Europe got a few games earlier than the States...there was The Legend Of Zelda: The Minish Cap, and a few others since then. Still would be an exception though.
I just find it odd that Mario Kart is slated to come out so soon after Super Smash Bros. Brawl (at least in North America). SSBB is such a huge game, and Mario Kart would be pretty big too, that they ought to be spaced out a little more apart.
I guess it's a one-two punch to go up against whatever PS3 and Xbox 360 bundles are coming out this spring. If not, expect delays...
(I'm listening to SSBB music right now, of the Mario Kart remixes. o_0 Awesome timing.)
I've never been good at Mario Kart. I don't know if I'll pick this up. The one day I ever played online in Mario Kart DS was against Revned and someone else (was it osrevad?), and I sure got my butt kicked! I'm not so much of a fan that I have to pick up every one... I only have Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart DS - and I probably sold Super Mario Kart - though I did at least play each one.
So there's animals and bikes now? I haven't been keeping up with the news...