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Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 2...OH YEAAAAH!

Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 2...OH YEAAAAH!

Third year university students across my homeland of the UK are getting ready to hand in their dissertations to complete a long and hard working 3 years to hopefully graduate in a few months time. I'm one of those, and I have hit a stumbling block in my studies...MK8 DLC. I've waited months for the Animal Crossing DLC pack to be released, along with the recently announced 200CC difficulty, and there is no way I can...... read more

Mario Kart 8 DLC adds Link, Animal Crossing and More

Mario Kart 8 DLC adds Link, Animal Crossing and More

Mario Kart 8 is receiving some great additions thanks to DLC (downloadable content) that will be available in two parts. The first DLC, available in November, will add Tanooki Mario, Cat Peach and Hyrule's very own hero, Link, to the game. The second, scheduled to be released May 2015, will have an Animal Crossing Villager, Isabelle from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and the skeletal Dry Bowser. Each bundle of...... read more

Mario Kart can reduce stress?

Mario Kart can reduce stress?

A study published in Computers in Human Behavior has shown that a group of 48 subjects decreased their levels of stress after playing Mario Kart, having first performing a Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT) in order to stress the applicants out. Operating on the theory of self determination, researchers observed the applicants and observed how they felt after being tested while monitoring their...... read more

Mario Kart 8 update brings three new cars

Mario Kart 8 update brings three new cars

August 27th will bring with it a new update to Mario Kart 8. The download is set to include a number of new features and three Mercedes cars to choose from: Mercedes-Benz GLA 300 SL Roadster (1950s era) Silver Arrow (1930s era) To go along with this, Nintendo are also organizing a global tournament called the "Mercedes Cup". As for tweaks to the nuts and bolts of the game, here's a...... read more

Mario Kart 8 DLC Confirmed for North America

Mario Kart 8 DLC Confirmed for North America

For a while we have known that Japan was going to get a Mercedes-themed DLC for Mario Kart 8, but today we received a confirmation via Nintendo's Twitter accounts that this DLC will be coming to North America, as well. The DLC will include a "GLA-class kart," which is based on the Mercedes Benz GLA-class SUV. All we know for a release date is that it will come "this summer," as stated in the tweet, but hopefully...... read more

Mario Kart 8 is coming to McDonalds

Mario Kart 8 is coming to McDonalds

The next set of figures confirmed for the McDonalds happy meals will be some very familiar faces. Mario and the gang will be driving their way into Happy Meals a little later this summer and you'll be able to collect Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Peach, Donkey Kong, and Yoshi as well as a red Mario cap that comes with each toy. Be on the look out for these collectible figures based on Mario Kart 8 later in the next...... read more

Mario Kart 8 is a hit!

Mario Kart 8 is a hit!

Nintendo's latest release in the long running Mario Kart franchise, Mario Kart 8, has already seen some impressive numbers and is proving to be exactly what Nintendo needed after a hard year. Alongside this significant feat, the game is on pace to have the biggest week 1 debut of any Wii U title as well as sales for consoles boosting up 666% in the UK. Nintendo sure has a big hit on their hands and with a year...... read more

Receive a free downloadable game when registering Mario Kart 8

Receive a free downloadable game when registering Mario Kart 8

Anyone in the U.S. or Canada who is considering buying Mario Kart 8 when it is released has an extra incentive now. Nintendo is offering a free downloadable game from the eShop if Mario Kart 8 is registered with Club Nintendo between May 30th and July 31st, 2014. What kind of eShop games? Nintendo is offering four full retail first-party games with this offer which is an amazing deal. Free games...... read more

Mario Kart 8 Wii U Premium Bundle Announced

Mario Kart 8 Wii U Premium Bundle Announced

Nintendo has just announced that they will be releasing a Mario Kart 8 Premium Pack on May 30th, the same time the game is scheduled to release. The bundle will come with a black Wii U console with 32GB of storage as well as a black game controller and sensor bar. All of this along with the Mario Kart 8 disk included makes this bundle perfect for first time Wii U owners and Nintendo lovers. The game itself...... read more

First Mario Kart 8 ads appear

First Mario Kart 8 ads appear

Nintendo are no doubt hoping that lackluster sales figures of the Wii U console will receive a shot in the arm next month with the release of Mario Kart 8. For the first time, Mario's karting escapades will have HD visuals, along with anti-gravity sections of track and a number of other features from recent games - like motorcycles, 12-player action and underwater racing. Players will be able to use a number...... read more

Expanded Item Customization for Mario Kart 8

Expanded Item Customization for Mario Kart 8

Although there was not much item customization within Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart 8 director Kosuke Yabuki explained to IGN that the upcoming Mario Kart will have this idea expanded on. An important factor to the game that Mario Kart 8 producer Hideki Konno explained is the item balance within the races. He explains however that the feeling that players get of having control over items will be addressed in the new...... read more

Mario Kart just got real

Mario Kart just got real

This is a real life Mario Kart 64 reenactment from Remi Gaillar, a well known prankster in France. Probably don't try this at home, but you'd have to admit it was pretty...... read more

First competition in Mario Kart Wii

First competition in Mario Kart Wii

Nintendo has now put up the first global competition for Mario Kart Wii: "Get the best time you can in a VS Race in Mario Circuit. You can submit your entry as many times as you like". Racers, start your...... read more

Mario Kart Wii trailer

Mario Kart Wii trailer

Here's a trailer for Mario Kart Wii fresh out of Japan. It's in Japanese (who'd have thought), but still lots of cool...... read more

Snaking removed from Mario Kart Wii

Snaking removed from Mario Kart Wii

A snippet from the UK's Official Nintendo Magazine claims that snaking has been removed from Mario Kart Wii. Snaking, officially called "Mini-Turbo", is where racers waggle back and forth during a drift for a significant boost in speed. Its usage has players split firmly into two camps, some saying it's a glitch that ruins the game, others claiming it's a skillful technique to be mastered. "The second big...... read more

Super Mario Odyssey trailer

Super Mario Odyssey trailer

It's an exciting time to be a Nintendo fan! On March 3rd, 2017 Big N will do a worldwide release of their new machine: Switch - so called because it switches between being a home console and something you can take on the move. A number of games have already been announced, but here's a look at Super Mario Odyssey: How do you like...... read more

Gold Mario Amiibo is a Wal-Mart Exclusive

Gold Mario Amiibo is a Wal-Mart Exclusive

amiibo fans won't be happy to hear it, but the upcoming Gold Mario amiibo has been confirmed as another retailer exclusive. It joins Meta Knight as an amiibo that is only available at Wal-Mart stores. The gold Mario is the first amiibo of the new Super Mario Bros. line to be a retailer exclusive, while three amiibo from the Super Smash Bros. line, Rosalina & Luma, Meta Knight, and Shulk, were exclusive at Target,...... read more

Cancelled Mario Game Unearthed

Cancelled Mario Game Unearthed

The nice folks over at Unseen64 were able to dig up concept art and footage of a cancelled Mario volleyball/wrestling hybrid game. The game, titled Super Mario Spikers, was planned for release on the Wii, and was being developed by Next Level Games (the masterminds of the Mario Strikers series). According to the report, the game started off simply as Mario Volleyball. As development on the game progressed,...... read more

Nintendo Says Mario Maker Won't Hurt Mario Sales

Nintendo Says Mario Maker Won't Hurt Mario Sales

While there were many great games at Nintendo's E3 showing, the most unique and exciting one to me was Mario Maker. The upcoming game gives players the ability to build their own Mario levels. However, one has to wonder will this impact the sales of current and future Mario games? Mario Maker producer Takashi Tezuka feels quite confident that sales will see no negative impact from the future release. His...... read more

Top 5 Mario Games

Top 5 Mario Games

University final resits are... very, very time consuming. On that note: Top 5's? To hitch a ride on the website bandwagon, Mario has been in my life since I was three years old and Super Mario Bros. was the first game I ever played. Mario has literally, in some way or another, changed my life and my relationship with video games... and surprisingly still, nostalgia plays no part in how I reflect on the series....... read more

Splatoon Was Nearly a Mario Game

Splatoon Was Nearly a Mario Game

One of Nintendo's pleasant surprises at this year's E3 was Splatoon. The game takes the squad-based shooter template and puts a Nintendo spin on it. It's also a breath of fresh air in that it's a new IP (something Nintendo desperately needs). However, the game was nearly a Mario spin-off. Speaking in the latest issue of Edge magazine, Shigeru Miyamoto said: There were heated debates over who the main player...... read more

My Top Five Mario Games

My Top Five Mario Games

Is there a bigger more well-known gaming mascot than Mario? The guy is the face of an entire generation of gaming. He has been in hundreds of video games and this got me thinking. What are my top five favourite Mario games? Well, here they are. One rule, I will only include games where Mario is the main focus, so games like Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros are out. Also, keep in mind that if I haven't played the...... read more

Super Mario Bros. speed record beaten

Super Mario Bros. speed record beaten

Many of us think we're pretty good at platform games, but the speedrunners of this world take that to a whole other level. One such speed demon called Blubbler has taken on Super Mario Bros and beaten it in just 4:57.69, edging out the previous record of 4:58.09. Video evidence below! The iconic Super Mario Bros. is now almost 30 years old. Time...... read more

Mario Maker confirmed by Nintendo!

Mario Maker confirmed by Nintendo!

During today's Nintendo E3 direct presentation we saw a lot, and earlier this week, an image hit the web that had everyone talking about a new Mario title and it looks like the rumors were true. Mario Maker, confirmed for the Wii U, will allow players to change and create portions of their own Mario levels. The GamePad and the stylus will be used in order to avoid obstacles as you maneuver your way to the...... read more

Ghosts, Mice and Karts on WiiWare

Ghosts, Mice and Karts on WiiWare

A few unfamiliar games released on the WiiWare service today: GhostSlayer (WiiWare) Mouse House (WiiWare) Family Go-Kart Racing (WiiWare) No love for the Virtual Console this...... read more

Bits, Blobs, Karts and more

Bits, Blobs, Karts and more

Big N have pulled out all the stops for today's downloadable releases, likely the strongest week we've seen in a long time: Bit.Trip Void (WiiWare) Harvest Moon: My Little Shop (WiiWare) Little Tournament Over Yonder (WiiWare) Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 1 (WiiWare) Super Mario Kart (SNES) A Boy and His Blob (NES) At least something for everyone in...... read more

NASCAR Kart Racing announced

NASCAR Kart Racing announced

EA has revealed a new game exclusive to the Wii based around the NASCAR brand. Instead of the usual cars though, go-karts are being used. NASCAR Kart Racing features 22 playable characters, 12 of them are well known names from NASCAR, and the remaining 10 are fictional. NASCAR Kart Racing tracks Daytona International Speedway Beltway Battle Talladega Superspeedway Cactus Pass Dinosaur...... read more

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