Nintendo unveils ‘Mario Kart 8’ + ‘Splatoon’ Premium Bundle

Gaming giant Nintendo recently revealed a new Wii U bundle which will come to European retailers soon. The bundle comes with two of the current top selling titles for the Wii U, “Splatoon” and “Mario Kart 8.”

The “Mario Kart 8 + Splatoon Premium Bundle” will be a limited offer from Nintendo starting Oct. 30. It’s currently set to arrive in European shelves, with no word on when it will hit North American retailers, as per the official press release. Nintendo’s premium Wii U bundles comes with the basics, including a black Wii U console with 3GB memory accompanied by a black Wii U GamePad.

The games in the bundle will not have physical copies, as “Mario Kart 8” will already be pre-installed. This will only include the base game itself, with all other DLCs excluded, which means that there may be some missing karts and characters. A previous “Mario Kart 8” bundle released by Nintendo included all of the DLCs. To get the full experience of “Mario Kart 8,” players could just opt to purchase the additional content at the Nintendo eShop.

Currently, the premium bundle does not have a specific price. MCV UK suggests that it may be purchasable for £240 (AY$511.98), but Nintendo is yet to confirm the report.

Considering that the bundle is one of the cheapest, now may be the best time to buy a Wii U. The console is getting support from third party companies recently which makes the console a slowly improving device. According to Nintendo Life, the most recent improvement for the Wii U is an update for its YouTube app. The new update gives the app a massive graphical overhaul for easy navigation.

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