Mario Kart 7 shortcuts removed via patch
Nintendo has announced it will patch Mario Kart 7 to eliminate three unintended shortcuts in multiplayer modes.
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Nintendo has announced it will patch Mario Kart 7 to eliminate three unintended shortcuts in multiplayer modes.
In ye oldene dayes, if a console game was broken, it was stuck that way forever. Or, in the case of the Nintendo 3DS, in ye moderne dayes too. Not for much longer, though, as the handheld is getting support for game patches in a firmware update this week.
The 3DS Ambassador Game Boy Advance games are now live and available for download on the eShop.
Nintendo has announced the full line-up of 3DS Ambassador GBA games. Ten titles will be available to early adopters starting this Friday.
Mario Kart 7 program director Yusuke Shiraiwa talks about the design philosophy behind bringing coins back to the series, and the challenges he faced hitting 60 FPS in a 3D game.
Mario Kart series producer Hideki Konno has revealed that production on Mario Kart 7 stalled when it became necessary for Nintendogs + Cats to be completed for the Nintendo 3DS launch.
We get a look at the 3DS "Join Game" feature through the first game to use it, Mario Kart 7.
Mario Kart 7 isn't changing up the series formula in any drastic ways, and that's intentional. Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto says the series is "pretty stable" and doesn't need large evolutionary leaps.
Nintendo's Satoru Iwata explains that some 3DS delays have been intentional, to keep them out of the overcrowded holiday season and give them their best chance for sales.
Nintendo outlined the online, StreetPass, and SpotPass features for Mario Kart 7 today, along with teasing some of the new and classic courses for the kart racer.