Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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The box for the game; a female Inkling is featured towards the top.
Developer(s) Nintendo EAD
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Producer(s) Hideki Konno
Kosuke Yabuki (Deluxe only)
Yasuyuki Oyagi
Director(s) Kosuke Yabuki
Platform(s) Nintendo Switch
Release Worldwide: 28 April 2017
Genre(s) Kart racing
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer
Media Game card
Digital download (Nintendo eShop)
Game size(s) 11.2 GB
Age rating(s) NA: Everyone by ESRB

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a kart racing game released for the Nintendo Switch. The game was first revealed through a trailer as part of the Nintendo Switch Presentation on 13 January 2017 in Tokyo, Japan and is an enhanced port of the Wii U game Mario Kart 8.[1] The game is the first in the Mario Kart series to include references and content from Splatoon. It is the best-selling game on the Nintendo Switch, with 60.58 million copies sold.[2]

Splatoon references

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe introduces Splatoon characters and other references to the Mario Kart series. Both male and female Inklings are introduced as playable characters, with three different variants each. A new battle mode course is introduced named Urchin Underpass based on the original Urchin Underpass stage from Splatoon, as well as two Splatoon-themed ATVs, the Splat Buggy and the Inkstriker (heavily based on the Inkstrike). A new Inkling-themed amiibo costume unlocked by placing any Splatoon amiibo is also added.

The selectable costume variants for the Inklings are as follows:

Inkling Girl:

Inkling Boy:

Gallery

Trivia

  • Inkling Girl is one of the game's fastest characters.

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