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[[File:Animal Crossing x MK8 Poster.png|thumb|right|200px|Poster for ''Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8'']]
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|title          = [[File:Mario Kart 8 Logo.png|200px]]
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'''''Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8''''' (also known as '''''Animal Crossing: New Leaf × Mario Kart 8''''') is a downloadable content pack for ''[[mariowiki:Mario Kart 8|Mario Kart 8]]'' on the [[Wii U]] released on April 23, 2015, which contains content based on the {{SER}}. The content pack includes the introduction of [[Isabelle]] and the human [[player]] (named “Villager”) as playable racers. It also contains two cups, one of which is based on ''Animal Crossing'' (the Crossing Cup), and two new vehicles based on ''Animal Crossing'', the City Tripper and the Streetle. The Crossing Cup's signature track (named 'Animal Crossing') has players racing through an ''Animal Crossing'' [[town|village]] whose season changes each time the course is played (although holding {{Input|l}}, {{Input|r}}, {{Input|zl}} or {{Input|zr}} allows the player to select which season they want). Familiar faces and buildings can be found on the sidelines, and [[Mr. Resetti|Resetti]] even makes an appearance as an unforeseen obstacle, popping out of the ground similar to a [[mariowiki:Monty Mole|Monty Mole]]. The track features newly recorded music more suited to the fast-paced Mario Kart atmosphere.
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|image          = [[File:MK8 NA Box Art.jpg|200px]]
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|caption        = North American game cover
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|developer      = Nintendo EAD <small>(Wii U)</small><br>Nintendo EPD <small>(Nintendo Switch)</small>
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|publisher      = [[Nintendo]]
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|director      = Kosuke Yabuki <small>(Wii U)</small><br>Yusuke Shiraiwa <small>(Nintendo Switch)</small>
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|series        = ''[[mariowiki:Mario Kart|Mario Kart]]''
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|released      = '''Wii U''':<br>{{Flag|JPN}} May 29, 2014<br>{{Flag|USA}}{{Flag|EUR}} May 30, 2014<br>{{Flag|AUS}} May 31, 2014<br>'''Nintendo Switch'''<br>{{Flag|WLD}} April 28, 2017<br>{{Flag|KOR}}{{Flag|TWN}} December 15, 2017<br>{{Flag|CHN}} March 16, 2020
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|genre          = Racing
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|modes          = Single player<br>Multiplayer
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|ratings        = {{Rating|CERO=A|ESRB=E|PEGI=3|ACB=G|USK=0|RARS=0+|GRAC=All|GSRR=6+|FPB=10-12 PG|GCAM=12|NMC=7}}
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|platforms      = [[Wii U]]<br>[[Nintendo Switch]]
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'''''Mario Kart 8''''' is a racing game for the [[Wii U]] released in May 2014. The game received a downloadable content pack on April 23, 2015, titled ''Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8'', which adds [[Villager (Super Smash Bros. series)|Villager]] and [[Isabelle]] as playable characters, various {{SER|short}}-themed kart parts, and an {{SER|short|nolink}}-themed [[Animal Crossing (course)|race course]].
  
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The ''Animal Crossing'' course was one of three ''Mario Kart 8'' courses chosen for players to race on during the [[:wikipedia:Nintendo World Championships|2015 Nintendo World Championships]] on June 14, 2015.
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On April 28, 2017, an expanded version of the game titled '''''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''''', which features all the ''Animal Crossing'' content from the original game, was released for the [[Nintendo Switch]].
  
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Some later Wii U premium bundles included both the game and the DLC together. The enhanced port of the game on [[Nintendo Switch]], ''[[mariowiki:Mario Kart 8 Deluxe|Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', incorporates this DLC as standard in-game content. However, unlike before, vehicles that appeared in the original pack are now unlocked at random by collecting certain amounts of coins in races.
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==Content from the {{SER|nolink}}==
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===Playable characters===
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====Villager====
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[[File:Villager MK8.png|thumb|left|150px|Artwork of a male Villager]]
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[[Villager (Super Smash Bros. series)|Villager]] appears with both a male and female variant. Both variants are in the medium weight class, with slight variations in stats between the two. Their emblem is the leaf icon from the {{SER|nolink}}.
  
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==Content==
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In the original ''Mario Kart 8'', the male and female variants of Villager are combined into a single slot on the character selection screen. In ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', both variants initially had separate slots, before being merged again following the addition of more characters in Wave 6 of the ''[[mariowiki:Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' DLC.
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[[File:MK8 DLC.png|thumb|300px|right|The official contents of the pack, showing the ''Animal Crossing'' themed track and characters]]
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[[File:MK8 Cup Selection.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The cup selection screen, showing the ''Animal Crossing'' themed cup in the top-right corner]]
 
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===Characters===
 
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[[File:Villager MK8 Icon.png|40px]] [[Player|Villager]], from the {{SER}}
 
  
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[[File:Isabelle MK8 Icon.png|40px]] [[Isabelle]], from {{NL}}
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====Isabelle====
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[[File:Isabelle MK8.png|thumb|left|150px|Artwork of Isabelle]]
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[[Isabelle]] made her playable debut in ''Mario Kart 8'', being added to the game seven months prior to her playable debut in the {{SER}} with {{aF}}. She is in the light weight class, and her emblem is an [[Fruit|apple]].
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[[File:Dry Bowser MK8 Icon.png|40px]] [[mariowiki:Dry Bowser|Dry Bowser]], from the [[mariowiki:Super Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]]
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===Crossing Cup and Animal Crossing course===
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[[File:Crossing Cup MK8 Icon.png|thumb|left|Icon for the Crossing Cup]]
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[[File:Animal Crossing Course MK8 Preview.png|thumb|Preview of the Animal Crossing course]]
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{{Main|Animal Crossing (course)}}
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The first cup of the ''Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8'' DLC pack is the Crossing Cup, which features the leaf emblem of the {{SER|nolink}}. The final course of the cup, [[Animal Crossing (course)|Animal Crossing]], is themed after a town from {{NL}}. The course has as variation for each season that is randomly chosen each time it is played.
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{{Clear|left}}
  
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===Vehicles and Parts===
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===Kart parts===
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[[File:City Tripper MK8 Icon.png|40px]] [[mariowiki:City Tripper|City Tripper]]
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There are three kart parts based on the {{SER|nolink}}: The [[mariowiki:City Tripper|City Tripper]] bike, which features various icons representing ''Animal Crossing''; the [[mariowiki:Leaf Tires|Leaf Tires]], which features the triangle grass pattern from the {{SER|nolink}} on its treads and the leaf icon in the center; and the [[mariowiki:Paper Glider|Paper Glider]], which ''Animal Crossing'' icons and the series logo.
  
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[[File:Streetle MK8 Icon.png|40px]] [[mariowiki:Streetle|Streetle]]
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The City Tripper was later added to {{NL}} as a furniture item in the {{NLWa|short}} update known as the {{I|Isabelle scooter|NL}}.
  
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[[File:P-Wing MK8 Icon.png|40px]] [[mariowiki:P-Wing (kart)|P-Wing]]
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City Tripper MK8 Icon.png|City Tripper
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Leaf Tires MK8 Icon.png|Leaf Tires
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Paper Glider MK8 Icon.png|Paper Glider
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[[File:Bone Rattler MK8 Icon.png|40px]] [[mariowiki:Bone Rattler|Bone Rattler]]
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===Mii racing suit===
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Beginning in version 4.0.0 of ''Mario Kart 8'', a free update released alongside the ''Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8'' DLC, a [[Mii]] racing suit called the Animal Crossing Suit can be unlocked by scanning the Villager ''Super Smash Bros.'' [[amiibo]] figure. In ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', the suit can additionally be unlocked by scanning any {{SER|nolink}} amiibo figure or card, or the Isabelle ''Super Smash Bros.'' amiibo figure.
  
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[[File:Paper Glider MK8 Icon.png|40px]] [[mariowiki:Paper Glider|Paper Glider]]
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===Miiverse stamps===
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Three [[Miiverse]] stamps based on the {{SER|nolink}} were added to ''Mario Kart 8'' in version 4.0.0: Isabelle, an apple [[tree]], and a [[player house]]. These stamps could be inserted into Miiverse posts and were automatically unlocked upon downloading the update.
  
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[[File:Leaf Tires MK8 Icon.png|40px]] [[mariowiki:Leaf Tires|Leaf Tires]]
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<gallery>
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Isabelle Stamp MK8 Sprite.png|Isabelle
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Tree Stamp MK8 Sprite.png|Apple tree
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House Stamp MK8 Sprite.png|Player house
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</gallery>
  
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===Courses===
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==Related media==
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{|class="styled color-series"
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{{Interwiki-hatnote|Mario Kart 8: Original Soundtrack|mariowiki|Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack}}
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[[File:Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack Cover.jpg|thumb|right|250px|European cover of the soundtrack]]
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![[File:Crossing Cup MK8 Icon.png|30px|Crossing Cup]]<br/>Crossing Cup
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A two-CD soundtrack collection known as ''Mario Kart 8: Original Soundtrack'' was released via [[Club Nintendo]] in 2015 in Japan, Europe, and Australia. Among the 68 tracks are five ''Animal Crossing'' ones: the four seasonal variants of the [[Animal Crossing (course)|Animal Crossing course]] theme, and the course's result screen theme.
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![[File:Bell Cup MK8 Icon.png|30px|Crossing Cup]]<br/>Bell Cup
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| "Animal Crossing (Spring)"
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|[[mariowiki:Animal Crossing|Animal Crossing]]
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|[[mariowiki:Big Blue|Big Blue]]
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| "Animal Crossing (Summer)"
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| 2:20
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==Cameos==
 
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The following [[villager]]s and [[special character]]s can make appearances in the sidelines of the ''Animal Crossing'' course. Each character, with the exception of [[Snowboy]], can appear in every season; however, which characters appear and their locations differ between races.
 
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*[[File:Bunnie NH Villager Icon.png|18px]] [[Bunnie]]
 
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*[[File:Static NH Villager Icon.png|18px]] [[Static]]
 
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*[[File:Resetti NH Character Icon.png|18px]] [[Mr. Resetti]]
 
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*[[File:Bob NH Villager Icon.png|18px]] [[Bob]]
 
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*[[File:Ruby NH Villager Icon.png|18px]] [[Ruby]]
 
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*[[File:Marshal NH Villager Icon.png|18px]] [[Marshal]]
 
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*[[File:Peanut NH Villager Icon.png|18px]] [[Peanut]]
 
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*[[File:Filbert NH Villager Icon.png|18px]] [[Filbert]]
 
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*[[File:Whitney NH Villager Icon.png|18px]] [[Whitney]]
 
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*[[File:Cyrus NH Character Icon.png|18px]] [[Cyrus]]
 
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*[[File:Reese NH Character Icon.png|18px]] [[Reese]]
 
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*[[File:Chrissy NH Villager Icon.png|18px]] [[Chrissy]]
 
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170306092700/https://mariokart8.nintendo.com/wiiu/dlc/#dlc-ac Official North American website] (archived)
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170306092700/https://mariokart8.nintendo.com/wiiu/dlc/#dlc-ac North American webpage for the ''Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8'' DLC]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwVuK_mRAg0 Official trailer]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwVuK_mRAg0 North American trailer for the Animal Crossing course]
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Latest revision as of 14:54, August 24, 2024

For more information about this game, see its corresponding article on Super Mario Wiki.
MK8 NA Box Art.jpg
North American game cover
Developer(s) Nintendo EAD (Wii U)
Nintendo EPD (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Director(s) Kosuke Yabuki (Wii U)
Yusuke Shiraiwa (Nintendo Switch)
Platform(s) Wii U
Nintendo Switch
Release date(s) Wii U:
Japan May 29, 2014
United States of AmericaEurope May 30, 2014
Australia May 31, 2014
Nintendo Switch
Worldwide April 28, 2017
South KoreaTaiwan December 15, 2017
China March 16, 2020
Genre(s) Racing
Modes Single player
Multiplayer
Ratings
ACB:  G
CERO:  A
ESRB:  E
FPB:  10-12 PG
GCAM:  12
GRAC:  All
GSRR:  6+
NMC:  7
PEGI:  3
RARS:  0+
USK:  0

Mario Kart 8 is a racing game for the Wii U released in May 2014. The game received a downloadable content pack on April 23, 2015, titled Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8, which adds Villager and Isabelle as playable characters, various Animal Crossing-themed kart parts, and an Animal Crossing-themed race course.

On April 28, 2017, an expanded version of the game titled Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which features all the Animal Crossing content from the original game, was released for the Nintendo Switch.

Content from the Animal Crossing series[edit]

Playable characters[edit]

Villager[edit]

Artwork of a male Villager

Villager appears with both a male and female variant. Both variants are in the medium weight class, with slight variations in stats between the two. Their emblem is the leaf icon from the Animal Crossing series.

In the original Mario Kart 8, the male and female variants of Villager are combined into a single slot on the character selection screen. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, both variants initially had separate slots, before being merged again following the addition of more characters in Wave 6 of the Booster Course Pass DLC.

Isabelle[edit]

Artwork of Isabelle

Isabelle made her playable debut in Mario Kart 8, being added to the game seven months prior to her playable debut in the Animal Crossing series with Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival. She is in the light weight class, and her emblem is an apple.

Crossing Cup and Animal Crossing course[edit]

Icon for the Crossing Cup
Preview of the Animal Crossing course
Main article: Animal Crossing (course)

The first cup of the Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 DLC pack is the Crossing Cup, which features the leaf emblem of the Animal Crossing series. The final course of the cup, Animal Crossing, is themed after a town from Animal Crossing: New Leaf. The course has as variation for each season that is randomly chosen each time it is played.

Kart parts[edit]

There are three kart parts based on the Animal Crossing series: The City Tripper bike, which features various icons representing Animal Crossing; the Leaf Tires, which features the triangle grass pattern from the Animal Crossing series on its treads and the leaf icon in the center; and the Paper Glider, which Animal Crossing icons and the series logo.

The City Tripper was later added to Animal Crossing: New Leaf as a furniture item in the Welcome amiibo update known as the Isabelle scooter.

  • City Tripper

  • Leaf Tires

  • Paper Glider

Mii racing suit[edit]

Beginning in version 4.0.0 of Mario Kart 8, a free update released alongside the Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 DLC, a Mii racing suit called the Animal Crossing Suit can be unlocked by scanning the Villager Super Smash Bros. amiibo figure. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the suit can additionally be unlocked by scanning any Animal Crossing series amiibo figure or card, or the Isabelle Super Smash Bros. amiibo figure.

Miiverse stamps[edit]

Three Miiverse stamps based on the Animal Crossing series were added to Mario Kart 8 in version 4.0.0: Isabelle, an apple tree, and a player house. These stamps could be inserted into Miiverse posts and were automatically unlocked upon downloading the update.

  • Isabelle

  • Apple tree

  • Player house

Related media[edit]

For more information about Mario Kart 8: Original Soundtrack, see its corresponding article on Super Mario Wiki.
European cover of the soundtrack

A two-CD soundtrack collection known as Mario Kart 8: Original Soundtrack was released via Club Nintendo in 2015 in Japan, Europe, and Australia. Among the 68 tracks are five Animal Crossing ones: the four seasonal variants of the Animal Crossing course theme, and the course's result screen theme.

Disc # Title Length
2 12 "Animal Crossing (Spring)" 2:02
13 "Animal Crossing (Summer)" 2:20
14 "Animal Crossing (Autumn)" 2:17
15 "Animal Crossing (Winter)" 2:10
31 "Animal Crossing Result Screen" 1:16

Gallery[edit]

Menu Camera NH Icon.png

External links[edit]

Mario Kart 8 on other wikis
Animal Crossing series
Video games Animal Crossing
Spin-off games
Applications
Other media
Related media
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