Seven unique things about Mario Kart 7

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Gamexplain talks about seven things in Mario Kart 7 that makes the game unique to the series. Some of these you might know already, such as a the blue shell. But here's one that I thought was awesome:
Being in first sounds great...literally.
Yes, we all love being in 1st, but now there’s an extra special incentive: the music actually changes. Whenever you snag first (and hold a comfortable lead), you’ll hear additional instruments layered into the music, similar to when you hop on Yoshi in the Mario platforming games. It’s a small detail, but one that makes that 1st place seem all the sweeter.

Mario Kart 7 commercial in North America

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Via MyNintendoNews, North America gets this Mario Kart 7 commercial. It's supposed to give you the throwback feel, which I definitely get. Compare this one to the awesomeness of the Super Mario Kart commercial.

Another new trailer for Mario Kart 7

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Here's another new trailer for Mario Kart 7 via Wrecktify's YouTube portal. For those that have been following the game for a while, this doesn't explain anything new. You just get to see new shots of the courses.

The track names in Mario Kart 7

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IGN has posted the track names and the cups for Mario Kart 7. We indeed get at least one Bowser's Castle. But we're also getting two Rainbow Road courses. Awesome!

Here you go:

Mushroom Cup
Toad Circuit
Daisy Hills
Cheep Cheep Lagoon
Shy Guy Bazaar

Flower Cup
Wuhu Loop
Mario Circuit
Music Park
Rock Rock Mountain

Star Cup
Piranha Plant Slide
Wario Shipyard
Neo Bowser City
Maka Wuhu

Special Cup
DK Jungle
Rosalina’s Ice World
Bowser’s Castle
Rainbow Road

Shell Cup
Luigi Raceway (N64)
Bowser Castle 1 (GBA)
Mushroom Gorge (Wii)
Luigi’s Mansion (DS)

Banana Cup
Koopa Beach (N64)
Mario Circuit 2 (SNES)
Coconut Mall (Wii)
Waluigi Pinball (DS)

Leaf Cup
Kalimari Desert (N64)
DK Pass (DS)
Daisy Cruiser (GCN)
Maple Treeway (Wii)

Lightning Cup
Koopa Cape (Wii)
Dino Dino Jungle (GCN)
Airship Fortress (DS)
Rainbow Road (SNES)

Angry Bananas chats about Mario Kart 7

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The guys at Angry Bananas headed to the Los Angeles Auto Show to talk about the life-sized karts for Mario Kart 7 as well as other topics.