New trailer for Mario Kart 7, releasing in the U.S. on December 7. New stuff shown here: first-person gyro-controlled view and the fireball power-up.

Very neat stuff in this Hideki Konno clip, too:

• Mentions of 8-player online
• Lakitu and Metal Mario as playable racers
• 16 new courses (returning courses have added underwater and glider sections), including a long, single-lap Wuhu Island stage
• Ghost data trading via SpotPass/StreetPass
• Register people you StreetPass, to play them online

And reports I’ve read online say this will have the Mario Kart 64-style Blue Shell, “7 logo” and Leaf power-ups, Mario Kart Wii’s trick system, and more. Now I just need to hear that Dry Bones will be a playable character again!

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