New details about the upcoming Mario Kart 7 for the 3DS was revealed at the Tokyo Game Show with the main stuff being old courses will return, 2 new characters making their debut as racers in the series, and 8 player racers for both local and online races.
Some of the old or classic race courses will return but this time will have some changes such as underwater sections to take advantage of the new gameplay features of the game.
Some other details revealed include:
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* Two new Characters have been revealed which include Lakitu (WHO IS GOING TO TELL ME WHEN TO GO?!) and Metal Mario.
* You will be able to use Spot and Street pass to exchange ghost data and Friend Codes.
* The Gyroscope can be used to steer your kart (I think we all saw this one coming)
* Finally, online and local multiplayer will support 8 people.
* A first person mode.
* There appears to be new powerups, noticeably the leaf and "lucky 7".
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The game is set for a December 4 release date in North America while UK and Europe gets it earlier on December 2 of this year.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/upda...t-mario-kart-7
Interview with the main producer for the game:
http://www.screwattack.com/trailers/...per-interview/
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