Customer Ratings & Reviews

Mario Kart 8 is a beautiful, fun kart racer that introduces sound new ideas to Nintendo’s 22-year old franchise. While it doesn't reach Double Dash-levels of risk and experimentation, Mario Kart 8 builds on the series' most essential aspects better than any of its predecessors. Twisting U-turns, a blistering sense of speed, skillful track designs, robust tournament and online features, and gorgeous graphics fall into lockstep all at once. The end result shouldn't come as a surprise: Mario Kart 8 is the king of the mascot kart circuit, and it gave me hours of enjoyment.

My 6-year old loves this!!! Easy for him to play and so exciting!

Fun game. The whole family can get involved. My 5 year old loves the blue yoshi

Mario has been my ultimate game since I was a kid! It just brings me so much enjoyment and excitement! I am glad that until now even with our new generation, Mario is still a hit and continues to make people like me feel happy! This game will go on forever!

Got this game for my dad for Christmas. Don't know if he likes it yet but I have played it for years and love it. Best Buy shipped insanely fast as always.

A new Nintendo system launch doesn't feel right unless it comes with a new Mario Kart. Even though this is just a port of the game for the Wii U, it adds all of the DLC add ons and even brings back some things that started in the very first Mario Kart. I always break this game out when friends come over and it never fails to be fun. My only complaint is that it shouldn't be a full price game just for a port from an older system, even if it has new DLC add ons, most people had to buy it twice for the full price just to have more games in their Nintendo Switch library.

We loved growing up with Nintendo 64 so this game is very loved. The graphics are great and the options easy to choose from.

Mario Kart just keeps getting better and better. Runs great on the Switch and looks incredible on the screen. A ton of fun, must own for any Switch owner

All characters except for two are playable from the beginning and auto steering is great for beginners. Super fun for those who are more competitive too!

Great game, my 5 year old loves it as much as my wife. Easy to play and has all of the original stuff built in. Highly recommend.

Pretty fun iteration of the series. Very enjoyable, looks great, however, it does not offer much to those of us who played the wii U version a lot. From that perspective the $60 price tag can be tough to justify. The updates to the visuals make the game look great, especially on the Switch screen. Plenty of people seem be online already so the community is active and fun.

Fun from start to FINISH! Great graphics. Fun characters lots to do. Family hooked.

As a owner of Mario Kart 8 on the WiiU I was hesitant about purchasing again, but after playing it on the Switch I'm comfortable saying it's completely worth it. New content is limited to some customizations, characters and the biggest change, new and expanded battle mode. Battle mode was sorely lacking in the WiiU version and welcome to have. And, in case you're wondering, you don't have to unlock any levels or characters again. This version not only looks great, but also plays fantastic and the online works perfectly. Definitely worth your time and money.

What can you say - it's a Mario Kart game and it's as fun as ever. Some new twists on tracks and being able to hold multiple items is nice.

We have really enjoyed this and it says something that they have made 8 iterations. They kids have played a lot more than I have it it was fun to see them recognize tracks from other versions they have played and all the friendly competition. It is a great looking game with lots of things to see, unlock, and discover. Great family time (Ages 8-45) It was also nice to be able to split the controllers and have four people playing. I do recommending getting the wheels. We bought the Insignia ones as the nintendo brand wasn't available yet and they have been great too.

This game is a lot of fun. It is easy to learn and play and is perfect both docked and on the go. Playing with friends makes for a very fun night.

This game is super fun with friends and very addictive online! It is a port of the Wii U Mario Kart 8 games with all the added DLC and extra characters. What sold me on the game is you can now hold 2 items instead of just one item in the Wii U version. Nintendo also revamped the Battle Mode. It's as fun as it was on the Nintendo 64 version! With all the new items, characters, Kart options, and revamped Battle Mode, I'd say this is the definitive Mario Kart experience. I had the Wii U version as well and I am loving this game all over again on the Nintendo Switch!!

My three boys absolutely love this game. Even my 4 year old can play the game and navigate through the options. Great buy, I would buy it again.

Fun game for all the family, I would recommend it!

So, one of my favorite things about this is the ease of multiplayer. Many of my friends also have Switches, and just the local multiplayer alone made this worth buying for me! I own this for the Wii U as well, but have already spent more time on my Switch copy. I also like that it came with all of the DLC plus a classic style battle mode. It was a blast from the past, and much appreciated. If you've already played the original Mario Kart 8 enough to get burned out, this probably isn't for you though. It's the same game with extra stuff. Much better with friends.