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{{Interwiki-hatnote|this game|mariowiki|Mario Kart 8}}
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{{Infobox Video Game
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|title          = [[File:Mario Kart 8 Logo.png|200px]]
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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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|media          =
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|requirements  =
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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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'''Animal Crossing X Mario Kart 8''' is a downloadable content pack ([[DLC]]) pack for the [[Wii U]] game Mario Kart 8 [http://www.mariokart8.nintendo.com], which will contain content based on the {{SER}}, namely the characters [[Isabelle]] and the human [[player]]. It will also contain a cup based on Animal Crossing, which features a [[Tom Nook]] leaf as its logo. It will be released in the US in May 2015 and cost $7.99, taking up 1 GB of space in the Wii U's memory.<ref>[http://www.mariokart8.nintendo.com/dlc]</ref> Prices and release dates for other regions are unknown.
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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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[[File:MK8CupSelection.jpg|thumb|right|The cup selection screen, showing the ''Animal Crossing'' themed cup in the top-right corner]]
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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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3 new characters. 4 new vehicles and 2 new cups (8 tracks) have been confirmed. All the vehicles and 2 of the characters are currently unknown. All the stats for the characters and vehicles are also unknown.
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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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{{Clear|left}}
  
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===Characters===
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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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*[[Player]] (or Villager), from the {{SER}}.
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===Kart parts===
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*[[Isabelle]], from {{NL}}.
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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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*Dry Bowser, from the ''Mario'' series.
 
  
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===Vehicles===
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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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'''All unknown'''
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<gallery>
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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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</gallery>
  
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===Tracks===
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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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There are two new cups: one from the ''Mario'' series (with a Super Bell as its logo), and one from the {{SER}}, with a leaf as its logo.
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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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*An ''Animal Crossing'' themed track, with [[tree]]s and [[house]]s from the {{SER}}, and an ''Animal Crossing'' logo on the finish line.
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<gallery>
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*A jungle and/or arcade themed track.
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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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[[File:MK8DLC.png|thumb|right|The official contents of the pack, showing the ''Animal Crossing'' themed track and characters]]
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==Related media==
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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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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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{| class="styled sortable color-music" style="width: 75%; margin: 0 auto; text-align:center;"
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|-
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! style="width:5%"  | Disc
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! style="width:5%"  | #
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! style="width:30%" | Title
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| rowspan=5 | 2
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| 12
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| "Animal Crossing (Spring)"
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| 2:02
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|-
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| 13
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| "Animal Crossing (Summer)"
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| 2:20
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|-
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| 14
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| "Animal Crossing (Autumn)"
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| 2:17
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|-
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| 15
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| "Animal Crossing (Winter)"
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| 2:10
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|-
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| 31
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| "Animal Crossing Result Screen"
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| 1:16
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|}
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{{Clear|right}}
  
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==References==
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==Gallery==
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{{Gallery||Artwork}}
  
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{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
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{{Other Wikis
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}}
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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 North American trailer for the Animal Crossing course]
  
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Latest revision as of 22:20, April 18, 2024

For more information about this game, see its corresponding article on Super Mario Wiki.
Mario Kart 8 Logo.png
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 Doubutsu no Mori (Dòngwù Sēnlín) • Animal Crossing (Doubutsu no Mori+ • Animal Island) • Doubutsu no Mori e+ (Doubutsu-tachi to Asobou!) • Wild World • City Folk • New Leaf (Welcome amiibo) • New Horizons (Happy Home Paradise) Animal Crossing
Spin-off games Happy Home Designer • amiibo Festival • Pocket Camp
Applications Icon+Tokei CD-ROM • Calculator • Clock • Plaza • Photos with Animal Crossing • New Horizons Island Transfer Tool
Other media amiibo • e-Reader card • 🎬 Gekijōban Doubutsu no Mori • Manga • Soundtracks
Related media Mario Kart 8 • Sweet Day (Nintendo Land) • Super Smash Bros. series (Melee • Brawl • for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U • Ultimate)
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