Drew Swanson is a Features Article Editor from the Pacific Northwest of the United States. He is a lifelong gamer with a passion for a variety of genres. A connoisseur of everything from JRPGs and ...

It makes a lot of sense that a Mario Kart made for the Wii—a console that captured the casual gamer like few before—would be the series’s most egalitarian. Mario Kart Wii tries to add fairness by ...

EDIT: Nintendo of America have also officially tweeted about Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 getting Wii U online play back in their region. The systems were made available again by August 2, 2023, 9 AM PT, ...

It's important that racing, fighting, and any other type of competitive game runs at a consistent frame rate, but it turns out the original Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U repeats its 63rd frame if one ...

The success of Mario Kart 8 has increased Wii U sales by a factor of four in the weeks since its launch. In an interview with Venturebeat, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime indicated that ...

Mario Kart 8 has boosted weekly Wii U console sales by 666% in the UK. 82% of new Wii U customers purchased one of Nintendo's Mario Kart 8 console bundles, which launched alongside the game on May 30.