Also, when playing multiplayer offline, players can decide if each player should have their own Wii Remote, or that players share one Wii Remote. When playing multiplayer offline, records are not saved. Every player can be COM players by doing this).
If game data cannot be saved or will not be saved, only offline multiplayer is available (though Out to Lunch can be used to mimic a single player game. It can be played with up to four players. This game functions like a Monopoly style board game. Bowser pays Mario upon landing on Mario's shop