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Mario Kart 8 is an upcoming kart-racing game in development for the Wii U. It is the eleventh installment in Nintendo's Mario Kart franchise, the eighth in the main series, and is due for release in May 2014.

Gameplay

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It seems that it will take the glider and underwater mechanics as weel as the coins mechanic of its predeccesor Mario Kart 7. The bikes from Mario Kart Wii make a return though they have been changed to act similarly to Karts. 12 player races also make a return. In addition, the main new mechanic is an anti-gravity tranformation which will allow racers to drive along the ceiling and walls of courses allowing more different path as one races.

Confirmed characters

Confirmed courses

New courses

  • Mario Circuit
  • Toad Harbor
  • Sunshine Airport
  • Cloudtop Cruise
  • Sweet Sweet Canyon
  • Thwomp Ruins
  • Dolphin Shoals
  • Shy Guy Falls
  • Bone Dry Dunes
  • Twisted Mansion
  • Koopaling Disco
  • Wario Waterpark

Returning courses

Confirmed Items

  • Golden Mushrooms
  • Stars
  • Fire Flowers
  • Bob-Ombs
  • Mushroooms
  • Triple Mushrooms
  • Red Shells
  • Triple Red Shells
  • Green Shells
  • Triple Green Shells
  • Bananas
  • Triple Bananas
  • Thunderbolts
  • Bloopers
  • Blue Shell

Videos

Videos
File:Mario Kart 8 E3 2013 Trailer
E3 2013 Trailer
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Mario Kart 8 December Direct Trailer
Main Page: Mario Kart 8/videos

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