# Mario Kart 8 for Wii U

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mario-kart-8-for-wii-u/689728>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [May 31, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mario-kart-8-for-wii-u/689728 "2014-05-31T23:11:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![toofs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mario-kart-8-for-wii-u/689728/1 "2014-05-31T23:11:34Z")

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Got it yesterday. It is HD at 60 fps with 5.1 surround sound. Finally, Nintendo got it right.

Anyone playing?

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**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mario-kart-8-for-wii-u/689728/2 "2014-06-02T22:21:38Z")

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Loving it. Definitely the nicest looking game Nintendo has ever produced.

Boy those 150cc courses are tough though. I’ve yet to ace one. Some, I haven’t even finished top 3 yet!

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**Author:** ![toofs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mario-kart-8-for-wii-u/689728/3 "2014-06-05T01:26:23Z")

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Battle mode was widely panned on the review sites, but I gotta admit, it isn’t as bad as I expected. I miss the battle arenas from Mario Kart 64 and I reaaalllly hope Nintendo offers custom arenas as a DLC.

I have been battling online more than racing. This game is great.

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**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mario-kart-8-for-wii-u/689728/4 "2014-06-07T03:28:30Z")

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I got Mirror mode unlocked, and started playing around with the time challenge mode.

Haven’t played battle mode yet.