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Mario Kart 8

Mario Kart 8

Release Date: May 29, 2014
Genres: Racing, Arcade
Rating:
4.5
(678 ratings)
Developer: Nintendo, Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.1, Retro Studios

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About

Turn racing upside down as Nintendo’s Mario Kart franchise arrives on Wii U in full HD with new track designs and anti-gravity karts that let players drive upside down. For the first time, all seven of Bowser’s Koopalings are playable characters—race as Iggy, Larry, Lemmy, Ludwig, Morton, Roy, and W...

Storyline

Mario Kart 8 brings the Mario Kart franchise to Wii U with races that jump between familiar circuits and anti-gravity sections where karts ride along walls and ceilings. Playing as Mario, Peach, Bowser, the Koopalings, and more, you compete across cups using items, gliding, and underwater routes to stay ahead. The core conflict is a globe-spanning series of multiplayer races defined by hazards, po...

Genres

Racing, Arcade

Themes

Action, Fantasy, Kids, Party

Game Modes

Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

Player Perspectives

Third person

Companies

Nintendo, Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.1, Retro Studios

Release Dates

Wii UMay 30, 2014
Wii UMay 29, 2014
Wii UMay 29, 2014
Wii U2014

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