Mario Kart Wii Cup List: All 8 Cups (No Retro Cups Here)

Mario Kart Wii does not have "Retro Cups"—that concept debuted in Mario Kart 7 (3DS) and continued in Mario Kart 8. Instead, Mario Kart Wii features eight original cups, ordered by difficulty:

1. Mushroom Cup (Easiest)
2. Flower Cup
3. Star Cup
4. Special Cup
5. Shell Cup
6. Banana Cup
7. Leaf Cup
8. Lightning Cup (Hardest)

The first four (Mushroom through Special) are "Nitro Cups" with all-new tracks. The last four (Shell through Lightning) are "Retro Cups" in the sense that they contain classic tracks from previous Mario Kart games—but the game itself doesn't label them "Retro." Each cup has 4 tracks, for 32 total.

Retro Cups as a distinct named category appear in Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart 8, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.