Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is one of the best-selling games of all time. The little plumber and his ragtag bunch of unlikely friends have convinced over 50 million people to empty their wallets and purses ...

The ongoing maintenance for the Wii U versions of Mario Kart 8 and the original Splatoon will end on August 3, 2023. This will allow players to access online multiplayer once again. Nintendo ...

After discovering a severe security vulnerability, Nintendo has completed server maintenance and Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon will resume online play on the Wii U on August 3. The vulnerability, called ...

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Nintendo’s beloved Switch racer, is finally getting its last major expansion on November 9. And it’s one for the Rosalina and Wii fans. Nintendo dropped a video on its YouTube ...

Within its first 12 months, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe had sold 9.22 million units. Mario Kart World has sold 9.57 million units as of September 30, 2025. That means, World has sold more in four months than ...

It took several months, but you can finally play the Wii U versions of Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon online. Nintendo has confirmed that both titles will once again be available for multiplayer as of ...

Due to a security issue, Nintendo has taken the Wii U versions of Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon offline. As reported by VGC, the servers for both games were temporarily shut down yesterday, March 2, at ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. "The issue has now been fixed, and so we will resume online play for these games," Nintendo said. This is the first time the company has publicly ...

Online services for Mario Kart 8 and the original Splatoon will return for Wii U players on August 3 after months of downtime. Nintendo announced that players can once again access multiplayer in a ...

Nintendo has restored online play for Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 on Wii U, and apologised to fans after taking the servers offline for five months to fix a security exploit. “In March 2023, Nintendo ...

Online play for these games was suspended back in March 2023, Nintendo said, so it’s been just a few months that people haven’t been able to play the games online. Games for the Wii U don’t exactly ...

EDIT: Nintendo of America have also officially tweeted about Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 getting Wii U online play back in their region. The systems were made available again by August 2, 2023, 9 AM PT, ...