Mario Kart Arcade 2 in Japan

A sequel to the wildly successful Mario Kart Arcade has hit the amusement arcades in Japan. It runs on the same hardware but features souped up graphics, new tracks, weapons and characters including Tamagotchi.

Mario Arcade 2
Mario Arcade 2 in Japan.

Is that guy on the left wearing a mask? I thought SARS was over.

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Rob Jones

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Yoshi-1up said:

Wonder if they still have pacman on that arcade. LOL!

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Wii Freak said:

Why can't Nintendo bring MKA2 To Canada?

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asparaWIIgus said:

You can play as a tamagotchi?

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Andrew Rudloff said:

I can't wait to play this game someday.

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lews001 said:

They wear the masks while walking in the street, due to pollution and whatnot. At least that's what my translator said when I went over there for business.

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Hey said:

That's right, lews001. Also, it prevents the spread of disease like the common cold. This may sound negative, but the Mario Kart arcade games REALLY blew. It just doesn't feel the same as the traditional Kart.

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Wii Freak said:

I agree with you Hey. It's not just Nintendo characters, there's Pac-Man and MS Pac-Man and one of the ghosts. It's the red one.

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Gonzo said:

Two things, I want that in America, and what they do with those masks are weird.

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Crimson Hawk said:

But still, at least the graphics don't look cheap like some other arcade games do.

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Koen van Beeck said:

Masks are fashion in Japan. Wait. Tama... GOTCHI!? What! And I thought including Pacman was strange!

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itstimetoplaydawii said:

Yeah, when the Japanese are sick, they wear those masks so they don't spread the virus everywhere. I would know cause I was there. Anyways, cool arcade game. I wish there were some here.

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Ekaj185 said:

MAN. Mario will never get old. Seriously he hasn't aged a day; It's amazing!

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Captain Jamesman said:

Why should a stinking Tamagotchi be in a Mario game? I think it'd be better to have KOS-MOS or Klonoa.

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Gonzo said:

Imagine in a few years they make him with gray hair?

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Gonzo said:

Please, don't do that, I was just playing around. I like him how he is now!

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