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End of an Era: Nintendo's Long-Running Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Black Friday Bundle Is No More

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Genres · racing
Release · Apr 28, 2017
Developer · Nintendo
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Genres · adventure, point_and_click
Release · Nov 28, 2018
PC
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