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Entryhazard · Mar 24, 2014

Apparently according to Amazon the next Mario Kart is coming way befor May 30th, something like April 16th-22nd

HeisenbergLannister said:
So, I just got an email from Amazon that they have a new release date and I can expect it between April 16 and April 19?

Is Nintendo pushing Mario Kart 8 out earlier than expected?

HeisenbergLannister said:
The Amazon page is also showing "ships in 2 to 4 weeks". Hmmmm.

http://www.amazon.com/Mario-Kart-8-Nintendo-Wii-U/dp/B00DC7G2W8

Rash said:
My order said delivery June 3rd still. So, I canceled it then ordered it again and was even able to apply my Amazon Points to it.

Now saying April 16-22 for delivery.

Let's see how this pans out....

falconxcrunner09 said:
So...I think it might be out earlier than expected. I just chatted with Amazon support, they said they might be receiving the game earlier than expected. I can post the conversation if you guys like.

falconxcrunner09 said:
That is the email I got after the chat. No specific date, but there is a possibility of it shipping earlier.

centracore said:
I just chatted with Amazon support myself, sounds like they are pretty confident about the new Mario Kart 8 release date..

I thought that this rumor deserves a thread on his own, because Amazon reps seem pretty adamant about the new release and if that's true it would be a big thing.

Also that's not unprecedented, last year 3D World has been anticipated from December to November, while Amazon "predicted" that Tropical Freeze would have been delayed (and spoiled Cranky Kong)

Lock and please understand if udeserving a new thread.

Soulflarz · Mar 24, 2014

My poor wallet if true...

Thatoneguy64 · Mar 24, 2014

A good game, I hope it is.

Neifirst · Mar 24, 2014

Hope so - May 30th was so long after DK Tropical Freeze.

Riki · Mar 24, 2014

April would be good. With Hyrule Warriors in May/June.

HaNks · Mar 24, 2014

belee dat.

Kurtofan · Mar 24, 2014

Amazon.fr, amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca (so in NA) still show 30 May.

Amazon.com fucked up, nothing to see here.

Shaanyboi · Mar 24, 2014

Great? But.... that's kinda soon for a bump up. Especially a major bump up.

TreIII · Mar 24, 2014

Riki said:
April would be good. With Hyrule Warriors in May/June.

That's what I'd like to see. Zelda Musou was promised to be a Summer 2014 release, after all.

Stumpokapow · Mar 24, 2014

asking amazon support for an external company's product release date and then taking their scripted comment that "ships in 2-4 weeks" means they think the product ships in 2-4 weeks as confirmation of a product release is pretty amateur hour.

TheGreatMightyPoo · Mar 24, 2014

Making this thread couldn't possibly backfire...

udivision · Mar 24, 2014

Nope, not buying it.

Some Nobody · Mar 24, 2014

Fight back, Nintendo! I believe in you!

HawthorneKitty · Mar 24, 2014

I still believe Nintendo's site for the game as the release date.

Mariolee · Mar 24, 2014

Yeah, this doesn't seem like its built on a firm ground of evidence.

Aquamarine · Mar 24, 2014

It's still May 30th according to Nintendo's official release calendar:

I don't understand why they would release it a month early as a surprise...this date has been advertised for a while now.

Kouriozan · Mar 24, 2014

Don't do this to me.

I foresee disappointment in this thread.

Mihael Mello Keehl · Mar 24, 2014

I would rejoice..forreal that may date is basically fucking june

Alcoholikaust · Mar 24, 2014

time to dust off the WiU if true

Some Nobody · Mar 24, 2014

HawthorneKitty said:
I still believe Nintendo's site for the game as the release date.

I don't believe the site so much as Iwata flat out saying the date was May 30th. What, he read the date wrong?

Lambtron · Mar 24, 2014

Stumpokapow said:
asking amazon support for an external company's product release date and then taking their scripted comment that "ships in 2-4 weeks" means they think the product ships in 2-4 weeks as confirmation of a product release is pretty amateur hour.

"The front line Amazon CS rep said _____________________" is pretty much the biggest Tales From My Ass source for anything.

Platy · Mar 24, 2014

Actualy Amazon date is 3 weeks AGO

The dude mentions that it was ALREADY RELEASED since the amazon page says MARCH 10

Mauricio_Magus · Mar 24, 2014

It's going to be released on May, there's a 99% chance this is just the date being wrong on the Amazon database.

theprodigy · Mar 24, 2014

Aquamarine said:
It's still May 30th according to Nintendo's official release calendar:

I don't understand why they would release it a month early as a surprise...this date has been advertised for a while now.

because OMG HYPE

wrowa · Mar 24, 2014

Stumpokapow said:
asking amazon support for an external company's product release date and then taking their scripted comment that "ships in 2-4 weeks" means they think the product ships in 2-4 weeks as confirmation of a product release is pretty amateur hour.

Especially in this case, where the rep states that the product has already been released - when that's obviously not the case.

axisofweevils · Mar 24, 2014

I want to believe!

ChitoCrisis · Mar 24, 2014

I seriously doubt it's coming out in April. It seems like Amazon made a mistake. But I do wish Mario Kart 8 came out in April.

SoraanTribal · Mar 24, 2014

Would be awesome, but not getting my hopes up.

robotrock · Mar 24, 2014

go check your eshop right now! mario kart 8 and bayonetta 2 are available for download

Koppai · Mar 24, 2014

Riki said:
April would be good. With Hyrule Warriors in May/June.

6 years since Mario Kart Wii was released (and they are shutting it down May 20th...)

FrostuTheNinja · Mar 24, 2014

Sounds like the Amazonians are up to shenanigans.

Nugg · Mar 24, 2014

Are we expecting a Nintendo Direct soon where they could announce something like that?

NathanMcMahon · Mar 24, 2014

That's where all of the E3 and Pax EAST money has gone. Ramp up production time on MK8. You crafty Nintendo. You crafty.

Letterbomb · Mar 24, 2014

If this is true, then there must be a Nintendo Direct coming any day now.
Does Amazon typically have a good track record for this sort of thing?

Ghost_Protocol · Mar 24, 2014

IGN hinted at some mario kart news soon on their podcast

TheOnePercent · Mar 24, 2014

FrostuTheNinja said:
Sounds like the Amazonians are up to shenanigans.

APRIL FOOLS!

ViewtifulJC · Mar 24, 2014

Tales from my Ass thread title edit incoming

Toadette · Mar 24, 2014

Ghost_Protocol said:
IGN hinted at some mario kart news soon on their podcast

i hope we get a direct this week

Caladrius · Mar 24, 2014

Database goof most likely.

FrostuTheNinja said:
Sounds like the Amazonians are up to shenanigonians.

Fixeded

nawz · Mar 24, 2014

Take this doubters.

Why can't people just be happy?

Gonzo The Great · Mar 24, 2014

Not happening. If anything, it will get delayed again. What else does Nintendo have coming out in the near future?

Byronic Hero · Mar 24, 2014

I'd be really happy if this was true. May 30th is too far away and I need something to play on my Wii U.

Regiruler · Mar 24, 2014

Was the rep named Ssaym?

jmizzal · Mar 24, 2014

ChitoCrisis said:
I seriously doubt it's coming out in April. It seems like Amazon made a mistake. But I do wish Mario Kart 8 came out in April.

Why would Amazon change the date from May 30th? unless the manufacturer which is Nintendo told them a date change was coming like with DKCFT

The date has been May 30th for almost two months they had no reason to mess with it, something is up

HaNks · Mar 24, 2014

Letterbomb said:
If this is true, then there must be a Nintendo Direct coming any day now.
Does Amazon typically have a good track record for this sort of thing?

i think the DK delay popped up there first and was legit?

dude in the other thread has an order with thehut (who also run official nintendo store) bumped up to 18/04 apparently. few titbits that may be indicative of something. or not.

Regiruler · Mar 24, 2014

jmizzal said:
Why would Amazon change the date from May 30th? unless the manufacturer which is Nintendo told them a date change was coming like with DKCFT

The date has been May 30th for almost two months they had no reason to mess with it, something is up

This is the site that fucked up the W101 image after they already had the correct display.

Aquamarine · Mar 24, 2014

jmizzal said:
Why would Amazon change the date from May 30th? unless the manufacturer which is Nintendo told them a date change was coming like with DKCFT

The date has been May 30th for almost two months they had no reason to mess with it, something is up

Not necessarily. It could be due to database errors / distributor errors.

Jucksalbe · Mar 24, 2014

nawz said:
Take this doubters.

Yeah, take that! Who's more reliable than TheHut/Zavvi?
Also needs more arrows.

theprodigy · Mar 24, 2014

jmizzal said:
Why would Amazon change the date from May 30th? unless the manufacturer which is Nintendo told them a date change was coming like with DKCFT

The date has been May 30th for almost two months they had no reason to mess with it, something is up

then why is every other Amazon site not showing the same thing

AdanVC · Mar 24, 2014

It would be awesome if true! May 30 is so far away and is hard to believe that the only Wii U worthy release we have right now for april is NES Remix 2... You never know with Nintendo, tough. In the end, it could be just Amazon messing around with the dates and doing the same with other games as well. Who knows.

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