Award for excellenceBest Sales Award Mario Kart 7

General Description

Title Mario Kart 7
Release Dec 1, 2011
Price 4,800yen (tax included)
Platform Nintendo 3DS and 3DS LL
Distributor Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Publisher Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Developer -
URL http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/amkj/
Copyright ©2011 Nintendo

Reason for the Award for Excellence

This title was selected for the award for the operability that allows anyone to play it easily, the lovable individualistic characters, the interesting battles over the network, and the comments from many users about the game is fun to play alone and with friends and family.

Reason for the Best Sales Award

This title was selected for the award for the number of copies sold during the evaluation period.
Since the software was introduced on December 1, 2011, until the end of March this year, it sold 1.62 million copies in Japan and as of the end of June has sold 5.24 million copies worldwide.

Work Introdution

"Mario Cart 7" is the latest in the "Mario Cart" series where Mario and his friends drive racing carts against each other while maneuvering to win.
 
This 7th title in the series expands the race around the world by flying through the air and submerging beneath the ocean.
 
You can also customize your cart by selecting the chassis, tires, and gliders before racing.
 
You can communicate over the Internet as well as with people nearby to allow up to 8 players domestically or overseas to compete against each other.

Comment of the game producer

The overall concept of "Mario Cart" is to enjoy communicating with family and friends while racing.
"Mario Cart 7" is the best developed in this sense.
 
We also made an effort to 3D vision of the Nintendo 3DS to create a natural 3D effect and smooth image display.
 
We would be happy if this allows more people to experience playing 3D games.
 
The entire production staff is very happy to have won this award.
Thank you very much.

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