The long awaited Zelda Pack for Mario Kart 8 DLC is finally here! Available now from the eShop or in the Mario Kart 8 shop, it should be in your Wii U console if you have already pre-ordered it. If not, you can purchase it for $7.99, or the bundle for both packs for $11.99. Start your engines, and get racing on three retro courses and five new courses, as Link, Tanooki Mario, and Cat Peach, in four new vehicles! Enjoy your new Zelda pack! You can also grab costumes for your Mii by using your Amiibo figurines, too! However, this is no good unless you’re part of the media. Amiibo figurines will go on sale later this month. The Animal Crossing Pack can also be purchased now for $7.99, but it will not arrive until May 2015. The update will run you 221 MB, while the DLC update will run you 687 MB.
In addition to Mario Kart 8, it is being bundled with Wii Us pre-installed for those of you in Japan. Grab the bundle there if you live there and have not gotten into getting a Wii U until now. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is also on the way, too.
Also in Japan, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is now available! Make your way through in a series of puzzles, collecting diamonds and coins along the way. The adventure comes to North America on Friday, December 5, 2014, with the European markets on Friday, January 2, 2015, with Australia on the day after.
Finally, for those of you thinking of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U digitally, you can now pre-load the game! Do so to download it to your Wii U to avoid having a large download on release day! You cannot play until then, as the last bit of the content will not be downloaded until the day of the release. This pre-load tactic is only available in North America.
YES MY MUM BETTER LET ME GET THIS!!!!!!!!!
Oh braystar, you and your mum. xD
YES!! Let’s try it NOW! 😀
OMG! I’M STARTING IT AS SOON AS I GET HOME FROM SCHOOL TODAY OMGOMGOMGOMGOGMOMOMGOMGMOGGMOGMOGMGMGOGOMGOM!!!!
SWEET , new tracks , new characters , and new vehicles , bring it on MPL , let’s start this community night off with a bang on Saturday 🙂
AWW MAN THIS IS GONNA BE AWESOMEEEEE
I pre ordered it but the characters are still locked. do I need to update the game to like version 3 or something?
I believe so. The update might be on the eShop, but I haven’t checked yet.
No tap on the game at the WII U MENU. It will say checking for updates.
Good to know. As I said, I haven’t checked yet.
ATTENTION EVEN IF IT’S OFF TOPIC: Mario Kart Super Circuit is now available on the Wii U Eshop.
so HYPED can’t wait to start racing again in a few minutes
I got the DLC and it won’t work where do you get the update 3.0 for Mario kart 8 so that I can use the new stuff because it is not working for me at all and it said it downloaded the DLC that I preordered so where on the ESHOP IS THAT STUPID UPDATE 3.0
I get the update when I start MK8.
enter your downloads when clicking the home button and after that go to the E shop to check if you need to download anything else
I get that 3.0 update 5 hours ago I just had so much fun doing Mute city, hyrule circuit and that gobblegut Chinese place I just had a great time okay
agreed The DLC is amazing Ive been playing it online its so good whos your fav character
out of the DLC Link but the game as a whole Ludwig I just can’t wait until May 2015 for Dry bowser and DLC 2
agreed Dry Bowser HYPE
I’m also looking forward to the Animal Crossing stuff.
I hereby confirm that the MK8 DLC is amazing!
agreed its so good
THE HYPE! I’M SO EXCITED!!! 😀
I haven’t updated to the new version. Let me guess, is there an amiibo button?
Yes, I think there is on the MK8 Main Menu.
MK8 DLC Question of the Week (I will also be doing these for other E3 games, but only 1 question eack week): What is your favorite track from this pack (whether you have it or not) and why?
Excitebike Arena, because it has a lot of jumps and tricks 😉
Dragon Driftway because of the music.
Wii Wario´s Gold Mine, because it was one of my favourite tracks in MKWii.
I’ve recently played the new DLC and here are my thoughts. Character’s could use some work. Personally, I enjoy Tanooki Mario, but that’s it. The vehicles are very well balanced but nothing too special (Except B-Dasher). Besides that, the tracks are absolutely LOVE the tracks. Mute City, Ice Ice, Hyrule, Yoshi, and Wario are REALLY fun! For those who don’t have it yet, I highly recommend buying it (Worth the money)!
totally worth the money
… AND THE MARIO KART REVOLUTION BEGINS!!!