Console: | Nintendo Wii U |
TV Standard: | NTSC-U |
Developer(s): | Nintendo |
Publisher(s): | Nintendo |
Release Date: | 2014-05-30 |
Players: | 4 |
Co-op: | No |
ESRB: | E - Everyone |
Type: | Action, Racing, Sports |










Feel the rush as your kart rockets across the ceiling!
Expand your game-play options in the Mario Kart 8 game with two DLC packs that feature new tracks, new vehicles, and new characters like Link from The Legend of Zelda series and Isabelle from the Animal Crossing series/franchise.
Race upside-down and along walls on anti-gravity tracks in the most action-fueled Mario Kart game yet! Take on racers across the globe and share videos of your greatest moments via Mario Kart TV.
Driving up a waterfall or across the ceiling can provide an intense adrenaline rush, but that’s not all anti-gravity is good for. It also provides a wild new gameplay mechanic: if you collide into other racers in zero-g, you’ll earn speed boosts worth bragging about. Luckily, you can upload and share your best moments and watch your friends’ using the all-new Mario Kart TV. Returning features include 12-player online play, gliders, underwater racing, motorbikes, and custom karts. You can even race as Bowser’s seven minions, the Koopalings!
-Race along walls and upside-down on twisting anti-gravity racetracks!
-Share highlight videos of your greatest moments with friends via the Mario Kart TV feature and Miiverse
-Race and battle with friends locally or connect online to play with random players from around the world
-Fan favorite features from past Mario Kart games include gliders, underwater racing, motorbikes, mid-air tricks, and more
-For the first time ever, play as all seven of Bowser’s minions, the Koopalings!
-Crisp HD graphics and fluid animation offers players the most visually stunning Mario Kart yet