Mario Kart 7 has claimed the top spot in the Japanese all-formats chart with Super Mario 3D Land lurking slightly behind at number three. It’s not been a bad week at all for Nintendo with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Boom Street and Kirby’s Return To Dreamland all in the Japanese top ten.
Recently when I was playing Mario Kart 7 I closed the Nintendo 3DS to take a break only to find that the sound had gone on my Nintendo 3DS. I thought I was the only one that this had happened to but it seems a few people have experience it. Don’t worry, the sound does come back after you reboot the console. Have any of you had the same problem?
UK trade publication MCV is reporting that retail outlets throughout the United Kingdom are now beginning to sell out of Nintendo 3DS consoles following the release of Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7. The Metallic Red Nintendo 3DS seems to be the most popular version, with other colours also in short supply.
Want to know how to successfully get three stars in every cup on Mario Kart 7? Well thankfully GameXplain has created a video giving you the perfect tips to achieve just that. Some of the tips are fairly obvious, but there’s maybe a few that you didn’t know. Good luck with achieving those three stars on 150cc and Mirror Mode!
This week has been a nightmare as my review copy of Mario Kart 7 is nowhere to be seen. Regardless, I decided to pop down to my local store and pick up a copy. I’ve set up a My Nintendo News community so we can all get together and kick some ass. All you need to do is select Online Multiplayer then select Community and then Enter Code:
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Mario Kart 7 includes the recent Friend List update which came with Super Mario 3D Land which enables you to join their friends directly for online Wi-Fi matches in supported games. Mario Kart 7 distributes the 3DS Friends List firmware update when playing a game over Download Play. The firmware itself must be installed to play Mario Kart 7 over Download Play.
Nintendo has released a new Mario Kart 7 trailer which focuses on one of the most important aspects of Mario Kart 7, technique. The video shows newcomers how to successfully turn corners while boosting and is super fun to watch. Mario Kart 7 is out now In Europe and tomorrow in North America. Who’s got their copy already?
Nintendo has uploaded two new gameplay trailers for Mario Kart 7 which show off a host of loveable characters as well as some familiar locations. Don’t forget Mario Kart 7 is out December 2nd in Europe and December 4th in the United States. Has anyone got this pre-ordered?
Popular online gaming publication Destructoid has decided to award Mario Kart 7 an extremely disappointing five out of ten. Jim Sterling who reviewed that game states that the series needs a severe shake-up and labels the game lethargic and mundane. Thankfully other publications don’t share Jim’s borderline trolling opinions.
Mario Kart 7 is as derivative as a game can get, and while we pour scorn on so many other games for rehashing themselves, something tells me this will get a free pass from many critics and gamers. That strikes me as ironic since Mario Kart 7 is the one game I’d hold up as the least deserving of any kind of leniency. It being an unadventurous and predictable retread, however, is only half of Mario Kart 7‘s problem. The other half is the fact that it’s a lethargic and mundane game, easily outpaced by games that could be considered knock-offs of the formula Nintendo itself perfected.
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One of the most exciting aspects of Mario Kart 7 is the game’s online mode. Thankfully a French gamer has revealed exactly what we should expect from the interface and options when the game launches December 2nd in Europe and December 4th in North America.
