mario kart

Search results for mario kart

 Zachary Berry

Registration for “Mario Kart Tour” Beta Testing Is Now Open

Registration for “Mario Kart Tour” Beta Testing Is Now Open

Be one of the first to play this mobile version of "Mario Kart"

Over the years, the Mario Kart series of racing games have appeared on a wide range of video game consoles, from the Super Nintendo Entertainment System to the recent Nintendo Switch. Now, Nintendo is preparing to release a mobile version of Mario Kart called Mario Kart Tour, and you could potentially get a chance to […]

 The News Wheel

Real-Life Mario Kart Racing Comes to Ohio

Real-Life Mario Kart Racing Comes to Ohio

Mario Kart fans in Ohio will be thrilled to hear of a new event set for next year. Mushroom Rally, a traveling go-kart race event, is scheduled to arrive in Cincinnati and Columbus. While the event committee has yet to announce specific dates, we do know that it will happen sometime in early 2019. Participants will […]

 Zachary Berry

The 6 Most Bizarre “Mario Kart” Rip-Offs

The 6 Most Bizarre “Mario Kart” Rip-Offs

In a sea of video games that borrow heavily from the signature "Mario Kart" style, these six stand out as the strangest

The Mario Kart series of racing games is considered to be one of the most iconic and popular video game franchises of all time. The first Mario Kart game, Super Mario Kart, made its debut back in 1992, and Nintendo has been adding titles to the franchise ever since. With all that success comes imitators, […]

 Zachary Berry

Monopoly and Mario Kart Combine for Monopoly Gamer: Mario Kart Edition

Monopoly and Mario Kart Combine for Monopoly Gamer: Mario Kart Edition

Heated rivalries are sure to emerge while playing the aptly-named board game

Mario Kart is one of the world’s most popular video games, while Monopoly remains one of the world’s most popular board games. Due to the inherent competitiveness of both games, rivalries can form between even the best of friends when they race to either complete the third lap or pass “Go.” Therefore, the competition is […]

 Zachary Berry

Google and Nintendo Bring Mario Kart to Google Maps for Mario Day

Google and Nintendo Bring Mario Kart to Google Maps for Mario Day

Beginning March 10, Mario fans will be able to embark on a journey with their favorite Italian plumber while using Google Maps

Nintendo icon Mario is a man of many talents. Not only is he a plumber, but he’s also talented at tennis, Olympic sports, and, perhaps most famously, go-karting, as demonstrated throughout the Mario Kart series of games. Mario is now getting ready to take his automotive antics to the streets, at least virtually, thanks to a […]

 The News Wheel

It’s Official: Nintendo Is Bringing Mario Kart to iPhone and Android Devices by March 2019

It’s Official: Nintendo Is Bringing Mario Kart to iPhone and Android Devices by March 2019

’90s kids can relish in the fact that their favorite decade is making a comeback. Mario Kart is officially coming to your smartphone. While some Missouri residents have been able to get their Mario Kart fix by playing real-life Mario Kart in Branson , the majority of us have been wishing Mario Kart had a […]

 The News Wheel

There’s More Real-Life “Mario Kart” in Panama City Beach

There’s More Real-Life “Mario Kart” in Panama City Beach

Remember a few months back when we found a place to play real-life Mario Kart in Branson, Missouri? Well, we found another one—this time in Panama City Beach, Florida. Race City is located on Front Beach Road in Panama City Beach, which runs right along the water of the Gulf Coast, giving Race City’s Mario Kart-esque race […]

 The News Wheel

Real-Life Mario Kart Exists in Branson, Missouri

Real-Life Mario Kart Exists in Branson, Missouri

It’s every ’90s kid’s dream come true. Mario Kart—in real life. Apparently, it’s existed for a long time now and Missouri residents have been selfishly keeping it to themselves. In Branson, Missouri, there is an amusement park called The Track Family Fun Parks. While they have many different types of attractions, including a Ferris wheel […]

 The News Wheel

Check Out Target’s New Look for the Release of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Check Out Target’s New Look for the Release of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

If you plan on venturing to a Target store sometime over the next week or so, you’ll probably notice things look a little different than usual. That’s because the retail giant is redecorating to celebrate the impending launch of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for Nintendo Switch (while actively trying to restock the popular game consoles […]

 Timothy Moore

Top 5 Best Mario Kart Wii Courses: A Definitive Ranking

Top 5 Best Mario Kart Wii Courses: A Definitive Ranking

Mario Kart Wii may have come out nearly ten years ago in 2008 (this sentence has already made me feel old), but it is still my favorite version of Mario Kart, which originally launched in 1992 (and now I’m ancient) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). Since Mario Kart Wii’s arrival on the scene, […]

 Patrick Grieve

Heroic Hackers Turn Chevy Volt Into Mario Kart 64 Arcade Machine

Heroic Hackers Turn Chevy Volt Into Mario Kart 64 Arcade Machine

Recently, I discovered that the arcade bar near my apartment has “Mario Kart Arcade GP 2,” an arcade machine version of the classic go-kart racing game that allows up to two players to compete against one another as classic Mario (or, weirdly, Pac-Man) characters. As someone who has only ever played console versions of Mario Kart, […]

 Caitlin Moran

Real-Life Mario Kart Racers Terrorize Security in London Mall

Real-Life Mario Kart Racers Terrorize Security in London Mall

VIDEO: Mario and Company Take Over a London Mall Growing up in the ’90s made Mario Kart an essential part of my childhood. Though I was always delegated to the less loved parts since I was the youngest in my family (hello, my name is Toad), it didn’t diminish my love for the game any […]

 The News Wheel

World’s Greatest Dad Builds Son a Mario Kart Nursery

World’s Greatest Dad Builds Son a Mario Kart Nursery

The title of “World’s Greatest Dad” is a hotly contested honor. There are a lot of fathers out there with coffee mugs or t-shirts that declare a right to the crown, yet many are mere pretenders to the throne. But reddit user troymcklure (real name Wes) may just be the genuine thing. Why? Because Wes […]

 The News Wheel

Witness This Mad Max, Mario Kart Mash Up Video

Witness This <em>Mad Max</em>, <em>Mario Kart</em> Mash Up Video

Director George Miller’s gas-guzzling masterpiece Mad Max: Fury Road is probably the best action film of at least the last decade. Similarly, Mario Kart is probably the best college drinking game of, well, ever. What would happen if you combined these two towering achievements, which both represent the pinnacle of their respective mediums? Well, you […]

 The News Wheel

5 Karts from Mario Kart 8 That We Wish Were Real

5 Karts from Mario Kart 8 That We Wish Were Real

Mario Kart has been an enormously successful video game franchise for Nintendo ever since the first title in the series, Super Mario Kart, hit the shelves in 1992. The saga puts various characters from the Mario world – branching from the old, like Mario, Luigi, and Peach, to the new, like Wendy, Rosalina, and Metal […]

 The News Wheel

Nerd Alert: There Will Be Three Mercedes-Benz in Mario Kart 8

Nerd Alert: There Will Be Three Mercedes-Benz in Mario Kart 8

Want to know a really great way to piss off nearly the entire fan base of a popular video game franchise? Cross-branding! Mercedes likely felt prickles of flames dancing at their neck back in late May when they announced that their GLA would soon be appearing in Mario Kart 8 as DLC. That such a […]

 Kyle Johnson

There Will Be a Mercedes-Benz GLA in Mario Kart 8

There Will Be a Mercedes-Benz GLA in Mario Kart 8

When one thinks of Mario Kart, one thinks of a lot of things. Childhood nostalgia. Evenings huddled around the television with your closest friends. The all-consuming rage that accompanies being nailed by a blue shell and denied victory in the grand championship-deciding race at Bowser’s Castle. The regret you feel as you sheepishly march up […]

 The News Wheel

Norwegian Cruise Line to Have 3 Ships with Go-Kart Tracks

Norwegian Cruise Line to Have 3 Ships with Go-Kart Tracks

Contemporary cruise ships are known for being floating entertainment centers. From wave pools and rock-climbing walls to zip lines and skydiving simulators, there’s definitely an activity for everyone on most of these vessels. If you’re planning your next trip with Norwegian Cruise Line, you’ll soon have one more activity to enjoy: go-karting. It’s just one […]

1 2 3 4