Nintendo has admitted that Mario Kart 7 was completed as “an act of emergency” in an effort to get it out in time for the holiday season. Nintendo were so determined to get the game out this year that they enlisted the help of Metroid developer Retro Studios to make sure Mario Kart 7 was finished this year. Retro concentrated on redoing the classic courses while Nintendo concentrated on creating the new courses.
Desperate time call for desperate measures. Let’s hope it all pays off.
just bought my mom limited edition and it is garbage
the wii remote looks like crap the orchestra soundtrack sucks full of mistakes and the thing is just ok, the controls are not responsive at times but the thing is just more of the same….
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what does skyward sword have to do with mario kart 7?
He didn’t say anything Skyward Sword.
Sneaky buggar.
it’s a good game.
this comment didnt even make sense…
Get a life. -_-
Why waste your time doing something like this when you could actually be doing something?
I’d like to be banned.
i just bought the game saints row 3 limited edition and is garbage
the headphones looks like crap the soundtrack cd sucks full of mistakes and the game is just ok, the controls are not responsive at times but the game is just more of the same….
Please….
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Unscramble that trolls!
Yes, it was amusing when it started but now it’s annoying :-/
Can’t wait!
Man, I hope this game still rocks :D
I guess this is why their is no diddy, bowser jr. or waluigi… Oh well.. Hopefully the game won’t feel rushed.
Hope so too..still I’m dissapointed there’s no Waluigi.
why does everybody forgets about birdo…
MK7 needs Birdo, Bower Jr./Koopalings, Diddy Kong, Waluigi, Baby Mario & Luigi, Boo, R.O.B., Dry Bones, and even Funky Kong.
theres always DLC. hopefully they will release a pack including at least 4 of those characters.
and why is that brown gravatar profile so common on the site?
There’s always secret unlockable characters that they’re not going to advertise in the trailers.
I don’t think Nintendo will go with DLC for characters. From one of the previous articles in this site, Reggie mentioned that they won’t use DLC that way, they believe in giving their customers what they want which is a “complete” game . So whatever characters the game have, that’s probably what we’re going to get. DLC tracks however, that’s something different.
And from a previous article they also mentioned how they could had released Skyward Last year but decided not to to make it better.
Which is the exact opposite of what is happening with this Mario Kart.
So anything is possible.
I think DLC for tracks is way more unlikely. Every Mario Kart game has 8 cups so having another one is uncommon. Plus the whole menu where you choose the cup would be weird if there were 9. The addition of 4 characters is WAY more easier. Reggie wanted the game to complete but they didn’t have enough time, so completing the game with a new pack of characters will probably happen.
Is it just me or should Nintendo invest some of those BILLIONS in a new studio for just these types of things.
They just pumped millions into R&D and I think they have enough 1st and 2nd party developmentteams as it is, you have to take into account that they are juggeling 4 systems right now with one in launch preperation…
To make my point, these are Nintendo’s current developmentteams:
First-party studios
EAD Comprehensive Group –Super Mario 64 DS, Star Fox 64 3D,
EAD Group 1 – Mario Kart series, Nintendogs series, Luigi’s Mansion,[39]
EAD Group 2 – Animal Crossing series, Wii-branded games
EAD Group 3 – The Legend of Zelda series
EAD Group 4 – Pikmin series, New Super Mario Bros., Big Brain Academy
EAD Group 5 – Wii Fit, Steel Diver with Vitei
EAD Tokyo – Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, Super Mario Galaxy
Nintendo SPD – WarioWare series, Friend Collection, Rhythm Heaven series, Metroid: Other M with Team Ninja[40]
Nintendo NSD – Personal Trainer: Walking,
Nintendo SDD – Brain Age series
Nintendo Software Technology – Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Crosswords DS, Metroid Prime Hunters[41]
Monolith Soft – Disaster: Day of Crisis, Xenoblade[42]
Retro Studios – Metroid Prime series, Donkey Kong Country Returns[43]
Brownie Brown – Mother 3, A Kappa’s Trail
Intelligent Systems – Paper Mario series with Nintendo, Fire Emblem series, Advance Wars series,[44] WarioWare series
Project Sora – Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Kid Icarus Uprising
Nd Cube – Wii Party
HAL Laboratory – Kirby series, Mother series, Super Smash Bros series,
[edit]Second-party studios
Since the 1980s, Nintendo has built up a large group of second-party partners, through publishing agreements or collaboration.
AlphaDream – Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
Ambrella – Pokémon Dash, Pokémon Rumble, Pokémon Channel, My Pokémon Ranch,[45]
Arika – Endless Ocean series
Creatures Inc. – EarthBound (Mother) series
Camelot Software Planning – Golden Sun series, Mario Power Tennis
Eighting – Kuru Kuru Kururin series
Game Freak – Pokémon
Genius Sonority – Pokémon Colosseum, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Pokémon Battle Revolution
Good-Feel – Wario Land Shake It, Kirby’s Epic Yarn with HAL Laboratory
Grezzo – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Monster Games – Excitebike series,[46] Pilotwings Resort
n-Space, Inc. – Geist
Next Level Games – Super Mario Strikers, Punch-Out!! (Wii), Luigi’s Mansion 2
Noise – Custom Robo series [47]
Paon – Donkey Kong Barrel Blast, DK Jungle Climber, DK King of Swing
Suzak – Wario: Master of Disguise, F-Zero: Climax, F-zero: GP Legend
Tose – The Legendary Starfy series, Game & Watch Gallery series, Super Princess Peach
Skip Ltd. – Chibi-Robo! series
syn Sophia – Style Savvy
Vitei – Steel Diver with EAD Group 5
Treasure – Sin & Punishment, Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
seems like enough for one company to me….
Don’t Forget RareWare!
RareWare? If you refer to Rare as in the developer of GoldenEye, BanjoKazooie etc, Rare Ltd is since 2002 a subsidiary of Microsoft Game Studios.
Partially, they can still, and do, make 3ds games.
I don’t think they do. They are making Kinect games now…
IthinktheymeanRarehasthepotentialtobutwon’t.
Microsoftseemstobekeepingtheleashtootightforthatsortofthing,though.
Excusethelackofspaces.
Theboxissoskinnyonmyphoneitwon’tallowspaces.
it means microsoft wont let rare out the xbox cage,
half of those haven’t made games in ages
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Hoping the next game they do is Metroid!
IN 3D!!!
me 2…maybe a new one or super remade
I hope they make another Donkey Kong Country game, Returns was an excellent game.
I really hope they try their hand at a new IP, if they can handle bringing metroid into 3D and Donkey kong back on the wii, now is the time to give them some creative freedom!
Makes sense having Retro do the retro levels.
first
I only race with funky kong on the wii! I NEED HIM IN 3D! NOWWWWWWWWWW
Uh oh….why does that make me worried?
Oh yeah, because several companies have done this with games in the past and it’s come back to bite them.
You mean like Deus Ex Machina letting someone else do the boss battles?
So we have Retro helping out which is good. Nintendo recognise how good they are. Not only to work on a couple of their IPs but also to work with on a game like Mario Kart.
Also, even though it’s being rushed, I personally am not worried since they also supposedly rushed Mario Sunshine and I liked that.
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Well, Ocarina of Time was basically a complete mess during development. Kakariko Village wasn’t even an idea when they decided to have that town, and look how it turned out; two of the temples had to be accessed through that village. This can only mean the game will be awesome.
It’s over, Nintendo is finished.
>.< Nintendo. Lrn2timemanage.
I hope this doesn’t mean that nintendo cut corners. It would be a real shame if this game isn’t as great as it could be.
It sure looks good for being “rushed”.
Jeez, people … Are you really worried? :’D
Well, that explains the shitty graphics on the GC/Wii levels compared to the new ones. It’s a petty they had to rush it really…
LOL, what?
It’s a real shame. Definitely a petty.
Nintendo need a new company
suggestions?
This is a good thing if you ask me. Only good can come from Retro contributing.
Since when has Retro ever let Nintendo down? They made the Prime games amazing, DKCR was again another success, so I have no doubt that they’ve made the classic tracks awesome.
They need (let me supersize the NEED) to make a 3D donkey kong country game!!!
Fun Fact: Donkey Kong Country 1 on the GBA was my first game ever. I loved it. Completed the other 3 too. King of swing, 64. All that. Make a 3DS game!!!
Can’t wait! :D
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Wow, that’s a lot more involvement in Mario Kart 7 than I thought Retro ever had. But I don’t see the reason to panic, Retro are a great company and it seems like they’ve done a better job (especially with the retro tracks) than Nintendo themselves ever would have.
terrorists suck.
i’d make a comment asking from Xenoblade, but i have decided against it.
still, it would give them a bit of cash (although from what i’m hearing here, not remotely enough) they need to pump out a bunch of good Wii, DS, and 3DS games pronto, games that aren’t targeted at casuals or at least not completely.
Mariokart still shits on modnation racers lol!
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Lol, Mario Kart still dominates kart racers in general, I’ve played a few Kart racers and Mario Kart is still #1