Mario Kart 64 heading to Wii U later this week

Mario Kart 64 is heading to the Nintendo Wii U later this week on Thursday, January 21, Nintendo has announced.

The game will be available to purchase on the Wii U’s online store and will cost £8.99.

The classic Nintendo 64 game first released back in 1996 in Japan, before coming to Europe in 1997, however the game was re-released on the Wii console back in 2007. 9 years later and the kart racer is making its way onto Nintendo’s latest console, the Wii U.

Here’s a video of Mario Kart 64 in action on the Wii.