Fans will soon have a chance to play one of the biggest games of 2014
before it launches in stores and in the Nintendo eShop on May 30.
Mario Kart 8 for
Wii U will be playable at more than 2,700 GameStop stores around the U.S.
from 12 to 4 p.m. local time during the weekend of May 17-18 as part of “Mario
Kart 8 Test Drive Days.” An action-packed demo version of the Mario
Kart 8 game for Wii U will be the highlight of the event, plus anyone who
pre-orders or who has already pre-ordered Mario Kart 8 at GameStop will
receive an exclusive double-sided poster.
For more information about the demo event, and to find a participating
GameStop location near you, visit
http://www.gamestop.com/gs/landing/events/Mario_Kart_8_TestDrive/default.aspx.
Fans who want a chance to win more Mario Kart 8 and GameStop prizes can
visit
http://mariokartmemories.com to learn about GameStop’s “#MarioKartMemories”
program. The program lets fans enter for a chance to win by posting their
favorite Mario Kart memories to Twitter using the #MarioKartMemories
hashtag.
Mario Kart 8 is the first entry in the long-running and much-loved
Mario Kart franchise on Wii U. The game features anti-gravity racing,
which lets players drive upside down and along walls in fantastically designed
tracks. In addition to the return of many characters and items fans of the
series know and love, Mario Kart 8 introduces new playable characters
like all seven of Bowser’s Koopalings and new items like the player-chomping
Piranha Plant and blue Spiny Shell-stopping Super Horn.
Online multiplayer modes return to Mario Kart 8 and are more social
than ever before. Up to 12 players with broadband Internet access can compete
with each other online and, using the new Mario Kart TV feature, watch and
share highlights of their best racing moments on Miiverse and YouTube.
If you are one of the long list of people who is undoubtedly going to be
buying Mario Kart 8 you should
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