Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
DEVELOPER Nintendo PLATFORM Switch RELEASE DATE April 2017 Everyone’s favourite Mario Kart is their first Mario Kart. But at least everyone can agree that Mario Kart 8 for the Wii U was the best Mario Kart in years. Unfortunately, no one played it because no one bought a Wii U. To redress this Nintendo is packaging together Mario Kart 8, its two substantial DLC packs, and a clutch of new features into this Deluxe edition for the Switch. Notably the Battle Mode, sadly undernourished in MK8, is getting some more meat on its bones with a team-based mode called Renegade Roundup, uh, rounding out a selection of five different modes. There’s also the return of the feather item, last seen in Super Mario Kart, which lets players jump into the air to avoid…