Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)
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Nintendo of America Inc.

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Genre

Perspective

Gameplay

Vehicular

Automobile, Track Racing

Setting

Fantasy

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Description

Mario Kart 8 is the 8th installment of the Mario Kart series, for the Wii U console.

The gameplay includes thirty-two circuits (sixteen brand new ones and sixteen retro ones) on which the characters race riding a variety of vehicles like the returning motorcycles from Mario Kart Wii or the karts, which can be customized.

The game offers six play modes featuring a new mode called Mario Kart TV in which you can create your own pictures and videos. The roster includes thirty characters from the Super Mario universe, twenty-one are returning from previous games and nine are new: Baby Rosalina, Wendy O. Koopa, Iggy Koopa, Larry Koopa, Pink Gold Peach, Morton Koopa Jr., Ludwig Von Koopa, Roy Koopa and Lemmy Koopa. Twenty-one power-ups are included in this game featuring new ones like the Boomerang Flower, the Piranha Plant, the Super Horn and the Eight-crazy.

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Mario Kart 8 Wii U Getting some sick air

Mario Kart 8 Wii U This piranha plant item will eat up items and racers in your path

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Alternate Titles

"マリオカート8" -- Japanese spelling
"마리오 카트 8" -- Korean spelling (Hangul)

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Critic Reviews

New Game Network	Jun 04, 2014	93 out of 100	93
Cheat Code Central	May 15, 2014	4.6 out of 5	92
Gaming Age	Jun 06, 2014	A-	91
Digital Chumps	May 15, 2014	8.8 out of 10	88
PixlBit	May 30, 2014		80
WiiDSFrance	May 21, 2014	8 out of 10	80
Thunderbolt Games	Jun 03, 2014	8 out of 10	80
Jeuxvideo.com	May 15, 2014	16 out of 20	80
GameSpot	May 15, 2014	8 out of 10	80
Digitally Downloaded	Jun 03, 2014		70

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Trivia

Gimmick

A neat little touch appears at the beginning of every race at the starting line: if the player honks their horn during the countdown it will startle the other racers!

Sales

According to publisher Nintendo, Mario Kart 8 sold 5.87 million copies worldwide (as of September 30, 2015).

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Related Web Sites

Official Site - Mario Kart 8 for Wii U - Home (official website)

Zaibatsu (4512) added Mario Kart 8 (Wii U) on Jun 03, 2014

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