Mario Kart 8 Deluxe version racing from Wii U to Switch April 28

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe races onto Nintendo Switch on April 28!

This upgrade of the popular latter-day Wii U title will include new characters, such as the Inkling Boy and Girl from Splatoon and Splatoon 2 and King Boo, as well as a new version of the Battle Mode that was so disappointing compared to earlier incarnations.

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a Nintendo Switch launch title March 3; Wii U same day

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Nintendo Switch details revealed: March 3, $299.99; online pay-for-play; Splatoon 2 summer; Super Mario Odyssey holidays

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Born and raised in Phoenix, Jayson Peters is a southern Colorado-based newspaper copy editor and website designer. He has taught online media at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and now teaches at Pueblo Community College. A versatile digital storyteller, he has led online operations at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa, Arizona, followed by the Pueblo Chieftain, Colorado Springs Independent, Colorado Springs Business Journal and Pueblo Star Journal. He is a former Southern Colorado Press Club president and founder and curator of Nerdvana.