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Ironically being a Wii zoomie was my first step to retro gaming thanks to VC and GC compatibility, even as a stupid kid the price to quality ratio seemed much more consistent than new releases.
A big reason behind MKWii specifically being so beloved, sometimes to an obnoxious degree, probably has to do with sales, but also timing and mod support. It was the first proper online MK (DS only supported 4 players and 100cc) which made it very popular, and then CTGP and custom online servers came out when 7 was new and kind of divisive, and the Wii U not selling well meant it had a ridiculously long lifespan. It wasn't until 8DX came out that most people finally started to move away from Wii.