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Offscreen gameplay footage of Mario Kart 8 from Gamescom 2013 for the Wii U.

Offscreen footage of Mario Kart 8 from Gamescom 2013 supplied by IGN. I must say this is a game that makes me want to buy a Wii U now. What does everyone else think?

Lots of Nintendo related artwork coming soon from Bottleneck Gallery out of Brooklyn, NY, and a new Mario Kart print

Bottleneck Gallery based out of Brooklyn, NY is doing a show called 3NES, where each artist they've contacted for the show must do a piece related to each of of Nintendo's "Big 3":   Mario, Zelda, and/or Metroid.

The show opens this Friday, September 6th, and here is a preview of some of the artwork that's been unveiled so far

Carlos Lerma

Here's the full set from Lerma:

Glen Brogan

Jesse Phillips

Jorsh Pena

Russ Moore

Kim Herbst

Kim Herbst

Harlan Elam

Cig Neutron

Ricardo Chucky's 3

JP Valderrama

There will be two online preview sales of prints from the show this Thursday:  10-10:45 am PST, and 5-5:45 pm PST. Any available artwork after the preview and actual show opening will be available at the site on Saturday.

Lastly, today saw the release of the first that I know of Mario Kart art print.   Available at Nakatomi, Inc.   The print is called Drifting Into Darkness and is by Russ Moore

Here's the regular:

and variant:

Nintendo has brought out a new Nintendo Direct video. This is the first Nintendo Direct of 2014.

So you can't pick up another item while you're blocking with something else in Mario Kart 8.

A quick look at some of the new items and courses in the upcoming Mario Kart 8 for the Wii-U.

Dat Rainbow Road, Jimmy! Also, the piranha plant weapon looks cool. I'd really like to see some actual gameplay footage though, you know from the player perspective with HUD, etc. Who am I kidding, we'll still probably just play MK64.

On Saturday November 22, 2014 GameWorks & Gouki.com will host their second Mario Kart 8 tournament.

Mario Kart 8 Ride or Die 2 @Gamework in Las Vegas, NV.  November 22, 2014

Grand Champion Prize Package

In addition to the Cash Prize the winner of the tournament will also receive the following. 

Anime Revolution Nintendo Swag Bag
GameWorks Shirt & $25 Gift Card
Back it Here!  1 Year Free & shirt

Hosted by Gouki.com. Streamed by 5thDimension. GameWorks LV,NV 11/22/2014

On commentary AR|Jacob & tG|DTB FnJimmy

What came first? The STAR or the fall? Jimmy?

I've seen the fall off the side or come to a complete stop & then still get put down in front of me at full speed stuff before.  But to have the STAR?  WTF happened there?  Let's think about his screen for a second.  The only logical thing in my mind is that he turned the STAR on after he fell off the side.  Wait.  IDK man.  Believe it or not tho, this happened to me again just yesterday.  Probably gonna see whacky shit like this the longer I play it.  

Mario Kart tournament Las Vegas, NV.  11/22

November 21, 2015 Mario Kart 8 Tournament. Anime Revolution Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Las Vegas, NV.

Anime Revolution Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
3663 S Las Vegas Blvd #25, Las Vegas, NV 89109

Check-in begins at NOON.  Races begin at 2PM.

$10 Entry.  1 Raffle ticket per entry.

Grand Prize: Retro NES Edition exclusive Nintendo 3DS XL System +Mario Kart 7 & a $25 Anime Revolution Gift Card.

A series of 7 highlight videos from Mario Kart 8.

Welcome to what I would probably call the Mario Kart 8 HIghlight Reels segment. Here, I will post a series of Highlights that I uploaded through the Mario Kart TV feature within Mario Kart 8. for each video, I'll mark the upload date, the track, as well as the featured racers and their character/vehicle combinations. I'll also make a quick comment below each video. For now, I'll like to start off by showing my first 7 uploads, ranging from June, all the way to September. I hope you enjoy these videos:

August 23, 2014 GameWorks Las Vegas, Nevada

The final results & stats from the Mario Kart 8 Ride or Die Tournament inside GameWorks Las Vegas. 

Picture: Semi-finals. Dead serious racing action!

August 23, 2014. GameWorks Las Vegas, NV.

Recorded live from GameWorks Las Vegas.