than the rest of the model. It is a bit hard to notice at first due to the low resolution, so some higher quality images are provided below.

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B_squo @bsquomkwii.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

In Mario Kart 7, most parts have to be unlocked by collecting coin amounts, which can take a lot of time. An alternative way to unlock these without requiring coins exists, which involves winning StreetPass Grand Prix. This is explained in an Iwata Asks interview: (1/5)

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B_squo @bsquomkwii.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

In Mario Kart Wii, there is a small inconsistency while playing in 4:3 aspect ratio: when challenging a ghost to a Time Trial, the character and vehicle will appear larger than normal. (1/3)

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B_squo @bsquomkwii.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

In Mario Kart Wii, the Earth model is normally preceded by a fade-in that lasts a few seconds before showing the actual model (left). If we remove said fade-in using mods, we can see that, while the fade is active, the Earth model will have broken textures (right). (1/5)

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B_squo @bsquomkwii.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Hello! This is an alternative account to the "B_squo" account in Twitter / X (x.com/B_squo) Posts done in that account will also be posted here simultaneously, so that you don't need to have an account in the former platform to see the posts. Enjoy!

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B_squo (@B_squo) on X

I like documenting trivia and unused content regarding some games, mainly Mario Kart Wii. Discord: B_squo#5127 MKWii TCRF Server: https://t.co/AFB46ycP9L

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