Let's Play Mario Kart 8 - Part 2 - Online Multiplayer Madness
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Game Description (via Wikipedia.org):
Mario Kart 8 (Japanese: マリオカート8 Hepburn: Mario Kāto Eito?) is a kart racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U video game console. It is the eighth main installment in the Mario Kart franchise, and the eleventh overall. It was released worldwide in late May 2014, with 1.2 million copies sold in its first four days, making it the fastest selling Wii U game to date. Nintendo reported sales of 2.82 million copies in the game's first month.
At E3 2014, it was announced that in the future, some titles such as Mario Kart 8, will have support for Nintendo's upcoming Amiibo line of figurines.
The game continues the traditional gameplay of the franchise, in which characters from the Mario universe race against each other in go-karts, attempting to hinder their opponents or improve their racing performance using various tools found in item boxes. Returning features from previous installments include motorbikes and 12-player racing from Mario Kart Wii, as well as hang gliders, underwater racing, and vehicle customization from Mario Kart 7.
Mario Kart 8's new features include anti-gravity racing, in which certain parts of a track can allow racers to drive on walls and ceilings.During these sections, players can bump into other racers or special bumpers to trigger a Spin Turbo, which gives them an extra speed boost. New characters include the Koopalings, Baby Rosalina, and Pink Gold Peach. New items include the Boomerang Flower, which can be thrown to attack players, the Piranha Plant, which attacks nearby racers and obstacles, the Crazy Eight, which gives the user eight items, and the Super Horn, which can be used both to attack nearby opponents and defend against items, including the previously unavoidable blue Spiny Shell.
Along with local multiplayer, Mario Kart 8 supports online multiplayer for up to 12 players, playable with friends or with strangers both regionally and worldwide, with voice chat support outside of races. Players are able to set up tournaments with fully customizable rules and schedules, download ghost data from friends or top players, and receive stamps for use on Miiverse by beating staff times and completing Grand Prix races. Mario Kart TV lets the player view replay data from other players, including rewind and slow-motion playback functionality, and then upload highlights to YouTube.
The game is compatible with the Wii U GamePad, Wii Remote and Nunchuk, Wii U Pro Controller, Wii Classic Controller, and Wii Wheel.Compatibility with the upcoming Amiibo figures has also been announced.