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Mario Kart 8

2014 racing video game
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Mario Kart 8

Summary

Mario Kart 8 is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,151 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mario Kart 8 received the The Game Awards – Best Family Game[3].
  • Mario Kart 8 received the The Game Awards − Best Sports/Racing[4].
  • Mario Kart 8's instance of is recorded as video game[5].
  • Mario Kart 8's composer is recorded as Shiho Fujii[6].
  • Mario Kart 8 was published by Q8093[7].
  • Mario Kart 8's genre is kart racing game[8].
  • Mario Kart 8 was produced by Hideki Konno[9].
  • Mario Kart 8's developer is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development[10].
  • Mario Kart 8's part of the series is recorded as Q188196[11].
  • Mario Kart 8's Commons category is recorded as Mario Kart 8[12].
  • Mario Kart 8's platform is recorded as Wii U[13].
  • Mario Kart 8's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[14].
  • Mario Kart 8's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[15].
  • Mario Kart 8 was distributed by digital download[16].
  • Mario Kart 8's review score is recorded as 88/100[17].
  • Mario Kart 8's review score is recorded as 88%[18].
  • Mario Kart 8's review score is recorded as 83/100[19].
  • Mario Kart 8's country of origin is recorded as Japan[20].
  • Mario Kart 8 was published on May 29, 2014[21].
  • Mario Kart 8 was published on May 30, 2014[22].
  • Mario Kart 8 was published on May 31, 2014[23].
  • Mario Kart 8's characters is recorded as Waluigi[24].
  • Mario Kart 8's characters is recorded as Mario[25].
  • Mario Kart 8's characters is recorded as Luigi[26].
  • Mario Kart 8's characters is recorded as Princess Peach[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7cbdbdbb-b0cd-49c1-b007-70e32cce0671[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Mario Kart 8 was published by Q8093[7]. It was produced by Hideki Konno[9].

Publication

Publication dates include May 29, 2014[21], May 30, 2014[22], and May 31, 2014[23]. Mario Kart 8's genre is kart racing game[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as Q188196[11]. It was distributed by digital download[16].

Subject and Themes

Mario Kart 8's part of the series is recorded as Q188196[11].

Reception

Awards received include The Game Awards – Best Family Game[3] and The Game Awards − Best Sports/Racing[4]. Reviews include 88/100[17], 88%[18], and 83/100[19].

Why It Matters

Mario Kart 8 ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,151 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did Mario Kart 8 receive?

Honors received include The Game Awards – Best Family Game[3] and The Game Awards − Best Sports/Racing[4].

Related Entities

Japan Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . thegameawards.com. thegameawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . thegameawards.com. thegameawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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