{"id":5909,"date":"2014-08-26T22:13:06","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T02:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=5909"},"modified":"2014-08-26T22:19:10","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T02:19:10","slug":"link-and-animal-crossing-latest-expansions-coming-to-mario-kart-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2014\/08\/link-and-animal-crossing-latest-expansions-coming-to-mario-kart-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Link and Animal Crossing Latest Expansions Coming to Mario Kart 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mario_kart_8_link.png\" alt=\"mario_kart_8_link\" width=\"642\" height=\"362\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mario_kart_8_link.png 642w, https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mario_kart_8_link-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mario_kart_8_link-128x72.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><br \/>\nThe DLC additions to <em>Mario Kart 8<\/em> keep coming!<\/p>\n<p>Two new downloadable content packs coming to <em>Mario Kart 8<\/em>, which launch this fall and in spring of 2015, and are available for advance purchase starting August 27th at $7.99 each (or $11.99 for both). Included in the packs are crossover characters like Link from <em>The Legend of Zelda<\/em> franchise and both Isabelle and the Villager from the <em>Animal Crossing<\/em> series.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to these two new downloadable content packs, a previously announced game update goes live August 27th that adds a variety of new features, including three free Mercedes-Benz cars that players can race.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;More than 1 million Wii U owners in the United States alone are already enjoying the fun of Mario Kart 8,&#8221; said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America\u2019s executive vice president of Sales &amp; Marketing. &#8220;Mario Kart 8 already includes the largest number of characters, karts and options of any Mario Kart game to date, and these amazing expansion packs give players even more choices.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Each pack will contain two new cups, each with four courses, which, in total, increases the number of currently available courses by 50 percent. The DLC packs include classic courses like Wario\u2019s Gold Mine from Mario Kart Wii, as well as new courses, some taking place in the worlds of The Legend of Zelda and Animal Crossing. New vehicles will also arrive with each pack, including the Blue Falcon kart representing the F-Zero franchise in the first DLC pack.<\/p>\n<p>Mario Kart 8 owners who purchase both packs starting August 27th will get access to eight new colors of Yoshi and eight new colors of Shy Guy to race with immediately.<\/p>\n<p>The DLC packs are scheduled to include the following:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Pack 1: The Legend of Zelda X Mario Kart 8 (Release Date: November 2014) &#8211; $7.99<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 Characters: Tanooki Mario, Cat Peach, Link<\/li>\n<li>4 Vehicles<\/li>\n<li>8 Courses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Pack 2: Animal Crossing X Mario Kart 8 (Release Date: May 2015) &#8211; $7.99<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 Characters: Villager, Isabelle, Dry Bowser<\/li>\n<li>4 Vehicles<\/li>\n<li>8 Courses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Pack 1 + Pack 2 Bundle &#8211; $11.99<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6 Characters: Tanooki Mario, Cat Peach, Link, Villager, Isabelle and Dry Bowser<\/li>\n<li>8 Vehicles<\/li>\n<li>16 Courses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2014\/08\/link-and-animal-crossing-latest-expansions-coming-to-mario-kart-8\/mario_kart_8_tanooki\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5911\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mario_kart_8_tanooki.png\" alt=\"mario_kart_8_tanooki\" width=\"642\" height=\"362\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mario_kart_8_tanooki.png 642w, https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mario_kart_8_tanooki-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mario_kart_8_tanooki-128x72.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/abOnJoz85UY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DLC additions to Mario Kart 8 keep coming! Two new downloadable content packs coming to Mario Kart 8, which launch this fall and in spring of 2015, and are available for advance purchase starting August 27th at $7.99 each (or $11.99 for both). Included in the packs are crossover characters like Link from The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[75],"tags":[820,1386,1395],"class_list":["post-5909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nintendo-wii-u","tag-mario-kart-8","tag-nintendo","tag-nintendo-wii-u"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mario_kart_8_link.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-1xj","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7929,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2015\/09\/nintendo-releases-mario-kart-8-wii-u-bundle\/","url_meta":{"origin":5909,"position":0},"title":"Nintendo Releases Mario Kart 8 Wii U Bundle","date":"September 8, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Nintendo announced today that they are releasing a Nintendo Wii U bundle with Mario Kart 8 pre-installed. 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