Mario Kart 7 to be released in Australia in the strangest ways

3 Nov 2011

Steve Wright

Nintendo announced Australia’s Mario Kart 7 release date yesterday, and in doing so raised many an eyebrow.

We can look forward to MK7 on 3 December 2011. Fair enough, you say, but why’s that weird?

For starters, that date is a Saturday, far from the normal Thursday release date we Aussies are accustomed to. Second, that release date is a day before the US gets the new 3DS kart racer. The date falls two days after Japan, and a day after Europe. Usually, Australians are the last to receive Nintendo games, and it’s usually quite a bit after Japan and the US are playing their new shiny game.

There you go, Australia — it’s an early Merry Christmas from Nintendo.

This article may contain affiliate links, meaning we could earn a small commission if you click-through and make a purchase. Stevivor is an independent outlet and our journalism is in no way influenced by any advertiser or commercial initiative.

About the author

View All Posts

Steve Wright

Steve's the owner and Editor-in-Chief of Stevivor.com, the country’s leading independent video games outlet. Steve arrived in Australia back in 2001 on what was meant to be a three-month working holiday before deciding to emigrate and, eventually, becoming a citizen.

Stevivor is a combination of ‘Steve’ and ‘Survivor’, which made more sense back in 2001 when Jeff Probst was up in Queensland. The site started as Steve’s travel blog before transitioning over into video games.

Aside from video games, Steve has interests in hockey and Star Trek, playing the former and helping to cover video games about the latter on TrekMovie.com. By day, Steve works as the communications manager of the peak body representing Victorians as they age.