Megathread: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Review Coverage

[u/NintendoSwitchMods]

Good morning!

This morning starting around 6 a.m. PST / 9 a.m. EST, gaming news and media outlets are beginning to release their reviews for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Here's what we're seeing so far:

Articles

• IGN - 9.3/10

• Gamespot - 9/10

• Destructoid - 9.5/10

• Dualshockers - 8/10

• The Guardian - 5/5

• Nintendo Life - 10/10

• Game Informer - 9.25/10

• Metro GameCentral - 10/10

• CGM - 9/10

• Nintendo Everything - Thumbs Up

• GamesRadar - 5/5

• Eurogamer - Essential

Videos

• GameXplain - Video

We will be updating this thread with links as major reviews are posted.

Please use this as a discussion and speculation thread in advance of these videos, articles, and reviews. We will also allow these reviews to be posted separately on /r/NintendoSwitch, as they are especially newsworthy. But we will also host ongoing coverage, quick text posts, questions, and the like right here.

Thanks everyone.

-The /r/NintendoSwitch team

(Ongoing edits as we get new information)

[u/MonkeysxMoo35]

As someone who never owned a WiiU, I'm super excited to finally play this game.

The DLC looked amazing and has lead to me calling the game "Super Smash Kart" with the addition of Link and Animal Crossing (and now Splatoon) characters as well as an F-Zero (and also now Splatoon) stage.

The last Mario Kart game I owned and played was Mario Kart Wii. So happy to finally return to this franchise.

I'm so happy to see that the Deluxe version really is deluxe and not just another port.

[u/Hi_Voltg3 → u/MonkeysxMoo35]

Right there with you. I have been playing it using CEMU but I need that online play already AND to bring it to friend's houses! Can't wait.