{"id":19054,"date":"2018-05-01T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/random_people_keep_crashing_real-life_mario_karts_in_japan"},"modified":"2018-05-01T14:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T14:30:00","slug":"random-people-keep-crashing-real-life-mario-karts-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/05\/01\/random-people-keep-crashing-real-life-mario-karts-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: People Keep Crashing Real-Life Mario Karts In Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/random_people_keep_crashing_real-life_mario_karts_in_japan\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/random_people_keep_crashing_real-life_mario_karts_in_japan\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture embed centered picture-900x img-900x\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"Gulp.\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/random_people_keep_crashing_real-life_mario_karts_in_japan\/attachment\/0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/random_people_keep_crashing_real-life_mario_karts_in_japan\/attachment\/0\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"Gulp.\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>We&#8217;ve covered the phenomenon of &#8220;real life&#8221; Mario Karting in the past, but it would seem that this light-hearted attempt to replicate the feel of the classic racing series comes with some pretty negative side-effects.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is the company which runs the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2017\/05\/random_hugh_jackman_witnesses_real-life_mario_kart_race_can_barely_contain_his_joy\">&#8220;MariCar&#8221;<\/a> event being <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2017\/02\/nintendo_throws_a_blue_shell_at_real_life_mario_kart\">taken to court by Nintendo<\/a>, there have been multiple reports of people crashing these vehicles and causing damage or injury.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/another-tourist-crashes-real-life-and-totally-unoffici-1825675787?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Twitter&amp;utm_source=Kotaku_Twitter&amp;utm_medium=Socialflow\">Kotaku<\/a>, one\u00a0tourist crashed a MariCar into a police box, while another was arrested following an alleged hit-and-run. The victim in the latter case required several weeks to fully recover.<\/p>\n<p>The latest mishap involved a 30-something tourist from Singapore driving a MariCar onto the pavement and into a restaurant sign. <em>Oops<\/em>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\" readability=\"2.62382445141\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\" readability=\"7.87147335423\">\n<p><span lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30de\u30ea\u30ab\u30fc\u3044\u3064\u3082\u3001\u3046\u3063\u3068\u304a\u3057\u30fc\u306a\u30fc\u3042\u3076\u306d\u30fc\u306a\u30fc\u3068\u601d\u3063\u3066\u305f\u3089\u3001\u3001\u3001\u3064\u3044\u306b\u4e8b\u6545\u3002\u516d\u672c\u6728\u306e\u30df\u30c3\u30c9\u30bf\u30a6\u30f3\u524d\u306e\u30d5\u30a3\u30c3\u30b7\u30e5&amp;\u30c1\u30c3\u30d7\u30b9\u306e\u5e97\u306b\u7a81\u3063\u8fbc\u3093\u3067\u308b\u3002\u3002\u30de\u30ea\u30ab\u30fc\u55b6\u696d\u505c\u6b62\u306b\u3057\u3066\u304f\u308c\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YdN6ImlGDF\">pic.twitter.com\/YdN6ImlGDF<\/a><\/span>\u2014 ACKYMOUSE (@ackymouse8) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ackymouse8\/status\/990916537086132225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\" readability=\"2.60655737705\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\" readability=\"7.81967213115\">\n<p><span lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30de\u30ea\u30ab\u30fc\u4e8b\u6545\u3063\u3066\u305f\u3002\u771f\u3063\u76f4\u3050\u306a\u9053\u3067\u3069\u3046\u3084\u3063\u3066\u305d\u3053\u306b\u884c\u3063\u305f\u306e\u304b\u4e0d\u660e\u3059\u304e\u308b\u3002\u4eba\u3092\u5dfb\u304d\u8fbc\u3093\u3067\u306a\u3044\u3060\u3051\u3067\u3082\u3088\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3068\u601d\u3046\u3002<br \/>\u6bce\u65e5\u6b69\u304f\u9053\u3060\u304b\u3089\u672c\u5f53\u5371\u306a\u3044\u3002\u30b7\u30e3\u30ec\u306b\u306a\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/487uWRBREN\">pic.twitter.com\/487uWRBREN<\/a><\/span>\u2014 ma-vo- (@maaavooo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maaavooo\/status\/990903710749356032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Mercifully,\u00a0no pedestrians were involved and the driver sustained only minor injuries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve covered the phenomenon of &#8220;real life&#8221; Mario Karting in the past, but it would seem that this light-hearted attempt to replicate the feel of the classic racing series comes with some pretty negative side-effects. 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