Mario Kart 8 DLC

[kzbolin]

Anybody else as excited as I am??

Two new downloadable content packs will take the world of Mario Kart™ 8 in directions the franchise has never seen before, while significantly expanding game-play options. The packs, which launch this fall and next spring and are available for advance purchase starting August 27 at $7.99 each (or $11.99 for both when purchased as a bundle), deliver a ton of new content, including first-time crossover characters like Link™ from The Legend of Zelda™ franchise and both Isabelle and the Villager from the Animal Crossing™ series.

Mario Kart 8 owners who advance purchase both packs bundled or individually will get eight new colors of Yoshi and eight new colors of Shy Guy to race with immediately. Starting August 27, to advance purchase the packs, users with a broadband Internet connection can click the new Shop icon in the game or visit the Nintendo eShop on Wii U. Be sure to download the new software update first in order to access the Shop icon in the game.

For more information, visit http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/dlc/.

SO COOL!!

new tracks and cups!
new karts including the Blue Falcon from F-Zero!

A definite win for Nintendo in my book!! 

[sLpFhaWK]

omg this is AWESOME!! First thing i'll do when I get home is fire up the wii u and buy both those packs, the GF will be super excited.

[Retro Deckades]

I just finished pre-ordering both packs for a cool $12! My first ever pre-ordered DLC. Hell, I think it might be my first purchased DLC ever.

When I heard about the DLC yesterday, it made me very happy. As you can probably tell, not much DLC interests me, but if it's for some of the awesome games that Nintendo releases only once per console generation, you can likely go ahead and sign me up. Let's face it, we probably won't see a new Mario Kart game for at least another four years, so I'd love to see this one kept fresh with updates! I imagine Smash Bros. may get a similar treatment, which I also welcome.

I don't see this as DLC that should have been included with the game in the first place. The original game was fairly fully-featured, including 30 characters (though granted, several are similar to each other), and the standard 16 new tracks and 16 retro tracks. With the new DLC bundle, I'm getting 16 more tracks across 4 cups, 6 new characters, and 8 new karts. To me, that's a great deal! I'm paying less than 1/4 of the original retail price for what is essentially half of a game! And that averages to less than $1 per track!

In case you can't tell, I am looking forward to this.

[BigLou9886]

oooooh cant wait!!!! First thing i will do when i get home!!!!

[Retro Deckades]

Be advised, folks -- the DLC is currently only available for pre-order. The actual content is being rolled out in two separate updates: one in November, and another in May.

That's the one downside to this DLC.

[larryinc64]

Why announce DLC 1/2 a year before hand? I'm going to do the preorder thing closer to when the first pack comes out so i get the discounted price.
At least the textured Yoshi and Shy Guys can be accessed immediately.

[Arseen]

Can the DLC be shared between 2 WiiUs somehow?

the link says that you can install the files on to USB stick, so if I download the stuff with one WiiU can I use it on my brothers WiiU as well by plugging in the USB stick?

[larryinc64]

I guess as long as you use your same user name.

[marioxb]

Unfortunately, no. Once a flash drive/ HDD is formatted to one Wii U, it can only work in that Wii U forever, less it's formatted again (of course, losing all information)

[larryinc64]

I'm scared. My Wii U was not on but the game pad turned on and was trying to sell me the DLC. 

[Arseen]

I'm scared. My Wii U was not on but the game pad turned on and was trying to sell me the DLC. 

That's why my Game Pad has empty battery.