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#Mario kart 7 3ds games Patch

In fact, Skyward Sword received its own save data patch for a glitch in the form of a downloadable Wii Channel workaround just before Christmas 2011 - something Nintendo was obliged to fix with a little more alacrity as it was a game-ender.

More innocent times, perhaps, but also an early indication that, after initial resistance, Nintendo decided to recognise that not every game is perfect on day one, and that there's no shame in making tweaks post-launch to fix mistakes. It was still a fair race when everyone did it, we suppose, but it sure was silly and against the spirit of the game.

Suddenly this course transformed, as there'd be races where everyone would dive into the water and skip ahead. The internet being what it is, word got around fast and anyone with enough eagerness to read about these things could quickly learn the trick. When this started to happen you'd see a few players disappear into the water and their dots then skip ahead on the radar. Maka Wuhu's glitch was incredibly easy to trigger, as you merely had to drive into the water at a semi-precise point, at which point Lakitu picked you up and dropped you far further along the course - approximately 20 seconds further on. Both of these tracks were on Wuhu Island from Wii Sports Resort, and are actually really charming and enjoyable courses clearly the layout of the tracks led to curious oversights in testing that led to a mini 'crisis' in online play. Humorously, there were two like this, including a harder one on Wuhu Loop, and its far more famous brethren Maka Wuhu. Like a lot of games MK7 had plenty of glitches and crazy skips that speedrunners and enthusiasts could find, but the issue with one skip in particular was that it was far too easy and completely broke a track.

#Mario kart 7 3ds games update

It was one of the first times we could recall Nintendo actually issuing a major update to a game we're aware this is making us sound old. Mario Kart 7 also established another new trend, as it had a couple of glitches / cheats so bad that Nintendo applied a patch to fix them in online play. We even recall the eShop going down on Christmas Day 2011 (which was big news!) as eager new 3DS owners and Mario fans bombarded and crashed the network. There were growing pains, of course, but it was also quite exciting. It was a period with a lot of firsts, then, as 'Nintendo Network' (the predecessor to Nintendo Account / Switch Online) found its feet and brought the big N kicking and screaming into the 21st Century. It had nice little StreetPass and SpotPass features (we still miss them), and let's not forget it was the first MK game that could be downloaded from the eShop, with the 3DS being the first Nintendo system to have retail games available digitally. Online play continued to build on the good work of Mario Kart Wii and added communities, where you could form private lobbies with friends and forum buddies. Assembling your vehicle with three parts made its debut, as did gliders that helped inform some clever course designs.

#Mario kart 7 3ds games series

It also moved the series forward in fun ways. And yes, for some reason a bunch of tracks had different names depending on whether you were in EU or NA, presumably as a result of some sort of localisation turf war. It had some truly excellent tracks (a few of which were revived in Mario Kart 8 / Deluxe), with standouts including Music Park / Melody Motorway, Neo Bowser City / Koopa City, Wario Shipyard / Wario's Galleon, Rock Rock Mountain / Alpine Pass and a Rainbow Road that we prefer to the MK8 equivalent (it's less annoying, anyway). It also helped that Mario Kart 7 was rather good - perhaps not 'best in series' level, but definitely fun either locally or online.

#Mario kart 7 3ds games software

Suddenly a handheld that was initially perceived to be too expensive and lacking in killer apps was neither of those things, and a steady revival towards respectability was underway which would eventually result in one of Nintendo's most enviable software libraries. While Monster Hunter 3 G contributed handily to a late-2011 comeback for 3DS in Japan, the games that joined the price cut for a big push in the West were Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7.