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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe review thread
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It's more just that MK8 will now enjoy a long life on a system sure to sell plenty of units. On Wii U, it did quite well relatively speaking, but it would have been a shame for such a standout MK title to exist only within the Wii U install base, where millions won't ever own it compared to say Mario Kart Wii. By the look of things with Switch sales so far, that won't be the case any longer.
Will arms have enough legs to keep these 90s rolling 😏
It really is genius feature: anyone can now play, even a 4 years kid with her older brothers/sisters, she won't ruin their session. Everybody wins.
Both of those games at the same time is dangerous to your free time.
They lost some of the Gamecube traditionalists as in state of the art graphics and traditional controller but they won tons of NES/SNES people back. Hence the success of New Super Mario Bros, DK Returns, The All Stars Collection etc.
Wii U started off with more of the same, which the Gamecube crowd still didn't care about, while the NES/SNES/Arcade crowd had their fill.
Source is my anecdotal evidence.
Swimmer9800
Member
I'm already balls deep in persona and slowly finishing up zelda with finals around the corner. I don't need any more distractions, but I really want to snag 😬😬😬.
MK8 is the only reason I bought a Wii U.
It should hopefully get the numbers it deserves with switch.
Same. I bought the MK8 Wii U bundle the day it came out. No regrets.
phantasmic_glaive
Member
Rotfl
I got this pre ordered and the wait is cool. But the real reason I want this game is for handheld mode. Gonna be awesome!
Peterthumpa
Member
This trailer sold me on it
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lYBz6HWBw3A
I heard n64 rainbow road and they got me.
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Deleted member 465307
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Try playing the Grand Prix cups in multiplayer as a co-op experience. Here's how my friends and I play:
We make a a goal of one of us getting first overall in each cup and collecting the first-place trophies for every cup. (You might also make a goal of earning 1st place in every individual race and ending with a perfect score if you want to make it harder.) When you're first learning courses and playing on the harder difficulties (or just new to MK), getting first can be a challenge, so having a teammate can make it more fun and easier. This team approach introduces more strategy and complicates the game a bit. In our case, we'll actively work to make sure certain people keep finishing in first—for example, sacrificing a 1st place for your friend because you finished 6th on the last race but your friend finished in 2nd—to ensure a win at the end. Additionally, some roles start to develop, as people who aren't in first should be on the defensive, preventing CPUs from gaining on the leader and warning the leader when any offensive items are headed their way. Those people should also still want to finish as best as possible because it pushes all the CPUs lower on the point scale and because the best defense of a 1st place racer is an allied 2nd place. It really gives everyone more to think about because they're thinking about how they're doing individually (like normal) but also as a team.
My words might make this sound complicated and thus more work than fun, but as long as you think of yourselves as a team with a common goal, all of the strategy and tactics should come naturally and with little thought.
When my friends and I play this way, we are constantly communicating and have a blast. I think we developed this rhythm with Double Dash and have made Mario Kart a co-op experience ever since. I pretty much exclusively buy the MK games for the co-op experience they provide me and my friends.
ChemicalCutthroat
Member
Looking forward to this as well. Never picked up a WiiU, and it seems perfect for the Switch. Time to get my power sliding on!
So what do you use for your video recording?
billy beane
Banned
8>7>SMK>DS>64>DD>Wii>SS
That is the Official Mario Kart Power Rankings.
With DX most likely the new number uno.
That is the Official Mario Kart Power Rankings.
With DX most likely the new number uno.
Jonneh3003
Banned
I use an internal capture card called Avermedia H727, I've been meaning to upgrade it to a 4K capable card but I suppose there's no need if I'm primarily providing Switch content.
Bitanator
Member
First time for me. Excited!
LucidMomentum
Member
Puyo Puyo Tetris and Mario Kart 8 on handheld.
What a time to be alive.
What a time to be alive.
Garrett Hawke
Member
Same, I don't have very high expectations for ARMS. I don't think reviewers will be kind to it either.
Jonneh3003
Banned
Have fun, I had a blast even after playing it religiously on Wii U!
No, I think it's two players max per Switch in any network play (either local or online).
Principate
Saint Titanfall
ARMS is like Splatoon. If it does well commercially they may be kind to it on a second go around but really best case scenario is plus 80. At that range the review score won't deter people from buying slightly (though it may not greatly enthuse). Lower than that and it may very well deter people from buying it. Biggest question mark is single player content and how good exactly 1v1 etc is.
I find it weird that you have SMK so high but SS at the bottom considering it's the same overall style of game and SMK is unlockable in it.
SMK would be near the bottom for me. Once the nostalgia is put aside, the others are simply better games.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
The Puyo Puyo Tetris demo is an example of how a demo can sell a game. Was not on my radar one little bit and it still would not have been after it came out had I not been given the chance to play it. I'm more excited for Puyo Puyo Tetris than I am for Mario Kart. That demo was sooooo fun. More demos please.
What a week to be poor
Chill Penguin
Member
Same with me. Last Mario Kart I played was 64, can't wait to pick it up on switch. Switch makes me excited about gaming unlike any console in a long time.
Indeed.
LegendofLex
Member
There's a tutorial mode.
jungomitis
Member
My girlfriend isn't a gamer and when I told her this is coming out she's been really excited. Wants me to buy the wheels too... (not gonna happen).
That Mario Kart effect, lots of people like it.
Glad to see it's reviewing well!
That Mario Kart effect, lots of people like it.
Glad to see it's reviewing well!
Undead Fantasy
Member
Any news if the game has a day one patch?
Little Monser
Banned
The Switch really is bringing in the new players. Amazing for Nintendo.