Nintendo brings Mario Kart to your home with Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit

Nintendo unleashed an array of announcements during its special Direct presentation focused on the 35th anniversary of Mario. Among them was Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, a new experience that brings Mario Kart into players' homes, in a more physical manner.

The game is sold in a set that includes a toy kart, either driven by Mario or Luigi, depending on the chosen set, and a number of checkpoint goals. The checkpoints can be placed around a room in your house, and players can use physical objects to limit the kart's ability to drive outside of the set course. The kart is then driven using the Nintendo Switch, and it has a camera that gives players a driver's view of the track.

Staple Mario Kart features are still here, like items that can be used to attack other racers, which are fully virtual. However, it's also possible to connect with other users who have the game and their own kart, allowing for multiplayer matches to take place. Items impact virtual and physical players alike, with karts coming to a halt when players are hit by an item in the game.

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is coming to the Nintendo Switch on October 16.