
Both paid and free downloadable content (DLC) were released after its launch, including a further difficulty setting and additional tracks. Nintendo revealed Mario Kart 8 in 2013, and released it in May 2014. Mario Kart 8 contains a variety of single-player and local and online multiplayer games modes, including Grand Prix racing and arena-based battle modes.

In the new anti-gravity sequences, players drive on walls and ceilings. Different difficulties are selectable prior to a race harder difficulties make gameplay faster. Tracks are themed around locales from the Super Mario platform series and are populated with power-ups that help players gain advantages in races.

It retains the gameplay of previous games in the Mario Kart series, with players controlling a Mario franchise character in races around tracks. Mario Kart 8 is a 2014 kart racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U.
