The game allows you to play by holding one Joy-Con in each hand or by sliding each little controller into the Joy-Con grip. This mode allows you to use an analog stick to steer or the four directional ...

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is one of the best-selling games of all time. The little plumber and his ragtag bunch of unlikely friends have convinced over 50 million people to empty their wallets and purses ...

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for Nintendo Switch has overtaken Mario Kart Wii to become the best-selling Mario Kart game of all time. After selling 3.34 ...

If you’re going to ask your fans to buy the same game twice, this is the way you do it. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is an upgraded version of a racing game that came out for the Wii U in 2014. And it’s great!

For most anyone who owned a Wii U — not that there were many of us — that’s exactly what MK8D is: A victory lap. The latest Mario Kart game compiles everything released from Mario Kart 8 on Wii U, ...

Drew Swanson is a Features Article Editor from the Pacific Northwest of the United States. He is a lifelong gamer with a passion for a variety of genres. A connoisseur of everything from JRPGs and ...

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass Wave 6, which will serve as the "final wave of DLC" for the beloved racing game, will be released this holiday and will add Diddy Kong, Funky Kong, Pauline, ...

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe isn't super different from the Wii U version - aside from being quite a lot prettier - but it's been a while, so let's refresh ourselves on the secret to success: cheating. Okay, ...

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe launched for Nintendo Switch on Friday and, as YouTuber AbdallahSmash026 points out, it solves a subtle problem with acceleration from the 2014 original on Wii U. The problem is ...

When Nintendo unveiled the Switch, Mario Kart made a brief appearance to show off the portable console’s split-screen capabilities. And today the company made it official: an updated version of the ...

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