KhanYe
Smash Journeyman
On Nintendo's Official UK Store site, Nintendo unveiled two brand new Add On Content packs for Mario Kart 8. These two packs include characters who have been long clamored for in the Mario Kart series, and finally, we have one iconic Hero of Time whom we have all been waiting for.
Da da da daaaaaaaaaaaaaa! (If you're a real Zelda fan, you'll hear that as you read it.)
Each of these two new Add On Content packs will contain three new characters, two cups with four courses each, and four vehicles. The two packs contain as follows:
Mario Kart 8 Pack 1 - Released November 2014
Tanooki Mario. Too fly. Shoutout to the Luigi Death Stare in the background.
Cat Peach is going to climb up the standings! (I'll leave now.)
I don't have anything witty to say about how amazing this looks. Who needs Epona when you have a bike?
Is that.. Is that the Blue Falcon? Be still my beating heart.
They're so gosh darn cute. Dry Bowser included.
According to the description on the site, the added Cups will include stages from the worlds of Zelda, F-Zero and Animal Crossing, along with throwback stages from previous iterations of Mario Kart. If both Add On Content packs are purchased, as a bundle or separately, you will immediately be able to get eight colors of Yoshi and eight colors of Shy Guy to play with. According to the website, these packs are retailing for 7 GBP, so we can assume they'll retail for about $10-15 when they arrive in the United States.
As someone who has been questioning Nintendo's marketing since the advent of the Wii U, this is amazing fan service which should really continue to push systems off the shelves. Also, this is the most DLC I've seen Nintendo push for one of its main games, which could hint at Nintendo doing something similar for Super Smash Bros for Wii U/3DS. What do you guys think of this new DLC?
KhanYe wonders... WHERE IS CAPTAIN FALCON? You can't just throw in the Blue Falcon and not put in Captain Falcon! Come be angry with me on Twitter @ayyou9.
Da da da daaaaaaaaaaaaaa! (If you're a real Zelda fan, you'll hear that as you read it.)
Mario Kart 8 Pack 1 - Released November 2014
- Tanooki Mario, Cat Peach, Link
- Four Vehicles
- Eight Courses
- Villager, Isabelle, Dry Bowser
- Four Vehicles
- Eight Courses
Tanooki Mario. Too fly. Shoutout to the Luigi Death Stare in the background.
Cat Peach is going to climb up the standings! (I'll leave now.)
I don't have anything witty to say about how amazing this looks. Who needs Epona when you have a bike?
Is that.. Is that the Blue Falcon? Be still my beating heart.
They're so gosh darn cute. Dry Bowser included.
As someone who has been questioning Nintendo's marketing since the advent of the Wii U, this is amazing fan service which should really continue to push systems off the shelves. Also, this is the most DLC I've seen Nintendo push for one of its main games, which could hint at Nintendo doing something similar for Super Smash Bros for Wii U/3DS. What do you guys think of this new DLC?
KhanYe wonders... WHERE IS CAPTAIN FALCON? You can't just throw in the Blue Falcon and not put in Captain Falcon! Come be angry with me on Twitter @ayyou9.
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