Mario Kart RacetracksLast month, Hot Wheels revealed new cars and tracks inspired by Mario Kart. At San Diego Comic-Con, we got a closer look at these cars and tracks which are available currently at Target and will be released at other retailers later this year.The Mario Kart racers are 1:64 scale replicas, costing $5 a piece, and Hot Wheels is releasing three tracks as well, which can all be combined into one mega track. The Thwomp and Piranha Plant tracks are $20 each, and the much larger Mario Kart Circuit Track Set is $80.Additionally, Hot Wheels revealed its new Street Fighter-inspired cars as well, and without a doubt, the M. Bison one is the best of the lot. At the time of this writing, there wasn`t information about the release date of the Street Fighter sets.Check out some close-up images at Comic-Con of these cars and the race tracks you can pick up at a Target near you. Mario Kart RacetracksThis track is made up of all three available Hot Wheels Mario Kart sets, combined into one giant circuit. Bowser & WarioThe cars themselves are a little bit smaller than the original promotional images made them seem, but there is a lot of detail to every single one of them. Piranha Plant & YoshiWhile the cars looked a little smaller, the Piranha Plant was a bit bigger than expected. Thwomp & RosalinaWe didn`t get a chance to see how the Thwomp looks in action, as the set was under glass and everything inside was fixed. SDCC ExclusiveThis metallic Mario Kart Hot Wheels car was exclusive to SDCC. If you`re wondering why there is a silver and gold one it`s because this is a blind box exclusive, in a sense. When you purchase this toy, you know you`re getting a Mario Kart car, but there is a 1 in 100 chance you`ll get the gold version over the silver. Ryu & Blanka Street Fighter CarsThe real surprise from Hot Wheels was the Street Fighter cars. While Hot Wheels has produced Street Fighter cars in the past, it was usually just a car with a c ...
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