Mario Kart 8 is one of the most popular games for Wii U. Despite the Wii U's struggles to gain traction in the console market, it has a few fan favorites under its belt, and Mario Kart 8 is one of them.

One of the cool things about Nintendo games -- and the Mario Kart series especially --- is the fact the game is littered with references to other characters and franchises throughout the Nintendo universe. In this respect, Mario Kart 8 is no different.

Like many Nintendo games, Mario Kart 8 is just the latest to contain secret characters you can unlock. Here's the full list.

Rosalina

Metal Mario

Lakitu

Toadette

Baby Rosalina

Gold Peach

Iggy

Roy

Lemmy

Larry

Wendy

Ludwig

Morton

Want to know how to unlock these characters in Mario Kart 8? Just keep reading.

Mario Kart 8 Cheats and Codes: How to Unlock Hidden Characters

You can unlock these characters by getting a gold trophy. To do so, you have to finish in first place in any cup and engine class while playing Mario Kart 8 in Grand Prix mode. Keep in mind, whenever you perform this task, a random character will be unlocked. You won't be able to choose which hidden Mario Kart 8 character is unlocked.

Also, you must know, when you have unlocked a character on one track and in one cc class, you must use either a different track or cc class to unlock other characters.

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