What Is MK7 (mk3ds.com)?

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MK7 at mk3ds.com is a community wiki for Mario Kart 7 custom content on the Nintendo 3DS. It is a reference and resource site for modders and players interested in custom tracks, texture hacks, and custom characters — not an official Nintendo site, and not a place to download the base game.

What the site covers

The wiki organizes its content into directories and how-to sections:

Area What you'll find
Track Directory Custom tracks grouped by source game (SNES, N64, GBA, GCN, DS, Wii, Wii U/Switch, Switch 2, arcade, and "other games")
Distributions Custom Track Distributions and Texture Hack Distributions
Battle arenas Custom battle arenas and texture-hacked battle arenas
Characters & vehicles Custom and retro characters and vehicles, plus custom fonts
Other hacks Item hacks, custom music, custom videos
Tutorials Installing/playing custom tracks, creating tracks and battle arenas, porting models, creating vehicles and music

At the time of the referenced page, the wiki reported 308 articles.

Who it's for

  • Players who want to install and play custom tracks or texture hacks and need the distributions and setup tutorials.
  • Creators building tracks, arenas, characters, or vehicles who need file-format references, software notes, and page templates.
  • Wiki contributors — the site includes a user's guide, a MediaWiki FAQ, a sandbox for practice edits, and templates for new track, texture hack, character, and distribution pages.

How it fits into the wider modding scene

The wiki's own news notes that it was largely abandoned by modders in favor of GameBanana, but has since been mostly restored and updated, with modders slowly returning. It also links out to sibling wikis for Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 8, and Mario Kart DS, and mentions a separate project, "Mario Kart Wii 3DS."

Practical notes

  • The site runs on MediaWiki; some actions (such as editing) require logging in or requesting an account.
  • The page shows a last edit date of 20 August 2025, so check recent changes for current activity before relying on a page.
  • No pricing or payment information appears on the page; treat it as a free community wiki only insofar as the site itself presents no paid access.

If your goal is to play custom tracks, start with the Installing/Playing Custom Tracks tutorial and the Track Directory; if you want to build content, begin with the creation tutorials and the relevant page template.