Your mileage may vary on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, depending on how much you value Battle Mode

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is somewhat of a weird precedent for Nintendo.

The Wii U failed, for all intents and purposes, so they're taking Mario Kart 8, a game that's not even three years old and selling it again on the Switch as a faux "Game of the Year Edition." It's an "enhanced" version of the original with a Double Item Box (and a two-item carry system as well as the re-introduction of the Feather and Boo), an easy steering mode for newcomers, three returning characters, two new characters, and Battle Mode. Does that sound enhanced enough to spend $60 on again? That's for you to decide.

[Neonridr]

don't forget the increase in resolution as well. I don't get it. Take The Last of Us, which was remastered what.. a year after the PS3 release? And that was met with critical acclaim and success. But heaven forbid Nintendo should take arguably one of their best Wii U games and give it a wider berth on Switch.

[captainexplosion]

There's an enormous difference between remastering a year old game that is widely considered one of the best games ever made, to remastering a three year old racing game. A game that half the tracks were already ported over from old games. And with much less graphical upgrades than TLoU. Plus, Sony got a lot of crap for charging $50 for TLoU remastered. Nintendo is charging $60 for this.

[Nodoze]

It is yet another example that they are becoming LAZY. Their primary + really ONLY launch title is a WiiU game!? Months until a real release specific to the console comes along. The rest are upscaled ports? Sorry but this new CEO SUCKS!

[deathtok]

Dude your shift key is busted.

[Neonridr]

meh.. Twilight Princess was the same thing launching on Wii and Gamecube. Game was still awesome. I am not worried.

Last Guardian was technically a PS3 game too for a real long time. But that didn't stop people from enjoying it.

[WickedLester]

What the author doesn't understand is in the grand scheme of things, very few people bought and played MK8. I am totally in favor of this release because A.) It's a great game that more people should play and B.) There's no telling when we'll see MK9 so this is a great "hold over" until then.

[Neonridr]

well.. I wouldn't say very few people. I mean over 7 million copies have been sold of the game which is more than most first party titles from the other studios. Not bad considering there's only what.. 13-14 million Wii U owners?

[WickedLester]

I agree that is an excellent attachment rate and 7 mill is certainly nothing to sneeze at. But by comparison, Mk on Wii sold 37 million copies. So relatively speaking, very few people have played MK8.