Mario Karting

Website Changes Are Completed

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The new website is finally complete! As I said in a previous post, Mario Karting is now going to be more of a community-based website than a blog. The Midnight Dusk tournament will be held sometime in March, and weekend streams will finally begin on March 18th! Thanks to everyone who was involved in helping with the update. Feel free to contact me if there are any issues!

Top 3 Favorites of the Exploration Tour

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​In this Exploration Tour, Mario Kart Tour players get a chance to become explorers, racing through mystery places from under the water to above the ground. We selected our top 3 courses that we love to explore during the tour to share with you. Let’s find out what those courses are! Surely, you will love them as much as we do. ​ Piranha Plant Cove​ Piranha! That sounds scary, yet exciting. It turned out we couldn’t judge the course by its title. We looked for piranhas in the water but couldn’t find any. Even though there’s no one piping in and out, we, as players, will technically feel like we’re piranhas ourselves. Piranha Plant Cove lies under the sea. We start the race under the water to drive all the way into ancient and mysterious areas. The scenes and items around the course reminded us of a treasure hunt in one of the Mummies movies; instead, we set it under the sea with some ancient traps in the Mario style. Piranha Plant Slide​ A water theme park meets caves and tunnels and Mario themes. Piranha Plant Slide is the course we are most excited about. Begin your journey with a giant slider, just like at a colorful water theme park. It leads you straight into a dark cave under the water. In this part, you will experience racing through an abyss-like dungeon filled with water areas and tons of turns at every corner. We thought that was all of it until the road led us to another slider into a tunnel, just like in a sci-fi movie. You will have a blast racing in there and then jumping out into a whole new world. Before you know it, you’ve landed in a theme similar to one you’ve seen your entire life: the Mario World theme. This course will definitely be one of your favorites on this Exploration Tour. Rock Rock Mountain​ Now it is time to get out of the water and up in the sky. Well, we’re not technically flying, of course. This time we will explore the jungle, a cave, and a mountain that stands high in the sky. Begin your ride by riding around the rim of a mountain. If you are afraid of heights, this might give you butterflies in your stomach during this section since there are a lot of extremely high and low areas in this course to complete the exotic exploration.

Grab All the Exclusive Items to Complete the Sightseeing

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Part two of the Winter Tour has begun! Let us know in the comments what your favorite sightseeing courses are. For us, we completely fell in love with all of them. Exploring the world with Mario Kart Tour is the best! And with the Winter Tour Part 2, you can now get a traditional Thai outfit with a famous Tuk Tuk and stunning golden umbrella to complete the set. Complete the Bangkok Look​ Daisy’s (Thai Dress) outfit is from the Bangkok Rush 3 course. Feel like a proper Thai lady by wearing a traditional Thai outfit whenever you go sightseeing in the courses. A unique, cool-looking design Tuk-Tuk Kart lets you ride through Bangkok Rush courses in style. Extraordinary color combinations with an elephant and Thai royal patterns. Don’t miss out on Red and Gold Umbrella to complete the Bangkok Rush courses. Show the world how much you love Thai authenticity by selecting all three items when you race on any of the Bangkok Rush courses. Get Them All With Winter Challenges​ You won’t just get cool badges this time, but you’ll also get Ice Mario. If any of you missed it last time, do your best to complete all the challenges, and Ice Mario will finally be yours. Here’s the list of challenges you will need to complete: Have fun, Mario Kart racers, and try to collect all the exclusive outfits and items before they’re gone. Don’t say we didn’t warn you; these items may not be available in the shop for quite a long time. We wish you luck on your quest to get all the badges and Ice Mario. Now don’t wait any longer and get racing!

Get Ready to Explore the Exploration Tour

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Nintendo has announced the Exploration Tour, which will take place on February 7th, 2023 at 10 PM PT! This tour will feature an all-new course called “Piranha Plant Cove,” which is pictured below. Once this tour is available, the new course will be uploaded to our YouTube channel for viewing!

The Sightseeing Through the Winter Tour

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he entire new experience had tons of unexpected landmark details in Singapore, Thailand, and Japan. These turn the Winter Tour into an exciting journey we never thought about. If you’ve been to these counties, you will see all the famous places and even insignificant details in small areas that blow our minds. A simple yet fun Mario Kart tour turns into a full-on sightseeing guide tour. Meet the Famous Merlion Through Singapore Speedway Courses​ Shocking details are packed into every part of the Singapore Speedway courses. Singapore is a small island, but the Mario Kart Tour captures all the famous landmarks, including small details along the sides, and places them nicely in every part where we drive past them. The most exciting part is racing up to the luxury hotel and the Merlion. Even the Chinese area is stunning and amazes Mario Kart’s fans. A Complete Stunning Landmark Tour Package in Bangkok Rush Courses​ The abundance of Tuk Tuks and boats throughout the Bangkok Rush course is another stunning landmark detail. The shortcuts surprise us at a BTS station. Some take a quick ride through it, and some of us get a longer ride across a street. It’s a WOW moment for us. Bangkok has quite a lot of landmarks and famous places, and Mario Kart Tour magically put all of them beautifully on every side of the road with loads of small decorations everywhere. If you miss Bangkok, here is your free tour package at the tip of your fingers. Time to Visit Japan with Tokyo Blur Courses​ Get a ride throughout Tokyo, from the historical landmarks to the modern city area. On the Tokyo Blur courses, we only have a quick ride past most of the famous buildings and areas. Sightseeing in Tokyo Blur is quite different from Singapore Speedway and Bangkok Rush, mainly because of the lack of area details. We recommend using the highway to explore Tokyo since some landmarks are visible. You won’t be able to get a closer look at the race.

This Small Update to Mario Kart Could Elevate It!

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For many years, Mario Kart has been a cherished racing game, and it remains a popular choice for gamers of all ages. While the game has mainly stayed the same during all this time, there are a few aspects that may be enhanced to improve the gameplay experience. Today, we’ll talk about a modification that may be made to Mario Kart to make it even better. A more dynamic weather system is one adjustment that could be implemented. The weather in Mario Kart is currently static and has no effect on gameplay. The game might be made much more fun and demanding by incorporating a weather component that players would have to understand and incorporate. For example, rain might make the course slick, and high gusts could alter your kart’s direction. Alternatively, players may encounter a sudden sandstorm, decreasing vision and making navigation more challenging. Introducing a dynamic weather system into Mario Kart would elevate the game and make races even more entertaining. It would present gamers with a new challenge and add an extra degree of excitement to the game. With this update, Mario Kart would still remain a classic yet instill a contemporary edge that would appeal to a new generation of players. We know and love all Mario Kart games that have come till now and will continue to support all the ones that come moving forward, BUT if you could add, change, or redefine an element of the game, what would it be and why?

Bundle Up for the Winter Tour

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Bring your coats because it is time for the Winter Tour! The Winter Tour will begin on January 24th, 2023, at 10 PM PT and will feature Singapore Speedway 3! Footage of the course will be available on our YouTube channel once the new tour is available.

The Best Mario Kart Game Ever?

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Mario Kart is a fan-favorite series of racing games featuring the iconic characters of the Super Mario universe. With eight main entries in the series and several spin-off games, it can be tough to determine the best Mario Kart game. However, after much consideration, I believe the best Mario Kart game is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch. Released in 2017, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is an enhanced port of the original Mario Kart 8 for the Wii U. It includes all of the tracks and characters from the original game, as well as all of the DLC released for it, in one convenient package. In addition to the returning content, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe also includes new characters, tracks, and gameplay modes. One of the standout features of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is its gorgeous, high-definition graphics. The vibrant, colorful tracks and characters are a delight to behold, and the action is smooth and fluid. The game also features a robust online multiplayer mode, allowing players to compete against each other from all over the world. But what really sets Mario Kart 8 Deluxe apart from the other games in the series is its inclusion of a revamped Battle Mode. In the original Mario Kart 8, Battle Mode was somewhat of a disappointment, but in Deluxe, it has been completely reimagined and is now one of the best parts of the game. With a variety of new gameplay modes and redesigned battle courses, it’s a blast to play with friends. Overall, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the complete package. It offers a ton of content, beautiful graphics, and tight gameplay that is sure to please fans of all ages. It’s no wonder it has become the best-selling game in the series and a must-have for any Nintendo Switch owner.