Nintendo is notoriously stingy when it comes to discounts on hardware and software, but nearly three years after the launch of the Switch, the company is finally throwing prospective buyers a bone. This shopping season, Nintendo will give away a free download code for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with every Switch console. Mario Kart 8 …
Despite the fact that the only way to buy a Nintendo Switch right now is to pay a premium for a console on Amazon, millions of people have managed to score themselves a Switch over the past couple of months. Nintendo’s new hybrid gaming device is clearly a hit with eager gamers, but people started …
In a press release sent out on Monday morning, Nintendo revealed that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe became the fastest-selling game in the history of the Mario Kart franchise over the weekend. Having received rave reviews from critics, the Switch game ended up selling over 459,000 copies on launch day alone.
The selection of new releases for the Nintendo Switch has been inconsistent at best since the console launched in March. Some weeks are almost entirely devoid of new content while others are relatively packed. Thankfully, this week appears to be one of the latter, as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is just one of five games that …
No, it’s not here yet, which means you can’t play it on your Switch console this instant. But Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will be so much better than any previous versions, at least when it comes to graphics. So let’s take a minute to appreciate Mario Kart on the new console before it arrives.
Despite having launched nearly two months ago, the Nintendo Switch is still incredibly hard to find in many areas. Thankfully, Nintendo is sending out new shipments to retailers at a relatively fast pace, and on Friday, Toys’R’Us will be the latest big box store to replenish its stock of Switch consoles.
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. That’s part of the reason why I’m so shocked that Mario …
If you’ve been waiting until the release of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to pick up a Nintendo Switch, you might want to take a look at the new bundle that GameStop put up for preorder on its website this week. As with all of GameStop’s bundles, this one is a bit pricey, but it could …
If you’ve been holding out on buying a Nintendo Switch until there are more games available for it, you won’t have to wait much longer. On Wednesday, a Nintendo Switch bundle featuring Mario Kart 8 Deluxe went up for preorder on Nintendo’s official Russian store, possibly spoiling an announcement that we expect the company to make during its …
While Nintendo Switch owners are anxious to get their hands on Splatoon 2 this summer and Super Mario Odyssey in the fall, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will be the first major release for the Switch outside of the launch window next month. Despite the fact that it’s a remastered version of a 3-year-old Wii U …
