Mario Kart 7

Mario Kart (tentative title) is an upcoming racing game in development for the Nintendo 3DS. It the ninth installment of the Mario Kart series and the third on a handheld console. The game's release date is yet to be confirmed. In the game, players will be able to exchange Ghost Data and play online in multiplayer mode.

Playable

 * Mario
 * Luigi

Other

 * Miis
 * Grand Goombas

Confirmed Items

 * Banana Peel
 * Blooper
 * Green Shell

Confirmed Tracks
Only three tracks have been confirmed.
 * Unnamed tarmac race course. Peach's Castle appears here. Cherry blossom trees, and mushroom trampolines from Mushroom Gorge in Mario Kart Wii also appear in it.
 * Wuhu Island, a place that also appears in Wii Fit, Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit Plus and Pilotwings Resort. The course even has a remix of Wii Sport Resort's main theme.
 * Unnamed mountainous course with pipes and incoming boulders. It greatly resembles the pipe beta course, dokan_course from Mario Kart DS. There is also a forest in the course.

References to other Games

 * Mario Kart 64: A portion of the Mario Kart 3DS main theme (or circuit theme) has a metal remix of this game's title screen theme.
 * Wii Fit, Wii Sports Resort, and Pilotwings Resort: Wuhu Island returns as a racetrack, following the same course as the 'Around the Island' cycling track in Wii Sports Resort. A metal remix of the aforementioned game's main theme is also featured.