Mario Kart 8
© 2013 Nintendo of America
Coming next year on the Wii U, Mario Kart 8 looks great in HD, and offers new driving mechanics that let you drive upside down. You can race on walls in a haunted mansion, or upside-down over Princess Peach’s Castle, as your wheels automatically rotate and shift into antigravity gear. Other features include: 2 player online competitive play; the return of elements first introduced in Mario Kart 7, such as hang gliders and underwater racing, as well as elements introduced in Mario Kart Wii, such as motorbikes and performing tricks in the air; Mario Kart TV lets you share highlight videos submitted to Miiverse; Fan-favorites Waluigi and Toadette re-join the cast of familiar characters from the Mushroom Kingdom; and crisp HD graphics and a 60-frames-per-second frame rate. Scheduled for release Spring 2014.
Wii U
Teaches: racing, social play, strategy, logic, spatial relations, fine motor development