Mario Kart VW Beetle sadly lacks shell-dispensing ability

by Chris Greenhough { Mar 25th 2008 at 7:00PM }

Forget Swarovski-slathered Wiis -- UK retailer GAME has just absolutely trumped every other Nintendo prize in history by offering up this totally dorky/awesome Mario Kart-themed Volkswagen Beetle in a forthcoming Mario Kart Wii competition. All you have to do is pop along to one of the thirty participating UK stores on April 5th and get the fastest lap in the country. Easy!

There are tons of other prizes on offer, not to mention the chance to play Mario Kart Wii a whole week early, but we've got our eyes set firmly on the car. It's probably not the kind of thing for anybody wishing to attract the opposite sex, but who cares? They're not the ones with a damn Mario Kart Beetle.

Gallery: Mario Kart Wii

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Tags: competition, mario-kart, uk, united-kingdom, vw-beetle

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

blink182 @ Mar 25th 2008 7:08PM

Damn, derby store isn't participating, gonna have to kick ass at nottingham store, that car's as good as mine.

Nushio (NDF - Blue) @ Mar 25th 2008 7:38PM

Here I thought that the VW Beetle would be a selectable car inside MKWii.

This sounds a lot better.

Sam Barker @ Mar 25th 2008 7:57PM

So, two in Glasgow? Two in Newcasle-Upon-Tyne? And Manchester? And Milton Keynes? But absolutely none in the whole of Kent?! Or even Sussex for that matter! Come on GAME...

James Ros @ Mar 26th 2008 5:54AM

So, wait none in sussex, does that mean Brighton's two stores and Eastbourne are not in on it? are they franchise stores?

Cyantre @ Mar 25th 2008 7:57PM

That's pretty ugly, but who can argue with a free car?

MemphisNET @ Mar 25th 2008 8:54PM

If the engine cover isn't a mushroom.... FAIL

LoL dorky indeed, but so totally awesome too.

Perverted @ Mar 25th 2008 11:30PM

Two in Glasgow you say? I wonder if you get a good prize or having the slowest lap? I'd probably win that :P
And I'm sure fangirls would jump in your car!

Donald @ Mar 26th 2008 10:28AM

And then it'll crash into a Lugia PT Cruiser and I will weep like a mourning widow.

Croove55 @ Mar 26th 2008 1:07PM

Ironically, my car was totaled yesterday because some guy's brakes locked up. Obviously, this is a sign that the car belongs to me by divine right, or something like that. SO GIMME.

Waffala @ Mar 26th 2008 2:20PM

I was going to say this would be better if they had chosen to use a Mini, but then I looked at it again, and that would be almost as bad as taking a fist full of keys to a Mini, so better it be a beetle. Still, pretty cool giveaway, you could always pop it up on Ebay afterwards, or head to a paintshop.