![Link, Tanooki Mario, Cat Peach and Animal Crossing villager to be new characters in Mario Kart 8](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/600x400/link-mario-kart.jpg)
A couple of new DLC packs will add more vehicles, playable characters and new colorways for some existing characters.
Coming in November, the DLC will cost $7.99 each, or $11.99 together, and will add Link (from Zelda), Tanooki Mario, a villager from Animal Crossing, Dry Bowser and Cat Peach, 8 new vehicles and "As a bonus for purchasing both packs -- as a bundle or separately -- you can get eight different-colored Yoshis and eight different-colored Shy Guys that can be used right away."
The game recently just got an update that makes a new Mercedes vehicle available in the game free from the eShop.
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![](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/storage/pictures/news/mercedes-mario-kart.jpg)
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Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 27 Aug 2014 19:22