you click them and a new window opens up with the colours.
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Mario Kart 8: first update (+ Mercedes DLC) finally available
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you click them and a new window opens up with the colours.
A separate box pops up at the right where you can choose the color.
Bahahahha, awesome!
Good to know. I did mess around with tilt controls awhile back but it was in a GP but the stat came up 0 so I was wondering about that.
Coins are probably counted in both modes atleast.
I don't think Nintendo can afford not to do it. They need everybody who owns Mario Kart 8 to buy this DLC.
It's a bit gross but they need to get the word out there. This title needs to keep generating revenue.
Going to be a long few months
Where does F-Zero fit into those cups? Part of Zelda? Or one of the others?
It's part of the Zelda pack.
One of the mercs changes colour depending on who's driving it, I think the other two remain silver. Select the merc (not the old-school one or the roadster, the normal one) and then press B to go back to character select. As you move between characters you'll see all the different colours.
thanks!
Bill Rizer
Member
Crossover characters are fine, but no Kirby? What were you thinking, Nintendo?
Anyway, what if I don't download the Mercedes cars? Will I still see other players using them online? Does the cpu pick them when playing offline? Can I eventually remove them later or am I screwed?
Argh, that obnoxious GLA make me very torn about what should I do.
Anyway, what if I don't download the Mercedes cars? Will I still see other players using them online? Does the cpu pick them when playing offline? Can I eventually remove them later or am I screwed?
Argh, that obnoxious GLA make me very torn about what should I do.
PotionBleue
Member
I think it's always worked like this in past online Mario Kart games:
Each person in front of you = 1 loss
Each person behind you = 1 win
You can simply do a race and check the counters to see how it works.
That is just not true. I turned it on and it is on for every race and I even got disconnected and it is still on. I am not sure if it is on if I turn off the game tho.
Mockingbird
Member
Love this DLC pre-order reward/anticipation!
Would you rather have ads for consumer products like on the xbone?
Nintendos tactic is great. Every single user, casual or hardcore, will be anticipating the updates in November and May. Not everyone uses the eshop or gaming sites for news.
Think what impact this will have on the casual user who may be thinking of selling their game. They have a legitimate, constant reminder of why they shouldnt.
PreyingShark
Member
Check the TT boards.
I won't have the game until like next month so I can't check myself, but if the TT boards are not wiped then fire hopping isn't gone.
BruiserBear
Banned
That's a nice excuse for them, but this DLC isn't going to generate that much revenue. The vast majority of people who bought this game aren't still playing it.
Any ideas, how the Online Lobbys will work after release of the dlc? Probably there will be splitted to "Lobby without DLC", "Lobby with DLC 1", "Lobby with DLC 2" and "Lobby with all DLC"? I dont know how many people will buy this, but maybe the most players will stay in "Lobby without DLC" and it will be hard to find players online, with the DLC or something.
Got figures to back that statement up? Preferably for all regions?
Shin Kojima
Banned
PLEASE BE TRUE
Agreed 100%, and said as much in the other thread. I had already bought it, and even I'm unhappy about seeing that big ad every time I play.
They should have limited it to the new shop tab. That would have been okay.
Are you sure about that?
you should also keep in mind that the new contents and the buzz generated will also help to sell new copies of the game, that is the main goal to me for them
BruiserBear
Banned
My source is every single metric ever released by a developer related to people still playing months after release.
Vampirolol
Member
Wow. I seem to be the only one not caring about a useless screen that was ugly to begin with.
If you are not in the top 50% that usually result in a loss.You can still get VR when you lose. Your character will be shaking their head at the end of a race when you get a loss.
I raced in a couple of races just now filled with the cars.
I suppose you have a source for your claim?
So the answer is no.
you should really reconsider the generic aassumption.
there are different kind of games out there. MK8 is an evergreen game, that of course loses players after release, but able to keep the vast majority of them hooked for a long time. especially for multiplyare sessions. Plus, the game is still selling very well in the chart WW, so the in-game AD for the DLC will hit a very large amount of MK8 owners.
Oni Link 666
Member
I like the silver arrow with Yoshi.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
Revolutionary
Member
The last three will be there until May 2015 - that's an 8 month advertisement on the character and cup select screens.
There's a brand new Shop option in the Main Menu. It even has a red exclamation point on it.I disagree. This is because they probably know few people go to the eShop compared to those who plays MK8. Not everyone read NeoGAF and its 3 MK8 DLC threads
This is making them aware of the new content from the game.
The ads on the select screen are unnecessary.
is the ADV banner there for everyone, or just for those who pre-ordered the DLC?
ZeroGravity
Member
That's extremely over-dramatic.
Mysterious
Banned
BruiserBear
Banned
If you'd like to believe that MK8 is this unique game where the majority of people who bought it months ago are still playing it today, be my guest. But the history of data on this topic suggests there is no reason to believe that.
Cosmic Dreams
Member
downloaded the update and preordered the two packs! very dope stuff from nintendo.
People still play Runescape.
Not really, this is the one title they have that people keep playing, Mario Kart is their most popular console franchise. Wii U software is selling like absolute shit so if they can get half the people who own Mario Kart 8 to buy this DLC it will probably make them more money than most of their retail titles.
Yup, it's been out for a while (https://mariokart.tv/en_gb/).
Yep, Nintendo calls that an app (a web app, but still).
By the way, some screenshots for the update!
Source
So annoyingly you need to press Select on the Gamepad to get the map to appear, no other controller (Pro controller at least) works. However I just tried it out and confirmed it will then stay there not just for that play session but even if you close and relaunch the game. So at least the one minor annoyance is just a one time thing unless you want to turn the map on and off constantly for some reason.