Mario Kart 7

Mario Kart 7
North American packaging artwork
Developer(s)	Nintendo EAD Retro Studios
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Kosuke Yabuki
Producer(s)	Hideki Konno Yasuyuki Oyagi
Designer(s)	Yoshihisa Morimoto Tom Ivey
Programmer(s)	Yusuke Shiraiwa Tim Little
Artist(s)	Masaaki Ishikawa Ryan Powell
Composer(s)	Kenta Nagata Satomi Terui
Series	Mario Kart
Platform(s)	Nintendo 3DS
Release	JP: 1 December 2011 EU: 2 December 2011 AU: 3 December 2011 NA: 4 December 2011
Genre(s)	Kart racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Mario Kart 7^[a] is a 2011 kart racing video game developed by Nintendo EAD in cooperation with Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. As with the previous games in the Mario Kart series, players participate in racing on various Mario-themed tracks, playing as one of seventeen different Mario characters. While racing, the players make use of power-up items that either assist their character or hinder opposing characters. New additions to the game include hang-gliding attachments for karts, the ability to drive underwater, the ability to drive in first person, and the ability to fully customize the vehicles' builds. The game supports both local and online multiplayer for up to eight players. The game was a critical and commercial success, becoming the best-selling game on the Nintendo 3DS with over 18.98 million copies sold worldwide.
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