Hey, who doubted this one would be a hit? It’s Mario Kart. At yesterday’s 74th Annual Nintendo Shareholder’s meeting, Nintendo announced Mario Kart 8 has sold 2 million copies worldwide in its first month of release. That is a lot of people getting mad about blue shells. The public’s continued appetite for Karting is a […]
Hey, you can get by on a small order of chicken McNuggets, some apple slices, and a milk for lunch, right? It’ll be worth it if you’re into racing game collectibles, because McDonald’s is offering Mario Kart 8 toys with Happy Meal purchases. The toys featured include Bowser, Yoshi, Mario, Peach, Donkey Kong, Luigi, and Toad. […]
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No huge surprise here, but Mario Kart 8 is a big hit for the Wii U. According to Nintendo the game sold more than 1.2 million copies worldwide between its release May 29 in Japan and May 30 in North America and Europe and June 2. “The early response to Mario Kart 8 demonstrates that the best days for […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AkgJZGspCM We do a lot of stories about real-life cars being licensed for games here, but this one is a bit of a topper. Mercedes, the dignified, upscale brand most not-associated with colorful karting and wantonly tossing blue shells at people, has signed a deal to have one of its cars featured in Mario Kart […]
Are you ready? Time to make new friends, get in fights with old ones, and dodge all colors of shells again. Mario Kart 8 is out tomorrow, May 30, for the Wii U. According to a press release from Nintendo the game will be on store shelves and on the Wii U eShop for $59.99. […]
Nintendo started the day with a surprise Nintendo Direct featuring new info and footage about Mario Kart 8. There’s lots of big news, including new characters baby Rosalina and Pink Gold Peach, details about the game’s 12 player online races, and a new Super Horn item, but the most welcome news might be that North […]
Launching with the game in Europe May 30, the Mario Kart 8 Premium Pack – Special Edition includes a black Wii U Premium console with 32GB of storage, a black Wii U GamePad controller, Sensor Bar, and Mario Kart 8 game disc for £249.99. In the UK, you can also snag an even spiffier package for £299.99, […]
Mario Kart 8 for Wii U looks more amazing every time they update it. Today Nintendo released the new trailer above plus word of several new characters and items that will strengthen and strain friendships everywhere. The new characters are Metal Mario, a Shyguy, and Lakitu. Okay, not fan-favorites, but they beef up the roster. […]
They may be mostly named after 80s celebrities and musicians that its primary audience has never heard of, and they may have been retconned to where they’re no longer actually Bowser’s kids, but the Koopalings are joining the lineup for Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U. All seven made the cut, even Morton Koopa […]