Today’s been a pretty solid day for Nintendo. Granted there have been a few pieces of bad news, but they always manage to include something more exciting that makes your forget the woes. Among that is the fact Mario Kart on the Wii will miss its Q1 2008 release, and instead go after Spring 2008. Not the worst thing in the world as we will probably have Wii Fit and perhaps even Smash Bros. to occupy our time in early 2008.

In more exciting news however, quite a few screen shots were revealed, including the first motorcycle in, until this point, a Kart dominated game. You’d think they had named the game after racing carts or something. While Princess’ two-wheeled wonder does raise an eyebrow, there is no denying she looks pretty slick carving up the road on that baby. Mario Kart Double Dash was met with a lot of criticism, especially since the franchise really hasn’t undergone much change. Some hated it; personally I was still addicted to it. We will see if Nintendo truly puts in the development power to their new Kart product, or if it will be left to a lackluster studio to make a quick buck.