Tired of the Brawl hype yet?
No? Either way, the latest issue of Famitsu is chock-full of Mario Kart goodness. For starters, this will be the first Mario Kart to include a mid-air trick system. Pull of a trick correctly, and your character will earn a slight speed boost. With that, I think it’s safe to assume that failing to land a trick will send your character’s face right into the pavement. Ouch.
Players looking to show off their Ricky Carmichael-esque moves online might be pleasantly surprised, as online races will feature 12 player support and what appears to be some sort of global ranking system. Players will also have the option to play as their Mii, although there is no word if this will be supported offline.
Oh, and do you see those red and green controller buttons on the bottom screen (above)? I know that I’m not the only one who wishes to have GameCube controller support for this game, so it’s comforting to see that Nintendo is entertaining this option. Aside from this latest batch of news, a few previously reported pieces of speculation were confirmed: Baby Peach and 32 tracks for racing, with half of them being remakes of older tracks.
You can check out the full scans, partial course listing, and my own little piece of speculation after the break.
NEW:
“Mushroom Cup”
Luigi Circuit
Moo Moo Country
Mushroom Canyon
Toad Factory“Flower Cup”
Mario Circuit – Figure-8 with underpass
Coconuts Mall
DK Snowboard Cross
Wario MinesOLD:
“Shell Cup”
GC Peach Beach
DS Yoshi Falls
SFC Ghost Swamp 2
64 Mario Circuit“Banana Cup”
64 Sherbert Land
GBA Hey Ho Beach
DS Monty Town
GC Waluigi Stadium
One can only hope.
