#mods
Now, this is exergaming with a purpose. Modder Brent Smith of Canada rigged an old exercise bike with some sensors, switches, transistors, and the indispensable Arduino microcontroller, turning the whole thing into a Super Nintendo controller for use in Mario Kart. More »
#mariokart
The Mario Kart games have wound up on nearly every Nintendo platform since the wacky combat racer debuted back in 1992, thrilling millions. But this might be the first time that Mario and Luigi have become artisanal delicacies. More »
#culturesmash
The Taj Mahal built in snow? Aizuwakamatsu Castle? Taiwan's National Palace Museum in ice? Meh! (Okay, all these are pretty cool, but stick with me.) The Sapporo Snow Festival isn't only frozen famous landmarks, it also showcases some of the geekiest snow sculptures on Earth. More »
#ohchina
Watch this from across the room, or squinting, and you'll think it's Mario Kart. From the effects to the course design, it is literally Mario Kart Wii. More »
#mariokart
I swear I'm gonna murder Toad. I hate everything about him—his stupid smurfy hat, his dumb little smile, his goofy, perky body language. I despise his goddam Marge Simpson voice, and the way he yells "Rabo!" But most of all, I hate the way the little *crag*er keeps nailing me with blue shells in Mario Kart 7 and snatching my lead away. More »
#mariokart
There's currently a rather clever scam fishing its way through Facebook at the moment, looking to cash in on one of the most popular video game series of all time: the humble Mario Kart. More »
#mariokart
The dudes from Japanese car site Cliccar get out of their boring civvies and got dressed up as Mario and Luigi. Then, they hopped in two street legal X-Karts and took to the avenues and boulevards of Tokyo. More »
#mariokart
By now, you've heard about the new study from Nottingham Trent University that found that playing lots of video games can result in "Game Transfer Phenomena": the real world and the video-game world start to blend together, and gamers begin to see conversation menus during real-life interactions and going for button-prompts to perform real-world actions. More »
With Mario Kart 3DS heading our way this holiday season, the core of the gameplay is essentially set in stone. From what we've seen at E3, this is certainly not a bad thing. Still, if we're going to drop the cash for another Mario Kart outing (especially since Mario Kart DS is still more than satisf...
We've known about the existence of Mario Kart 3DS pretty much since the system was first announced at Nintendo's E3 2010 press conference. Almost a year later, I finally got the opportunity to get my hands on the portable kart racer...
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