Maybe a Starbucks

So, I just got Mario Kart Wii in the mail a couple hours ago. I played it for one hour and eleven minutes. Here are my first impressions.
Nintendo seems so darn proud of their precious Wii Wheel so I thought I'd give it a try even after reading review after review that bashes it. Those reviews were right. I was hoping it'd be more like that Rad Racer wheel from way back when, but it's too light. It needs to be weighed down some how. I moved on to the Wii-Mote/Nunchuk which I knew was a sure thing.
I played a grand prix with a kart as Mario. I played another in a kart as Toad. I played another on a bike as Peach. I definitely prefer the bikes.
There are definitely some stages that I love and some that I hate. DK Summit is bad; half of the time I'm lost sloshing through a snowy area. I really like the recreations of past games especially the ones from Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart 64.
I was beginning to tire of the grand prix mode and I feared I had wasted 50 bucks. Then I started up Nintendo WFC and remembered why I spent the 50 bucks in the first place. I don't get out much and the most social contact I get is through Nintendo Wi-Fi, whether that's in Guitar Hero, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, or Mario Kart Wii. I'll admit, for my first two races I pretty much humiliated myself, but after much work, I won the last race.