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Essential | Mario Kart 8 x Animal Crossing DLC review
Koopa load of this.
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Mario Kart 8 guide with tips, tricks and Deluxe details
Essential tips and tricks for winning more of your Mario Kart 8 races.
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Feature | Does Mario Kart's Blue Shell even work? An investigation
We still Lakitu use it.
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Mario Kart 8 guide with tips, tricks and Deluxe details
Essential tips and tricks for winning more of your Mario Kart 8 races.
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Five months later, Wii U Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon servers set to return
Nintendo apologises to fan.
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Nintendo yanks Wii U Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon offline due to security concerns
Expects "extended maintenance duration".
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SNL brings The Last of Us' treatment to a fake Mario Kart adaptation, and the trailer is brilliant
Man after my own Kart.
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Digital Foundry | Mario Kart 8's new Booster Course Pass tracks betray their mobile origins
An in-depth look at how Nintendo 'remastered' its old circuits for Switch.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe amiibo list for every Mii racing suit costume
How to dress your Mii like Sonic, Mega Man and other famous faces.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe unlockables list
Prepare to play a lot of tracks to get everything you need.
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How to unlock Gold Mario and Gold kart parts in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
How to get the most elusive character in the game.
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Nintendo Switch had best-ever week in Europe last month
As Pokémon Diamond and Pearl sell 6m copies.
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Mario Kart 8: Deluxe was the best-selling boxed game in the UK last week
We're never getting Mario Kart 9.
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Russian Nintendo fans want rid of the company's local boss
UPDATE: Nintendo investigation launched into conduct of Russia boss.
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Can sports data analysis figure out exactly how much Mario Kart screws you?
When maths and Mario Kart meet.
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Love it or hate it, it sounds like Mario Kart's Blue Shell is here to stay
'You know, sometimes life isn't fair.'
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Digital Foundry | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: a great console title is a handheld revelation
Switch's enhanced Wii U port works beautifully on the go.
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Looks like Mario Kart 8's controversial fire hopping has been nerfed on Switch
Too hot to handle.
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Nintendo sues company that let you race Mario Karts in real life
They'll be Lakitu escape jail.
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