Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

That title is quite the mouthful, but still staggering nonetheless. Mario Kart 8 Delxue, that first released in 2017 as a re-release of Mario Kart 8 from 2014, was the number one best-selling game in the UK physical game sales chart for the week ending 27th November 2021. This is despite the kart-racing game already…Continue reading “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the UK’s best-selling boxed game”»

You’ve mastered the mechanics, abused the AI, and have logged over 100 laps at the toughest track in the game of your choice. You’re about to undertake yet another standard session of “the fastest person wins”, but what’s this glowing button on the right side? That wasn’t there before. Oh, it’s a party mode that…Continue reading “Seven insane online multiplayer racing modes”»

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Nintendo Switch, which is the best-selling racing game of all time if you combine the Wii U release figures, has received its first update since January 2019. Version 1.7.2 is available now and only tweaks two small elements: Addressed an issue that caused tournament points to be reset Addressed…Continue reading “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe receives first update in 16 months”»

Here at Traxion, we’re not solely focused on the super realistic and extremely serious world of sim racing. If you’ve been watching John prat about on BeamNG.drive, then you’ll know that we’re still prone to a bit of silly fun provided there are vehicles in the game. Speaking of silly racing fun, there’s nothing quite…Continue reading “The 10 best tracks in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe”»

If you add together the sales of Mario Kart 8 on Wii U and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Switch, the game has sold 41.8 million copies. Just let that sink in for a second. It’s sold, most likely all full retail price, 41.8 million copies. That’s staggering. It’s also the most successful Mario Kart…Continue reading “WATCH: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Tracks, Ranked”»