For the first time in years, Mario Kart feels fresh. And that’s not thanks to the new features — things like anti-grav karts, new items, or the Koopa Kids — but to the Wii U GamePad.

Like Mickey Mouse is to Disney, such is Super Mario to Nintendo. The iconic little plumber is known the world over, and he's directly tied to the Japanese gaming giant that created him. That's ...

Since its release earlier this summer, Mario Kart 8 pushed 3.49 million units worldwide. With 7.29 million Wii U units out in the wild, that’s just a little bit shy of half. Mario Kart 8 was an ...

Digital Foundry has a great breakdown of how Mario Kart 8 Deluxe compares to both its Wii U predecessor and Mario Kart 7 for 3DS. Visually, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is exactly the same as Mario ...

However, this week the speculation took a new twist, when Kotaku reported that the new console would be bundled with Mario Kart Wii and its steering wheel peripheral. Currently, the now-$170 ...

After launching late last week, Mario Kart 8 has become the Wii U's fastest-selling game ever with more than 1.2 million units already sold worldwide, Nintendo announced today. This number is ...

Twitch streamer ArthurMKW has broken the world record for Mario Kart Wii’s Rainbow Road track by using the hardest shortcut in the game. The Rainbow Road track on Mario Kart Wii has two ...

A few things to note here. Mario Kart 8 was already an incredibly good-looking game, probably one of the best on Wii U, and even with only slight improvements, I imagine it will also look great on ...

Nintendo UK has announced that Super Mario Kart will be hitting the European Wii U Virtual Console later this month — March 27th, to be precise. What's more, as part of a special promotion in ...

Update [Fri 6th Jan, 2023 10:30 GMT]: After teasing us with a single screenshot of the Wii's unmistakable Rainbow Road course, the Mario Kart Tour Twitter has today made it official that the next ...

the original Mario Kart 8 on Wii U, the first Splatoon, and many others. The only confirmed exceptions are apps Pokémon Bank and Pokémon Transporter, which will remain up and running beyond ...