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An ''Animal Crossing'' themed stage will be included as part of the second pack. Not much is currently known about the stage. In the picture, there are 5 villagers near the finish line including [[Bob]], [[Caroline]], [[Teddy]], [[Maelle]], and [[Pecan]].
 
An ''Animal Crossing'' themed stage will be included as part of the second pack. Not much is currently known about the stage. In the picture, there are 5 villagers near the finish line including [[Bob]], [[Caroline]], [[Teddy]], [[Maelle]], and [[Pecan]].
   
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==Critical Reception==
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Mario Kart 8 has received highly positive reviews, with Nintendo reporting the "strongest review scores in franchise history", and scoring 88/100 on Metacritic and 88.52% on GameRankings as of July 10, 2014. Considered by Eurogamer to be "the most vibrant home console racing game in years", the game has been highly praised for its "exquisite details", vast sense of scale, orchestrated soundtrack, and gameplay. Digital Foundry deems it "near perfection" with "phenomenal attention to detail", featuring a "magnificent visual package" and "magical playability". Their technical analysis attributes the game's smoothness of motion and overall gameplay, to its typically high performance of 59 to 60 frames per second, with the split-screen mode's effective 30 frames per second nonetheless comparing favorably to industry standard. GameSpot generally praised the game, but criticized the game's Battle Mode for reusing the game's main race courses instead of presenting uniquely created battle arenas as prior Mario Kart games had done.
 
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Revision as of 01:01, 27 August 2014

Mario Kart 8 is a kart racing game in the Mario Kart series, published by Nintendo. It was released in May 2014.

On August 26th, 2014 existence of Animal Crossing series-themed DLC was announced on the Nintendo UK online store, set to be released in May 2015. Isabelle and the Villager will be playable characters, and new tracks based on the Animal Crossing universe will be playable.

Animal Crossing stage

An Animal Crossing themed stage will be included as part of the second pack. Not much is currently known about the stage. In the picture, there are 5 villagers near the finish line including Bob, Caroline, Teddy, Maelle, and Pecan.

Critical Reception

Mario Kart 8 has received highly positive reviews, with Nintendo reporting the "strongest review scores in franchise history", and scoring 88/100 on Metacritic and 88.52% on GameRankings as of July 10, 2014. Considered by Eurogamer to be "the most vibrant home console racing game in years", the game has been highly praised for its "exquisite details", vast sense of scale, orchestrated soundtrack, and gameplay. Digital Foundry deems it "near perfection" with "phenomenal attention to detail", featuring a "magnificent visual package" and "magical playability". Their technical analysis attributes the game's smoothness of motion and overall gameplay, to its typically high performance of 59 to 60 frames per second, with the split-screen mode's effective 30 frames per second nonetheless comparing favorably to industry standard. GameSpot generally praised the game, but criticized the game's Battle Mode for reusing the game's main race courses instead of presenting uniquely created battle arenas as prior Mario Kart games had done.

Gallery