Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Drive a real camera-equipped kart around your home while following its view on screen. Place gates to create your own circuit, where virtual item hits affect the physical vehicle.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.1 / 10
About this game
Place the gates around an indoor play space, then drive through them in order to register a circuit. You steer a real kart using the live view from its camera, turning the room itself into the setting for a race. Virtual environments and hazards decorate the route, and an item hit can bring the physical kart to a stop. Grand Prix races provide coins that unlock outfits, kart appearances and horns. Time Trial shifts the goal to improving a lap on your own layout, with players able to take turns using one kart. Rearranging the gates changes the course; the dedicated kart hardware and a level indoor surface are part of the setup.
Collected in series
Super Mario is Nintendo’s platform-adventure series, first launched in 1985. Mario and his friends leap through the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond, exploring colorful worlds and tackling playful challenges. Mushrooms, coins, pipes and surprising power-ups make every adventure full of discoveries.
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A race-building toy for players who enjoy making the course as much as driving it.
Gate placement gives your room a role in the race, making layout experiments a potential source of enjoyment. The physical kart's response to virtual hits can make item exchanges feel tangible, provided you enjoy the practical setup.
Strengths
- Changing the gate layout can turn familiar floor space into a new driving challenge.
Weaknesses
- The indoor, level-surface requirement can restrict course ideas when usable floor space is limited.
Who it is for: Players interested in physical toys, homemade circuits and taking turns to improve lap times.
Play notes: Dedicated kart hardware is required; updated split-screen play needs two karts and two compatible controllers.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Cosmetic unlocks in Grand Prix and best-lap attempts in Time Trial offer different reasons to revisit a layout. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Steering through a route you laid out can make course design and driving accuracy feel closely connected. | Reviewed | 8.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Virtual scenery over the kart's live camera view can recast familiar furniture as part of a race setting. | Reviewed | 9.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension QR-code pairing provides a defined connection step, while the required physical kart adds preparation to each play session. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Nintendo
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Release date
- Oct 15, 2020
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Racing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Third PersonConstructionParty-friendlyPlayer versus PlayerDriving and RacingShort SessionsFamily-friendlySolo-friendlyReplayableFirst Person
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single playerMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- Third personFirst person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideOct 15, 2020
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com