Lionel Richie
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Which is definitely reasonable. Predicting the sales of the Switch is extra tricky because of what the console is and what it offers.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe review thread
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Which is definitely reasonable. Predicting the sales of the Switch is extra tricky because of what the console is and what it offers.
CharminUltra
Member
The great reviews and marketing push the game's been getting is really bringing out the best in some people.
You mean Melody Motorway (and Piranha Plant Pipeway, and Koopa City...)?
It bothers me a tiny bit that it's called that in the EU versions when it says Music Park right there on the goddamn flags. GiantBreadbug
Member
Basically nearly every MK song deserves to be revisited by the MK8 band
But especially Maple Treeway and Waluigi Pinball
It's much more so the prospect of revamped music that has me wishing for more tracks than the track designs themselves (except again for GOAT Maple Treeway which has it all)
But especially Maple Treeway and Waluigi Pinball
It's much more so the prospect of revamped music that has me wishing for more tracks than the track designs themselves (except again for GOAT Maple Treeway which has it all)
CharminUltra
Member
NNNGGGGGG. Gotta keep telling myself it's essentially £20 on my Amazon order wwith the BIGTHANKS thing they did.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
10/10
Kudo
Member
Sometimes Nintendos UK store makes me wish they'd ship internationally.
Magicpaint
Member
I like Melody Motorway betterYou mean Melody Motorway (and Piranha Plant Pipeway, and Koopa City...)?
just like I prefer Alpine Pass to Rock Rock Mountain. I just usually go with the US names on discussion boards.I just got a mail for that pre-order bonus. Awesome
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
GODDAMMIT WHY CANT THIS COME WITH A DIGITAL VERSION OF THE GAME?!
Are they selling that shirt on its own separately by any chance?
Resistance100
Member
I'm in the same boat. I just can't do it. Would bite on this if it wasn't for that amazon code
Looks like its exclusive to pre-orders
Ebay after looks like you best bet.
Resistance100
Member
Double post
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
So I just looked on their site and checked out their shirts for sale. Just typical Nintendo stuff for the most part. Then right at the bottom there's a t shirt for The Vamps. Wut.
Ghostshark
Member
I'm kinda worried about the performance of this game online. Is this unlikely to suffer from lag like Bomberman R? I tried Smash 3DS when it first came out, and it was near unplayable with 4 people. I figured that happened because of bad connections due to it being a handheld.
Are there any impressions from reviewers or those that got it early? That's assuming that the servers are up already.
Are there any impressions from reviewers or those that got it early? That's assuming that the servers are up already.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Mario Kart 8 had a pretty good netcode, I see it not being much of an issue at all.
GiantBreadbug
Member
I played vanilla MK8 online frequently on a pretty bad connection (sorry everyone else), but it still went plenty smooth for me. Mario Kart netcode tends to be very very good, and 8 was no exception for me.
I'll forgive your flippant dismissal of Maple Treeway's greatness because of your Tart Top mention. But you better be careful disrespecting the best Mario Kart track.
ShiT
I don't know how I keep doing silly shit like this. Guess I just never payed much attention to that track haha
Still would like to see it return for the anti-grav possibilities. The retro courses in 8 are really brilliant in that they're really smartly incorporated into the design philosophy of the new stages' mechanics.
GiantBreadbug
Member
Oopsie, double post
Deflection 101. I guess the answer is: Nintendo isn't lazy. Its fans just live in a simple ass reality. But whatever, I'll drop this after the online service goes live so its not a big deal.
Okami Haundo
Member
So who's going digital and who's going physical for this? I was really tempted to go digital, but I'll get $10 off via Best Buy GCU and earn enough points to redeem a $5 certificate. Given the lack of installs for cartridges, I really don't mind physical here.
GiantBreadbug
Member
Physical because I don't mind carrying a small game case around with me when I take my handhelds out, so switching cartridges isn't a problem for me at all. Digital convenience is neat, but I like having the physical media.
Plus the boxart is beautiful
PyroPaperPlanes
Member
Too late!
I guess Pac-Man ain't afraid of ghosts now.
Graphics Horse
Member
Spin turn is still there too, people must just not be using it in what you saw.
This is probably a joke post, but come on now. All online play is a time sink. People didn't play 200+ hours of MK8 because it had a progression system, but because it was fun. Some people have the weirdest priorities for video games these days, I swear.
PotionBleue
Member
In Mario Kart Wii the A+B stand-still miniturbo was overused as a way to get back to (almost) max speed in races, which completely killed the acceleration stat. It was then removed in Mario Kart 7.
Besides, it could lead to item box camping in battle mode. Also notice how in Mario Kart 8 Nintendo prevented item boxes from respawning if there's someone nearby.
Huge Succeeded
Banned
oh hey look it's the worst re-imagined tune in the entire series
and it's not even the worst version of Waluigi's Pinball
that one's in Smash
Nintendo's been fuckin' this theme up for 10 years
I don't disagree with your comment. It's nice to have goals to work towards and rewards as tiny milestones. Overwatch is fun to play, but that doesn't mean I don't want to have loot boxes to open and unlockables to earn for my favorite characters. Same thing here. If anything, it gives me more motivation to play Mario Kart beyond when I'm in a multiplayer mood. I can appreciate that some people treat this as a solely social game and don't want to have a ton of characters locked away behind hours of single player, but I think there could be a better balance reached. Maybe single player could have the typical progression of unlocks and multiplayer would be far more generous with what's available from the start so more types of players are accounted for? There's never going to be any one setup that everyone agrees is perfect, but there are improvements to be made.
Huge Succeeded
Banned
Yeah, man, I feel ya. Smash Bros. lost so much of its identity in including specific third party characters. So much of it. I can barely tell it's Smash Bros. anymore.
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You're the only one deflecting.
Which Mario Kart rewarded skilled players, ever?
Graphics Horse
Member
Yeah I feel like I only learned that Waluigi Pinball and Wario Stadium had the same music this year, despite playing DS to death, maybe I'd just forgotten but I was tempted to bump the mind blowing shocking secrets thread
LegendofLex
Member
I mean, is it that hard to believe that some people are happy just playing video games, and that's the market Nintendo serves?
GreySquirrel
Member
Ahhh! This and Amazon saying they won't deliver it till the 29th may push me for getting it digitally. Not that I would wear the T Shirt much but still
I love Block Fort as much as the next person, but am I the only one who wants Big Donut as well? Imagine Big Donut re-imagined with the anti gravity? You could drive around the whole donut!
CharminUltra
Member
You are not alone, sir. In fact, Big Donut got about as much play time as Block Fort did among my group of friends. So goood.
MK7 was really good online on 3DS. Same with MK8 and most Wii U owners used Wifi.
I think it will be good. Racing games are some of the easiest ones to have good online play. They don't need the best connection and it's very hard to tell with things get out of sync.
SinCityAssassin
Member
It's a kart racing game.
I really hope MK8DX gets DLC. I don't want to wait years and years for MK9. Just give me the courses/characters as soon as they're out of the oven please.
balladofwindfishes
Member
Block Fort and Funky Stadium would make great DLC.
Oh yea, and add Funky with his stadium.
Oh yea, and add Funky with his stadium.
But it should be open world with full voice acting or it's not worth it imo
/s
The quality of the game is enough of a motivator to play it for me, but if people need an arbitrary carrot on the end of stick to make them feel important that's their prerogative, I guess. My simple ass will keep enjoying the game despite all the people who feel compelled to come in here and tell others why the game actually sucks.