During a surprise announcement, Nintendo revealed Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, a Switch racing game that uses AR and remote-controlled cars. It’ll launch on October 16th.

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit uses real RC cars with cameras attached to them. The idea is that you create your own course in the real world, and then race around it using the Switch.

When it launches on October 16th, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit will let racers steer tiny Mario-themed RC cars around their houses at (relatively) high speeds.

Mario Kart is the latest game to cross over into the real world via augmented reality (AR). Nintendo has now unveiled Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, which lets you drive a little remote-controlled ...

The car used is a seemingly standard RC unit, which came with a speed controller that was recycled for network use.

While no range figure for the shrunken remote-control Mirai is quoted, we’re promised that swapping electric for hydrogen has doubled the distance an RC car will usually go. It’s a tie up ...