Topic: Mario kart 7 Discussion

Mario Kart 7 looks awesome. A little boring that it seems like the glider and propeller are the only two add-ons we'll get though. I would have liked it if they went a little further with the customization stuff.

But I love the idea of Lakitu as a playable character, that's awesome. Metal Mario is cool to but that felt more like a metal power up when I first saw it in the trailer. But cool nonetheless.The online is probably gonna be solid, seems like they are improving on the Mario Kart Wii system which worked great. So I'm happy about that. Mario Kart is so much fun when you can play against others.

And I want missions back soooo bad. They where so much fun in Mario kart DS.

The only thing I want from Mario Kart 7 is a demo before it comes out.
That would be win.

No, after it comes out of course.

I love Kalimari Desert and Maple Treeway, Koopa Kape, and Grumble Volcano are my favorite tracks

Can't believe Rosalina and tricks are returning either

Anyword on if the online interface is simlar to that of mkwii?

Also was hoping for more upgrades and maybe a course editor of some kind.

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http://au.ign.com/videos/2011/09/13/mario-kart-7-developer-in...

From about 3:20 they talk about online stuffs and show the "searching for players" screen which is identical to Mario Kart Wii

By the way the playable lakitu in mario kart 7 is the red shelled variety. The green shelled lakitu will start the race.

Omg same! You're not alone.

where did you guys get the info on lakitu being a playable character? i can find anything about it

I made a lengthy blog post about all sorts of details in rega...

My source was an interview with Hideki Konno which was put up on YouTube.

EDIT: here's the interview.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icRApm_gXbY

Here's a picture of Lakitu in a cute cloud Kart:

Lakitu is, so far, my favorite addition to the game. I'm more excited over him being in the game than anything else! xD

Thanks @SnoozerBear i like lakitu to. and im sure he will be able to glide a long ways because hes a lakitu

No problem. Actually, it'd be really cool if he could glide farther or faster than other characters. Maybe his Kart is super light or something.

Yeah, most likely his kart will be light and affect gliding. Metal Mario might recover from being blown up faster, and may be quicker underwater.

im really hoping that next to the karts, tires, and gliders there is a stat list what the part does, cause i would hate to actually have to race with every part to see what it does. i haven't seen stats in any of the videos so.. im just hoping it does

This may be a day one purchase for me. Loving the Street Pass and Spot Pass features.

The TGS trailer just looks amazing. I think the Fire Flower is the best new item in a loooooong time. It just looks so fun to use. It reminds me of the 10 straight shooting rockets in Diddy Kong Racing. I wonder if you get a set number of fireballs or a set amount of time before it ends. Cool either way.

Yeah, unlike the Green Shell, getting hit by a fireball just causes you to spin out insteady of flipping over. Hopefully the game isn't too bouncy like MKWii- it felt like the car were all rubber. If it plays like mkDS and Double Dash (physics wise), then I'll be very happy. I'll be using my Mii most of the time

Judging by the recent trailer, when people bump into each other they don't bounce off the way they do in MK Wii. I hated constantly getting bumped off in that game. But then again, I always used a bike, which is lighter than a kart.

I'm quite happy that MK7 only has karts. Bikes were fun, but this is Mario Kart.

Yeah, even with the Kart, you bounce off easily. Hope this game breaks the brokeness that was MKWii with the FunkyKong and Bike combo. Too many of the same. It's bound to happen but it looks like they are trying to balance everything out which is all good.