Sweeet as soon as I get this game I am in.

this sounds pretty cool, I might just do that.

Woot!

I can't wait to get this game so I can show you guys my total lack of skills!

I cant wait to PWN/FAIL with Metal Mario xD

Gah! 3 copies of MK7 arrived yesterday and I'm not allowed to play them until Christmas.

I'm all reved up and ready to burn rubber. By the way I suck.

Count me in! I'll go under the nick "Max" (same from all of my games)

Looking forward to it.
I haven't played Mario Kart since MKDS, so my lack of skill is going to be quite obvious.

Don't want to stop playing Tales of the Abyss, but...I guess I have to.

In Mario Kart Wii terms no items would mean Funky Kong with Bowser Bike only. ^^

YAY! Can't wait to finally race someone as good as me! LOL

I can't wait for my copy to arrive and will likely join both communities but I hope you set up a regular community with all items on because I don't see Mario Kart being that fun with no items at all. Half the fun comes out of the crazy things that happen with items.

@Mario_Party_Fan_999: That's what she said.

Unlocked my Mii yerterday. Still wanna do more single player to get all the kart parts before going online. ^_^

Three communities now: no items, Bob-ombs only, all items on. Something for everyone, then!

@13. lol

Yay finally the NL Community! Getting MK7 tomorrow. Looking forward to racing with everyone!

I LOVE using bob-ombs. There's something really satisfying about nailing people with those things, especially with a well-timed throw.

Just... 23 more days :3

Ugg .... Wish I got it now rather than ask for it for Christmas (family never get me anything I want, so I asked for this.) You guys are all going to be so much better than me by the time I get it.

I'll just join the 'All items' one for now, because being bombarded by blue shells and bullet Bills is a fact of life...Nintendo life!

I go by the name Tony Lou on the racetrack, you'll see me most often at the back of the pack.

HEY! NL!! is it ok if we chat here and plan races here whiler we race??

No Items! FINAL DESTINATION!

Can't wait to race you guys!
I just hope MK7 doesn't get delayed like Zelda SS - no official launch here until December 15th... =( Bloody bad country for gaming...

Man, I can't wait to suck all over this, humiliate myself in front of people I barely know... Good times, good times. You should set up a NL karaoke bar too, then I can do the same thing but in person!

S'gonna be fun!

got it yesterday so imma join

@milkman12 Be my guest!

now all i need is a 3DS and mario kart 7

you should make a blue shell or a lucky 7 group

I might do this when I get a 3ds... I like how three months ago, no one had one, and now almost everyone magically does.

I will do this when I get it. Unfortunately, that's Christmas.

AWESOME!!!!! So joining all of them!!!

so a person can make a community with certain items? what items can you set?

@TylerS You can't unfortunately!

@Whitemage75 You can create a community with the following options:

Speed: 50/100/150cc/mirror/Balloon Battle/Coin Battle.
Items: Shells, Bananas, Mushrooms, Bob-ombs, None, All.

I'll be racing in the all items community but I probably won't be online much until I've unlocked a lot or all of the characters as I'm hoping to have them all unlocked before I get Tales of the abyss for Christmas.

C'mon Sunday...

Can you do no blue shells?

@James so for shells, is it only green shells or red shells or all shells (including the blue shell)

Gaah! I'm not getting this game until Christmas!

I won't get my hands on this until monday

Isn't there a cap for the amount of people per community? Can I reserve a spot ?

@Tare 100,000 people is the limit for communities.

i'm gonna regret asking for this for christmas. not because I don't want it, but because I want it so badly, and now I have to wait an extra 20 something days! blaaaaaaaah want want want

I wish there was simply an option to remove one item. Or just use green and red shells and banana peels and mushrooms. That sounds about right.

Cool!!

I am joining all 3

Looks like I was the first to join all three. At least it says 0 players anyway :S

Joining the day I buy Mario Kart 7. Was going to pre-order it but Skyward Sword took all the time,Super Pokémon Rumble came also today and I haven't bought 3D Land yet but I'm pretty sure that I'll get it next time when I visit some shops.

I'll join the All Items and Bob-omb communities, but not the No Items one. No items would make it entirely skill, but then it would leave little room for error and there wouldn't be much change in the ranks. I might be in second place and see the first place guy ahead of me, but I couldn't have a way to mess him up and get past him. He'd have to be stopped by an obstacle.

I might still try a race like that, but not all the time.

This going to be awesome. On Sunday the amount of people online for this game is going to be enormous! Sunday come faster so I can show these people how much I can fail/win at this game

The number of players is who's on at the moment: we'll probably have quite a lot more tonight and on Sunday.

@clubmini Nope, just the options I described.

@whitemage75 It's all shells.

I love Bob-ombs! Hope I can still find a spot in that community once I get the game.

@NintyFan: No items would make it boring and unentertaining rather than just skill . Nothing is more satisfying than sitting in last place just to hit everyone else with the best items

I'll do this when I've built up some skill, and have the game, of course.

i'm on for all three

Hey James a question: Do you have to enter those codes every time you want to join or are they saved?

Awesome!

I'm in, I go by Balrog (As you would've guessed ). See you guys Sunday!

Aaaaaargh!!! I cant believe I have to wait till Christmas before I can open my copy.

@Dark_TeeJay Once you've joined a community it's saved so you can enter it easily next time You can also set one as a favourite if you really enjoy it!

This is going to be awesome! I've got to wait until Christmas to join in.

I'm joinin' as soon as i get ma copy, Lock n' Load!

Is there any way to ban players from the community, or can anyone play who knows the code?

I'm wondering, if / when hackers or exploiters show up, whether communities will be able to just outright ban them.

I'm glad to read in these comments that I'm not the only one who is having to wait until Christmas. You might need to re-post this story so us late joiners can find it.

Question: How many communities can a person join? Is there a limit?

@warioswoods You can't really control who joins unfortunately, so if hackers/exploiters turn up the community owners will just have to set up another group and move there. A real pain I know :

Joined the all item one!

So are these communities cross-region compatible?

I'll do it as soon as I get my copy next week. D:

Great! Im excited to see if anyone will be able to beat me?

_{probably :3}

I'll join the all items group when I get the game!

When the communities option was announced I immediately thought of an NL one.
I'm glad other people say they suck too. I look forward to being thrashed by y'all
I have joined all 3 but will mostly play all items.

I've pre-ordered and payed off my copy of MK7. As soon as I pick it up Sunday, I'll join all three (I think "all items" will be my favorite). I'm looking forward to facing off against James sometime.

i'm picking up mk7 sunday i'll be playing in all items
i can't wait Look Out Blue Shell Cause Here I Come

@ James is there a limit to how many people can join

darn i wish i would've waited for Mario Kart 7 to come out instead of SM3DL now i need to wait for 3 more weeks xd

I'll most likely join the all items community. Knowing that the racer cap was reduced, it will likely reduce the item aggresiveness as well. A race without items would be pretty boring considering that the items add a completely different level of challenge and strategy to a race. I just couldn't live without my fake boxes and banana peels. Watch out for narrow bridges >

ok this should have been a forum so we could have a community of community networks linking to each other (make a forum!) i mean

have to wit till thursday.

I'll probably have to wait until December 25th, but I'm planning on at least joining the all items one.

@Oshawott1988 10,000 people can join a community, apparently.

@moneydude We also have a forum topic if that's easier

against NL staff!? yeahhh

Cool I think I will join a community or all 3 but I probably won't be online much until I've practiced in singleplayer and unlocked some parts and characters.

I've added all 3 codes, but at the moment I'm pretty awful! Can't wait to have some great races! My name is Thomas, and I'm currently third on the all items leaderboard!

@ James when playing a person not over the internet does balloon battle have computers or is it just both of you playing against only each other or like in mario ds you have the choice of computers or just you and your friend

Great! Exited to race you guys!

Oh, this will be fun!

I'd love to race you guys. :3

Works in US right? If so I'll join All Items! w00t!

I'll definally join this when I buy the game on Sunday!

Just joined and played in the all items one. Note to self: learn the courses and try out some 150cc before playing. Lucky number 7 my a**! That item sucks so far!

I don't want to play with a bunch of Nintendo fanboy n00bz

I'll join come the 25th but I normally don't go online till singleplayer is done

I'll be sure to race you guys after Christmas!

I've made a Bob-ombs only community, but it's different to the Nintendo Life one, as it's Battle as opposed to VS. Inspired by the mode on Double Dash, it's Bob-omb Blast. Feel free to join or share:

53-0041-9146-7411

I'll play online when I get it. The 25th..... maybe.... maby shanty claus didn't think ive been that good this year.... jk, joinin all of em when i get it.

To Max & Dazza : very good time, thanks a lot, See you guys.

@Gavin_Rozee This is exactly the battle I'm looking forward to! I'm definitely joining your community when I get my copy on Sunday/Monday!

Bookmarking this for after I get MK7

Good games tonight @picpik - was great fun!

Can't wait to beat/be beaten by you all!

like i said before, a great excuse to race until 2 AM

When I get the game this coming week, I will add this community Though can you join multiple communities at once?.

omg this is amazing <3

Are there customizable emblems?

@106 No.

@James. I'm looking forward to racing against you as soon as i get this game for Christmas. (Congratulations on winning 2nd place at the Mario party)

ill be joining as soon as i get it :3

Should be in my mailbox tomorrow, so I'll be make sure to check this out.

I an totally looking forward to this!!! to bad I have to wait till Christmas.

Guess who's gonna win in the Communities' races? YOUR LOOKIN' AT HIM

I join @ December, 24th because I will get to christmas

Picking it up tomorrow I'll join those communities after a little practice.

Awesome sauce! I'm sooooo out of practice at Mario Kart, I'm gonna get creamed... until I get my driving mojo on again!

HURRY UP SUNDAY!! Bob-ombs only sounds very interesting...the customization factor this time around should add a lot more depth and replay value to the experience. By the way, anyone care to tell me whether Steering supports the D-Pad, or is it only the circle pad?

Count me in as well! I'll be under the nickname "Dakota".

I`ll join as soon as i buy a copy. It`ll either be tomorrow or tuesday.

Count me in this community once I get this game

Why is this not a featured article? You Europeans got it already but we Americans have yet to get it! I feel a little ostracized.

Many moons ago, my wife and I gifted Mario Kart Wii to her dad, and I beat him silly. The next time I visited he'd practiced and whooped me to Kingdom Come. He whoops me again every time we visit. Thus, I am hesitant to join and get whooped again - but of course I will, once I get the game.

I've joined all three. ^.^

@James how do we know how much room is left for those communities. I heard the limit is 100,000

Bought the game and played two cups while coming back to home, I'll join these communities soon

EDIT: I've joined now, I'm using the same name as here

Guys, no need to worry about this group hitting 100,000 members within a few days — we're not quite that popular yet!

However as users can create up to 8 communities if these do fill up I will happily set up mirrors

I'm currently sitting in my room waiting for dad to wake up so he can drive me to GameStop. I'll join all of them as soon as I come home with it.

cant wait, i have to go to church but right after ill be going to get mario kart 7

I can't wait!!!

I'me already planning to join the NL online clan when I get the game!

what are the numbers up to now James?
I'm curious to see just how many people have joined these past few days

Once I get the game I will join! Probably for christmas.

I'm picking up a copy later this week, and I'll definitely join then! Thanks for setting these up. I know everyone's saying they'll get creamed, but I'll definitely be the one getting creamed!

I joined. I go by Luke on 3DS.

I am in I am ORB

Hey James it looks like everyone wants to join the 150cc all items. But I was thinking that if that all fills up today with the NA launch how will the people getting their game at Christmas join. I think you guys at NL should make another set of communities around Christmas so that everyone gets a chance to join!

I go by Carlos in the game so I'll see you guys(and gals) online.

I'm in! My in-game name is Ben, and I usually race as Shy Guy, but sometimes as Toad.

I just got in All Items, "Thierry" in-game name

Im Charliechin. Im from Spain!

Hi everyone! For those out there who are a little rusty at Mario Kart I created a community called, "Amateur Hour" and its all items and at 100cc.

The code is: 45-7242-2203-2095

I got it its amazing. wil add you guys after work

Yay, I'm in.

I will join soon soon as i get a 3DS

im in ill most likley be yoshi or shy guy my names Brian hope to see you guys racing in all items

@sak904: you need to tap the banner at the bottom of the screen when you first load MK7, it'll allow you to configure your StreetPass/SpotPass settings and will save some information to your SD card and whatnot. It has to be accessed that first time before you can use it.

I've joined! I'll go ahead and start racing on here once I'm done getting all three stars. Seeing as I got all 50cc three stars, it shouldn't take long 'til you start seeing me, Ray, on the racing street against you guys!

All items joined, because Mario Kart's just not Mario Kart without 'em.

Sigh, it will take 2 more weeks to get this game

Great im the only one in NLife Go Boom, anyone tryna join right now so we can see who gets the top spot?

Our community will not fill up!

Guys, a lot of you are worried that we'll hit 100,000 members before you get a chance to join our community. This is almost never going to happen: the Mario Cup is pre-installed in the game and last I looked has about 25,000 members!

Relax; you will not be left out in the cold. There is plenty of room for everybody

Cheers!

hi to all Nintendo fans i am new to this but i am geting a 3ds for christmas so i am looking forword to playing Mario games as i love Mario

Do we have any good battle communities? I'd be up for that

this is a failure, nobody is playing in those communities