The game allows you to play by holding one Joy-Con in each hand or by sliding each little controller into the Joy-Con grip. This mode allows you to use an analog stick to steer or the four directional ...

For the first time in years, Mario Kart feels fresh. And that’s not thanks to the new features — things like anti-grav karts, new items, or the Koopa Kids — but to the Wii U GamePad. I’ve never been a ...

Nintendo today announced financial results for the April-June quarter, revealing a major loss despite an increase in Wii U hardware sales and a strong performance by powerhouse racing game Mario Kart ...

After launching late last week, Mario Kart 8 has become the Wii U's fastest-selling game ever with more than 1.2 million units already sold worldwide, Nintendo announced today. This number is ...

As much fun as I had with Mario Kart 8 on Wii U, it didn’t bowl me over like I hoped it would. It was just another solid entry in a franchise that I’ve been playing since I was a kid, and nothing more ...

The ongoing maintenance for the Wii U versions of Mario Kart 8 and the original Splatoon will end on August 3, 2023. This will allow players to access online multiplayer once again. Nintendo ...

EDIT: Nintendo of America have also officially tweeted about Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 getting Wii U online play back in their region. The systems were made available again by August 2, 2023, 9 AM PT, ...

Nintendo has restored online play for Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 on Wii U, and apologised to fans after taking the servers offline for five months to fix a security exploit. “In March 2023, Nintendo ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. The Wii U isn’t dead, it’s just resting. Nintendo finally brought the console’s servers for Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 back online after a mysterious ...

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe launched for Nintendo Switch on Friday and, as YouTuber AbdallahSmash026 points out, it solves a subtle problem with acceleration from the 2014 original on Wii U. The problem is ...

Nintendo has taken the Wii U versions of Mario Kart 8, and Splatoon offline as it attempts to fix a security issue “related to online play”. As spotted by VGC, the following maintenance post related ...

As much fun as I had with Mario Kart 8 on Wii U, it didn't bowl me over like I hoped it would. It was just another solid entry in a franchise that I've been playing since I was a kid, and nothing more ...