Items are what make the Mario Kart series more than just racing games. By adapting the idea of Mario’s power-ups to racing, Nintendo added strategy to each race, but also chaos and random chance. It's that magic blend of compelling elements that makes fans love the...
So, you’ve worked your way up from a Mario Kart beginner to an experienced, decorated racer. You've brought home gold trophies in all the other engine classes, duked it out in Battle Mode, and broken records and left ghost racers in the dust in Time Trials. You’ve...
Choosing your kart setup in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the most important decision you'll make prior to hitting the gas pedal. The character, kart, and parts are all well-balanced enough that no setup is worthless, but you're not here for "passable." You're here for the...
Mario Kart 8 had tons of unlockables in its original WiiU incarnation. Many of the characters weren’t available until you unlocked them by completing Cups. The Cups themselves opened slowly as well. A new set of four races only became available once you’d claimed a...
Plenty of factors influence your performance in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Your character choice impacts your weight, your tires and glider affect your ground and air control, and your engine class sets the AI skill and the race's overall speed. Even the course choice...