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wraggster
November 13th, 2014, 22:53
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Mario Kart 8's (http://www.joystiq.com/game/mario-kart-8) first major content pack is available now (http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/dlc/), and for $8 and 1GB of Wii U space you can fill your racing roster with the likes of Link, the Master Cycle, and a circuit based on F-Zero's Mute City. Or, to summarize for numerophiles, three characters, four karts and eight tracks. Don't forget, you can also get the DLC as part of the $12 package (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/27/mario-kart-dlc-packs-priced-8-each-12-2-in-1-bundle)that bundles in a pre-order for the second pack, due in March 2015.

The eShop's not just about Mario Kart 8 this week... 'cos Mario Kart: Super Circuit (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/mario-kart-super-circuit)brings GBA racing to the Wii U Virtual Console. We josh, kartophobes, there's plenty of other stuff to download. There are the console and handheld editions ofSonic Boom (http://www.joystiq.com/game/sonic-boom), the Wii U port of pop-up beauty Tengami (http://www.joystiq.com/game/tengami) (check out our impressions (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/24/portabliss-tengami/)of it on iOS), and the belated stateside arrival of Pokemon Trading Card Game (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/pokemon-trading-card-game/) on 3DS Virtual Console.

Since it's November and another one of those content-packed weeks, our digestible list of new releases should prove handy. You'll find that below the break. and if you're after sales and permanent discounts, point your clicker here (http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=42235).

http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/13/new-nintendo-eshop-releases-mario-kart-8-dlc-sonic-boom/