Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8
| Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 | |
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| Game | Mario Kart 8 |
| Platform(s) | Wii U |
| Pricing | Standalone: ¥800 US$7.99 £7.00 €8.00 319 ₽ AU$10.00 NZ$14.00
Bundled:
¥1200 US$11.99 £11.00 €12.00 479 ₽ AU$16.00 NZ$20.00 |
| Release date | April 23, 2015[1] April 23, 2015[1] April 23, 2015[1] April 23, 2015[1] April 23, 2015[1] |
| Removal date | March 27, 2023 |
| Language(s) | Deutsch English (United Kingdom) English (United States) Español (España) Español (Latinoamérica) Français (Canada) Français (France) Italiano Nederlands Português (Portugal) Русский 日本語 |
| Content | Villager (Boy, Girl), Isabelle, Dry Bowser, Streetle, City Tripper, P-Wing, Bone Rattler, Triforce Tires, Paper, Crossing Cup (GCN Baby Park, GBA Cheese Land, Wild Woods, Animal Crossing), Triforce Cup (3DS Neo Bowser City, GBA Ribbon Road, Super Bell Subway, Big Blue), Yoshi variants (Red Yoshi, Blue Yoshi, Light-blue Yoshi, Yellow Yoshi, Pink Yoshi, Black Yoshi, White Yoshi, Orange Yoshi), Shy Guy variants (Green Shy Guy, Blue Shy Guy, Light-blue Shy Guy, Yellow Shy Guy, Pink Shy Guy, Black Shy Guy, White Shy Guy, Orange Shy Guy) |
| Related | Mercedes-Benz × Mario Kart 8, The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8 |
Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 (called Animal Crossing: New Leaf × Mario Kart 8 up to November 2014) is one of three downloadable content packs available for Mario Kart 8, the others being Mercedes-Benz × Mario Kart 8 and The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8. Originally scheduled for release in May of 2015, it was later pulled ahead to an earlier release date of April 23, 2015.[1]
The re-release of Mario Kart 8 on the Nintendo Switch as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe contains all of the previously released DLC for Mario Kart 8 in the base game, including this pack.
Contents[edit]
Like The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8, this pack contains three new characters, four new vehicles (2 karts, a bike, and an ATV), a new set of tires, a new glider, and two new cups with four courses each.
Characters[edit]
These characters may appear as CPU racers when the DLC has been bought. Additionally, in online races, players that have not purchased the pack can see other players use these characters.
Villager - A playable character from the Animal Crossing series, based on the Animal Crossing: New Leaf design. The character comes in male and female variants, both have slightly different stats.
Isabelle - A non-playable character from Animal Crossing: New Leaf that helps players in their role. This is the first playable appearance of Isabelle.
Dry Bowser - A skeletal version of Bowser, who was first playable in Mario Kart Wii.
Kart parts[edit]
Streetle - A kart based on the Animal Crossing series.
City Tripper - A bike based on the Animal Crossing series. It looks similar to the Sugarscoot from Mario Kart Wii.
P-Wing - A kart with the same name as the P-Wing power-up.
Bone Rattler - An ATV that appears to be based on Dry Bowser.
Leaf Tires - A set of tires based on the Animal Crossing series.
Paper Glider - A glider based on the Animal Crossing series.
Courses[edit]
 Crossing Cup |
 Bell Cup |
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 3DS Koopa City |
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Bonus content[edit]
If both The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8 and Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 were purchased, either separately or as a bundle, the player instantly received eight new color swaps of both Yoshi and Shy Guy. Neither Yoshi nor Shy Guy appear as computer racers in these alternate colors. The following colors were included:
- Yoshi:
- Shy Guy:
