Ever wanted to race Mario Kart 8 with a proper steering wheel and seriously enhance the realism? Ahem. Well, as of January you can! This unique Mario Kart steering wheel from Hori is available to pre-order for £59.99 at Amazon UK, and it comes with onboard controls and pedals for an arcade like experience. It had been spotted for $69.99 over on Amazon US, but at the time of writing, the product page isn’t available.
The wheel itself boasts all the buttons you’d expect from a Switch controller, including a D-Pad, face buttons, the share button, and ZL + ZR on the face. On top of that, it also has paddles behind the wheel of an extra authentic touch. What sets this apart from most Switch racing wheels, which encase a Joy-Con in a plastic wheel, is the foot pedal set-up that lets you accelerate and brake like an actual go-kart, adding a new dimension to play.
Plus, it’ll certainly help you stand out from the crowd, thanks to its bold red wheel that mimics Mario’s distinctive colours. While it’s not quite track ready - it’ll be released in the UK on January 3, 2020 - here are a selection of the best Nintendo Switch Deals you can get right now so you can be prepared to try it out.
Best Mario Kart 8 Deals right now
Hori Nintendo Switch Mario Kart Racing Wheel Pro Mini | £59.99 at Amazon UK
Pre-order the officially licensed racing wheel here. The run may be limited, so if you want it, you should pre-order now.
Nintendo Switch (Grey) +Mario Kart 8 Deluxe + 64GB MicroSD Card | $399.95 at Amazon US
Includes the console, an SD card for saves, and Mario Kart 8. That's a neat package for what you get.
Nintendo Switch (Neon Blue/Red) + Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | £299 at Currys/PC World (save £29.99)
Get the console and Mario Kart 8 so you’re ready to try out the Steering Wheel. You're essentially getting MK8 for free here.
As the nights draw in, and Christmas rears its head, it’s time to hunt out some of the best Black Friday game deals that will be popping up later this year. And if it’s Nintendo deals you’re after specifically, our Black Friday Nintendo Switch deals will help you find the very best deals the internet has to offer.
Sign up to the 12DOVE Newsletter
Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more
Ben Tyrer is a freelance games journalist with over ten years experience of writing about games. After graduating from Bournemouth University with a degree in multimedia journalism he's worked for Official PlayStation Magazine as a staff writer and games editor, as well as 12DOVE (hey, that's this website!) as a news editor. He's also contributed to Official Xbox Magazine, Edge, PC Gamer, GamesMaster, PC Games N, and more. His game of the year - no matter the year - is Rocket League.
A 29-year-old PC racing game going cyberpunk anime with Troy Baker, Initial D drifting, and cutscenes from the Metroid: Other M studio sure wasn't on my Game Awards bingo card
A speedrunner just beat Need for Speed: Most Wanted's world record by 90 minutes - by using Half-Life's Gordon Freeman instead of a car