If you own a Wii, pick up a copy of Mario Kart Wii. If you don't own a Wii, get one and buy this game when it hits store shelves on April 27. Trust me, it's that good.

However, none of that would have been possible without Mario Kart Wii, which first hit Nintendo's motion-tracking mini-console 15 years ago today.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for Nintendo Switch has overtaken Mario Kart Wii to become the best-selling Mario Kart game of all time. After selling 3.34 million additional copies in the past six months ...