Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is Nintendo’s master class on releasing an older game

If you’re going to ask your fans to buy the same game twice, this is the way you do it.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is an upgraded version of a racing game that came out for the Wii U in 2014. And it’s great! It’s the most beautiful entry in the series yet, and its introduction of gravity-defying karts make for some of the franchise’s most inventive courses.