Nintendo never ceases to surprise with a seemingly infinite numbers of ways of transforming its most beloved IP. Hot on the heels of some truly impressive Super Mario Bros. Lego kits comes Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit. The new toy is a clever mashup of real-life RC cars the Nintendo Switch.
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The hybrid portable gaming system utilizes cameras on-board the Mario and Luigi karts to offer an on-screen augmented reality first-person racing experience. There’s a teaser video out now, highlighting the game just below:
Get ready to experience the fun of Mario Kart in the real world! Use your #NintendoSwitch to control a physical Kart & race through custom courses set up in your home! Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is available in a Mario or Luigi set, and launches on 10/16.
pic.twitter.com/dydiND46ad — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) September 3, 2020
As you can see, it offers a familiar Mario Kart feel overlayed on top of your home. There’s a pretty simple set up process involved, with the user spacing out a series of gates to create a circular course — think of it a like a far more fun version of setting up Roomba boundaries. Right now there are only two characters —Mario and Luigi — available for now, each priced at $100. But up to four players can compete with the in-person mode.
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From the videos, at least, it looks like a pretty rich experience right out of the box, combining real world obstacles with familiar characters and environments like snowy levels and Piranha Plant-filled jungles.
Each kits includes one racer, four gates and two sign boards. They go up for pre-order soon and start shipping October 16.
Written by Brian Heater
This news first appeared on https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/03/nintendos-latest-trick-is-turning-the-switch-into-an-rc-controller-for-an-ar-mario-kart-game/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29 under the title “Nintendo’s latest trick is turning the Switch into an RC controller for an AR Mario Kart game”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
