More Mariokart Wii info

Greetings all gamers!
This time there will be no snapshots, but a good bit of information.
Here is the new/old items arsenal:
Green Shell--When thrown, it will go straight forward. When it does, it will either hit an enemy, or it will bounce off walls. It will only bounce off the walls for a certain amount of time, then it will dissipate.
Triple Green Shells--You will get 3 green shells that will circle around you. I would release them one by one to hit multiple enemies.
Red Shell--Will home in on the person in front of you and hit them. However, they have a brief warning so they can try to protect themselves
Triple Red Shells--Same as the Triple green shell, except these are red shells. Release them 2-3 seconds between launches to get maximum effect on the player in front of you
Spiny Shell--This shell seeks out the first placer, and will hit them with an explosion that could hurt other racers surrounding them. I know from personal experience in Double Dash!! and DS that it IS avoidable. Although, its REALLY hard
Mushroom--Once used, will speed you up for a short period of time. Can be used to clear Bloopers
Triple Mushrooms--You get three mushrooms. Use each of them once you've slowed down after the mushroom you just released
Golden Mushroom--Can be used multiple times. Press the items button to your heart's delight because it only stays around for a short while
Mega Mushroom NEW--From the New Super Mario Bros. game the Mega Mushroom will turn you and your kart huge. Run over all the people you want to!
Lightning--Once used, every person on the track will turn small after being hit by the lightning. (Imagine having a mega mushroom while everyone else is hit by lightning!)
Lightning Cloud NEW--A cloud will hover over your head speeding you up for a short amount of time before shrinking you. Bump into someone to give them the lightning cloud
Banana--Drop it behind you or hold it behind you. If an opponent hits it, they will slip and slow down completely
Triple Banana--You get three bananas. Release the first two, and hold the last one behind you for protection
Blooper--Once used, everyone in front of you will have their windshield inked up for a short amount of time. By the way, if you get one of these and pass into first place, the blooper will ink you!
Bob-omb--Throw this item or drop it behind you. After a short delay, or if it hits someone, it will make a big orange explosion that hurts as much as the Spiny Shell
Pow Block NEW--After a brief warning, every other car is jolted to a complete stop (the reason its called the pow block, is, I think, because you jump and hit the pow block without doing anything. Or, everyone else in-voluntarily hits the pow block before stopping).
Star--An item that will turn you invincible while playing cool music. Will also speed you up slightly and allow you to go over any terrain.
Fake Item Box--This looks somewhat like an item box, if someone runs into it they will be flipped and stopped. Best if placed near a very populated turn, or near a whole bunch of items
Boo--Will turn you invisible and allows you to go over any terrain without losing speed. A boo will steal an item from any of the opponents. Sometimes it will come back with no item.
Bullet Bill--Usually only gotten near the back of the race, a bullet bill will turn you into a bullet bill, and charge along the course at a frightening speed. If you hit someone, they will get hit hard. The bullet bill maneuvers on its own, but you have to be careful. When it goes away, you might fall off the edge of a race. So be ready!
Here is the character Line up. There are 12 regular characters and 6 hidden characters. A total of 18!
Baby Mario (Sadly, baby Luigi is not here from the start. An unlockable?)
Baby Peach
Bowser
Donkey Kong
Koopa Troopa (Why not just call him Koopa? Wait, he's returning?!!)
Luigi
Mario
Peach
Toad
Waluigi (does this guy HAVE to return?)
Wario
Yoshi
+ 6 secret
+ Unlockable Mii
Wait, isn't that more like 19 characters? Or more! If you and your buddies where miis, it would be like, MEGA list! I wonder if weight will have any effect on what karts the miis can use? That would be so cool!
Oh, by the way, the speaker on your remote will also make sound effects for hops and tricks.
Hope you like the new line-up of characters and items!
Your friend in gaming,
CPU12 The Nintendo Freak
Good Luck.