Mario Kart 8
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Mario Kart 8 is a fast-paced, arcade-style kart racing game for Nintendo consoles featuring iconic Mario characters, imaginative tracks, and gravity-defying anti-gravity racing mechanics.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T598014 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Mario Kart 8 Context triple: [Luigi, appearsInVideoGame, Mario Kart 8]
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Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Wii is a popular 2008 Nintendo racing game for the Wii that features iconic Mario characters competing in kart races with motion-controlled steering and online multiplayer.
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B.
Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge
Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge is an interactive augmented reality dark ride at Universal Studios Japan that immerses guests in a real-life Mario Kart race through Bowser’s Castle.
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C.
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is a Nintendo GameCube kart racing game in the Mario franchise known for its unique two-character-per-kart mechanic and chaotic multiplayer gameplay.
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D.
Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart 64 is a classic Nintendo 64 kart racing game featuring iconic Mario characters, colorful tracks, and competitive multiplayer modes that helped define the party-racing genre.
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E.
Smash
Smash is an American musical drama television series that follows the creation of a Broadway show about Marilyn Monroe, featuring Jennifer Hudson in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Mario Kart 8 Target entity description: Mario Kart 8 is a fast-paced, arcade-style kart racing game for Nintendo consoles featuring iconic Mario characters, imaginative tracks, and gravity-defying anti-gravity racing mechanics.
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A.
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Wii is a popular 2008 Nintendo racing game for the Wii that features iconic Mario characters competing in kart races with motion-controlled steering and online multiplayer.
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B.
Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge
Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge is an interactive augmented reality dark ride at Universal Studios Japan that immerses guests in a real-life Mario Kart race through Bowser’s Castle.
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C.
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is a Nintendo GameCube kart racing game in the Mario franchise known for its unique two-character-per-kart mechanic and chaotic multiplayer gameplay.
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D.
Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart 64 is a classic Nintendo 64 kart racing game featuring iconic Mario characters, colorful tracks, and competitive multiplayer modes that helped define the party-racing genre.
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E.
Smash
Smash is an American musical drama television series that follows the creation of a Broadway show about Marilyn Monroe, featuring Jennifer Hudson in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (90)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mario Kart series installment
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kart racing game ⓘ video game ⓘ |
| ageRating |
ESRB E
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PEGI 3 ⓘ |
| awarded | multiple Game of the Year awards (racing category) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| developer |
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
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surface form:
Nintendo EAD
|
| DLCIncludesCharacter |
Dry Bowser
ⓘ
Isabelle ⓘ Link ⓘ Villager ⓘ |
| DLCIncludesCup |
Bell Cup
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Crossing Cup ⓘ Egg Cup ⓘ Triforce Cup ⓘ |
| engineClass |
100cc
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150cc ⓘ 200cc ⓘ 50cc ⓘ Mirror ⓘ |
| feature |
Battle Mode
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Grand Prix cups ⓘ HD graphics ⓘ anti-gravity racing ⓘ gliding sections ⓘ local multiplayer ⓘ online multiplayer ⓘ time trials ⓘ underwater driving ⓘ vehicle customization ⓘ |
| gameMode |
multiplayer
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single-player ⓘ |
| genre | racing ⓘ |
| hasExpansion |
Mario Kart 8
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mario Kart 8 downloadable content packs
|
| hasMechanic |
coin-based speed boosts
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drifting ⓘ gravity pads ⓘ slipstreaming ⓘ tricks off ramps ⓘ wall-riding ⓘ |
| includesCharacter |
Bowser
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Donkey Kong ⓘ Koopalings ⓘ Luigi ⓘ Mario ⓘ Princess Peach ⓘ Rosalina ⓘ Toad ⓘ Wario ⓘ Yoshi ⓘ |
| includesItem |
Banana
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Blue Shell ⓘ Boomerang Flower ⓘ Coin ⓘ Crazy Eight ⓘ Green Shell ⓘ Mushroom ⓘ Piranha Plant ⓘ Red Shell ⓘ Super Horn ⓘ |
| initialReleaseRegion |
Australia
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Europe ⓘ Japan ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| metacriticScore | 88 ⓘ |
| notableTrack |
Electrodrome
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Mario Kart Stadium ⓘ Mount Wario ⓘ Rainbow Road (Wii U) ⓘ Sweet Sweet Canyon ⓘ Bowser’s Castle ⓘ
surface form:
Thwomp Ruins
Water Park ⓘ |
| perspective | third-person ⓘ |
| platform |
Nintendo Switch
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Wii U ⓘ |
| publisher | Nintendo ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2014-05-29 ⓘ |
| series | Mario Kart ⓘ |
| subgenre | kart racing ⓘ |
| supports |
up to 12 players online multiplayer
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up to 4 players local multiplayer ⓘ |
| supportsController |
Wii Remote
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Wii Remote ⓘ
surface form:
Wii Remote Plus
Wii U GamePad ⓘ Wii U Pro Controller ⓘ Wii Wheel ⓘ
surface form:
Wii Wheel accessory
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| supportsFeature |
Miiverse integration
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highlight reel sharing ⓘ |
| title | Mario Kart 8 self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mario Kart 8 Description of subject: Mario Kart 8 is a fast-paced, arcade-style kart racing game for Nintendo consoles featuring iconic Mario characters, imaginative tracks, and gravity-defying anti-gravity racing mechanics.
Referenced by (102)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (via retro track variants under different names, where applicable)