My 7-year-old son has been playing the Nintendo racing game “Mario Kart Wii” for a couple of weeks and has commented that not all vehicles – known as karts – are created equal. Some perform better than others and give you an advantage in a race.
Players can choose from more than 30 karts – motorcycles, carriages, cars, etc. So how do you know which ones are worth using?
JMP Product Manager Jeff Perkinson has two daughters who also play the game, and he knew how to get the answer.
Jeff had found an online guide to the game that gave “stats” for each kart – measures of speed, weight, acceleration, handling, etc.
He hopped off the chair and ran over to his Wii. Using the Standard Bike L, he won the level he’d been playing and got to unlock a new feature in the game. "You are the greatest mom in the universe!" he said as he hugged me.
Thanks to Jeff for showing me how to be a hero to my son! Now it no longer matters that I am terrible at playing the game.
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Very great story, and also very great job =D