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A new 'Mario Kart' is about to launch — here's how much better it looks than the last one

"Mario Kart 8" already exists as a Wii U game, but the game is getting a "Deluxe" version on the Nintendo Switch. It arrives on April 28.

... Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ...

With every new Nintendo game console, you can reliably expect several franchises to make an appearance: "Super Mario," "The Legend of Zelda," and "Pokémon," among others.

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Prime among those others is the "Mario Kart" franchise — a beloved series that's existed in various forms since 1992. But this isn't 1992's "Mario Kart" game:

The upcoming "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe" is a gorgeous, updated re-release of 2014's "Mario Kart 8" for the Wii U. It's got prettier graphics, more tracks to race on, and a brand new "Battle Mode."

It is, in every way, the best version of "Mario Kart" to date.

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Allow me to enumerate the ways:

There's one major change coming with the "Deluxe" version of "Mario Kart 8" that is slightly less obvious: It's prettier than ever before.

But how pretty is the new game compared with the 2014 version? Thankfully, IGN put together a video comparing as much — check it out below.

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