Mario Kart 7 on 3DS is getting a steering wheel peripheral. No, really

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Someone must be pulling our collective leg

The Wii Wheel that came with Mario Kart Wii was weird. A plastic peripheral with your Wii-mote embedded into it, which you wrestled about in mid-air to steer your kart. But that sounds positively ordinary when compared to the news that Mario Kart 7 on 3DS is going to be getting a wheel peripheral too. Made by Hori and officially licensed.

Above: Well worth the ¥1,280 (£10.50) asking price?

OK, let's not be mean. In its favour, it will reportedly make the L and R triggers easier to reach with your fingers, which can only be a good thing. But quite how the 3D effect will cope with being swung around correcting powerslides and the like remains to be seen.

Because we definitely all still play with the 3D effect switched on. Oh yes.

Sources: Andriasang and CVG

Justin Towell
Justin Towell
Freelance Writer

Justin was a GamesRadar+ staffer for 10 years but is now a freelance writer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.