Trivia / Mario Kart 7

• Creator's Apathy: According to Retro Studios environment artist Ted Anderson in a podcast interview, when Retro Studios was brought on to assist in the game's development and make tracks, he stated that many of the devs weren't exactly thrilled about it intially, as they didn't want to work on a Mario Kart game. The fact that he used the word "intially" does suggest they became more excited about it more time, but it is unclear as to what caused the shift.
• Christmas Rushed: While the game was well-received overall and played very well, there were still some game-breaking glitches that went unnoticed until after release, and the infamous exclusion of Waluigi was cited as being due to time constraints surrounding the Christmas release date.
• Killer App: Is this for the Nintendo 3DS alongside Super Mario 3D Land and not only did it help save the system, but it's also the best selling game on the system.
• What Could Have Been:
  • The fake item box and Mega Mushroom items from previous games were planned to make a comeback according to leftover files in the game, however they were left unused in the final game.
  • According to Producer Yasuyuki Oyagi, Waluigi was planned to appear in the game as per usual, however time constraints surrounding the Christmas release date caused him to get cut out.
• Working Title: This game was known as "CTRDash" internally, not to be confused with Crash Team Racing.

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