Double posting, but there's a bit more
Wii news: Mario Kart Wii will support twelve player races, apparently with a 'streamlined' matchmaking service. People are assuming this could mean not having friend codes, but it could just as easily mean a variant of the anonymous service that
will be used in Brawl. Twelve racers sounds pretty manic though, especially with all the potential traps and weapons that could be in play...