| Mario Kart | |
|---|---|
 Logo since 2014 | |
| Genre(s) | Kart racing |
| Developer(s) | |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Creator(s) | |
| Platform(s) | |
| First release | Super Mario Kart August 27, 1992 |
| Latest release | Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit October 16, 2020 |
| Spin-offs | |
Mario Kart[a] is a series of kart racing games based on the Mario franchise developed and published by Nintendo. Players compete in go-kart races while using various power-up items. It features characters and courses mostly from the Mario series as well as other gaming franchises such as The Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing, F-Zero, Excitebike, and Splatoon.
The series was launched in 1992 with Super Mario Kart on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), to critical and commercial success.[1] The Mario Kart series totals fifteen games, with seven on home consoles, three on handheld consoles, four arcade games co-developed with Namco, and one for mobile phones. The latest game in the series, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, was released on the Nintendo Switch in October 2020. Over 178.19 million copies in the series have been sold worldwide.
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- ^ Crecente, Brian (February 26, 2009). "Super Mario Kart: Most Influential Video Game in History". Kotaku. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2012.