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[mingo]

Can't wait. I liked MK8 on Wii U, but I've always preferred handheld Versions.I played MK:A, MKS and MK:7 a ton more then 8.

 

[Servbot24]

These range from having recently released to releasing before Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, there's only nothing to play if you aren't looking.

I mean... I'm glad if you like those games and all but they're not exactly system sellers. Especially since other platforms have 100s of those types of games.

 

[dralla]

Does anyone know if all the content is unlocked from the beginning? or will you have to unlock it like the Wii U version. I know it's a new game but it's being labeled as the "deluxe" version, I thought everything might be unlocked from the start.

 

[Jonneh3003]

Does anyone know if all the content is unlocked from the beginning? or will you have to unlock it like the Wii U version

Pretty sure everything is unlocked apart from Gold Mario who is the reward for clearing 200cc, correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Lingitiz]

I mean... I'm glad if you like those games and all but they're not exactly system sellers. Especially since other platforms have 100s of those types of games.

That's not what he was responding to. The guy said that there's nothing else to play on the system. There's a decent spread of stuff so far that at least one of those is something worth checking out if you're seriously dying for anything to play.

 

[Salvadora]

As someone who didn't play Mario Kart 8, I'd have rather unlocked the characters.

It would give a greater sense of reward and progression.

 

[Servbot24]

That's not what he was responding to. The guy said that there's nothing else to play on the system. There's a decent spread of stuff so far that at least one of those is something worth checking out if you're seriously dying for anything to play.

I just highly doubt that guy meant "There are literally 0 games on the Nintendo Switch." I'm sure he's logged onto the eshop just like everyone else.

 

[mavericktopgun]

From this

https://youtu.be/16D9OXFzRJc

To MK8D on a portable device is nuts.

 

[Username1198]

Forgive my ignorance, but is the online portion going to have lobbies that I can just join and play or does Nintendo still use the friend codes?

I'm interested in this cause the switch is pretty cool so far and the thought of playing his online seems really cool

 

[ZeroX03]

Remappable controls yet? I need my ZR to accelerate.

 

[BitStyle]

All I ask for is sound options, Nintendo. Is that too much?

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

From this

https://youtu.be/16D9OXFzRJc

To MK8D on a portable device is nuts.

Well I mean, there's a six-year gap there. Comparing Mario Kart Wii to Mario Kart 8 is similarly nuts.

Definitely getting it. Best kart racer ever, makes all the others like Sonic Transformed look like jokes.

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed isn't really a "kart" racer though. It has more similarly to traditional arcade racers than the "kart racing" genre.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Forgive my ignorance, but is the online portion going to have lobbies that I can just join and play or does Nintendo still use the friend codes?

I'm interested in this cause the switch is pretty cool so far and the thought of playing his online seems really cool

The former.

Friends can create "Tournaments" which are like ongoing lobbies with set start and end times etc.

Friend Codes weren't on Wii U so aren't used in way. On Switch they're just for adding friends outside of games anyway.

 

[Scully Scully Scoo]

You cannot change the side you are drifting towards, neither in Mario Kart Wii.
The only drift mechanic change compared with MKW is that you cannot perform an air trick while holding a drift in MK8. This was already removed in Mario Kart 7.

ah ok, so pink boost is level 3 boost like in sonic racing. im sure i played a mario kart where u can change direction while holding drift boost, maybe it was double dash

Definitely getting it. Best kart racer ever, makes all the others like Sonic Transformed look like jokes.

ive not played mk8 yet so can't comment on that but sonic transformed shits on all other mk games, the sense of speed is amazing and the handling is ridiculously good. mk8 200cc mode is the appeal to me, without that mode i wouldnt even be interested in the game

 

[Robin64]

Forgive my ignorance, but is the online portion going to have lobbies that I can just join and play or does Nintendo still use the friend codes?

I'm interested in this cause the switch is pretty cool so far and the thought of playing his online seems really cool

Users can create Tournaments, which if you set the times right can just act like a public or private room. GAF usually has a couple of rooms, so you can simply enter those and find people to race against from here without being their friend.

 

[Servbot24]

Well I mean, there's a six-year gap there. Comparing Mario Kart Wii to Mario Kart 8 is similarly nuts.

True but I never like taking technology advancements for granted. I think it's pretty amazing.

 

[Weebos]

Wish there were some new racing tracks, but its looking good.

I'll probably pick it up when it releases.

 

[Mass Appeal]

I play my switch primarily as a handheld so my question is how many players does this support online if I am going to use it in handheld through wifi ? Is it up to 12 or is that only docked ?

 

[RAWRferal]

So fucking stoked for this as I never owned a Wii U, this will definitely justify my Switch purchase with the Mrs.

 

[b00_thegh0st]

So fucking stoked for this as I never owned a Wii U, this will definitely justify my Switch purchase with the Mrs.

Naive question: why pick it up now with a Switch and not a couple years ago on Wii U? What makes you jump the gun now that wasn't there during Wii U days?

 

[Durden77]

Pink boost motherfucker. Oh shit.

Best kart racer of all time imo looks to just be getting better. Can't wait.

 

[Maxrunner]

Wonder if they add new dlc later?

 

[Jonneh3003]

Naive question: why pick it up now with a Switch and not a couple years ago on Wii U? What makes you jump the gun now that wasn't there during Wii U days?

Wii U underperformed because it was an undesirable product to a lot of people. The branding and the concept weren't universally liked and for that reason the system mostly consisted of core Nintendo fans.

I feel like the Wii U could have had any game and it still wouldn't have sold much more than 13 million. There are dozens of first party Wii U games that reviewed extremely well and they didn't push units. Mario Kart 8 didn't, Splatoon didn't and Super Mario Maker didn't. They should have but people simply didn't want a Wii U. It's a case where software just couldn't do anything to push the hardware, no matter how good the games were.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

ah ok, so pink boost is level 3 boost like in sonic racing. im sure i played a mario kart where u can change direction while holding drift boost, maybe it was double dash


ive not played mk8 yet so can't comment on that but sonic transformed shits on all other mk games, the sense of speed is amazing and the handling is ridiculously good. mk8 200cc mode is the appeal to me, without that mode i wouldnt even be interested in the game

Keep in mind that the tracks weren't designed with 200cc in mind. Personally I dislike 200cc. It just feels broken IMO

 

[Steveo]

1. Don't get it if you didn't like it
2.
These range from having recently released to releasing before Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, there's only nothing to play if you aren't looking.

The majority of gamers don't play indie games. Game sales numbers is proof of that. He might dislike indie games, only likes triple A titles.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

The majority of gamers don't play indie games. Game sales numbers is proof of that. He might dislike indie games, only likes triple A titles.

What you say is true, but nothing there makes any sense to me. Games are games. "indie game" isn't a genre. "AAA game" isn't a genre.

I will never understand that way of thinking.

 

[Jonneh3003]

The majority of gamers don't play indie games. Game sales numbers is proof of that. He might dislike indie games, only likes triple A titles.

Yeah that's true perhaps I was a bit closed minded. There's a nice selection of indie games now but the AAA stuff is in th future, not too far mind you.

My views match with the poster above me, indie games are still games just like any other.

 

[b00_thegh0st]

Wii U underperformed because it was an undesirable product to a lot of people. The branding and the concept weren't universally liked and for that reason the system mostly consisted of core Nintendo fans.

I feel like the Wii U could have had any game and it still wouldn't have sold much more than 13 million. There are dozens of first party Wii U games that reviewed extremely well and they didn't push units. Mario Kart 8 didn't, Splatoon didn't and Super Mario Maker didn't. They should have but people simply didn't want a Wii U. It's a case where software just couldn't do anything to push the hardware, no matter how good the games were.

The point is people seems to be buying Switch(es) to play Nintendo games that they didn't seem to care for on Wii U. I believe this hardware is gonna sell like hot cakes come Q4.

 

[Roo]

Well there's this.

One thing I wonder is if they'll fix the acceleration tier.
ie. 3.5 accel should be 3.5, not 3 etc.

 

[friskykillface]

N64 rainbow road hype
Also snes rainbow road 😎

I'm jelly af for the people that never played 8 on Wii U

 

[AstroLad]

We still don't know how the multi-Switch play is going to work right? Wondering whether it will require multiple copies and a network connection. Guessing yes at least to the latter but if no to both would be the most amazing plane-ride gaming you can do.

 

[Jonneh3003]

The point is people seems to be buying Switch(es) to play Nintendo games that they didn't seem to care for on Wii U. I believe this hardware is gonna sell like hot cakes come Q4.

Yep it's the hardware. Switch is desirable, and Wii U wasn't.

Software usually pushes hardware but I don't think that was true for Wii U

 

[plagiarize]

We still don't know how the multi-Switch play is going to work right? Wondering whether it will require multiple copies and a network connection. Guessing yes at least to the latter but if no to both would be the most amazing plane-ride gaming you can do.

It supports 8 players local without wifi (but yes, you'll need 8 systems and 8 copies).

Still a cool feature though.

 

[AstroLad]

It supports 8 players local without wifi (but yes, you'll need 8 systems and 8 copies).

Still a cool feature though.

Ah interesting. So as long as you each have a copy you can play on multiple Switches then? What connection method does it use?

 

[TalentAlwaysWins]

A lot has changed in 15 years, though, adopting an ancient standard isn't particularly progressive. What they're doing with the smartphone stuff may be far more compelling. We'll have to see how it turns out.

I...

 

[Username1198]

Users can create Tournaments, which if you set the times right can just act like a public or private room. GAF usually has a couple of rooms, so you can simply enter those and find people to race against from here without being their friend.

The former.

Friends can create "Tournaments" which are like ongoing lobbies with set start and end times etc.

Friend Codes weren't on Wii U so aren't used in way. On Switch they're just for adding friends outside of games anyway.

Thanks for the answers guys!

I'm sooooooo in for this! Loving my switch and Zelda and am now looking forward to battling gafers online in Mario kart! Haven't played one since Mario 64!

If only I could put horizon and Zelda down lol

Edit dang I just realized I'm prob gonna have to buy a pro controller lol

 

[TalentAlwaysWins]

1. Don't get it if you didn't like it
2.
These range from having recently released to releasing before Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, there's only nothing to play if you aren't looking.

Majority of Switch buyers don't care about those though. There really isn't much else left

 

[Jonneh3003]

Majority of Switch buyers don't care about those though. There really isn't much else left

Can you support that statement? eShop charts are dominated by indies.

 

[killroy87]

Can you support that statement? eShop charts are dominated by indies.

To be fair, other than Zelda, 1 2 Switch, and Bomberman, all of the Switch's games are indies.

 

[Tathanen]

I...

I know you just want to go on record as thinking I'm an idiot, but I'll supply you with my followup post nonetheless:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=233677812&postcount=387

 

[Jonneh3003]

To be fair, other than Zelda, 1 2 Switch, and Bomberman, all of the Switch's games are indies.

Yeah no arguments here, I just think a reasonable chunk of the user base is actively buying indie games. FAST RMX and Snake Pass for instance seem to have done very well. Snake Pass has been number 1 on the eShop since the charting system went up.

 

[Luschient]

N64 rainbow road hype

I really wish they had made a faithful remake of Rainbow Road 64 and not the extremely short version that ended up in 8.

 

[Yukinari]

I really wish they had made a faithful remake of Rainbow Road 64 and not the extremely short version that ended up in 8.

I really like how they remade it but its ruined by being one giant lap with 3 checkpoints.

Like cool you removed the railing and made the chain chomps a bigger threat but it should be 3 actual laps.

 

[Berordn]

I really wish they had made a faithful remake of Rainbow Road 64 and not the extremely short version that ended up in 8.

I really wish they'd just give it another lap. I think it'd be too long to do 3 like the N64 version (especially on the lower engine classes), but it's over in a flash on the higher ones.

 

[B00TE]

That's a lot more to the battle mode than I was expecting, god damn. Hyped for this all over again!

 

[ChrisD]

I know you just want to go on record as thinking I'm an idiot, but I'll supply you with my followup post nonetheless:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=233677812&postcount=387

okay but people can already do the smartphone thing with Discord, so Nintendo's still not really supplying anything new or helpful with the app.


Pink Boost will be a really big change if the speed is worth the extra hold.

 

[LegendofLex]

I mean... I'm glad if you like those games and all but they're not exactly system sellers. Especially since other platforms have 100s of those types of games.

Let's be honest, the majority of games on any platform aren't system sellers. They're there so people who bought consoles can feel good about having more games to play.

 

[PadWarrior]

Switch pro controller gonna feel so good for this.

 

[Jazzem]

It supports 8 players local without wifi (but yes, you'll need 8 systems and 8 copies).

Still a cool feature though.

I'm gutted at the lack of download play, though I suspect it's a bit unwieldy given the large data size of all the assets. In retrospect it's amazing how flexible that feature was on MK7.

I hope future Switch multiplayer games get a downloadable demo you can play in multiplayer similar to the 2nd Mario Party on 3DS.

 

[LegendofLex]

I hope future Switch multiplayer games get a downloadable demo you can play in multiplayer similar to the 2nd Mario Party on 3DS.

I've always thought Nintendo would be shooting themselves in the foot not to offer an extremely limited slice of all their multiplayer games for free.

1 cup + 1st row of characters for Mario Kart
4-5 characters + Battlefield for Smash
Testfire maps + weapons for Splatoon 2 (offline only)

But then I saw how people reacted to Mario Run and now I'm not so sure.