is a futuristic
racing video game
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for the
Nintendo 64
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console. Developed by Nintendo's
EAD division, it was released in Japan, North America, and Europe in 1998. In 2000, the
''Expansion Kit'' was released in Japan, including a track and vehicle editor. The original game was
ported
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in 2004 to the
iQue Player
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in China. It had
Virtual Console
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re-releases on the
Wii
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in 2007 and the
Wii U
The Wii U ( ) is a home video game console developed by Nintendo as the successor to the Wii. Released in late 2012, it is the first eighth-generation video game console and competed with Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4.
Th ...
around nine years later. On March 11, 2022, the game was re-released on
Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, fe