Nintendo - Real-life Mario Kart Delivery

From the Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
Nintendo - Real-life Mario Kart Delivery
Thumbnail of "Nintendo - Real-life Mario Kart Delivery".
Platform YouTube
Upload date March 1, 2012[1]

"Nintendo - Real-life Mario Kart Delivery" is a promotional video published on Nintendo of America's official YouTube channel in 2012. The video shows the delivery of a life-size version of Mario's Standard Kart as it appears in Mario Kart 7 to the winner of a contest held by GameStop. The kart was made by West Coast Customs and later exhibited at the LA Auto Show, which is shown in a video published later on (titled "Nintendo - Mario Kart 7 Behind-the-Scenes Video").

Synopsis[edit]

The video was shot in Clarksville, Tennessee. David Young provides an introduction, stating that Nintendo is there to give Nate Staley, the winner of the contest, the life-sized replica of Mario's Standard Kart. Footage of the kart being wheeled out of a truck backward is then shown, with David behind the wheel. The video then cuts to David holding both a Nintendo 3DS and a large key with the Mario Kart 7 logo on it, stating that it is the "honorary key" to the kart. Footage of an unknown actor dressed in a full-body Mario costume knocking on Nate's door is then shown, over which David narrates that Mario "came out for the occasion". Once Nate opens the door, Mario waves to him. Nate asks Mario what is happening. In response to this, Mario gestures outside. Nate walks outside, after which he notices the kart, expresses surprise, and sits behind the wheel.

After this, the video cuts to footage of an interview with Scott Voinovich, the Director of Business Development at West Coast Customs. Scott states that this is an "entirely different world" from West Coast Customs' other custom car projects. As Scott speaks, a clip of David and Nate looking at the kart is shown, followed by a clip of Mario using the kart's Glider in-game, followed by a clip panning over the kart. As these clips are shown, Scott states that it was "interesting" to take a concept from a video game and turn it into a functioning vehicle. The video then cuts to an interview with Rob Henderson, the PowerUp Rewards manager for GameStop. He mentions how members of the PowerUp Rewards program, upon entering in one of GameStop's contests, have the potential to win a prize such as this. As he speaks, footage of Nate standing by the kart and holding the key is shown. Following this, the group stands together in one shot with the kart, waving goodbye to the viewer.

References[edit]

  1. ^ March 1, 2012. Nintendo - Real-life Mario Kart Delivery. Nintendo of America. Retrieved April 14, 2026.