With only a month left to wait until Nintendo’s Mario Kart 8 comes out for the Wii U, fans are starting to get pretty impatient. Fortunently, Nintendo and Gamestop have developed a solution to this problem.
Introducing “Mario Kart Test Drive Days,” a Gamestop program that will allow fans to play a Mario Kart 8 demo in the store. The demo will be available to play on May 17 to May 18th. For anyone who has been dying to play the new Mario Kart and just can’t wait a few extra days, this is your time to shine. Or, if you are on the fence about getting the game or getting a Wii U, this is the time to head to Gamestop and check out the game.
Gamestop is also offering a deal on people who want to pre-order Mario Kart 8 before it comes out on May 30th. Pre-order it, and get a free poseter to hang on your wall and make all your friends jealous of your Nintendo geekiness. On top of that, anyone who buys Mario Kart 8 and registers it on Club Nintendo between May 30th and July 31st will get a free download code to one of these games:
- New Super Mario Bros.™ U
- Pikmin™ 3
- The Legend of Zelda™: The Wind Waker HD
- Wii Party™ U
With all these great deals, it looks like Nintendo is desperately trying to increase Wii U sales and decrease the amount of money that they are losing every year. One last deal that Nintendo is offering is in the form of a sweepstakes event that is currently going on. Comment on Twitter about your favorite Mario Kart memories for a chance to win either $100 Gamestop gift card or a Wii U Deluxe Set! And for those of you who are too excited to even wait for the “Mario Kart Test Drive Days,” here is a playlist of Mario Kart videos!
