Mario Kart 8

May 29, 2014

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Mario Kart

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Animal Crossing Donkey Kong Excite F-Zero The Legend of Zelda Mario Mario Bros. Wario Yoshi

Platforms

Wii U

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Bandai Namco Studios Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

Genres

Arcade Racing

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In N64 Rainbow Road course, you can see the Peach statue from Toad Harbour in the city below.

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person hatwearinggamer calendar_month August 12, 2014

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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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person Boyobmas calendar_month July 30, 2014

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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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person Taztiger3342 calendar_month June 18, 2014

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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.