Nintendo’s beloved racing game, Mario Kart, will soon be available in virtual reality.
The Japanese gaming giant, which has its U.S. headquarters in Redmond, Wash., is releasing a Mario Kart VR arcade game supported by the HTC Vive headset. That’s according to a Tokyo arcade’s trailer video, spotted by UploadVR.
The arcade’s website confirms the VR game, called Mario Kart Arcade GP, is coming soon but provides scant additional details.
“The globally popular Mario Kart Arcade GP has been reborn at the VR ZONE with the kind of thrill-packed action that could only come from a VR activity,” the site says. “Enter the Mario Kart universe you know and love and race to the finish line. The course is filled with the well-known Mario Kart traps and tricks. Dodge giant Piranha Plants and Thwomps, leap over huge ravines and watch out for Koopa as he tries to get in your way.”
Based on the trailer, players sit in arcade-style driving seats and steer with real wheels, while the headset surrounds them with the Mario Kart universe. The game is Nintendo’s first foray into virtual reality. The trailer says the arcade game will arrive June 16 in Tokyo.
