Mario Kart 7

Mario Kart 7 for the Nintendo 3DS is a video game announced by Nintendo on March 23, 2010 and later shown in the form of a non-interactive demo on June 15, 2010, at E3 2010. Confirmed courses have been shown in early screenshots, one if which is based on Wuhu Island from Wii Sports Resort. Maple Treeway, Luigi's Mansion and Airship Fortress have all been confirmed to appear in the game. Other features include the ability to customise your Karts down to selecting the size and design of the wheel, the ability to glide in the air, and race underwater using propellers at the back of your vehicle. Hideki Konno confirmed that the game would utilize the system's StreetPass capabilities. At the Nintendo 3DS Conference on September 13, 2011 (Japan time), Waluigi Pinball and DK Pass from Mario Kart DS, and Kalimari Desert from Mario Kart 64 was also confirmed as a retro track. Since then, screenshots have confirmed SNES Mario Circuit 2, N64 Luigi Raceway, and GBA Bowser Castle 1 as retro courses. In total, 9 retro courses have been confirmed, leaving 7 to be revealed, assuming there are only 16.

Confirmed Characters

 * Mario
 * Luigi
 * Princess Peach
 * Yoshi
 * Bowser
 * Donkey Kong
 * Koopa Troopa
 * Toad
 * Mii
 * Wario
 * Princess Daisy
 * Rosalina
 * Shy Guy

New Characters

 * Lakitu
 * Metal Mario

Items

 * Banana Peel / Triple Banana Peel
 * Blooper
 * Green Shell / Triple Green Shells
 * Red Shell / Triple Red Shells
 * Mushroom / Triple Mushroom
 * Golden Mushroom
 * Spiny Shell
 * Bullet Bill
 * Star
 * Bob-omb
 * Lightning
 * Coin

New Items

 * Fire Flower
 * Super Leaf
 * The Number 7

Courses

 * The Peach Castle with Cherry Trees and also a Mushroom Trampoline.
 * Wuhu Island the long track like from Wii Sports Resort & Pilotwings Resort.
 * The Demo Played Track with Pipes.
 * The Demo Played Track with Cheep-Cheeps.
 * The Demo Played Track that looks like Donkey Kong Country Returns.
 * The Track that has Windmills like in Holland.
 * The Ice Track and with Comet Observatory cameo.
 * The Mushroom Track is a bit like Arabian Nights.
 * A Bowser Castle-like track, where is rainy outside.
 * A track that resembles Pinna Park. It has a Blue Toad Parade Balloon in it.

Retro Courses

 * SNES Mario Circuit 2
 * N64 Luigi Raceway
 * N64 Kalimari Desert
 * GBA Bowser Castle 1
 * DS Airship Fortress
 * DS Luigi's Mansion
 * DS Waluigi Pinball
 * DS DK Pass
 * Wii Maple Treeway