Mario Kart 8, aka "Mario Kart U" by some fans, is revving its engines to appear on the Wii U, the first time in five years Nintendo's go-karting franchise has had a new iteration on one of its home consoles. Other franchises have tried to succeed in the genre, but they're invariably compared to Mario Kart, often unfavorably, because the Nintendo series has ruled the roost since it started the karting phenomenon decades ago. Mario Kart 8, like the karting games before it, is rife with Nintendo-based drivers that can … [Read more...]