My excitement for Mario Kart 8 is pretty well known at this point, and I’ll most certainly be picking the thing up on day 1. In a new Mario Kart 8 focused Nintendo direct today, the company revealed that the game will be getting 12 player online multiplayer, voice chat support (so you can tell those people who hit you with blue shells what you did to their mums last night) and user-created tournaments. It’ll also come with a free game.
Yes, that’s right. If you pick up Mario Kart 8 and register it on club Nintendo between May 30 and July 31, you’ll get a voucher to download one of ten pre-selected games for free. They’re not rubbish games either. Check it out.
I have all but one of those games – and now I’ll be able to get it for nothing. Mario Kart 8 features 30 racers, a bunch of new tracks and new items – including something that can actually destroy the blasted blue shell. The gods have spoken.
Here’s the Mario Kart 8 Nintendo direct.
Last Updated: April 30, 2014
Wincethis
April 30, 2014 at 17:16
You know, I don’t know if I’ve said it before, but thank goodness for another Mario game. And better still, you get ANOTHER free one too! WIN WIN WIN!
Umar's Sin
April 30, 2014 at 17:57
FUUUUUUU…… 101 or Pikmin!!GAAAAAAH…………
bo0m
April 30, 2014 at 18:11
This makes me happy! I can’t decide between 101 or wind waker.
bluegoon
April 30, 2014 at 18:43
Geoff do you jam MH3U?
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
April 30, 2014 at 19:57
I don’t ! I just don’t *get* monster hunter.
bluegoon
April 30, 2014 at 20:57
Eish man, it’s a great game, but only gets rewarding after a slow ass start, I know.
Riaan
May 2, 2014 at 09:34
MH is very hard to get.. you need like 10 hours of it to even start enjoying it. Basically it was perfect for that drought of games last year lol. But when you do get it it’s pretty addictive.
Anyway, regarding mariokart. This is still, and always will be the most fun you and a some buddies can have on a couch. I have never seen or played a game that even comes close.
I’ll be getting W101!
MakeItLegal
April 30, 2014 at 20:36
Poor Nintendo ….
bluegoon
April 30, 2014 at 20:58
I’m going digital, hope I get this deal too.
FoxOneZA
May 2, 2014 at 10:37
Whoooooop! Pikminzzz!