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Now you can exchange Club Nintendo Coins for games

JC Fletcher — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:00:00 EST

If your home is already full to bursting with Mario paraphernalia, you'll be delighted to learn that you can exchange your Club Nintendo Coins for downloadable games. Nintendo is featuring a rotating selection of WiiWare, Virtual Console, DSiWare, and eShop downloads offered on the North American Club Nintendo site.

Through January 10, your choices include Super Mario Kart (100 Coins), 3D Classics: Xevious (100 Coins), Fluidity (150 Coins), and Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again (150 Coins). In a way, this is really cheap as it trades illusory fun money for games -- but in another way, it's outrageously expensive as said fun money is only acquired through the for-real purchase of multiple games.

Those of you with more space for swag have new reward options as well: three different, adorable Mario notebooks, and a Zelda poster set.

Now you can exchange Club Nintendo Coins for games originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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European Nintendo downloads: Super Mario Kart, Chronos Twins DX

JC Fletcher — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:15:00 EST

We don't even have to try to explain the significance of today's Virtual Console game. It's Super Mario Kart. Well, okay, for our younger audience members: Super Mario Kart is like Mario Kart Wii, but older. Europe's been on a roll recently, first with the Hanabi Festival granting Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and others, and now Super Mario Kart!

DSiWare has four games this week, including the remake of the Amiga Oscar in Movieland and Puzzle to Go Diddl, a jigsaw puzzle game whose title we're doing our very best not to giggle about.

Super Mario Kart (SNES, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
Family Mini Golf (WiiWare, 1-8 players, 500 Wii Points)
Chronos Twins DX (WiiWare, 1 player, 700 Wii Points)
AiRace: Tunnel (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
Oscar in Movieland (DSiWare, 1 player, 800 DSi Points)
Puzzle to Go Diddl (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)
Spaceball Revolution (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)

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New Blur trailer meant to be watched with friends

Ben Gilbert — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:42:00 EST

If you and your buddies were wondering what the upcoming real-life kart racer (with realistic cars), Blur, has to offer in terms of multiplayer content, the latest trailer for the game was made specifically with y'all in mind. Like Super Mario Kart -- the game is often said to be a direct inspiration for Bizarre Creations' latest endeavor -- local split-screen seems to be a prominent component of the multiplayer experience, unlike the online-focused games we're so used to at this point.

Oddly, though, the trailer speaks repeatedly of the "social" aspect of the game, while no mention whatsoever of any online components are made (and what of that multiplayer beta, eh?). We're not exactly flummoxed quite yet though, as Blur still only has a "2010" release window and we've hardly seen it since last year's PAX Prime. That could always be, though, that, you know, we missed it. It is a blur, after all.

Gallery: Blur

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VC in Brief: Super Mario Kart (SNES), A Boy and His Blob (NES)

David Hinkle — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:15:00 EST

This week's Virtual Console update is delicious on two different fronts. For one, it's delicious in that we wish we could have some of those jelly beans the Blob in A Boy and His Blob is snacking on -- well, except for the ketchup ones. Even we don't like those!

Secondly, it's delicious because ... uh, we may not have thought that far ahead, But, hey, Super Mario Kart! Have you been adequately distracted from our mental lapse? Check out the video above!

Super Mario Kart (SNES, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)

Every week, we like to check out what's new on the Virtual Console. We offer these videos as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in question. We also toss in our own two cents because we're pushy jerks like that.

VC in Brief: Super Mario Kart (SNES), A Boy and His Blob (NES) originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NintendoWare Weekly: Bit.Trip Void, Super Mario Kart, A Boy and His Blob

JC Fletcher — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST

Nintendo celebrates Thanksgiving by dropping a massive feast onto the table of every Wii and DSi owner in North America. The next Bit.Trip game is now available on WiiWare, DSiWare receives another heaping serving of Electroplankton, and Virtual Console welcomes ... Super Mario Kart. We guess when Nintendo said "by year's end" it meant "next week." See the full, seasonally appropriate bounty after the break.

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Report: Mario Kart, Pilotwings and Smash Bros. coming to Virtual Console by year's end

Griffin McElroy — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:30:00 EST

Gamespot is reporting that Nintendo revealed to them that a few oft-requested classic titles will be added to the Virtual Console within the coming weeks. According to the report, the festivities will kick off this coming Monday, when Super Mario Kart (which has been available in Japan for approximately forever) will be added to the storefront for the standard price of 800 Wii Points ($8).

Later in the holiday season, Nintendo will also reportedly drop the original Pilotwings onto the platform, then shortly after that, will also toss Super Smash Bros. into the mix. No prices have been announced for these two titles, but according to the Gamespot article, both will be released by the end of the year. That's just great. It's not like we're already drowning in huge, time-draining blockbusters. Now we've got to start perfecting our drifting and shell-flinging once again. We appreciate the gesture, Nintendo -- but your timing is rotten.

Report: Mario Kart, Pilotwings and Smash Bros. coming to Virtual Console by year's end originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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VC/WiiWare Tuesday: Super Mario Kart and ... streaming game music

JC Fletcher — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EST

We were all set to gush over Super Mario Kart and the promise of some charmingly retro party gaming (for two players at a time, of course, which we suppose is part of the retro charm), but Gust disrupted our plans by releasing something on WiiWare that is weird and ill-advised enough to demand our attention. Game Sound Station is a subscription-based music streaming service available on WiiWare -- almost exclusively for listening to Gust game soundtracks. If you'd like to pay for a week of unlimited Atelier and Ar Tonelico game music, here's your chance!

The other WiiWare game, peakvox escape virus, is sort of a Snake crossed with Geometry Wars experience. As a DNA codon, you pick up other DNA around a level to form a chain, carefully navigating your increasingly long chain around enemy viruses. The game has a variety of other modes, including one that turns it into a shooter.

Virtual Console:

Super Mario Kart (Super Famicom, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
Assault (Arcade, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)

WiiWare:

Game Sound Station (1 player, 1,000 Wii Points)
peakvox escape virus (1 player, 500 Wii Points)

VC/WiiWare Tuesday: Super Mario Kart and ... streaming game music originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Super Mario Kart races onto Japan's Virtual Console next month

JC Fletcher — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:05:00 EST

The lineup of Virtual Console games heading to Japan next month is fairly light. But we suspect that won't matter at all because it includes Super Mario Kart. Super Mario Kart plus any quantity of other games seems like a nice month! Oh, especially since it also includes Final Fantasy II, which, unfortunately, we don't expect to see on our own Virtual Console.

Other games include another Famicom entry in the Jake Hunter series, adorable Wagyan Land and Mappy sequels from Namco, and the original arcade versions of Altered Beast (!) and Golden Axe (!!).

Famicom:

Tantei Jinguuji Saburo: Toki no Sugiyuki Mama Ni
Final Fantasy II

Super Famicom:

Super Wagyan Land (out June 2)
Super Mario Kart

Virtual Console Arcade

Altered Beast (out June 2)
Golden Axe
Hopping Mappy (out June 2)

Super Mario Kart races onto Japan's Virtual Console next month originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 29 May 2009 18:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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OFLC ratings suggest VC release for Pilotwings, Super Mario Kart

JC Fletcher — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:15:00 EST

The OFLC website is back after being hacked, with the Australian ratings organization taking the opportunity to redesign it. Luckily, it's still revealing unannounced games!

The database has two new listings for classic Nintendo franchises that, really, should already be on the Virtual Console: Pilotwings and Super Mario Kart. We've actually booted up the Wii Shop more than once hoping to buy Super Mario Kart after forgetting that only the N64 game is available on Virtual Console, not the original.

Also of interest: Picturebook Games: A Pop-Up Adventure!, which must be Nintendo's original WiiWare board game adventure, Asoberu Ehon Tobida-Sugoroku!, and You, Me, and the Cubes, which is clearly Kenji Eno's WiiWare puzzler Kimi to Boku to Rittai.
[Via GoNintendo]

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Friday Video: A drive down Mario Kart Memory lane

David Hinkle — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:00:00 EST

Filed under: Friday Video

Now this is an old one. How many of you can remember this classic ad, utilizing the "SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!" voiceover guy? Did you know that the karts found in Mario Kart have two speeds? Fast and WAY TOO FAST! Ah, classic commercials, it doesn't get much better than that.

Each week, our Friday Video segment takes a look at the gaming landscape online and brings forth an interesting video that (hopefully) gets the dialog started. Past entries have included a look at Mario on the PS2 (what?) and some of Nintendo's other marketing attempts.

Friday Video: A drive down Mario Kart Memory lane originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sixteen years of Mario Kart

Alisha Karabinus — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fan stuff, Screens, Features

It's been nearly two decades since Super Mario Kart, and in that time, the five console releases have turned Mario's hobby into a powerhouse franchise in its own right. And no matter where you started in the series, be it with Super Mario Kart or Mario Kart: Double Dash, you've probably already noticed that the old adage applies here: the more things change, the more they stay the same.

We're kicking off a week of everything Mario Kart with an overall look at the franchise, with an emphasis on old familiar faces and places. Reappearing characters, recurring tracks, and our oldest memories with the series: you'll find it all right here.

Looking to stay spoiler-free? Only very basic information is revealed about Mario Kart Wii, near the end of the gallery.


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Mario Kart parody took forever to make, was completely worth it

Candace Savino — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:00:00 EST

Filed under: Video

We're all anticipating Mario Kart's release on the Wii. It may still be a while before we can fulfill all our Go-Karting (or should we say motorcycling) needs, but at least we can have a good laugh in the meantime. That's why we recommend that you watch this parody of the franchise's SNES original, titled "Super Manrio Kart." The folks behind this stop-motion film made if for an animation class, and all we have to say is, they better have gotten an A. It doesn't have a guy in a Princess Peach costume, but it's still fun, nonetheless.

[Via GeekStir]

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