Customers find value in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's fun gameplay, ease of use, overall performance, and variety of characters and tracks. Some customers feel the game is not worth the full price and miss the old school difficulty. Others mention concerns about the amount of new content, controls, and controller size. Overall, the game is well-received for its engaging and accessible features.
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Hit the road with the definitive version of Mario Kart 8 and play anytime, any-where! Race your friends or battle them in a revised battle mode on new and returning battle courses. Play locally in up to 4-player multiplayer in 1080p while playing in TV Mode. Every track from the Wii U version, including DLC, makes a glorious return. Plus, the Inklings appear as all-new guest characters, along with returning favorites, such as King Boo, Dry Bones, and Bowser Jr.!System Requirements: Supported Platforms: Nintendo - SwitchNintendo account required for game activation and installationNintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online play. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply.

Ready your wheels for a brand-new Mario Kart game exclusively for the Nintendo Switch 2 system—with a world of interconnected courses to race through. The whole world is your racetrack in this massive evolution of the Mario Kart series! The courses you race on are all connected in a seamless world. Drive the paths between them to traverse mountains, forests, cities, and more. Take in the sprawling vistas as you explore at your own pace in Free Roam—or watch how a sudden shift in the weather can mix up a dead heat in a tense Grand Prix. Ride on rails, jump off walls, skim across water, and more as you race for the finish line. Master these new maneuvers and you might cut down your time to the finish line! Race online across modes with up to 23 other players, or talk with friends using GameChat as you race or roam. Go full speed with series-new drivers, vehicles, courses, outfits, items, and more! Race on brand-new courses, as well as familiar ones that have been reimagined with additional routes and other details. Stick with your favorite driver or broaden your horizons—some of the new additions might surprise you! (Is that Cow?!) Race from one course to another through interconnected paths that span the world. Traverse mountains, forests, cities, and more—with shifting weather patterns and a day/night cycle. Ride on rails, jump off walls, skim across water, and more as you race for the finish line. Take on the adrenaline-packed Knockout Tour—a fierce 24-driver elimination mode. Play Grand Prix with up to 24 drivers. Explore courses at your own pace and wander the world to discover fun surprises in Free Roam. Internet, Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online features, including GameChat. Not available in all countries.

A superstar collection of classic Nintendo 64 boardsCalling all superstars! The Mario Party series is back with 5 classic boards from the Nintendo 64 Mario Party games. Race to get the most stars (and sabotage your opponents) on boards like the stellar Space Land or the spooky Horror Land! Party at your own pace by suspending a game and picking up right where you left off! The tides can turn quickly in Mario Party, so stay vigilant, partygoers. All modes can be played online*, too!Play 100 classic minigames from the Nintendo 64 and Nintendo GameCube games and more in Mt. Minigames!Try your hand at a superstar collection of minigames from throughout the Mario Party series. Whether you are saving up coins for stars in board game mode or enjoy one of the 7 modes included in Mt. Minigames, there is nothing quite like being the last one standing in Bumper Balls or the first team making it out of the darkness in Dungeon Duos. All minigames are played with button controls, so you can stick to the Joy-Con controller or bust out the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller or a Nintendo Switch Lite system.Party with superstars near or farBring the party anytime, anywhere with same-system**, local wireless**, or online* play. Use stickers to praise or pester fellow players as you race across the board collecting stars. All modes support online multiplayer, so you can hop in with friends for a few minigames or a marathon 30-turn match. Victory is just as sweet (and stealing stars is just as satisfying) from anywhere across the globe.*Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online features. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/switch-online**Additional games, systems and/or accessories may be required for multiplayer mode. Games, systems and some accessories sold separately.Nintendo Switch Lite plays all games that support handheld mode.(c) Nintendo. Mario Party and Nintendo Switch are trademarks of Nintendo.

Gaming icons clash in the ultimate brawl you can play anytime, anywhere! Smash rivals off the stage as new characters Simon Belmont and King K. Rool join Inkling, Ridley, and every fighter in Super Smash Bros. history. Enjoy enhanced speed and combat at new stages based on the Castlevania series, Super Mario Odyssey, and more!Having trouble choosing a stage? Then select the Stage Morph option to transform one stage into another while battling—a series first! Plus, new echo fighters Dark Samus, Richter Belmont, and Chrom join the battle. Whether you play locally or online, savor the faster combat, new attacks, and new defensive options, like a perfect shield. Jam out to 900 different music compositions and go 1-on-1 with a friend, hold a 4-player free-for-all, kick it up to 8-player battles and more! Feel free to bust out your GameCube controllers—legendary couch competitions await—or play together anytime, anywhere!Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online play. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/switch-online2018 Nintendo Original Game: Nintendo / HAL Laboratory, Inc. Characters: Nintendo / HAL Laboratory, Inc. / Pokémon. / Creatures Inc. / GAME FREAK inc. / SHIGESATO ITOI / APE inc. / INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS / Konami Digital Entertainment / SEGA / CAPCOM CO., LTD. / BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. / MONOLITHSOFT / CAPCOM U.S.A., INC. / SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
| Pros for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Nintendo Switch – OLED Model, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite | |||
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| Gameplay, Overall Performance, Fun, Ease of use, Characters | Overall Performance, Gameplay, Open World | There were no pros for this product— | Overall Performance |
| Cons for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Nintendo Switch – OLED Model, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite | |||
| Price, Difficulty, Content, Controls, Controller Size | Map Design, Content Quantity, Customization Options | There were no cons for this product— | There were no cons for this product— |