Wuhu Loop
- This article is about the first of two tracks based on Wuhu Island in Mario Kart 7. For other uses of "Wuhu", seeWuhu.
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| Appears in | Mario Kart 7 (2011) | ||||||||||
| Cup | Flower Cup | ||||||||||
| Based on | Wuhu Island (Wii Sports Resort) | ||||||||||
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Wuhu Loop (known asWuhu Island Loop in the British English version) is the firstrace course of theFlower Cup inMario Kart 7. This course is based off ofWuhu Island from otherNintendo games such asWii Sports Resort. The course is one of three to be found on Wuhu Island, the other two beingMaka Wuhu andWuhu Town. Unlike most other courses, this course, along with Maka Wuhu andRainbow Road, is split into three sections, making the racers do one lap instead of three. The music of this course and Maka Wuhu is an arrangement of the title theme ofWii Sports Resort.
This course goes along the main road on the island, using the same course asWii Fit's "Free Run", and is a full-circle version of the "Around The Island" cycling route fromWii Sports Resort.
Wuhu Loop and its counterpart Maka Wuhu are the only two courses fromMario Kart 7 that have yet to return as a classic course in a futureMario Kart installment.
Course layout[edit]
The race starts inWuhu Town near the Wishing Fountain with severalMiis. After leaving the town, the track continues onto the Red Iron Bridge, which has a ramp on the middle of it. Afterward, the track goes by the Cocoba Hotel, followed by a road divider, finishing the first section.
The second section starts in the Island Loop Tunnel #1. After exiting the tunnel, there is an alternate route away from the main road that travels through the Mysterious Ruins and ends with two Item Boxes and a glider ramp which leads racers back to the main road. When passing near the lagoon, racers can either remain on the asphalt road or jump onto a set of three columns to cut the corner. Within two turns, the second section ends.
The third section starts with a slight turn to the right. The course continues with some trick ramps and a left turn. At this point the road divides into two routes; the main road continues onwards with a second road divider, some wooden boxes, and two trick ramps. The wooden boxes are unbreakable metal boxes in Time Trials. An alternate route branches off to the Candle Lighthouse with two dash panels and a glider ramp, which takes racers back to the normal road. With a left turn, racers reenter Wuhu Town, finishing the race.
Along the track, racers will occasionally pass groups of vehicles traveling in the same direction, consisting of blue and redcars as well as yellowpickup trucks. The number and location of them can vary between races.
Likely in reference toWii Sports Resort, theWii logo appears on theWhale Shark in the background.
Shortcuts[edit]
It is possible to cut through many grassy areas along the course, especially in the first section, with Mushrooms. There are also two glitch shortcuts in the track. The first one is done by driving past the tree near the end of the second section and falling into the sea, causing Lakitu to put the player near the first ramp in the third section. This messes with the lap counter - the game thinks the player is still on section 2 even though the player is on section 3. After finishing, the final lap jingle is heard alongside the finish noise. The game thinks the player finished section 3, giving it a time usually ranging from "00:00.000" to "00:00.015". The second one is performed by driving into the sea after the secondDash Panel near the Candle lighthouse, causing Lakitu to place the player in front of the finish line. The player cannot use both of these shortcuts in the same Time Trial because the player will lose their Mushrooms by using the first shortcut, so the player cannot use the second shortcut. However, the player can drive horizontally on the second Dash Panel andhop into the sea. In the patch version 1.1, these two shortcut exploits that existed on this track were removed in online, but are still possible to perform offline.
Brands[edit]
- Bowling (Posters, signs)
- Bull's-eye (Trackside banners)
- Cross Country Cycling (Trackside banners)
- I ♥ Sports (Trackside banners)
- Nintendo (Trackside banners)
- Perfect Game! (Trackside banners)
- Strike! (Trackside banners)
- Water Sports (Trackside banners)
Gallery[edit]
Mario and Luigi, racing on the Red Iron Bridge
AMii in the Island Loop Tunnel #1
A Mii on the course
Mario gliding towards Wuhu Town
Some cars on the road
Mario and Luigi passing by some Miis
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
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| Mario Kart 7 | Gctr_WuhuIsland1 | Grand PrixCentrair[1] Wuhu Island 1 |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ウーフーアイランド 1[?] Ūfū Airando 1 | Wuhu Island 1 | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 乌富岛 1[?] Wūfù Dǎo 1 | Wuhu Island 1 | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 烏富島 1[?] Wūfù Dǎo 1 | Wuhu Island 1 | |
| Dutch | Wuhu-eiland 1[?] | Wuhu Island 1 | |
| French | Littoral Wuhu[?] | Wuhu Coastline | |
| German | Wuhu-Rundfahrt[?] | Wuhu Tour | |
| Italian | Circuito Wuhu[?] | Wuhu Circuit | |
| Korean | 우후 아일랜드1[?] Uhu Aillaend 1 | Wuhu Island 1 | |
| Portuguese | Ilha Wuhu[?] | Wuhu Island | |
| Russian | Остров Вуху[?] Ostrov Vukhu | Wuhu Island | |
| Spanish | Circuito Wuhu[?] | Wuhu Circuit |
Notes[edit]
- If the player goes to view the back of the Cocoba Hotel, there is no swimming pool like the one visible inWii Sports Resort when playing table tennis. Instead, there is just a patch of grass where the pool should be. However, the pool does appear in Maka Wuhu.
- If the player moves to the right of the Candle Lighthouse, the detailed touch screen map dissolves and disappears.
References[edit]
- ^The Cutting Room Floor:Project Names/Nintendo.The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
