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Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit -Mario Set - Nintendo Switch
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- Use your Nintendo Switch system to control a real-life Mario Kart
- Create a course in your home by placing gates and watch the race come to life on screen in augmented reality
- The kart will react as you boost, hit items and drift around the course
- Unlock in-game environments, gates, costumes and more as you play
- Up to 4 players can race around the house together (additional games, systems and karts required; sold separately)
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ASIN | B08H9KGMWK |
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Release date | October 16, 2020 |
Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #6,871 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #618 in Nintendo Switch Games |
Product Dimensions | 16 x 5 x 7 inches; 5 ounces |
Type of item | Video Game |
Rated | Everyone |
Item model number | HACRRMAAA |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Item Weight | 5 ounces |
Manufacturer | Nintendo |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included) |
Date First Available | September 3, 2020 |
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Control a real-life Mario Kart with Nintendo Switch and watch it come to life in the game.
Race a real-world Mario Kart through your home. Use the Nintendo Switch system to control your kart and watch as it reacts to what's happening in the game as you boost and drift to victory. Your in-home course comes to life on-screen with a view from right behind the driver's seat.
Turn your home into a Mario Kart course of your design
Place gates and customize courses in the real world, then see them come alive with different in-game environments like jungles and snowscapes and obstacles like Piranha Plants. Use objects from around the house to customize your courses, then watch the game, transform your home into the Mario Kart world.
Zoom around the house with up to three friends
Bring along some friends to race around your custom course in Custom Race or Grand Prix! Just make sure each player has their own Nintendo Switch system, the Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit game and a Mario kart or Luigi kart.
The magic of augmented of reality doesn't just mean you'll see your course and opponents come alive on screen. Hit a boost in the game? Watch as your real-life Mario Kart speeds up. Get hit by a Green Shell? Look out, because your kart will slow down! If you're worried about straying too far from the course, Smart Steering will help guide you along.
The races you progress through in Grand Prix mode are varied-the windy environment might push your kart to the side, while the in-game Piranha Plant gate will bite you if you pass the wrong side. As you play, you'll unlock more speed settings, costumes, and more. These can all be used to create your custom course. Even Rainbow Road makes an appearance!
Custom course materials not included. Additional games, systems and karts required for multiplayer mode. Systems and karts sold separately. Game download required and available as a free download on Nintendo eShop. Nintendo Switch Lite plays all games that support handheld mode.
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The world of Mario Kart is racing into yours
Control a real-life Mario Kart with Nintendo Switch and watch it come to life in the game! Use the Nintendo Switch to control your kart and watch it react to what’s happening in-game as you boost to victory. Your in-home course comes to life on-screen with a view from behind the driver’s seat.
Turn your home into a course of your design
Place gates and customize courses in the real world, then see them come alive with different in-game environments like jungles and snowscapes and obstacles like Piranha Plants.
Use objects from around the house to customize your courses and add challenge, then watch the game transform your home into the Mario Kart world.
Zoom around the house with up to three friends
Bring along some friends to race around your custom course in Custom Race or Grand Prix! Just make sure each player has their own Nintendo Switch system, the Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit game and a Mario kart or Luigi kart.
The magic of augmented reality doesn’t just mean you’ll see your course and opponents come alive on screen. Hit a boost in the game? Watch as your real-life Mario Kart speeds up. Get hit by a Green Shell? Look out, because your kart will slow down!
The kart will react as you boost, hit items and drift around the course
Unlock in-game environments, gates, costumes and more as you play
Up to 4 players can race around the house together (additional games, systems and karts required; sold separately)
2020 Nintendo / Velan Studios. Mario Kart and Nintendo Switch are trademarks of Nintendo. 2020 Nintendo.
USA Today - "...a fun, imaginative way to spend time."
Polygon - "...absolutely magical."
The Verge - "...a racing game that's really unlike anything else out there."
GameSpot - "...an engaging, fun new way to experience Mario Kart."
GameXplain - "Mario Kart Live [Home Circuit] is extremely fun to play."
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Customers like the quality and appearance of the video game console. For example, they mention it's fun, a great toy, and a cool gimmick. That said, opinions are mixed on usability and ease of set up.
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Customers like the quality of the video game console. They say it's a great toy and a good experience. Customers also mention that the game is addictive and fun for the family.
"...Great game, the only thing that limits it is the 15 foot distance, which theres no way to extend or compensate...." Read more
"...The “gates” are a sturdy cardboard but I personally think they should have been at least a solid foldable plastic...." Read more
"...The car really goes at a good speed. Even gets boost speed from the ?. Very fun when the cats or dog would be walking by and look like giant monsters..." Read more
"Camera quality is pretty good although you'll have slight glitches if u go under or through things but it takes a bit to adjust then back to playing..." Read more
Customers are impressed with the appearance of the video game console. They say it's really neat, inventive, and clever. Some customers also say it looks very nice and is a great novelty item.
"...I was expecting it be smaller but it’s a really cool gimmick!..." Read more
"...The whole house looks giant. We used toys as obstacles. I drove it under the table and crashed into the legs a bunch and it was fine...." Read more
"...This is one of Nintendo's greatest inventions. Innovative, fun, addicting, the hottest toy on the planet. SOLD OUT EVERYWHERE! LOVE IT!" Read more
"Absolutely amazing! I love VR, I love AR, but this is incredibly inventive and genuinely fun...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the usability of the video game console. Some mention that it works really well, the camera works great, and the connection is easy. However, others say that it was not working well, does not work well on carpets, and is not that usable.
"Works really well, it is super easy to sync and get going...." Read more
"...tip* it doesn't like driving up on rugs from a flat surface gets stuck; use a few plain pieces of notebook paper connecting flat surface to over rug..." Read more
"This product is awesome, my kids love it. If there is anything I would improve it’s the following:..." Read more
"...4. It works best on hard floors and can work on low-pile carpet.Otherwise, it's a blast!" Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of set up. Some mention it's super easy to configure, pair the car to their Switch, and use the game. However, others say that the grand prix maps are fun but a little difficult since it makes real life. They also say that hair removal is a horrible time-consuming task and that it takes awhile to pair.
"Works really well, it is super easy to sync and get going...." Read more
"...It's important to note this thing does not understand physical obstacles..." Read more
"...The game itself you download off nintendo store for free. Syncing the kart is easy, just a simple button press on the kart itself while following on..." Read more
"...It's easy to set up a course and race it. The game will place its own AR obstacles and different track conditions into the one you make...." Read more
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The car is easy to control with the switch, seeing through the camera makes it so you don't have to look at the RC car while driving. The range could be better but with my setup I am not too far.
It feels pretty close to an authentic mario kart experience, you have grand prix's, time trials, kart customization, etc. The environments can change so your home will always have new looks from track to track, and in game obstacles change. The catch is the actual track layout will only change when you feel like changing it, so the track design is dependent on the user.
The battery life for the mario kart RC car is pretty good too, I've forgotten to charge sometimes after a session and it still had half a charge a week later.
1: the range that the karts operates from the switch. Apparently it’s only 5 meters but I think working on extending it would be great.
2: it’s ability to rise over small bumps. I have a small transition piece from my living room to my dining room. The kart was not able to navigate over this and I’m hoping in the future that increasing wheel size or a higher profile would help in this issue.
3. The need for speed. So maybe the creators decided to really limit the speed to decrease the chances of crashing into object but I think this is something we can allow consumers to decide. My kids can handle a faster kart, younger kids may need their speed governed.
4. Two karts, one switch. If you, like me, own own switch for multiple kids to share, then you have to know that you can only purchase one kart per switch. I desperately wanted to buy a Mario and a Luigi, one per child, to go with this but unfortunately I will not be purchasing an extra switch just for this. If the ability to purchase multiple karts for one switch existed, that would be awesome.
I know I’m being picky but because I love this product so much, I would love to see these improvements in order to maximize the experience.
When playing game, you're limited to the kart being within 15 feet of the console. You can be a room away or through a hallway, but if you start approaching the 15 foot mark, it literally hits a deadzone spot and gives you connection errors and half connects...so it's like dialup for the time you're out of the 15ft or close to it, then instantly when back reconnects strongly. I think this is a huge limitation. Would be nice to have a way to extend that distance with a switch extender or something could plug in another room or down the hall.
Great game, the only thing that limits it is the 15 foot distance, which theres no way to extend or compensate. Most people don't have huge clear rooms, so using multiple connected rooms is helpful, but then the 15ft limitation gets in the way.
Also, we need more players. They really should have made the drivers removable so that Peach and Toad and others could be placed behind the wheel. Maybe in the future?
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So all in all the package being in japanese shouldn't matter. But not being a NS-user I'm quite at unease here. This is supposed to be a present for my nephew and now I can worry bleeding till christmas where only then we'll find out if the japanese Mariocard will work with the european NS or if 'llI have to refund.
Haven’t had to much luck with the assistive steering, but we can make the courses easier for my youngest anyway.