| Nintendo Jet Rush | ||||
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| Developer(s) | Raindrop Studios | |||
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo | |||
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS | |||
| Genre(s) | Racing | |||
| Release Date(s) | April 10th, 2014 | |||
| Mode(s) | Single Player Multiplayer Online | |||
| Age Rating(s) | 
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| Media Included | Nintendo 3DS cartridge | |||
Nintendo Jet Rush is a racing game developed by Raindrop Studios and published by Nintendo. Its release date is April 10, 2014, in all regions. It features characters from various Nintendo franchises. It can either be downloaded in the eShop or be purchased as a retail cartridge.
Gameplay[]
Controls[]
Because the roster is too big to fit on the touch screen, players have to scroll through the characters.
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A Button | Accelerate |
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B Button | Brake |
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X Button | Use Items |
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Y Button | Accelerate gently |
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Circle Pad | Steer (up, down, left, right) |
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L Button | Use Items |
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D-Pad Down | Look backwards |
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Stylus | Switch maps |
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Start Button | Pause the Game |
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Select Button | Pause the Game |
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Home Button | Go to the Home Menu |
Basic gameplay elements[]
Event characters and DLC characters have differently coloured names to denote this.
In the game, the player has to fly through a course with many themes from various Nintendo franchises, using a jetpack. There are many objects and obstacles depending on the course. Players can collect Coins from the Mario series and build more speed. On every track, they can also find items that are to be used in advantage of their user. When players fly into something at high speed, they will crash.
Players can choose from a variety of jetpack fuels to use, most of which are based on things from games in their respective series. Each jetpack can be customized partially, for example what it shoots and how it looks like, affecting stats like speed, power, etc.
After playing a course, players get a ranking, out of ★, ★★, or ★★★. When one of these is held on every course, the symbol will appear next to the player's name in online matches and multiplayer games.
Modes[]
GP[]
The player plays a grand prix, challenging for a cup and to receive a ranking. There are 8 racers. The player can select the difficulty out of Easy, Simple, Novice and Hard.
Time Trial[]
The player races all alone to get through a course as fast as possible, without using any items. The obstacles that would normally break or something similar are solid.
Multiplayer[]
The player can play along others at the same time to race against each other. They can customize the races, as in selecting the order of the racecourses and change the computer difficulty, and the engine classes.
Online multiplayer[]
The player connects to Nintendo Network to race online against other players from all over the world. The difficulty in this mode is always set to Novice. When the player disconnects from Nintendo Network during the race, a computer controlled character will continue for them and they will get no Online Points. In online mode, every racer chooses the track they want to race on, and then one of those is randomly generated.
Options[]
Basic options of the game, like sound type, language, etc. The game is playable in English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Italian, Korean, Dutch, Russian, Polish, and Swedish.
Records[]
The player can view their records on GPs and Time Trials. They can also view the amount of times they have used certain items, and the total amount of coins obtained.
Characters[]
Nintendo Jet Rush will contain an unknown amount of characters. It is confirmed that they will all be classed in either Speed, Power, Skill, or Balanced.
| Name | Picture | Description | Class | Stats |
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| Mario | 
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"Mario, the well-known red and blue plumber and hero from the Mushroom Kingdom, brought along F.L.U.D.D. to use as jetpack! Luckily E. Gadd could upgrade it to that power." | Balanced |
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| Link | 
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"The hero of Hyrule is here to race for once. His jetpack is quite odd, though, seeing as it basically runs on bombs! Let's just hope Link is skilled enough to not make the entire thing explode..." | Speed |
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| Kirby | 
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"The guy who can become just about anything flies around the stage with something he can't become otherwise! Even though he might prefer some sleep and a cake, maybe some candy." | Skill |
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| Pikachu | 
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"This electric Pokémon is like the speediest thing alive! Don't get on his bad sides, or he'll strike you with some thunderbolts." | Speed |
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| Samus | 
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"Samus is a speedy woman with many strange, futuristic technology. Her jetpack is extremely powerful, thus making her be able to speed through the courses!" | Speed |
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| Fox McCloud | 
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"He uses the most hi-tech stuff to get his stats as high as possible! Don't worry, though. We need to keep this competition fair!" | Speed |
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| Pit | 
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"This young angel doesn't use a special technologic thingy, but uses Pegasus Wings. Watch him fly away!" | Balanced |
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| Yoshi | 
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"Yoshi is rideable character from the species of the same name who uses a jetpack running on fruits! Maybe he can also make himself some yummy drinks with it..." | Balanced |
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Unlockable[]
| Name | Picture | Description | Class | Stats | Unlock method |
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| Luigi | 
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"Luigi, the not-so-well-known brother of the famous hero, is not just going to give up! He brought along his Poltergust to fly away with a high speed!" | Balanced |
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Play 4 races on courses from the Mario universe (this includes Luigi's Mansion, but not DK Jungle). |
| Ness | 
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"He uses the special powers of PSI to fly through the air. Even though he isn't that powerful, he's an incredibly skilled character." | Skill |
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Play 10 races total. |
| Zelda | 
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"Zelda uses the same type of jetpack as Link, but well, it is purple, just to match her!" | Skill |
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Place 1st in the Mushroom Cup at easy mode. |
| Robin* | 
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"Robin is hero with amnesia, who has fought alongside many people and has saved many people. He uses his magic " | Balanced |
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Place 1st in the Leaf Cup at simple mode. |
| Olimar | 
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"Olimar uses his ship parts built into a jetpack to race. Even though the thing might look weird, it works great. It is made of a powerful spaceship, after all." | Balanced |
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Race on Tropical Wilds twice. |
| Villager* | 
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"The Villager is ready to gather a lot of items to fill up his collection. He is very balanced." | Balanced |
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Play all four Animal Crossing series' races at least twice. |
| Mr. Game & Watch | 
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"Mr. Game & Watch moves frame-by-frame, and in fact is just a black 2D character. He uses many different things for jetpack differing per race, including fire, one running on oil, and frying pans from chef." | Balanced |
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Play 20 races total. |
| Donkey Kong | 
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"Donkey Kong uses his rocket bongos as jetpack to fly. His power and weight are really strong, but his other stats are fairly low." | Power |
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Use the Banana item 15 times. |
| Wario | 
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"Wario got Dr. Crygor turn his bike into a speedy jetpack, though that thing has to be extremely powerful to hold all of that!" | Power |
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Collect 100 Coins. |
| Lucas | 
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"He uses his special PK powers to fly through the air. His weight and power might be low, but his techniques are great." | Skill |
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Play 25 races total. |
| Captain Falcon | 
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"Captain Falcon has his speedy blue jetpack and is ready to speed away. He is hard to control, however, so think before you choose. Speed isn't everything, captain!" | Speed |
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Unlock at least one special jetpack fuel and use it in a race. |
| Jigglypuff | 
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"The wobbly pink puffy ball might seem harmless at first, but beware! If she starts singing, you'll be gone in no time!" | Skill |
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Race in Lumiose City 10 times. |
| Starfy | 
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"This adorable li'l guy is actually the hero of the underwater universe, fighting enemies using many skills. His jetpack shoots bubbles, yay!" | Skill |
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Play 40 races total. |
| Bowser | 
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"Bowser? Are you sure you aren't gonna mess it up for everyone?" | Power |
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Race on Bowser's Castle 10 times. |
| King Dedede | 
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"The greedy self-proclaimed king of Dream Land might be in for a game, but knowing Dedede, it might turn out that he cheated everywhere in the end." | Power |
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Race in Dream Land 10 times. |
| Popo | 
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"Popo is a cute guy with a large hammer who flies with a freezy jetpack. If you get too close you might even get frozen!" | Balanced |
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Use the Vegetable item 10 times / 20 times* |
| Nana | 
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"Nana is Popo's best friend and trusty partner. She also wields a large hammer, so don't get on her bad side!" | Balanced |
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Use the Vegetable item 10 times / 20 times* |
| Meta Knight | 
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"Meta Knight knows some ninja tricks to make it seem as if he isn't even there! He can get really speedy." | Speed |
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Use the Warp Star item 5 times. |
| Slime | 
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"The common gooey blob joins the racing. It might be somewhat hard to do anything, without limbs, but he'll find a way. Slurp!" | Speed |
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Play 50 races total. |
| Isabelle | 
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"The loyal assitent of the mayor is pretty sportive, even though you might not have guessed that. She's a bit clumsy, though. Juuuust a little bit." | Skill |
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Play 30 races total. |
| Falco | 
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"Falco's vehicle controlling skills might come in handy here too, even though this is an entirely different size of his spaceship." | Speed |
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Race in Outer Space 7 times. |
| Tom Nook | 
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"Tom Nook's jetpack appears to turn oxygen into leaves!" | Balanced |
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Use the Apple item 10 times. |
| Chibi-Robo | 
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"The cute li'l robot guy has taken a break from all of the household work and is here to race!" | Balanced |
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Race 45 times total. |
| Pikmin | 
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"The Pikmin team up to fly around. While the Winged Pikmin carries the large flower they're all standing on, the others try not to fall off of the thing." | Skill |
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Race on Tropiacl Wilds 20 times. |
| Isaac | 
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"Isaac is a Venus Adapt, which means he can manipulate earth based forces like plants using telekinetic powers called Psynergy. ...Enough hard words for now..." |
Balanced |
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Place 1st in the Rupee cup at hard mode. |
| Piplup | 
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"Piplup the penguin Pokémon makes might be small and cute and all, but he's not willing to just give up when the big baddies show up." | Speed |
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Use the Poké Ball item 10 times. |
| Ganon | 
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"The King of Evil makes an appearence as racer with low agility, like his actual self. His jetpack appears to be pure darkness..." | Power |
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Place 1st in the Rupee Cup at novice mode. |
| Lucina | 
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"Lucina at first travelled through time and then faked to be a king. Is everything alright with you, dearie?" | Balanced |
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Place 1st in the Candy Cup at hard mode. |
| Peach | 
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"The royal princess of the Mushroom Kingdom takes part in the races, although there are chances that her dress gets all dirty." | Skill |
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Race on Peach's Castle 15 times. |
| Palutena | 
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"Palutena is a very powerful goddess, but magic isn't supposed to be used here..." | Balanced |
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Use the Tribyte item 25 times. |
| Marth | 
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"Marth is the ancient king who everyone knows. Sounds pretty good, eh." | Power |
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Place 1st in the Mushroom Cup in hard mode. |
| Starly | 
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"Starly is the sister of the underwater hero and might be a slight heroine herself." | Balanced |
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Place 1st in the Leaf Cup in hard mode. |
Event Characters[]
These characters are only available at certain dates every year. Internet connection is needed on these dates to make it possible to unlock these characters.
| Name | Picture | Description | Class | Stats | Unlock method |
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| Plusle & Minun | 
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N/A | Speed |
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Play 10 races during February or March. |
| Jack | 
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N/A | Balanced |
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Play one race on 31 October. |
| Jingle | 
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N/A | Balanced |
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Play one race on 24th, 25th or 26 December. |
| Rosalina & Luma | 
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N/A | Skill |
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Play one race on 31st or December or 1 January. |
Jetpack Fuel[]
After the player plays all cups once, they will unlock random fuel everytime they place first after playing a cup. After the player unlocks all special fuel, they may also use other characters' standard fuel for different characters.
| Name | Stats | Effects |
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| Regular fuel | - | No additional effects; this is the regualr fuel that is used before others are unlocked. It can still be chosen after other fuels are unlocked. |
| Bubbles | - | When the player flies above other racers, they might trap them in a bubble, reducing their speed and handling. |
| Sound | Reduces weight by 0,25; improves speed by 0,25. |
Might reduce handling from nearby racers. |
| Water Pump | Reduces handling by 0,25; reduces acceleration by 0,25; improves speed by 0,25; improves weight by 0,25. |
When the player flies above another racer, the water blasts them down crashing. |
| Fire | Reduces weight by 0,5; improves speed by 0,5. |
It might burn other racers when flying above them, resulting in harder control. |
| Party | Reduces speed by 0,25; improves weight by 0,25 |
Shoots balloons, party poppers and the like, pushing away nearby racers. |
| Oil | - | Occasionally leaves behind small clouds of oil in the air, making other racers spin out after flying into them. |
Courses[]
| Mushroom Cup | Candy Cup | Leaf Cup | Rupee Cup | DLC |
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 Mushroom Plains |
 Wuhu Island |
 DK Jungle |
 Outer Space |
 Nintendo Land Plaza |
 Blossom Town |
 Hyrulian Fields |
 Lorulian Fields |
 Igloo Town |
 StreetPass Mii Plaza |
 Dream Land |
 Peach's Castle |
 Bowser's Castle |
 Bottle Ship |
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 Lumiose City |
 Patch Land |
 Maple Town |
 Ylisstol Forest |
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 Onett |
 Sunshine Village |
 Tropical Wilds |
 Rainbow Road |
Items[]
The item roulette. (click to see the gif)
Various items appear through the game. These can be obtained by flying through item balloons. Each item has its own effects and some are rarer than others.
| Name | Picture | Description | Obtainability* |
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| Mushroom | 
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Gives its user a small speed boost. | Common |
| Banana | 
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Stays stationary when used. Makes anyone who flies in it spin out. | Very common |
| Boomerang | 
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When used, a Boomerang is shot forwards. It has small range and returns quickly. Anyone hit by it will lose control for a short amount of time. | Uncommon |
| Super Leaf | 
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When used, a tail swings around the user. Can be used multiple times within 5 seconds. Anyone hit will spin out. | Uncommon |
| Bomb | 
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A basic projectile. When shot, tavels in a straight line. Anyone it hits loses control for a short amount of time. | Common |
| Apple | 
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An apple is shot forward, which, when it lands, spawns a tree out of the ground to block the way. | Uncommon |
| Bumper | 
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A Bumper is placed on the track. Anyone who flies into it gets flung away. | Uncommon |
| Vegetable | 
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When used, it stays stationary on the track. Anyone who flies into it, will lose control for a short amount of time. | Common |
| Bombchu | 
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Functions the same as a Bomb, but it homes in on the driver in front of the user. | Uncommon |
| Tribyte | 
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When used, it stays stationary. When a racer passes by, it opens and shoots energy shocks at them, which will home on them. Anyone hit will lose control for a short amount of time. | Uncommon |
| Warp Star | 
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The Warp Star shoots the player forward at high speed for about 8 seconds. | Very Rare |
| Pitfall Seed | 
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The Pitfall Seed stays stationary when used. When any racer flies into it, they will be slammed to the ground. | Rare |
| Poké Ball | 
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When used, it might have different Pokémon inside.
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Rare |
| Spark Shuriken | 
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When used, moves to the racer in front of the player and stuns them, resulting in harder control for about 10 seconds. | Uncommon |
| Star | 
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Grants its user complete invincibility for about 5 seconds. | Rare |
| Hammer | 
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When used, the user whacks with it around themselves and attacks any nearby racer. | Rare |
| Yoshi Egg | 
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Homes in on the driver in front of its user, and breaks open when it hits, revealing three random items. | Uncommon |
DLC[]
Multiple packs are available for download in the eShop.
Robot Pack[]
The Robot Pack includes three playable characters and one course. It is available for ¥500 in Japan, ₩1000 in South Korea, €2 in Europe, $2 in the US, £1,50 in the UK, $2,50 in Australia, Ᵽ3 In Russia, and R$4 in Brazil.
Characters[]
| Name | Picture | Description | Class | Stats |
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| Sukapon | 
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N/A | Speed |
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| R.O.B. | 
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N/A | Balanced |
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| Monita | 
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N/A | Speed |
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Course[]
| Name | Picture |
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| Nintendo Land Plaza |
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3DS Guys pack[]
The 3DS Guys Pack includes two playable characters and one course. It is available for ¥400 in Japan, ₩800 in South Korea, €1,50 in Europe, $1,50 in the US, £1 in the UK, $2 in Australia, Ᵽ2 In Russia, and R$2,50 in Brazil.
Characters[]
| Name | Picture | Description | Class | Stats |
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| Nikki | 
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N/A | Balanced |
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| Mr. AR | 
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N/A | Balanced |
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Course[]
| Name | Picture |
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| StreetPass Mii Plaza |
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Gallery[]
Logos and boxart[]
European English boxart.
Japanese boxart.
European Spanish boxart.
Official artwork[]
Spark Shuriken
Screenshots[]
Selecting a character.
Selecting a character.
Results after a race.
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ニンテンドーオールスター！ジェットパックレース Nintendo All Star! Jettopakku Rēsu |
Nintendo All Star! Jetpack Race |
| Spanish | Nintendo Carrera de Jetpacks | Nintendo Jetpack Race |
| German | Nintendo Jetpack Rennen | Nintendo Jetpack Racing |
| French | Nintendo: Courir avec des Jetpacks | Nintendo: Racing with Jetpacks |
| Portuguese | Corrida da Nintendo com Jetpacks | Nintendo Racing with Jetpacks |
| Italian | Nintendo Corsa di Jetpacks | Nintendo Jetpack Racing |
| Korean | 닌텐도 제트 팩 경마 Nintendo Jeteu Pag Gyeongma |
Nintendo Jetpack Racing |
| Dutch | Nintendo Jetpack Race | Nintendo Jetpack Race |
| Russian | Nintendo Реактивный Ранец Мчаться Nintendo Reaktivnyy Ranets Mchat'sya |
Nintendo Jetpack Racing |
| Polish | Nintendo Rakietowy Wyścig | Nintendo Rocket Race |
| Swedish | Nintendo Jetpack Tävling | Nintendo Jetpack Competition |
Trivia[]
- When Popo, Nana or Dedede uses the Hammer item, they will use their own wooden hammer rather than the black hammer seen when others use this item.
- The game makes use of Nintendo Network services; however, the logo isn't seen on the boxart.
- This is the first Nintendo game translated to Polish and Swedish.