Mario Kart 8
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Mario Kart 8 is a 2014 kart racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. It retains the gameplay of previous games in the Mario Kart series, with players controlling a Mario franchise character in races around tracks. Tracks are themed around locales from the Super Mario platform series and are populated with power-ups that help players gain advantages in races. Different difficulties are selectable prior to a race; harder difficulties make gameplay faster. In the new anti-gravity sequences, players drive on walls and ceilings. Mario Kart 8 contains a variety of single-player and local and online multiplayer games modes, including Grand Prix racing and arena-based battle modes.
Wii U cover art
Anti-gravity racing introduced in Mario Kart 8
A replica of the standard kart seen in Mario Kart 8 at E3 2013
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was announced alongside and exclusively released for the Nintendo Switch, a hybrid console that allows for both handheld and docked play.
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The Wii U is a home video game console developed by Nintendo as the successor to the Wii. Released in late 2012, it is the first eighth-generation video game console and competed with Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4.
The Wii U GamePad prototype originally shown at E3 2011, referred to as the "New Controller" at the time
The black Wii U console, with 32 GB of internal storage
The Wii U Pro Controller, a more conventional controller compared to the Gamepad