Mario Kart 8 is the reason to own a Wii U. It's my favorite of the series and the best racing game Nintendo has ever made. Like a quick lap through the Mushroom Kingdom, I'll keep this review short.

In summary, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe brings one of Wii U's greatest releases to Switch, enhances the gameplay, and offers better-than-GOTY levels of content, but there is still the sense that perhaps ...

A new update to the Wii U emulator, Cemu, shows it running Mario Kart 8 at nearly 60 frames-per-second, a massive performance jump since it's launch.

But with the Wii U GamePad, Mario Kart 8’s motion controls work great. And it’s going to be a fantastic way to not only get kids into the series — but into gaming as well. Motion controls ...

Beautiful, fun and packed with content, Mario Kart 8 is a killer app for the Wii U and one that any Wii U owner would be crazy not to pick up. Mario Kart 8 will be available for the Wii U on May 30th.

For all the frustration the chaos of Mario Kart can cause, there’s always been the comfort that the game itself can’t hurt you (unlike your siblings). That all changed with Mario Kart Live: Home ...

Nintendo’s deluxe 32GB Wii U bundled with Mario Kart 8 runs $330, knocking $30 off the standalone price for the racer, so there’s that, but it’s still $330 for one game (plus a driving wheel ...

Graphics: Mario Kart 8 is one of the best-looking titles on the Wii U period, and that's saying a lot after Super Mario 3D World. Audio: The music is still 100 percent Mario Kart, but this time it ...

M ario Kart 8 is, perhaps, the finest example of the supremely popular Mario Kart series. It’s also a deeply weird one – which is good, because otherwise I wouldn’t have too much to write ...