After announcing Mercedes-branded Mario Kart 8 DLC for Japan earlier this year, Nintendo of America has tweeted that the GLA-Class Kart will be coming to North America this summer:
We’re planning to release a GLA-Class kart from @Mercedesbenz for #MK8 this summer. Stay tuned for more info! pic.twitter.com/c5Gp886s7e
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 20, 2014
This move might bug some Nintendo fans as a Mercedes isn’t exactly an aesthetic match to the cartoon-like Mario Kart 8, though licensing deals like this could certainly help Nintendo’s bottom line.
We’ll see how the DLC kart plays, and whether or not it will be free (if it isn’t, count us out), when it launches this summer. Stay tuned!