Mario Kart 7 carries on traditional Mario Kart gameplay in which players race against each other in go-karts across a variety of themed tracks. Racing in first-person is one of the new elements in this game along with hang gliding. Mario Kart 7 is the 3DS's best-selling game, with 18.97 million copies sold worldwide as of 31 March 2022. The game was digitally released on the Nintendo eShop in 2012. Mario Kart 7 was the second 3DS game to sell over five million units, following Super Mario 3D Land. It was released to positive reviews with praise for the new additions, tracks and gameplay although the limited single player modes (such as the removal of the customizable Versus mode), item balancing and difficulty curve received criticism. The game supports both local and online multiplayer for up to eight players. New additions to the game include hang-gliding attachments for karts, the ability to drive underwater, the ability to drive in first person, and the ability to fully customize the vehicles' builds. While racing, the players make use of power-up items that either assist their character or hinder opposing characters. It can be very difficult to take an old franchise game and bring it to this generation, and they have done well with Mario Kart 7.Mario Kart 7 is a kart racing video game developed by Nintendo EAD in cooperation with Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS in 2011.Īs with the previous games in the Mario Kart series, players participate in racing on various Mario-themed tracks, playing as one of seventeen different Mario characters. The tracks are well made and put in a great order, the customizations make the game much more intriguing, and the motion-sensitivity gives the game a new generation feeling. I would recommend Mario Kart 7 to anybody who would find a racing game fun, or have some nostalgic emotions for previous editions. It's very refreshing to play the ones you grew up with, and also see the new-gen tracks. You can enjoy playing the ones that are new with the game, and then unlocking more cups gives you the other racing tracks from the GBA, GC, and SNES. One great thing about Mario Kart 7 is the new racing tracks and the old timey ones. Definitely an A++ to whoever came up with the customizations idea. In all my experience with Mario Kart editions, you can only change the type of kart, but not things on it that improve the ride. As you unlock more parts with the coins you collect, the kart, wheels, and paragliders will change, bringing the game into a more personal feeling. Customizing the KartĪnother new addition to the game that makes it even more epic is the level of customizations that you have with your racing kart. This would never work if you were to put this on a console, and I can't imagine not having it within the game. With motion sensitivity, you tilt the 3DS side to side while driving, bringing a more 'realistic' feel into the game. The new gameplay has added the feature of 'first person gyro,' which makes you feel as if you're in the kart instead of your character. I can tell you, Mario Kart 7 is perfect as a hand-held, and I could never imagine playing it on a console controller. When I thought of Mario Kart, I would think of the old Nintendo 64 controller or even the GameCube controller, which was my comfort-zone it took a lot of adjustments for me to get used to the hand-held. In my earlier years, I played the Nintendo DS version of Mario Kart and found that although Mario Kart is a wonderful game, I didn't enjoy the hand-held aspect about it, though the portability was nice.

Reset mario kart 7 3ds