Mario Kart Wii has been officially dated for a European release on April 11, 2008.  No word yet as to when it will be available stateside, but the folks at Nintendo have allayed hardcore Kart fans’ greatest fears.

Not only will Mario Kart Wii be wholly accessible to novices via the bundled Wii Wheel, it will allow experts to jump right back in by supporting multiple control schemes.  According to the Nintendo press Release via Games Press,  “For those more familiar to Mario Kart…Mario Kart Wii supports five different control options: Wii Wheel, Wii Remote turned on its side, Wii Remote and Nunchuk combination, Classic Controller and even Nintendo GameCube controller. So there’s bound to be a configuration that fits everyone’s experience, level and style. “

It’s like music to our ears!  We’ll feed you more info as it comes to us!