Were you aware there’s an official Mario Kart game in development for mobile devices? The bigger question is….will it be any good? Ordinarily you don’t have to ask that question when dealing with Nintendo games, but the mechanics of the mobile market have a way of taking the fun out of gaming, purely due to […]
Google is doing their part to celebrate Mario Day [March 10] by having their Maps app offer turn-by-turn driving directions with a miniature version of the famous Mario the plumber from Mario Kart – but, alas, only for one week. Beginning today, Google Maps is allowing you to replace the usual location icon in Maps […]
A bunch of NASCAR drivers challenged talk show host and self-claimed Mario Kart professional race car driver Jimmy Fallon with Joey Logano emerging from the NASCAR pack to take down Fallon…
The European version of the Wii U just got Mario Kart 64 on Virtual Console! However, there’s one disappointment. The original release contained a feature that let you save your best record on any track, then play a ghost version of yourself to attempt to beat that record. To this day, the only release of […]
There are signs that children’s channels are beginning to dabble in the growing world of eSports. Last month, Disney XD (it’s like the Disney Channel except with cartoons) rebroadcast the Nintendo World Championships from E3 as an experiment, and it apparently paid off, because they’re producing an original special this time. Clash of Karts: Mario […]
What’s your tolerance for bros, brahs, homeboys, dudes and the like? It’s going to determine if you want to watch this video with the sound on or off, because the guys making the video very enthusiastically bro it up. But either way, check it out, because these bros have come up with a clever real-life […]
Here’s a fun Japanese trailer for the B Dasher, the Mario Kart DS and Wii Kart that’s making a comeback in Mario Kart 8’s first DLC. The sporty cart with the ridiculous exhaust pipes was a fan favorite, and it looks better than ever in its Wii U incarnation. There will be two Mario Kart […]
In addition to adding several new characters and colors for existing characters, Nintendo has shared an image of one new vehicle will be added in the first of two Mario Kart 8 DLC packs. The B Dasher, also known in the U.S. release as the Sprinter, is returning from Mario Kart Wii. The sporty cart […]
You’re happy playing Mario Kart 8, sure, but did you know there’s a whole new Mario Kart game coming? Mario Kart Arcade GP Deluxe is a licensed game developed by Namco Bandai, not Nintendo, that has been out in Japanese arcades since 2013. Because of the partnership it features Namco’s Pac-Man as a playable racer, […]
Are you ready? Time to make new friends, get in fights with old ones, and dodge all colors of shells again. Mario Kart 8 is out tomorrow, May 30, for the Wii U. According to a press release from Nintendo the game will be on store shelves and on the Wii U eShop for $59.99. […]