Mario Kart 64, originally released for the Nintendo 64 in 1997, is en route to the Wii U virtual console. It lands Thursday, Dec. 29 on the platform, which can be had for $10.
Mario Kart 64 On Wii U
Mario Kart 64 is the second game in the Mario Kart series, following Super Mario Kart for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
The title was the first Mario Kart entry to sport polygon-based graphics, along with the inclusion of four-player support. Users were even able to record ghost data via a Controller Pak, but since that is now defunct, the Wii U version will not be able to record ghost data, according to Destructoid.
Mario Kart 64 features 20 different courses, and some — Moo Moo Farm, Yoshi Valley, and more — have been remastered for Mario Kart entries released later in the series' lifespan. The latest Mario Kart entry is Mario Kart 8, released for the Wii U in 2014.
Mario Kart 64 was already released for the Wii U virtual console in January, but the rollout only happened in Europe. A year after impassioned jealousy, however, folks in the North American region can finally have it as well.
Planning to get Mario Kart 64 for the Wii U? Back then, what was your favorite track from the game? Feel free to sound off in the comments section below!
Other Nintendo News
Good for Nintendo not to forget about the Wii U's virtual console platform in light of its packed schedule for the forthcoming information-heavy Nintendo Switch event come Jan. 12, 2017. Busybodies have tapped and nudged Nintendo to hand out more details about its forthcoming hybrid console, but it has so far held out, laconic in each step of the way. But rumors are more than glad to fill in the blanks.
The Nintendo Switch, according to rumors, will also have its own virtual console platform that can run GameCube games, with Super Mario Sunshine, Luigi's Mansion, and Super Smash Bros. Melee reported to have been successfully ported on the console already.
Other rumors peg a USB-C port on the console, two new Mario games and Skyrim as launch titles, and a $249 price tag. Heavily contested still is the console's specs and internal capabilities, which had recently been reported by EuroGamer, to the heavy dismay of fans who had hoped for something else.
The console hits shelves March 2017, but before that, Nintendo will tour several cities in the United States to give interested folks a demo of the console.
