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Mario Kart 8 DLC Characters: Link, Villager, Dry Bowser & F-Zero Vehicles Announced

Zelda, F-Zero & Animal Crossing are invading Mario Kart 8! “The Legend of Zelda X Mario Kart 8” & “Animal Crossing X Mario Kart 8” Mario Kart 8 DLC Characters & Vehicles has been revealed! The Mario Kart 8 DLC release date is in November 2014 for the first, and the next in May 2015.

Make sure you take a peek at the screenshots gallery below! 😀

The DLC will add all-manner of new extras, including a whopping eight new courses in each pack (for a total of 16 new tracks!).

Here’s the Mario Kart 8 Zelda/Animal Crossing/F-Zero DLC image gallery.
Click on any of these image thumbnails to see the full-size screenshots:

While most of the courses will be from past Mario Kart games, some of them will be all-new tracks based on The Legend of Zelda and Animal Crossing franchises! One of the confirmed tracks is Wario’s Gold Mine from Mario Kart Wii.

Each new DLC Pack will also include all-new vehicles, including a Blue Falcon Kart from F-Zero! Both packs combined require more than 2GB of storage space.

Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1:
Release Date: November 2014

* 3 Characters: Tanooki Mario, Cat Peach, Link
* 4 Vehicles
* 8 Courses (in 2 new Cups)

Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 2:
Release Date: May 2015

* 3 Characters: Villager, Isabelle, Dry Bowser
* 4 Vehicles
* 8 Courses (in 2 new Cups)

As a reward and an incentive, if you purchase both packs, together in a $12 bundle or separately at $8 each, you will earn a bonus unlock of 8 different colored Yoshi’s and 8 different colored Shy Guy’s, a download that can be used immediately. 😀

And don’t forget about the free Mercedes-Benz DLC Pack coming tomorrow…

Mario Kart 8 Mercedes-Benz DLC Pack:
Release Date: August 27, 2014
How To Download: Download it from the main menu’s new Shop section. It shows up after you’ve done the Mario Kart 8 Software Update on your Wii U dashboard.

* The brand new Mercedes-Benz GLA
* Classic model W25 Silver Arrow
* Classic model 300 SL Roadster

IT’S ABOUT DANG TIME! Finally we are seeing a Nintendo-themed Mario Kart game that doesn’t just feature Mario characters.

Now that we finally have a playable Link, I hope that Nintendo does a “Nintendo-themed” Kart game next featuring non-Mario universe characters like Samus, Ridley, Captain Falcon, Ness, Pikachu and Princess Zelda as their next Mario Kart title. Since Nintendo fans will finally now have a taste, I’m sure they will desire more!

I think this is something fans have always wanted to see. Can’t wait to race as Link driving the Blue Falcon! ^_^

Do you wish to see a Nintendo-themed Kart Game next? Are you excited for this new DLC? Will it get you playing more Mario Kart 8 on Wii U?