Watch Mario Kart 8 and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze in Action with New Trailers

December 18, 2013

Today’s Nintendo Direct featured some great new announcements for Nintendo fans, chief of which Super Smash Bros.’ addition of Rosalina. But Super Smash wasn’t alone. Mario Kart and Donkey Kong made a surprise visit, too.

A new Mario Kart 8 trailer shows Yoshi and gang racing around an airport, some tribal ruins, and a few fantasy settings. The graphics are alive with tons of detail in the environments and special effects to add ‘oomph’ to your weapon use.

Check it out:

Next up is Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. In this latest gameplay trailer the newly announced Cranky Kong makes an appearance along with DK himself. If you’re a fan of the classic Donkey Kong games, this is a game that will be right up your alley.

See the trailer below:

Mario Kart 8 and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze will release in Spring 2014.

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