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Mario Kart Tour will feature Vancouver next week

Vancouver Mario Kart race

You can race the virtual streets of Vancouver through the popular mobile game Mario Kart Tour starting next week. 

The racing game features tours with locations that change every two weeks. An announcement on Twitter Friday shows that Vancouver is the next destination, CTV News reports. 

"Starting Feb. 11, 10 pm PT, you can take a spin through the city of Vancouver and enjoy its natural beauty. What sights are you looking forward to?" reads the official Tweet. 

It coincides with the 10th anniversary of the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, and the preview image shows a stylized version of the city's Olympic torch along with iconic sights like the Lions Gate Bridge, Coal Harbour and the North Shore mountains. 

This is not the first time Mario has been to Vancouver. "Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games" is a licensed video game tie-in with the 2010 games that features characters from the Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog universes competing for Olympic medals. 

-with files from CTV News Vancouver



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