Mario Kart 8

May 29, 2014

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Mario Kart

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Wii U

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Bandai Namco Studios Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

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Arcade Racing

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The "Steel Driver" kart body is a reference to the 3DS game Steel Diver, which was also developed by Nintendo.

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The serial number "55402MS" can be found on crate carousels in Mario Kart 8's Sunshine Airport. This code actually references the European and Australian release date for Super Mario Sunshine, which was October 4th, 2002.

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On the Wii U box art, Mario and Peach are going in the opposite direction of the other racers on the game's box art. This may be an oversight by the developers, but it's also possible that the box art is showing the game's battle mode.

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On the retro track Mario Circuit, the raised hairpin turn is supported by the Ultra Arm. This is a reference to the Ultra Hand, a toy made by Nintendo in 1966 by former employee Gunpei Yokoi.

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In the track "Sunshine Airport", the names of other tracks are listed as flight destinations.

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In the mine section of Shy Guy Falls, the Shy Guys can be heard using pick axes and singing along to the game's music.

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person Dazz calendar_month May 30, 2014

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Instead of using the antigravity mechanic in Mario Kart 8, the team originally planned to have drills on the karts so players could travel through the earth.

"In "7" we had the glider, and submersion in water, and so when we were also thinking about new ideas for "8," and we thought, "well, since we did all that, why not put a drill on the karts, and have them go through the earth somehow, subterranean racing." But, we kind of thought that's not such an interesting idea, and after that we hit upon the antigravity mechanic." - Hideki Konno

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