This week brings with it the release of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and to celebrate, Nintendo has announced Mario Kart-themed content is coming to Super Mario Run

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Nintendo of America shared the news in a post on Twitter , announcing the side-scrolling mobile game "will introduce special Mario Kart buildings." The content will be available starting April 28 at 12am PT/3am ET/8am UK/5pm AET.Mario Kart 8 Deluxe releases for Nintendo Switch on April 28. For our thoughts on the new and improved version of Nintendo's kart racer, which launched for Wii U in 2014, read IGN's Mario Kart 8 Deluxe review While you patiently wait for the new Mario Kart-themed content to come to Nintendo's platforming mobile game, head over to our Super Mario Run wiki guide for loads of tips , tricks and a detailed walkthrough

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