Mario Kart Wii U gamepad ideas

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MegaDrive08 said:
Well firstly I hope it's not called Mario kart wii u, in terms of ideas for the gamepad apart from a map all I can think of is maybe a review mirror, this next one maybe to difficult to pull off and probably would be to demanding on gameplay is use the gamepad to fire green shells like you do with the ninja stars, any other ideas?

Level1Death actually presented a brilliant name for the next Mario Kart: Mario Kart U-Turn.

I really like the idea of a rear-view mirror.

But I think the more interesting question is how the gamepad might be used for asymmetrical gameplay. What if the player using the gamepad could place obstacles and hazards on the track while three or four others try to race with Wii remotes or Pro controllers? Or maybe a "Mario Chase" type mode where the gamepad user can see an entire battle map, while his/her opponents can only see a small section?