lensoftruth
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eShop download will be up Thursday night, right guys?
Right?
Right?
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Mario Kart 8 |OT| 8 oW
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Out_Of_Ammo
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AWWW YISSS! The MediaMarkt in Gent was just stocking MK8 this evening because tomorrow's a holiday. Grabbed myself the limited edition for 59 
Being in marketing, I find it almost criminal that Nintendo didn't make any 15's.
But whatever, it's still the most they've done for any game thus far.
I wouldn't say one way or the other. I know my physical pre-order is for a free game to burn on another club nintendo account for the code, then have a digital one to keep.
Midnight Friday
Orakio Rob
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I have a huuuuuuuge Mario Kart backlog... I played the hell out of the first one on the SNES, but then I skipped the N64 and the Gamecube consoles (I was a Saturn/Playstation/Dreamcast guy), so I never played MK64 and Double Dash. I got myself a DS, but since I don't like playing racing games on portables, I played MK DS for about two hours and quit.
Then came the Wii, my first real opportunity to enjoy a MK since the SNES days. However, I found MK Wii really boring (seems like many people agree), and quickly realized I was having more fun playing Sonic All-Stars Racing (and yes, I'm talking about the first SASR, not the amazing Transformed).
Now I'm really pumped about MK8. It might be the greatest Mario Kart ever. Seems like it's biggest flaw is lack of innovation, but since I've been away from MK for so long, that's not a problem. So, in a sense, I feel lucky to have skipped all those MK titles... and I know how stupid this may sound, but that's how I feel now. It's like years and years of delayed MK fun are glued together and suddenly drop on my house like a giant bomb!
I had a similar feeling when I bought my Wii wii Metroid Prime Trilogy. I had never played any of the Prime games, and I was in heaven from the moment I first booted Trilogy.
Then came the Wii, my first real opportunity to enjoy a MK since the SNES days. However, I found MK Wii really boring (seems like many people agree), and quickly realized I was having more fun playing Sonic All-Stars Racing (and yes, I'm talking about the first SASR, not the amazing Transformed).
Now I'm really pumped about MK8. It might be the greatest Mario Kart ever. Seems like it's biggest flaw is lack of innovation, but since I've been away from MK for so long, that's not a problem. So, in a sense, I feel lucky to have skipped all those MK titles... and I know how stupid this may sound, but that's how I feel now. It's like years and years of delayed MK fun are glued together and suddenly drop on my house like a giant bomb!
I had a similar feeling when I bought my Wii wii Metroid Prime Trilogy. I had never played any of the Prime games, and I was in heaven from the moment I first booted Trilogy.
Man while I was doing groceries I noticed that a prominent gaming magazine of this country, Level, had come out with their new issue and it's a really slick looking cover they've got for it (would post it but GAF policies and all). Little to no text on it with the promotional image of the Toad helping Mario out with gas, and the text "The best game of the year". It got a two-page review and four of their writers reviewed it, one of them giving it a perfect score too. My excitement is getting hard to contain.
I think this week's Famitsu cover has Mario Kart on it too? At the very least I've seen an image doing rounds which is an image I've never seen before; one where Mario on a buggy is locking heads with Bowser on the race track.
I think this week's Famitsu cover has Mario Kart on it too? At the very least I've seen an image doing rounds which is an image I've never seen before; one where Mario on a buggy is locking heads with Bowser on the race track.
Don't worry, there are still plenty of us without. We know your pain.
I'm not so lucky either, don't worry
Life is unfair!
I'm going to check a crappy Kmart here shortly that probably has no idea when games come out though. We'll see if they just threw it in their mess if a video game shelf with all the other "Mario Kart Wiis"
Yes, the Gamepad can be used as a wheel, it has an even better gyro sensor than the wiimote plus. If you want motion controllers then you need 3 more wiimotes (for a 4 players local game). Pro Controller is a very nice controller, but has no gyro. But its battery holds for 80 hours.
Thursday to Friday night, yes.
Jaded Alyx
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You're allowed to post the cover.
fredrancour
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Covers are allowed under the logic of "the cover exists as promotional material anyway," I think. No one is gonna say, "Now that I have seen the cover, this thing is pointless and my desire to buy it is gone."
For every time zone? Or does it go up at midnight eastern time, 9pm Pacific?
Jaded Alyx
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Midnight ET
Davey Cakes
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Amazon being awesome for you. I'm still waiting on release day delivery. Mehhh.
Smiles and Cries
Member
videos pls
ShopTo just sent me the dispatch email.
Please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow.
Please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow, please arrive tomorrow.
Jaded Alyx
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None of them.
Ah okay.
Here's the Famitsu cover. Dunno if it's old or been posted elsewhere (sorry if it has) but I haven't seen it before.
I didn't realise it was a selection, just checked and I'll be getting Zelda instead.
Not received my email yet, but website says completed, first class. Come ooooooon tomorrow.
Brutalitops
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Doesn't release til Saturday in Australia :/
lensoftruth
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A minute after 11:59 thursday night?
TheExhaustedWalrus
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Should I get the MK8 bundle with some of my grad money? Is now the right time to jump into the Wii U?
PhoenixDawn
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Yep, or if some past midnight launches are any indication we might get lucky and get it earlier than that by an hour or two.
Smiles and Cries
Member
why am I so sad that I can't play this yet? T_T
who is in the "I don't have the game yet club" with me?
who is in the "I don't have the game yet club" with me?
Between the two of them, I'd go Game & Wario. Some of the games are actually fun (Gamer, Taxi, Patchwork) and a couple of the others are at least neat novelties worth trying (Shutter and Ski). Plus it's got Pictionary. Who doesn't love Pictionary?
How do I translate my tears into words. I am out of words.
PhoenixDawn
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Edit: accidental post. Game looks great and I've held out so far from looking at much media outside of Nintendo Directs. I don't think I even know the full track list, so hopefully I can stay pure until launch.
Davey Cakes
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Yes. There's already plenty to play on the console, plus you'll have MK and you'll be ready for any further major releases down the line.
You could also wait until E3 and see if the future prospects interest you.
But, for now the value isn't bad with the bundle, especially considering the FREE GAME.
Exploratory
Banned
I played this at GameStop recently and it was jaggies galore. Like some if the worst I've ever seen.
That won't be in the retail relead right?
That won't be in the retail relead right?
I am also still without the game
It hurts even more when so many are already playing!PhoenixDawn
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It's probably the best value of the next gen systems so far based on games currently out/coming soon, especially if you get the $200 refurbished system with Nintendoland included directly from Nintendo (https://store.nintendo.com/ng3/). You could then pick up MK8 for ~$60 and also get a free pick of one of the promo games and already have three great games for about $260 + tax.
Still no email with the photo proof, and looking through my order history, the only other time when they didn't the photo was last year for the collectors edition of FFXIV, but I still got it the day before release.
Probably will.