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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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Alternate Titles
- "マリオカート8" -- Japanese spelling
- "마리오 카트 8" -- Korean spelling (Hangul)
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User Reviews
Critic Reviews
| New Game Network |
Jun 04, 2014 |
93 out of 100 |
93 |
| The Video Game Critic |
Jun 10, 2014 |
A- |
91 |
| Computer and Video Games (CVG) |
May 15, 2014 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Nivelul2 |
Jun 26, 2014 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| GAMbIT Magazine |
Jun 13, 2014 |
4.5 out of 5 |
90 |
| Digital Chumps |
May 15, 2014 |
8.8 out of 10 |
88 |
| GamingXP |
Jun 18, 2014 |
87 out of 100 |
87 |
| PixlBit |
May 30, 2014 |
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80 |
| NintendoWorldReport |
May 15, 2014 |
7.5 out of 10 |
75 |
| Toronto Sun |
May 27, 2014 |
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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).
Awards
- The Game Awards
- 2014 — Best Family Game — Won
- 2014 — Best Sports/Racing Game — Won
Related Web Sites
Zaibatsu (9315) added
Mario Kart 8 (Wii U) on Jun 03, 2014
