New Mario Kart 8 Commercial Features Luigi Death Stare

July 23, 2014

Nintendo is running a new ad for Mario Kart 8 in Japan, and guess what? It features the iconic Luigi death stare! Check out the video above and gaze into the eyes of Mario's perturbed lesser half.

Mario Kart 8 has done amazingly well considering the struggling platform it launched on. In fact, it managed to move a whopping 2 million units in its first month. Oh yeah, and it helped move a whole bunch of Wii U consoles in the UK.

Are you the proud owner of Mario Kart 8? If so, do you have a favorite racer? Let us know who your character of choice is to cruise around the Mushroom Kingdom in the comments below.

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