GQ's shell of a time

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GQ on TwitchTV had this episode of shellness during a round of Mario Kart Wii. Chek it out.



You can see more action on his TwitchTV channel.

Mario Kart 7 broadcast tonight at 9 p.m. PT

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(UPDATE: The stream is over. Thanks to everyone that watched. You can check a replay of the broadcast below)

Join me tonight at 9 p.m. PT as I broadcast some Mario Kart 7 action for about an hour or so. I've had the game for a couple of days and I'm going to start streaming a lot of how I play and what I do.

I haven't unlocked everything yet, so this session will be just me getting frustrated at the CPU. You can check out the broadcast below.

Video of me dodging a blue shell in Mario Kart 7

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There have been a few videos of someone dodging a blue shell using a mushroom in Mario Kart 7, but I wanted to wait to post one until I did it. So, here you go. This is a video of a replay of me doing it.

If you want to see the moment of the dodge, it's at 4:11 and 6:30. I spend most of the time talking about how to do it.

In case you want a text version of it: You have to hit your mushroom the moment the blue shell starts its attack downward. The window is much tighter than in Mario Kart Wii, where you could use your mushroom the moment it stops above you.

The unlocked items, parts and courses in Mario Kart 7

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"GonzoKRS" has posted everything you can unlock in Mario Kart 7. Go thank him on his Google Plus page.

Here's most of it. There's more on the link.

Mirror Mode
Finish Every Cup on 150cc – Mirror Mode

Mario Kart 7 – Characters
- All Cups allow you to race as your Mii
- Get 1st in Mushroom Cup 150cc – Daisy
- Get 1st in Flower Cup 150cc – Wario
- Get 1st in Star Cup 150cc – Rosalina
- Get 1st in Special Cup 150cc – Metal Mario
- Get 1st in Shell Cup 150cc – Shy Guy
- Get 1st in Banana Cup 150cc – Queen Bee
- Get 1st in Leaf Cup 150cc – Wiggler
- Get 1st in Lightning Cup 150cc – Lakitu

Mario Kart 7 – Vehicle Parts
(These unlock in a random order for your game)
- 50 Coins – Red Monster (Wheels)
- 100 Coins – Barrel Train (Body)
- 150 Coins – Zucchini (Body)
- 200 Coins – Koopa Clown (Body)
- 250 Coins – Swooper (Glider)
- 300 Coins – Pipe Frame (Body)
- 400 Coins – Tiny Tug (Body)
- 500 Coins – B Dasher (Body)
- 600 Coins – Cloud 9 (Body)
- 700 Coins – Bumble V (Body)
- 800 Coins – Peach Parasol (Glider)
- 900 Coins – Bruiser (Body)
- 1,000 Coins – Cact-X (Body)
- 1,200 Coins – Flower Glider (Glider)
- 1,400 Coins – Slick (Tires)
- 1,600 Coins – Slim (Tires)
- 1,800 Coins – Blue Seven (Body)
- 2,000 Coins – Sponge (Tires)
- 2,500 Coins – Paraglider (Glider)
- 3,000 Coins – Egg 1 (Body)
- 3,500 Coins – Random Part
- 4,000 Coins – Random Part
- 4,500 Coins – Random Part
- 5,000 Coins – Random Part

Mario Kart 7 – Gold Items
- Gold Wheels: Obtain Minimum of 1-Star Rank on all Cups
- Gold Glider: Connect with 100 people through StreetPass or collect 10,000 coins.
- Gold Standard Body: Get a VR higher than 10,000 points or collect 20,000 coins.
- Gold Steering Wheel: Play 100 recent matches, and use the first person gyro controls 80% of the time.
- Gold Wheels: Successfully complete all Cups in 50cc, 100cc, 150cc, and Mirror mode with a “1 Star” or better rank.

Footage of Nintendo's COO playing Mario Kart 7

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From the Things to Do in LA website, here's Nintendo's Chief Operating Officer Reggie Fils-Aime playing Mario Kart 7 at the Los Angeles Auto Show late last year.

Maka Wuhu glitch is here to stay

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Multiple websites, including Stickwiddlers (just so I can link back to someone) says that Nintendo will not fix the Maka Wuhu glitch in Mario Kart 7. The glitch allows you to advance fairly far ahead in the course.

Here's Nintendo's statement:

Thanks for your patience in waiting for a response during this busy time of year. We are aware that it is possible to navigate a certain part of the track in Wuhu Island in a way that allows a large part of the course to be bypassed. There are no plans to update the game to remove this shortcut as doing so would create an unfair advantage for the users of the original release of the game. Rest assured your comments have been added to our records for Mario Kart 7.
Sincerely,
Buddy Roemer
Nintendo of America Inc.

This is a bummer, because the 3DS can receive updates. But if one group has the update and the other doesn't, then that creates an imbalance. At the moment, we just have to live with it, but we should continue to put pressure on Nintendo to make them do something to fix this.

Tumo3283's Mario Kart Wii session

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I was able to catch a few minutes of this earlier today. Tumo3283 plays about an hour of Mario Kart Wii. There's some good moments, but it's your standard Mario Kart Wii online action.



Check out more races on his channel.