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2014

Mario Kart 8: 31 Game of the Year awards

Mario Kart 8 is a 2014 kart racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. It retains the gameplay of previous Mario Kart games, with players controlling characters from the Mario series and other Nintendo characters in races around tracks.

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Mario Kart 8 finished #3 in the 2014 race, with 31 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 31Total awards
  • 22Media outlets
  • 9Readers' choice
  • 13Countries

Game facts

  • Campaign lengthNot documented
  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opNo
  • Couch co-opNot documented
  • Split screenNo
  • Online co-opNot documented
  • Players on one consoleNot documented
  • Players onlineNot documented
  • MultiplayerYes
  • Online multiplayerNo
  • Released29 May 2014
  • DeveloperNintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
  • PublisherNintendo
  • kart racing game
  • Wii U

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United Kingdom11
United States5
Netherlands3
Spain2
Sweden2
Mexico1
Colombia1
Brazil1
Switzerland1
Norway1
Germany1
Australia1
Canada1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
AmazonUnited Kingdom2014
AnaitGames Readers' Choice ReadersSpain2014
Atomix.vgMexico2014
City A.M.United Kingdom2014
ComplexUnited States2014
DarkZeroUnited Kingdom2014
ENTER.co ReadersColombia2014
Eurogamer.netUnited Kingdom2014
Eurogamer.net Readers' Choice ReadersUnited Kingdom2014
GameBlastBrazil2014
GameCity Schweiz Readers' Choice ReadersSwitzerland2014
Gameliner Readers' Choice ReadersNetherlands2014
Geeks UnleashedUnited Kingdom2014
God is a GeekUnited Kingdom2014
Guardian Liberty VoiceUnited States2014
IGN SverigeSweden2014
InsideGamerNetherlands2014
MediaStingerUnited States2014
Mega Dads (timestamp: 43:45)United States2014
Metro - GameCentralUnited Kingdom2014
Metro - GameCentral Readers' Choice ReadersUnited Kingdom2014
Niubie Readers' Choice ReadersSpain2014
NRK FilmpolitietNorway2014
RP Online - Spielehelden.netGermany2014
Stevivor Readers' Choice ReadersAustralia2014
Svampriket ReadersSweden2014
the GuardianUnited Kingdom2014
The New YorkerUnited States2014
TheSixthAxisUnited Kingdom2014
Winnipeg Free PressCanada2014
XGN Readers' Choice ReadersNetherlands2014

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