Unlock Characters
Complete the game with the corresponding character to unlock the corresponding character:
Richard "The Locust" LeFevre - "El Toro" Jimenez.
Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas - Erik "The Red" Denmark.
Tim "Eater X" Janus - "Crazy Legs" Conti.
Joey "Jaws" Chestnut - Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti.
Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti - Juliet "The Lovely" Lee.
The Bear (Versus Mode) - Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti.
Use Takeru Kobayashi in Versus Mode
After unlocking every other character (including The Bear), go into Versus Mode character selection screen. Have Player 1 move their cursor onto Tim Janus or Sonya Thomas and press up on the Wii remote control pad three times. After a short delay, an icon to use Takeru Kobayashi appears. You must enter this code every time you want to play as Takeru Kobayashi.