Mario Kart U

Mario Kart U (known as Mario Kart: Ultra Dash in Japan and Europe) is a racing game in production by ALG Inc. and is the sequel to MarioKart Wii. The game's logo design veries between countires, the orignal orange Mario Kart logo is used in the Japanese logo, while other countries have the current Mario Kart logo.
==Gameplay==
Like MarioKart 7, players can customize their own karts, however they now are able to save up to 10 different combinations and even give them names. A new item has also been confirmed, the Magic U. Some special kart parts and cups are downloadable via the Mario Kart U Shop (Wireless Internet Required). Another new feature is the Course Builder, which let's players create their own courses, however, this feature must be unlocked, and new backgrounds and parts will be unlocked as the player progresses through the game.
==Characters==
There are 32 characters in the game, 12 default and 20 unlockable. Downloadable characters have been confirmed, but none have been revealed.
===Default===
*Mario
*Luigi
*Wario
*Peach
*Bowser
*Donkey Kong
*Koopa Troopa
*Yoshi
*Waluigi
*Baby Mario
*Baby Peach
*Toad
===Unlockable===
*Daisy
*Diddy Kong
*Dixie Kong
*Funky Kong
*Lakitu
*Rosalina
*Tiny Kong
*Baby Luigi
*Baby Daisy
*Dry Bowser
*Paratroopa
*Shy Guy
*Toadsworth
*Toadette
*King Boo
*Hammer Bro.
*Metal Mario
*Shadow Mario
*Bowser Jr.
*Kamek
===Downloadable===
*TBA
==Items==
Item 	Effect 	Appearance
Banana 	Will knock out any racers who hit it. 	Common
Triple Banana 	Gives the player three Bananas. 	Uncommon
Green Shell 	Any player hit by this will flip out. 	Common
Triple Green Shell	Gives the player three Green Shells. 	Uncommon
Red Shell 	Will target the racer in front of the player and will flip them out. 	Common
Triple Red Shell 	Gives the player three Red Shells. 	Uncommon
Spiny Shell 	Targets the lead racer and flips them out with a large explosion. 	Rare
Teal Spiny Shell 	Will target each racer in front of the player (targeting the racer in front of the player and then the next) and blast a powerful blow on the lead racer which is much more powerful than a normal Spiny Shell. 	Rare
Bob-omb 	After thrown, the Bob-omb will blow up after a few seconds and flip out racers caught in the blast. 	Uncommon
Star 	Will make the player invincible for a short time. 	Rare
Fire Flower 	Allows the player to throw fireballs for a short time. 	Rare
Super Leaf 	Gives the player a raccoon tail, which they can use the flip out other racers. 	Uncommon
Mushroom 	Gives the player a short boost. 	Common
Double Mushroom 	Gives the player two Mushrooms. 	Uncommon
Triple Mushroom 	Gives the player three Mushrooms. 	Uncommon
Golden Mushroom 	Gives the player an unlimited amount of speed boosts until the item expires. 	Rare
Black Shell 	Acts like a Green Shell, but will explode when it hits a player. 	Uncommon
Oil Drum 	Puts an oil drum at the end of the kart. The player can hold ZL (or X/L) to make oil slicks until the drum is empty (shown by an on-screen meter). 	Rare
Magic U 	Will give the player an amazing speed boost, which takes them to 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place. 	Rare
Blooper 	Will spray ink on all racers ahead of the user, lowering their visiblity. 	Uncommon
Lightning 	Will strike all racers expect the user, decreasing their speed, making them small enough to be squished by other normal-sized racers, and making them drop all of their items. 	Rare
Fake Item Box 	Can be placed on the track to trick racers into thinking they are real Item Boxes. 	Common
Thunder Cloud 	Will create an electric shield around the player for about 12 seconds. Anyone who touches the shield will go under the effects of the Lightning item. The shield also protects against items. In addition to the shield, the kart will also go 10% faster.	Rare
Bullet Bill 	Will turn the racer's kart into a Bullet Bill, taking them to 2nd, 3rd, or 4th place, as well as knock out any racers in the bullet's path 	Rare
Boo 	Will steal an item from a random racer and bring it back to the user. 	Rare
POW Block 	Will stun all players but the user. 	Uncommon
==Cups==
A total of 14 course cups have been confirmed, 8 normal cups, and 6 downloadable cups. The player can also create up to 4 of their own custom cups, each using 4 custom courses from the Course Builder. The ability to create cups is unlocked after the player creates 4 courses. Like courses, cups can be deleted, if a course is deleted and is in a custom cup, the entire cup will be deleted with it, but the other courses will remain undeleted.
===Nitro Cups===
Cup Title	Courses
Mushroom Cup	
*Toad Town
*Peach's Castle
*Star Circuit
*Mushroom Road
Flower Cup	
*Drybake Desert
*Mario Stadium
*Toad City
*Peach's Ice Rink
Star Cup	
*Superstar Road
*Acorn Plains
*Soda Jungle
*Waluigi City
Special Cup	
*Waluigi Arcade
*Bowser's Castle
*The Airship
*Rainbow Road
===Retro Cups===
Cup Title	Courses
Shell Cup	
*N64 Luigi Raceway
*3DS Music Park
*GBA Bowser's Castle 3
*DS Luigi's Mansion
Banana Cup	
*Wii Mushroom Gorge
*SNES Mario Circuit
*DS Waluigi Pinball
*N64 Koopa Beach
Leaf Cup	
*GCN Peach Beach
*Wii Toad's Factory
*DS Delfino Square
*GCN Waluigi Stadium
Lightning Cup	
*N64 Mario Raceway
*3DS DK Jungle
*DS Peach Gardens
*N64 Bowser's Castle
===Downloadable Cups===
Unlike normal cups, downloadable cups only hold 3 courses instead of 4.
Cup Title	Cup Type	Courses	Shop Price
Penguin Cup	Nitro 	
*Sunshine Beach
*Starship Mario
*Bob-omb Battlefield	$2.50
Fireball Cup	Retro 	
*N64 Sherbet Land
*Wii Grumble Volcano
*DS' Desert Hills	$2.50
Bomb Cup	Retro 	
*Wii Wario's Gold Mine
*N64 DK's Jungle Parkway
*GBA Shy Guy Beach	$2.50
Spiny Shell Cup	Nitro 	
*Comet Observatory
*Mario Space-Stadium
*Mushroom Kingdom	$2.50
Statue Leaf Cup	Retro 	
*SNES Dount Plains 1
*N64 Banshee Boardwalk
*DS Tick-Tock Clock	$2.50
Wii U Cup	 Nitro 	
*Miiverse Circuit
*Nintendo Land
*The Big U	$2.50
==Battle Courses==
Battle Mode is returning as well, with 4 downloadable courses via the shop.
===Normal Courses===
Course Title 	Type 	
Wii U 	Nitro	
Layer Cake Desert 	Nitro	
Rock-Candy Mines 	Nitro	
Fireball Mountain 	Nitro	
N64 Skyscraper 	Retro	
GBA Battle Course 4	Retro	
DS Twilight House 	Retro	
Wii Funky Stadium 	Retro	
===Downloadable Courses===
Course Title 	Type 	Shop Price
Rosalina's Star Stadium	Nitro	$1.25
Bowser's Lava Lair 	Nitro	$1.25
Wii Block Plaza 	Retro	$1.25
GBA Battle Course 3 	Retro	$1.25
==Downloadable Content==
The Mario Kart U Shop is where you get to buy special items, karts, and also some characters. You can also register Mario Kart U friends here. You can also challenge people around the globe in a tournament of racing and battling to try to go for first, second, or third!
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
Mario chasing Bowser (+Toad).png|Mario chasing Bowser, stunning Toad
Mario, Luigi, and Peach.png|Mario, Luigi, and Peach gliding together
===Logos===
LogoU.png|Final Game Logo
JapaneseLogoU.png|Game Logo in Japanese (Black Translation)
Japanese ii.png|Game Logo in Japan (White Translation)
===Boxarts===
AmericanMKU.png|American Boxart
JapaneseMKU.png|Japanese Boxart
American (3D).png|American Boxart (Wii U Pro Controller Bundle)
==Trivia==
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