wraggster
January 30th, 2014, 23:00
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During a corporate briefing today in Japan, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata confirmed Mario Kart 8 (http://www.joystiq.com/game/mario-kart-8) would launch on Wii U some time in May. The Wall Street Journal (http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/01/29/live-nintendos-strategy-briefing-to-address-future-direction/)'s Digits blog picked up the news during a Nintendo business briefing held in Japan.
Mario Kart 8, announced during E3 last year, is the latest in Nintendo's long-running arcade racing series. This new installment includes a gravity-defying mechanic that lets racers ride along walls.
Last week, Nintendo had to slash financial forecasts (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/01/17/nintendo-revises-forecasts-projects-2-8m-wii-u-shipments-for-fi/) in light of weak Wii U sales. Originally the company had projected Wii U sales to reach a total of 9 million from March 2013 to March 2014. Nintendo now anticipates Wii U shipments will reach 2.8 million in that timeframe.
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/01/29/mario-kart-8-starts-its-engines-on-wii-u-this-may/
During a corporate briefing today in Japan, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata confirmed Mario Kart 8 (http://www.joystiq.com/game/mario-kart-8) would launch on Wii U some time in May. The Wall Street Journal (http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/01/29/live-nintendos-strategy-briefing-to-address-future-direction/)'s Digits blog picked up the news during a Nintendo business briefing held in Japan.
Mario Kart 8, announced during E3 last year, is the latest in Nintendo's long-running arcade racing series. This new installment includes a gravity-defying mechanic that lets racers ride along walls.
Last week, Nintendo had to slash financial forecasts (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/01/17/nintendo-revises-forecasts-projects-2-8m-wii-u-shipments-for-fi/) in light of weak Wii U sales. Originally the company had projected Wii U sales to reach a total of 9 million from March 2013 to March 2014. Nintendo now anticipates Wii U shipments will reach 2.8 million in that timeframe.
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/01/29/mario-kart-8-starts-its-engines-on-wii-u-this-may/