expiredBBQchicken | Staff posted Jul 26, 2021 09:57 AM
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expiredBBQchicken | Staff posted Jul 26, 2021 09:57 AM
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit for Nintendo Switch (Mario or Luigi Set) $75 + Free Shipping
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As usual, Nintendo did a really poor job of advertising this product or I think it'd be a top seller among switch accessories if not kids toys in general. There is one major downside:
You must have one (1) Nintendo Switch console per car. The car and the Nintendo switch are attached using a direct wifi connection meaning that only one car per console is supported and while you play the game your Switch console is actually disconnected from the internet and using wifi for the local connection to the car.
That caveat aside, it's an awesome toy. Also should be noted that it works better with the Switch in handheld mode than it does in the dock due to the direct wifi connection. The dock seems to disrupt the signal enough to make it unplayable if you get too far away from the dock. The nice thing about handheld mode is the kids can kind of follow the car around to some extent to keep a solid connection, though just sitting or standing anywhere in the same or next room has given a good enough connection to play.
If anyone has any questions let me know and I'll try to keep an eye on the thread. I purchased a Mario and Luigi set last time they were close to this price and I ultimately gifted them both to friends' kids because they'll get a lot more replay value out of it than I will at home, but it was really fun to play with for a few hours by myself as an adult too and it provided a couple hours of distraction and exercise for my lazy kitty too!
Honestly great idea but the thought of paying $75 for what amounts to a cheap remote control car is offensive to me. I get that it's using mario characters and I don't mind a little rise in price but this seems to be a really cheap toy sold for the brand name. Reminds me of the game inside mario odyssey where we had to control the mini racing game. I really like it but my thoughts are that I could get a super expensive remote control car for $75 for my kids. It might not be mario but for $75.. I think I can find products that will give more. I personally feel $50 is more reasonable (MSRP). They likely recycled mario CGI for software development just bc it seems very simple in application.
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