Nintendo has announced a number of new features for upcoming Wii U exclusive Mario Kart 8.

According to the publisher, Mario Kart 8 introduces original course designs that highlight the game’s new antigravity feature which allows players to race upside down or up vertical surfaces.

Other new features include:

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The latest Mario Kart 8 trailer from Nintendo shows off the game's large assortment of vehicles and characters.

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After making your way past the title screen, you are greeted by the standard 'create a save file screen'. Users are able to attach an avatar of one of the Miis that they have in their Mii channel to give their save file a unique identity.

The main menu is easy to navigate. It uses a few large buttons that are centred over a backdrop of a carnival. Each option represents a tent at the carnival that the Mario crew are attending. A long with the standard Party Mode, there is also a Star Battle Arena which is the main single-player game. In this tent you play against a single opponent on each of the boards available in Party Mode. A Mini-Game tent is where you may play the various mini-games on offer; Extras Zone contains eight Mii friendly mini games that aren't played in the normal modes. Finally, there is the Fun Bazaar, which is where you can spend any of the Carnival Cards that you receive to unlock bonuses. Most of the time you will be heading to either the Party Tent or the Star battle Arena, depending on the amount of human players present.

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