Nintendo MARIO KART 7 HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS BOOKLET

1 Health and Safety

Getting Started

2 Main Menu

3 About Saving Data

Controls

4 Basic Controls

5 Driving Techniques

6 Using Items

7 Item List

8 Grand Prix

9 T ime Trials

10 Balloon Battle

Items

Single Player

11 Coin Runners

Local Multiplayer

12 Starting a Local Wireless Match

Online Multiplayer

13 Starting an Online Match

14 Worldwide

15 Friends/Opponents

16 Communities

Mario Kart Channel

17 Mario Kart Channel

18 StreetPass

19 SpotPass

Troubleshooting

20 Support Information

1 Health and Safety

Thank you for choosing
Mario Kart™ 7 for the
Nintendo 3DS™ system.

Please read this manual carefully

before using the software. Pl ease
also read your Nintendo 3DS
Operations Manual for m ore detai ls
and tips to help you enjoy your
playing experience.

Health

Before using this software, read all
content wit hin the H eal th and S af ety
Information applicati on on the HOME
Menu.

To access this application, tap the
icon on the HOME Menu, then
tap Open and read the contents of
each section carefully. When you are
finished, press to return to
the HOME Menu.

and Safety Information

Important

Protecting Your Privacy

This software allow s you to connect

to online services to play matches

and exchange certain game data with
players from around the world. Keep

the following in mind regarding the

use of this feature.

● To protect your privacy, do not
give out personal information such
as last name, phone number, birth
date, age, school, e-mail, or
home address when
communicating with others.

● Friend codes are a part of a
system that allow s you to play
with people you know. If you
exchange friend codes with
strangers, there is a risk you
could share information with
people you do not know or
exchange messages that contain

offensive language. We therefore

recommend that you do not give
your friend codes to people you
don't know.

W h e n y o u d o w n l o a d o r u s e t h i s s o f t w a r e

( i n c l u d i n g a n y d i g i t a l c o n t e n t o

d o c u m e n t a t i o n y o u d o w n l o a d o r
c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h i s s o f t w a r e ) a n d p a y a n y
a p p l i c a b l e f e e s , y o u a r e g r a n t e d a p e r s o n a l ,
n o n - e x c

s o f t w a r e o n y o u r N i n t e n d o 3 D S s y s t e m .
Y o u r u s e o f t h i s s o f t w a r e

N i n t e n d o 3 D S S e r v i c e U s e r A g r e e m e n t ,

w h i c h i n c l u d e s t h e N i n t e n d o 3 D S s y s t e m

P r i v a c y P

l u s i v e , r e v o c a b l e l i c e n s e t o u s e t h i s

i s s u b j e c t t o t h e

o l i c y a n d t h e C o d e o f C o n d u c t .

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2 Main Menu

Single Player

(see p. 8-11)

Local
Multiplayer
(see p. 12)

O n l i n e
Multiplayer
(see p. 13-16)

Choose from four
g a m e t y p e s f o r
one player only.

P l a y w i t h u p t o

s e v e n o t h e r

people using local

wireless.

Play online with

friends and other

players around the

world.

M a r i o K a r t

Channel
(see p. 17-19)

Access community
recommendations,
ghost data, and
o t h e r d a t a
e x c h a n g e d v i a
S p o t P a s s ™ a n d
StreetPass™.

Menu Controls

Select or
Confirm
Cancel

Note: Menu selections can also be

made by tapping the Touch Screen.

Closing your syst em dur ing gam e
play will make the sy stem enter
Sleep Mode. When your system
is in Sleep Mode, the battery
c o n s u m p t i o n i s k e p t t o a
minimum. When the system is
opened, it wi ll wake up from
Sleep Mode.

3 About Saving Data

Save Data

This game automatically sav es your

progress at various times, such as

when you finish a race.

Deleting Save Data

You can delete your save data by

pressing and holding + + +

simultaneously after starting the

software, when the Mario Kart 7 logo
is displayed. Save data cannot be

recovered once it's been deleted, so
please be careful.

Mii™ Data

You can unlock the option to use

your Mii character as a driver as you
progress through the game. Mii
characters can be created in Mii

Maker™, accessible on the HOME
Menu. Use the Mario Kart Channel to

set or change the Mii you want to
use in Mario Kart 7 (see p. 17).

D a t a R e c e i v e d v i a

StreetPass and SpotPass

This data is saved to the SD Card.

● Data can be lost due to user
a c t i o n s u c h a s r e p e a t e d l y
powering off and on the system,
or removing the Game Card or
SD Card while saving. Data loss
may also be caused by poor
connectivity, due to dirt or dust
in the system's ports. Please be
aware that in these cases data
cannot be restored.

4 Basic Controls

Accelerate or

Brake/Reverse

Steer left/right

Hop

+ left/right

Drift

Use item or

T h r o w i t e m
forward

T h r o w / d r o p
i t e m b e h i n d
kart

S w i t c h m a p

view

Pause
Display HOME

(while holding

or )

o r ( w h i l e

holding up)

o r ( w h i l e

Holding down)

Tap lower screen

Menu

First-Person Camera

Press to switch to

t h e f i r s t - p e r s o n
camera, where you
can steer by tilting

the Nintendo 3DS

system left and right. Press or

to return to the normal camera.

W h e n t i l t i n g t h e

N i n t e n d o 3 D S

s y s t e m t o s t e e r
u s i n g t h e f i r s t ­p e r s o n c a m e r a ,
please ensure that you have
enough room before playing, and
hold the system firmly with both
hands while playing. Do not
move the system with excessive

f o r c e , a s t h i s c o u l d c
injuries, damage to the product,
or damage to nearby objects.

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5 Driving Techniques

Here are some driving techniques

that will allow you to enjoy Mario

Kart 7 even more.

Rocket Start

I f y o u p r e s s a n d

hold or at just

the right time during

t h e s t a r t i n g
countdown, you will
launch off the starting line much

faster than normal.

Drift

Drifting allows you

t o t a k e s h a r p
c o r n e r s w i t h o u t

slowing down. To
drift, press and hold

while entering a turn. While
drifting, you can change the angle of

your turn by mov i ng .

Mini-Turbo

After drifting for a
bit, blue sparks will

s h o o t f r o m y o u r

t i r e s . R e l e a s e

when you see these

sparks to perform a Mini-Turbo,

which gives you a short speed boost.

Super Mini-Turbo

If you continue to

drift after the blue

sparks appear , they

w i l l t u r n o r a n g e .

Release at this

point to execute a S uper M ini -Turbo,

which gives you a bigger speed
boost than a Mini-Turbo.

Jump Boost

P r e s s a t t h e

moment you jump
off a ramp or similar
object to perform a

jump action. When
performed correctly, this will give

y o u a s h o r t s p e e d b o o s t u p o n
landing.

Spin Turn

W h i l e s t o p p e d ,
press (or ) and

simultaneously

while moving to

the left or right to

turn on the spot.