Using the wiimote (minus the wheel; my BF had that) I found that one problem arose again and again. I turned to go around a corner. The kart didn't. Didn't matter how slight or exaggerated the gesture was, or whether I held the wiimote flat or tilted. I gave up after 2 races of failing every bend. My BF has had no problems at all using the wheel; he's managed to place first in more than a few races. A similar love/hate split can be seen across reviews and forums.

I'm now using the classic controller. Works a treat, as does the gamecube controller. I'm sticking with the classic controller because I have always found the gamecube shoulder buttons a bit hard on my fingers due to the force needed to press them to click position.

Smash brothers. I can't see myself playing that with anything other than traditional controls when it finally arrives in to Europe.