The living room battles of Mario Karting moved to the real world in Austin, TX, during South by Southwest this year. To promote its new Platinum motor oil, Pennzoil teamed up with Nintendo to create a real-world go-kart inspired by the upcoming Mario Kart 8 for Wii U. OK, so it didn't have the banana peels flying, the shrink rays, and the pushing of other karts off the track (bumping karts gets you thrown off the track), but the dream of the race was there, complete with appearances from Mario a...
The living room battles of Mario Karting moved to the real world in Austin, TX, during South by Southwest this year. To promote its new Platinum motor oil, Pennzoil teamed up with Nintendo to create a real-world go-kart inspired by the upcoming Mario Kart 8 for Wii U. OK, so it didn't have the banana peels flying, the shrink rays, and the pushing of other karts off the track (bumping karts gets you thrown off the track), but the dream of the race was there, complete with appearances from Mario a...
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