I've seen this in a couple places, and I'm putting it here. Apparently, several websites say that Nintendo was in such a frenzy to get Mario Kart 7 done in time for the holiday shopping season that they called upon Retro Studios to get a bulk of the work done.
I initially saw this on MyNintendoNews, so take it for what you will.
Here's video of DK Jungle in Mario Kart 7. It's a fairly straight-forward course with the exception of having to watch out when gliding to the final stretch.
The people at 1Up are hosting a Mario Kart event Dec. 5 to celebrate the release of Mario Kart 7. There will be several tournaments, including one for Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart DS.
Nintendo's latest Mario Kart game, Mario Kart 7, is launching soon. Next weekend, as a matter of fact! To mark the arrival of the last big game of 2011 (besides that laggard The Old Republic, anyway), 1UP is hosting a community meet-up here at our offices featuring food, prizes, and the opportunity to humble your favorite (or least favorite) editors with a Blue Shell. Join us the evening of Monday, Dec. 5 (the day after Mario Kart 7's launch) at 5:30 p.m. to participate in a MK7 tournament and compete for prizes provided by Nintendo! 1UP's editors will be on-hand, and we'll try to strong-arm some of our friends from IGN into participating as well.
Video of the SNES Rainbow Road in Mario Kart 7 has been posted. It is as dangerous and tricky as it was back then. But obviously the karts are different this time around, so the challenge will be slightly different.
There is a couple of things I caught while watching this video:
1. In all current Mario Kart games, when you get hit by the blue shell, your kart goes up and falls down without advancing any further. In this game, the kart goes off to the left (skip to 0:46 to see it). The kart was on the right when this happened, so maybe you go toward the other side of the track when hit. It's almost as if, when timed right, you can zoom straight by instead of having to go left or right to avoid the post-hit bomb cloud.
2. This player got the Tanooki tail while in first place. I believe the Tanooki tail will be one of the most powerful items in the game, and to get it while in first makes me sad and happy at the same time. If someone is in second coming after you, it is the perfect defensive tactic. Plus, it covers a lot of the track, so it's going to prove very difficult to get by. This is going to be a hefty challenge, for sure.
The Street Pass LA team will be hosting its second Mario Kart 7 tournament Dec. 4, the day of the game's official release! This should be an awesome event.
The tournament will be held at Powersurge Video Fun and Fitness in Los Angeles.
Rules and information will be updated before the tournament. In the meantime, go tell them you're going on their Facebook event page.
