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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe review thread
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SinCityAssassin
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Persona 5 is also a PS3 port and it's better than most of the PS4 library. We need to re-evaluate The Future
OrbitalBeard
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Great scores, even better than I expected. This game is going to be huge. I know Amazon isn't the best indicator of success, but this game has been sitting at #1 on the video game Best Sellers list for like two weeks. I predict Deluxe will easily outsell the Wii U version, which is pretty crazy, considering it's a three year old enhanced port.
Dark Cloud
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Is it just me or is it crazy how many people on here are saying they haven't played Mario Kart since a decade or two ago?
And now they're jumping in with MK8DX.
And now they're jumping in with MK8DX.
Welp...RIP any remaining Switch stock on retail shelves.
Nintendo looking smart with how they broke out the releases of their major franchises over the year. This is a perfect time for a post-Zelda bump.
It is kind of crazy. I'm one of those, haven't played a Mario Kart since N64 and based on the reviews I'll be picking up this game.
Nintendo looking smart with how they broke out the releases of their major franchises over the year. This is a perfect time for a post-Zelda bump.
It is kind of crazy. I'm one of those, haven't played a Mario Kart since N64 and based on the reviews I'll be picking up this game.
centracore
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Now that people have played MK8D, does anyone know the answer to this? If I want my username in MK8D to be 'centracore' like my GAF username, is that my Nintendo Account, Nintendo ID, or Switch profile it pulls it from?
Talking to a lot of people about the Switch lately, it seems that the Wii/Wii U lost a lot of Nintendo's old fans who owned their consoles up to the Gamecube. With Zelda, I think Nintendo has managed to recapture some of that audience, which might explain why this is also their first MK in a long time.
mario kart wii is almost ten years old. i really don't think nintendo lost fans with the wii given how their traditonal franchises sold.
Dark Cloud
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This is how you Nintendo did a good job. The Switch is like Gamecube 2.0 to people I feel. Like the Switch is the "true successor" to Gamecube and BotW pushed the it really hard.
N64? Man that's so crazy to me lol. No Gamecube or even the handheld Mario Karts?
"It is an experience you will remember for a long time, but you might find it to be a little pricey."
Hmm... it's hard to say. MK for wii might've sold well simply because the Wii sold very well, but how many of those people are new to Nintendo vs. old fans? Not sure. This is just anecdotal from talking to people in their mid 30s who were diehard Nintendo fans, then stopped because the Wii didn't reflect what they loved about classic Nintendo.
The Switch has seemingly turned that around for those same people.
luckies
I know people cite 64 or DD, etc as being the best, but the handle alone on MK8 poops on all the older games imo.
In those games I was looking for the next item during the race.
In MK8, I could do the entire race without items and still have fun. I can't say that for any other MK game. (In Ice Ice Outpost, you're not evening thinking about items. Pure racing and corners.)
Not getting MK8D though lol.
Nintendo is aiming to get lapsed Nintendo fans, and even as anecdotal it appears to be on GAF it could be working. All according to plan
If you haven't played since N64, meaning you missed out on the multiple games that already topped 64 by quite a bit, you're in for a treat. This is the best in the series.
OrbitalBeard
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GOD yes. You guys are gonna' have a blast.
I guess I better get my body ready. I indeed have not played since that iteration.
thing is, mario kart's been consistently popular since mario kart ds... and was at its lowest point in popularity on the gba and gamecube. the amount of people jumping in for the switch version from that era shouldn't be significant versus wii owners returning to the series.
Dark Cloud
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Yeah it's the best MK game.
Nintendo is aiming to get lapsed Nintendo fans, and even as anecdotal it appears to be on GAF it could be working. All according to plan
Even thought it's anecdotal I wasn't expecting to hear so many people on here who played in decades ago haven't played it and the Switch has convinced them to get the Switch and play it again.
I Wanna Be The Guy
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For years I've hated the series. For so long the core gameplay of Mario Kart has been sub par imo. My first kart racer was CTR and every Mario Kart game I played after that seemed like absolute trash in the gameplay department in comparison to me. Mario Kart 8 was the first MK game with core gameplay that felt genuinely solid to me. Took them a while, but they're finally there. Now they just need to give the next game some decent sp content.
LegendofLex
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If you liked Mario Kart 64, I'd be shocked if you didn't love Mario Kart 8.
Definitely a buy.
I can definitely see why some people might not like it as much, especially if their favorites were the SNES or DS games
Jonneh3003
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Thank you very much! I'll be dialing up the content coverage soon when I stop wasting so much time on GAF aha.
Good to see some of the footage from our multiplayer session made it in the review.
OrbitalBeard
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I just subbed as well. I had no idea you had a channel. Lots of good content!
Kissenkopf
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I would love (and I guess a lot of other people also) to see a thread about your experience with the game.
I Wanna Be The Guy
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I'd be surprised if there is any.
Jonneh3003
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I noticed Andre also used some of the matches in his GameXplain review aha
Thanks! I try not to talk about it outside of review threads, it seems quite a few gaffers have learnt about it today
It has HD rumble.
Nice! At least I managed to tie him that one session with 54pts, ha.
I Wanna Be The Guy
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In what way?
I might not be able to tell the difference myself anyway. People told me Fast RMX uses HD rumble well and yet I genuinely cant feel the difference from regular rumble in that game.
I would love (and I guess a lot of other people also) to see a thread about your experience with the game.
Great idea! Would be my first thread on the gaming side but I have to imagine that would be a fun time.
Wowfunhappy
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I really, really like Mario Kart 8. The Wii U version retroactively destroyed all other Mario Kart games for me.
That said, I've found that Mario Kart actually isn't the best two player game. The track is kind of empty unless you add in CPU's, and then you'll spend a lot of time competing/interacting with the CPU's instead of each other. Going online together helps a bit, but you're still not interacting much with the person physically next to you.
I actually think Mario Kart is a lot better either online or just in single player. Four player works well enough but in Mario Kart 8 that cuts the frame rate in half, which freaking sucks.
You'll feel when building a boost or releasing from a drift. The rumble will be a subtle touch that matches the boost effect on screen. If you do the boost at the start of a race, the rumble will build up a bit to match the rev of the engine. It's a minor thing.
Tom Nook Sawyer
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And that's why Double Dash is the best Mario Kart game. Because you can actually play with 2 players, cooperatively, and have a great time
Hey Nate, completely unrelated, but can you find a way to capture the Battle Stadium music and upload like a five-minute version of it without SFX? :-O
Bronetta
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Already played the shit out of MK8 but I'm in again, being portable is huge.
This game is an absolute joy to play, watch and listen to. You newcomers are in for a hell of a treat.
This game is an absolute joy to play, watch and listen to. You newcomers are in for a hell of a treat.
Lord of Ostia
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This narrative of 'the Wii lost Nintendo fans' seems like kind of a myth when you compare how the GameCube did vs how the Wii did. Pretty sure most GameCube owners bought a Wii, they may have stopped using it after 5 years but I'm positive most of them bought one. The WiiU definitely lost people.
Bedameister
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This will be my first MK. already excited for this.
Peterthumpa
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So the steering assist is kinda genius. Girlfriend would never play well enough without getting frustrated, I guess she'll have tons of fun with the new feature enabled.
And yeah, newcomers will cry of joy after a few hours. This is the best arcade racing game ever.
And yeah, newcomers will cry of joy after a few hours. This is the best arcade racing game ever.
Adam_Roman
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I'm really excited for this. I've been playing a lot of my Switch with my girlfriend between Snipperclips, World of Goo, and the Puyo Puyo Tetris demo, so it'll be nice to have another game to play with her.
LegendofLex
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N64 and Gamecube definitely lost more Nintendo fans than Wii.
Wii definitely brought Nintendo fans back, but then Nintendo did very little that was worthwhile to keep them.