Mario Kart

Mario Kart is a series of racing games developed and published by Nintendo. Players compete in go-kart races while using various power-up items. It features characters and courses from the Mario series as well as other gaming franchises such as The Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing, F-Zero, and Splatoon. The series was launched in 1992 with Super Mario Kart on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, to critical and commercial success. The Mario Kart series totals fourteen games, with six on home consoles, three on handheld consoles, four arcade games co-developed with Namco, and one for mobile phones. The latest game in the main series, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, was released on the Nintendo Switch in October 2020. Over 164.43 million copies in the series have been sold worldwide.

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Could Mario Kart teach us how to reduce world poverty and improve sustainability?

Study argues principles of Mario Kart can serve as a guide to create more equitable social and economic programs to better serve farmers in low-resource, rural regions. Because even when doing horribly, like flying off the side of Rainbow Road, the game is designed to keep you in the race.