Uniqlo has brought its Mario Kart collection westward this week, dropping four new MK World-themed T-shirts for adults and eight pieces for kids in both the US and UK. The UT batch was originally launched on the brand's Japanese site, prompting many to conclude it was a regional exclusive. Now, the karts have pulled up on western shores.
There are four designs for grown-ups to choose from, with the best likely being that green sticker design. Sure, the others are nice, but the repetition of key art cheapens the look overall. Your two white options simply repeat the same graphics we see on a lot of the best Mario merch. A more retro-leaning design in black toes this line well, but for a smaller nod towards your favorite multiplayer racer I'd easily recommend the green option.
Kids have four t-shirts and four hoodies to choose from, with only that stamp design matching the adult collection. Otherwise, these are brand new designs that lean equally on key art and more nostalgic graphics.
Suffice to say, I clicked on this one pretty hard. Uniqlo's AIRsim t-shirt got me hooked on the brand earlier this year. After a lifetime of cheap, thin t-shirts that crumple around the neckline after a single wash, I've been pretty enamored by the quality of these. Video game T-shirts are rarely this well made, as my personal donation history can attest.
Like most of Uniqlo's library, prices aren't too bad either. Kids' shirts come in at $19.90 / £9.90, with hoodies at $29.90 / £19.90. The adult shirts sit at $29.90 / £19.90.
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