Miyamoto was against some of the features in upcoming 3DS racer Mario Kart 7

Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed in a recent interview that he wasn't initially happy with some of the new features in upcoming 3DS racer Mario Kart 7, which is set to powerslide into the UK on December 2nd and into the US two days later.

"I was actually pretty well against some of the customization features of the game," the Mario and Zelda creator told Famitsu.

"It can be fun to win money for racing and use it to buy parts and such, but I didn't think that had much to do with the core fun of the series. The idea for that came from the studio staff, though, and my final response was 'If you can build this customization on top of a solid control and gameplay foundation, then go ahead'.

"Sometimes people yelled at me to look at things more closely but like I said, the core of Mario Kart is pretty solid by this point and I think it's safe to have it evolve in a pretty staid and traditional manner."

Miyamoto also explained why the new racer was named Mario Kart 7 and didn't adopt the franchise's familiar subtitle approach (think Super Circuit or Double Dash!!).

"Coming up with the title was actually a lot of trouble for us," he admitted. "But it is the seventh game, and so it just sort of came down to what felt best. Besides, 7 is supposed to be a lucky number, isn't it?"

Why don't you check out our hands-on with Mario Kart 7 while you wait for it to be released.

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