Players pick a character of three weight classes and drive vehicles of varying stats, strengths, and weaknesses around an obstacle course-like racetrack, in an attempt to finish first of the twelve racers, the number of racers used in Mario Kart Wii. The gameplay maintains the traditional elements of previous Mario Kart games, mostly from the two recent installments on the Wii and Nintendo 3DS respectively. Mario demonstrating the anti-gravity mechanic in Mario Circuit. 26.1 Spiny Shell attacks incorrect racer.11.2 The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8.6.1 Statistics shown in the vehicle customization screen.6 Drivers' and vehicle parts' statistics.4.3 Additional enemies, obstacles, and species.On November 7, 2017, Nintendo terminated the Miiverse service, which made it impossible for players to use this game's Miiverse stamps, upload highlight reels onto YouTube, and create new online tournaments (though it is still possible to attend the pre-existing ones).Ī Nintendo Switch port titled Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was released in 2017, which retains much of this game's base and downloadable content while adding other new content. The game is also the best-selling title for the Wii U, selling 8 million copies as of September 30, 2016, surpassing sales of both Mario Kart: Super Circuit and Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. The game also features more detail in courses, specifically retro tracks, which appear more redesigned than their original appearances. In addition, ATVs join the returning karts and bikes as a new class of vehicle. Elements from Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 7 are reused, such as 12-racer fields, bikes and 2-Player online from Mario Kart Wii and gliding, underwater driving, and kart customizing from Mario Kart 7. The game was released on the last three days of May 2014 worldwide.Ī prominent new addition is anti-gravity, allowing players to drive on almost any surface. Like other Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games, this game can be purchased both physically at retail and digitally through the Nintendo eShop, with the digital version requiring 4949.8 MB (approx. This installment is the follow-up game of the Nintendo 3DS title Mario Kart 7. It is the eighth console installment in the Mario Kart series (hence the game's name). Mario Kart 8 is a racing game developed primarily by Nintendo EAD, with Namco Bandai Holdings assisting, for the Wii U.

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