During Nintendo’s third quarter financial results briefing, the company enlightened investors on the current game plan for the Wii U and announced a release month for Mario Kart 8 in the process. Previously listed as having a Spring 2014 launch, the next iteration of the Mario Kart franchise will now officially be racing onto store shelves and the Nintendo eShop worldwide later this May.
The next anticipated installment in Nintendo’s incredibly popular kart racing franchise has been long overdue for those who’ve invested in the Nintendo Wii U, and it’s safe to say that its arrival can only mean good things for the struggling platform. What’s interesting to note about this announcement is that the translated slides from the financial briefing claim that Nintendo is lining up Mario Kart 8 to more or less kick off a string of game releases.
Taking into consideration that games like Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Bayonetta 2, Hyrule Warriors, Yarn Yoshi, and Monolith Soft’s X are all scheduled to launch this year, and that quote seems to make a lot of sense. What looks less appealing however, is the current two (possibly three) month software gap between Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze’s release in February and Mario Kart 8’s launch in May.
It’s possible that the future Nintendo Direct that Ninty confirmed in its quote to stockholders could remedy the predicament by revealing the release of a new or previously mentioned title, but as it stands fans will still have quite a wait before they can finally get their hands on the games they love.
Do you think May is too long to wait, Ranters? Will Mario Kart 8 make you buy a Wii U?
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Source: Nintendo
