Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

I will be completely honest, the fact this game still gets updates completely baffles me. The stages already in the game were already great, but then they added an amazing DLC with new characters, and some new tracks that are as good as the originls. This game is a living legend, and I don't think any other games can compare to it. This game was the main reason I wanted a Nintendo Switch, even without the added content, and now the added content makes it even better!

Furthermore, many videogames have trouble with their Online system, but this one actually works decently well. I haven't gotten too much issues with it and these days it's rare. 10/10.

The controls are more realistic. The tracks are more realistic too. Battles are more fun. I haven't played Mario Kart since Mario Kart for the Wii and this game is better than the Wii one.

This is one of my favorite Nintendo Switch games of all time, and it's the Switch game I've played the most as of now. I'd have to agree with what a couple of the other reviews say: this is a piece of Nintendo nostalgia! There is a wide variety of different Nintendo characters to play as: Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Bowser Jr, Yoshi, Link, Villager, Tom Nook, Toad, Donkey Kong, Princess Peach, and many more. There's a lot of fast paced and catchy music that plays when the races go on, and it sounds similar to music from old video games and makes the game more fun to play!

There are a lot of unique locations to race at, like Cheese Land, Baby Park, City Tracks, Animal Crossing, and many more. Each of the locations have a specific theme, sometimes ones related to aspects of the other games that the characters are from, like babies, music, trains, rainbows, sweet foods, mushrooms, Yoshi's Island, and more, which gives the game uniqueness, a lot of detail, and huge combinations of the characters' franchises! They're all so bright and colorful, especially Rainbow Road. There's one location looks a lot like Andy's room from Toy Story, but I can't think of the name of it.

I didn't know this until I searched up this game on here, but this and Mario Kart 8 are 2 different games. I read in another review that this is an expanded version of Mario Kart 8. I like the sound of that!

When the wii u first came out, I was excited and was one of the first people to ever buy one, and when I first bought it, I got Mario kart 8 inside of the console, I loved the original game, then one day, I bought the dlc and those tracks were amazing too, then years later, they remade the game but deluxe version, at first I thought this would be a dumb idea because remaking a seventh sequel to that good game as well, seemed pointless, but when I a tually played this, I loved it even more than the original, but it makes me feel like I didn't have to buy the dlc for the original game, when it's all right here in the game for free, and also, the only thing that actually frustrates me is the fact that a few days ago, the whole pre order thing for this game is STUPID, If you know what I mean, I will just get to the bad part, FOR THOSE WHO UNDERSTAND, THIS MEANS I WILL HAVE TO WAIT A WHOLE TWO YEARS, JUST TO BUY 48 TRACKS. I PROBABLY WONT EVEN BE PLAYING THIS GAME IN TWO YEARS BECAUSE MARIO KART 10 WILL BE OUT BY THEN, but the overall game itself is amazing.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a great expansion of what was already an amazing game for the Wii U. Nintendo can't make bad games. I think it's pretty simple that they can do next to no wrong, besides the Wii U's launch itself. Mario Kart 8 is a wonderful: in every sense of the word. The gameplay is phenomenal, the graphics are indisputably gorgeous and the music is still riveting and nostalgic. F-Zero, The Legend of Zelda, Yoshi's Island, Donkey Kong, Mario: all the Nintendo references you can think of inhabit and give beautiful life to this milestone in gaming.

An absolute achievement in Nintendo's 100+ years of history, Mario Kart 8 is a beautiful reflection of what the company's achieved since the early 80s. The company may not have started out in gaming, but it's defined it since they made the transition to gaming in the 20th Century. This is the absolute best installment in the series.

Get yourself a copy today!