Mario Kart 8 – off-screen Dry Dry Desert footage
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One more Mario Kart 8 video
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Even more Mario Kart 8 videos
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Mario Kart 8 – all confirmed tracks thus far
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We have an updated listing of all confirmed tracks for Mario Kart 8 thus far. Check it out below:
Mushroom Cup
- Mario Kart Stadium
- Water Park
- Sweet Sweet Canyon
- Thwomp Ruins
Flower Cup
- Mario Circuit
- Toad Harbor
- Twisted Mansion
- Shy Guy Falls
Star Cup
- Sunshine Airport
- Electrodome
- ???
- ???
Special Cup
- ???
- ???
- ???
- ???
Unassigned Tracks
- Bone Dry Ruins
- Cloudtop Cruise
- Dolphin Shoals
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Mario Kart 8 devs talk game’s graphics and using Wii U’s power, balance, original Rainbow Road is “really spectacular”, more
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GameSpot has published a series of articles featuring commentary from Mario Kart 8 producer Hideki Konno and director Kosuke Yabuki. During a roundtable session held at GDC last month, the two touched on the game’s graphics, balance, brand new Rainbow Road course, and more. You can find the Q&A roundup below.
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Mario Kart 8 art
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Mario Kart 8 features music recorded by live performers for the first time in the series
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This is something that we covered in our Mario Kart 8 press release today, though this nugget deserves a bit of extra attention.
Yep – Mario Kart 8 does in fact feature music recorded by live performers. It’s not for all tracks, but it’s a fantastic addition in any case!
Live recorded music: For the first time in the Mario Kart series, select courses in Mario Kart 8 feature music recorded by live performers.
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Retro Studios not working on Mario Kart 8
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Remember how Retro Studios contributed to some of the retro tracks in Mario Kart 7? Well, that seems to have been a one time thing. While not absolutely confirmed, a Nintendo representative indicated to NintendoWorldReport that Retro Studios is not involved with Mario Kart 8.
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Konno explains why you can’t customize tracks in Mario Kart 8
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Despite rumors to the contrary, Mario Kart 8 will not include a track editor. Producer Hideki Konno finds the idea interesting, though implementing such functionality would be difficult, he explained during a roundtable held at GDC.
Konno started out by stating that allowing gamers to design Mario Kart 8 tracks is “a fun feature” and something he’s “been interested in for a long time”, he said. “However, with Mario Kart, course creation is key to the series, and it’s really tough.”
Konno added:
