Mario Kart 8 makes YouTube-sharing history for Nintendo — and you get a free game if you buy it

Xbox One and PlayStation 4 both have a number of livestreaming and video-sharing options. The Wii U doesn’t, but Nintendo is bringing something similar to the system’s upcoming kart racer.

In a presentation that it released this morning, Nintendo detailed Mario Kart 8. That anticipated sequel will hit the Wii U on May 30 for $60, and it will bring along the ability to create highlight clips. Nintendo also announced that anyone who buys and registers the kart racer in the first two months of its release with the Club Nintendo customer-reward site will get to choose one of four free digital games. The publisher also revealed a $330 Mario Kart 8 Wii U bundle that includes the system, the game, a Mario-branded Wii remote, and a red racing wheel. Nintendo’s latest home console is struggling, and the company is trying to position Mario Kart 8 as a system-seller as it is one of only two major releases that the publisher is planning for this year.

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