Few gaming franchises remain consistently fun to play than the Mario
Kart franchise, and the 3DS» Mario Kart 7 continues this impressive trend for Nintendo.
Where does the Mario
Kart franchise go from here?
In the midst of the 2000s, the Mario
Kart franchise picked up steam with Mario Kart DS.
In 2001, Nintendo introduced the Mario
Kart franchise to portable systems for the first time with Super Circuit for the Game Boy Advance.
In the case of Mario
Kart franchise we all want to see a track edit...
For fans of Nintendo's Mario
Kart franchise, a first for the franchise is happening this month.
The main selling point of «Blur» is its power up system and inevitable comparison to Nintendo's Mario
Kart franchise.
The beginning of the demo even show the gliders that were introduced later on in the Mario
Kart franchise.
The Mario
Kart franchise is one of the most consistent in Nintendo's arsenal.
As beloved as the Mario
Kart franchise is there's a limit to how far you'll go to play it and I think «you've got to go all the way to Japan is a bit of an ask.
Dubbed an «adrenaline platformer» by production studio Survios, the developers behind Raw Data (2017), it actually sticks to some pretty well - established arcade racing tropes pioneered by the Mario
Kart franchise.
Much like the Mario
Kart franchise, Sprint Vector features power - ups like weapons, traps, and nitro to keep things interesting; although you'd be forgiven if you forgot all about it while desperately pumping your arms, tossing yourself 30 feet into the air and flying to hit that critical speed boost to inch you into first place.
Sound effects are varied and sound crisp, karts have different engine sounds based on the weight class of the drivers and, unlike later entries in the Mario
Kart franchise, you know when one of your items takes out an enemy because of the sound that plays.
If you are familiar with the Mario
Kart franchise they have the nick name of being the «friendship killer», and Super Mario Kart is no exception.
The Mario
Kart franchise finally debuted on Wii U this year, and its eighth installment was definitely one of the better ones.
Released on Super Nintendo back on September 1, 1992 the Mario
Kart franchise has gone on to see massive acclaim and success.
It's been more than a month since the 8th major installment in the Mario
Kart franchise has been released.
It is really amazing to think how far
the Kart franchise has come.
We take a look at the innovations that have shaped the Mario
Kart franchise throughout the years...
With no doubt the latest installment in the Mario
Kart franchise is a big hit.
The Mario
Kart franchise is one of the only racing games that I'll play, but when I play it, I play the ever loving shit out of it.
Most tracks have elements that are new to the Mario
Kart Franchise.
For me this is a great element to add to the Mario
Kart franchise, but I feel it could have been taken a step further maybe with colour customisation and fine tuning you kart.
We all know the Mario
Kart franchise but let's do a quick history refresher.
Coins also make a welcome return to the Mario
Kart franchise increasing your top speed as soon as you have collected ten.
The Mario
Kart franchise as a whole has sold more than 100 million copies, including MK8's console predecessor, Mario Kart Wii, at 35 million.
The motion controls also allow players to control their karts in a first - person perspective, another first for the Mario
Kart franchise.
The latest installment of the Mario
Kart franchise brings Mushroom Kingdom racing fun into 3D.
I probably don't need to say this but Nintendo knows what it's doing when it comes to the Mario
Kart franchise.
I'm a down to earth, sweet, romantic, funny guy who enjoys Anime, Nintendo branded games like The Smash Bros and Mario
Kart franchise, KPop, Travel, and dancing.
It is to assume that Nintendo is starting to promote the popular
karting franchise again in anticipation of the franchises first mobile appearance.
Not exact matches
Our presale numbers were amazing, close to Mario
Kart 8 numbers a year ago, which is amazing because Mario
Kart is an established
franchise.
That's where this list comes in: We put together the 10 best Mario games ever made and where to find them (excluding spin - offs like the «Mario Tennis»
franchise, «Mario
Kart,» or «Mario Party» and «Paper Mario»).
Persona 5 came in second behind Mario
Kart 8 Deluxe, and had «the strongest debut month for any title in Persona
franchise history, with packaged dollar sales five times that of the previous best - selling debut, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4,» according to NPD analyst Mat Piscatella.
The likes of Mario
Kart 64, Mario
Kart: Super Circuit and Mario
Kart Wii have since followed across Nintendo's multiple consoles, with Mario
Kart 8 Deluxe the latest release in the long - running
franchise.
None of those
franchises have received newer versions on Wii U, though Mario
Kart's is just around the corner.
Mario really started this trend with his move to
Kart Racing with Mario
Kart, which has translated into one of Nintendo's most compelling
franchise.
It is very similar to the Mario
Kart series but features only Donkey Kong
franchise characters.
In all seriousness though, a Mario
Kart game with characters from other Nintendo
franchises sounds great!
Way better than Pikmin3, Mario
Kart 8 and ton of classic
franchises.
Looking at the facts, it's been two years now since Animal Crossing: New Leaf first launched in Japan back in 2012, Nintendo has started to exhaust their typical expected
franchise announcements on the Wii U (Mario, Zelda, Yoshi, Smash, Pikmin, Mario
Kart), and finally the Animal Crossing Plaza companion application on the Wii U is scheduled to close down by the end of this year.
The arcade races do have power - ups, and some opponents have special abilities, but still, the developers should have taken more cues from the Mario
Kart and Excite Truck
franchises.
In terms of week one
franchise sales, reports suggest it outsold both Mario
Kart 8 on Wii U and Mario
Kart 7 on 3DS but it fell slightly short of beating Mario
Kart Wii.
As a first for the
franchise, PCARS2 also introduces rallycross and snow - racing, complementing the traditional circuit and
karting tracks.
In a game like Mario
Kart 8, they are kinda forced to create an online mode, because it's something superobvious in a
franchise like this one, as it is for Smash Bros..
Mario had once again proven to be Nintendo's most popular and profitable
franchise, with hits such as Super Mario 64 and Mario
Kart 64 selling upwards of nine millions copies.
Mario
Kart is a spin - off from the Super Mario franchise, developed and published by Nintendo this go - kart style racing game gained much success since its releas
Kart is a spin - off from the Super Mario
franchise, developed and published by Nintendo this go -
kart style racing game gained much success since its releas
kart style racing game gained much success since its release...
It is possibly the
franchise's most popular spin - off series; since its inception, it has become the most successful and longest - running
kart racing series in gaming history, and has sold over 100 million copies worldwide.
Mario
Kart 8: Even at its worst, Mario
Kart is more fun than almost any other
franchise.
Who knew that a movie -
franchise game would be the perfect answer to an Xbox version of Mario
Kart?