wraggster
April 24th, 2014, 22:38
UPDATE 24/4/14 12.08pm: Nintendo has now confirmed the Mario Kart 8 Wii U bundle, which will launch the same day as the game in the UK - 30th May.The bundle will contain a 32GB Wii U Premium and a physical copy of the game, as well as a Wii Sensor Bar. It's listed on Nintendo UK's official site for £249.99 (http://store.nintendo.co.uk/wii-u-hardware/mario-kart-8-wii-u-premium-pack/10947504.html) or on Amazon UK for a flat £220 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nintendo-Premium-Pack-Mario-Kart/dp/B00E4LGGY0/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1398342093&sr=8-7&keywords=Mario+Kart+8+Wii+U).Two new designs of Wii Remote will also be available to buy separately on the same date - themed around Yoshi and Princess Peach.
ORIGINAL STORY 17/4/14 09.30am: Box artwork for an as-yet unannounced Mario 8 and Wii U Premium console bundle has popped up online.http://images.eurogamer.net/2013/articles/1/6/7/0/8/5/8/139772435377.png/EG11/resize/300x-1/quality/70/format/jpg
The console pack is set to debut on 30th May alongside the game itself, French siteGameblog reports.Inside the box you'll get a black Wii U Premium console, a copy of Mario Kart 8 and a week's free trial of Nintendo's Wii U Karaoke app.Nintendo has yet to formally announce the bundle - the company told Eurogamer this morning that it currently had nothing to announce - but a pack would come as no surprise. Nintendo has launched similar bundles in the past for Wind Waker HD and New Super Mario Bros. U.We recently went hands-on with Mario Kart 8 and compared its gorgeous retro tracks with their retro originals.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nintendo-Premium-Pack-Mario-Kart/dp/B00E4LGGY0/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1398342093&sr=8-7&keywords=Mario+Kart+8+Wii+U
ORIGINAL STORY 17/4/14 09.30am: Box artwork for an as-yet unannounced Mario 8 and Wii U Premium console bundle has popped up online.http://images.eurogamer.net/2013/articles/1/6/7/0/8/5/8/139772435377.png/EG11/resize/300x-1/quality/70/format/jpg
The console pack is set to debut on 30th May alongside the game itself, French siteGameblog reports.Inside the box you'll get a black Wii U Premium console, a copy of Mario Kart 8 and a week's free trial of Nintendo's Wii U Karaoke app.Nintendo has yet to formally announce the bundle - the company told Eurogamer this morning that it currently had nothing to announce - but a pack would come as no surprise. Nintendo has launched similar bundles in the past for Wind Waker HD and New Super Mario Bros. U.We recently went hands-on with Mario Kart 8 and compared its gorgeous retro tracks with their retro originals.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nintendo-Premium-Pack-Mario-Kart/dp/B00E4LGGY0/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1398342093&sr=8-7&keywords=Mario+Kart+8+Wii+U