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The third Sonic Wii U game might be Sonic vs. Mario Kart
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Professor Beef
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You also never mentioned the Wii U in your post.
The only thing me and Dan were pointing out was your statement that the game was sub 30 FPS.
This is a thread about a potential Wii U game yes?
Sonic transformed is sub 30 fps on the Wii U. THis hypothetical new game is also going to be on the Wii U.
I wasn't corrected, someone game out of left field and stated the game runs nice on a high end PC which has nothing to do with a new Kart game developed by Sumo on the Wii U.
What am I missing here in this conversation?
Edit: Look I'm sorry if I was misunderstood, I just dont want the Wii U Mario Kart to run like Sonic Transformed Wii U does, thats all I meant to say.
BTW Dream Valley is one of the absolute worst tracks in any racer ever. I despise it so much
Hahahhaha. I agree. One sore spot in a fantastic game, that track is annoying.
Ehhh there are better tracks in the game....actually there are only three tracks I dont like
THe two Jet Set Radio Tracks and mutha fuckin Billy Hatcher level......no idea how that on made it in without major tweaks
What.
Graffiti City is one of my favorite tracks ever. Oh man, love it so much.
I think I just find them so visually unappealing...they look very similar and very boring compared to the rest of the game
I enjoy the hell outta the Jet Set Tracks as well. But I hear where Sn00zer is coming from.
Valjean Lafitte
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Was ROB in a Mario Kart game? Serious question, because if he was I wasn't aware.
As for the Mario Kart GP games, I think while Nintendo is fine with letting third party companies using Nintendo's characters in a Nintendo IP pair them up with their own characters, I seem to remember an interview party companies using N there was an interview with Hideo Konno where he said that Link and other Nintendo franchise characters wouldn't be a fit for Mario Kart. As loosely as Nintendo takes the plot of the Mario series, I just can't see them putting Link and Samus in a go-kart race with Mario without there being a decent backstory to how that's even possible.
RawkHawk2010
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Yeah, ROB was in Mario Kart DS.
I tend to like city-themed tracks in kart racers
I love Moonview Highway.
That one and Bowser's Castle are my favorite tracks from MKWii
He was in Mario Kart DS
StevePharma
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Mario has a Mickey Mouse/Loony Tunes element where the characters are like actors while some of Nintendo's other IPs take things a bit more seriously. But there's no reason they can't do it. I mean Smash came up with an excuse.
I've thought a big Kingdom Hearts style game connecting Nintendo's franchises would be cool; using spacefaring franchises like Metroid, Kirby, Star Fox, Pikmin, and F-Zero to connect franchises like Mario and Zelda in some kind of adventure RPG type game.
Fact is, Nintendo have been padding the Mario Kart series with D-List Mario characters for generations now. Not since 64 have I actually cared about the roster. Who really wants Dry Bones, Koopa Troopa, Paratroopa, Wiggler etc? They're just filling up spaces.
It's about time Nintendo gave Mario Kart an All Star roster, and include their other franchises.
It's about time Nintendo gave Mario Kart an All Star roster, and include their other franchises.
Koopa Troopa was one of my favorite racers in the very first Mario Kart, and Dry Bones was my Favorite in Mario Kart DS. And if them not being a unique character makes them D-List, then I guess we better toss Toad out while we're at it.
But as someone else said: add whoever you want, I'm going to play as my Mii.
Ill give you Koopa Troopa, as he is there to represent Marios normal enemies and was in the original. But no one can defend baby Peach and baby Daisy.
It's hard to defend any of the baby characters outside of the Yoshi's Island franchise. But to be fair I haven't played Partners in Time, so they might be okay in there.
CaptainGyro
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How was it not already obvious that he was talking about the Wii U? This thread is about the wii u version of the game. Did people think he was talking about the potential pc version of Mario and Sonic racing game?
edit-I see that he had already responded with his own reply that said it better than I did, so I guess my reply is unnecessary. Just seemed like you guys were giving him a hard time when his original post was completely reasonable, and to me it seemed painfully obvious what he meant.
Exactly. This entire thread is a discussion about a game that is assumed to be only appearing on Nintendo consoles. How well a PC game runs is completely irrelevant in the scope of the discussion.
The only possible way a PC version of this speculated game will exist is if it's just another Sonic & All-Stars Racing game and the Nintendo versions will have Nintendo cameos that don't appear in other versions.
BlazeHedgehog
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Fuckin'
It's the worst that they bumped Waluigi out of Mario Kart 7 for the stupid Queen Bee, though
Flightmare
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yet they kept walugi's pinball, it just seems odd
Star Falcon
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I still don't understand why Sonic the Hedgehog needs a kart to go fast.
Hey! Baby peach existed in M&L: PiT and she's so darn adorable to play as.
Couldn't care less about baby daisy tho.
Playing Transformed was like experiencing some childlike wonder. I almost felt like it was the racing game's equivalent of Super Mario Galaxy. Mario Kart ought to take a few cues from it.
He doesn't. He just needs it to make it fair obviously. Also he can't fly or swim.
He doesn't. He just needs it to make it fair obviously. Also he can't fly or swim.
Hero of Legend
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I think Sonic can do all on his own, I mean he's done killer jumps before.
Well, maybe they could bring Tails for underwater bits (DOG PADDLE), and Knux can glide him instead of hang gliders.
Items are fine for Sonic.
But seriously, Sonic can be in a kart, it's called COMPETITION!
I never understood the total hatred for Sonic bring in a kart, he just wants to play fair, of course he can beat anyone running or in a kart, but Sonic wants to test his driving skills or Air Riding skills and shit.
He's a team player after all, he is known to play fair.
As for my idea on the game, I think Sonic should be in MK8 and Mario in Sonic Racing 3.
But I'd also love a Riders 4 exclusive to Wii U and Mario could also be a character there. I really liked Riders, it was a pretty unique concept and the tricks were awesome and the air system was also unique. That's just me and am ready to be egged.
I don'tt really understand the hate the Mario Kart franchise gets about being too slow compared to other Racing games. I mean yeah, single player 50cc and 100cc are a pain in the ass but online play 150cc and Mirror with pro players feel pretty intense. Sometimes 3 laps are not enough.
Hero of Legend
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TSSZ has another of their rumors (Dimensions was a load of bunk so...):
http://www.tssznews.com/2013/05/20/rumour-sources-claim-info-on-the-seganintendo-alliance/
To summarize, the 3rd game is a Sonic racer but not a kart racer, TSSZ (like I predicted) thinks it may be a Riders, but it's supposedly coming this year in MK8's place (which is said to be for next year), and the game will feature Nintendo characters (like how the series has featured NiGHTS, Billy Hatcher, Ulala, AiAi, etc).
I do find it's a tad much to put out LW, Sochi, and the racer in such a short span together, but it's likely this:
Sonic Lost World - Fall (Oct?)
Sonic Riders 4 - Winter? (Nov/early Dec?)
Sochi Olympics - Spring 2014? (March?)
This ties to 2011; we had Gens and Free Riders at the same time (on 360 no less), and London Olympics 3DS in the following Spring.
http://www.tssznews.com/2013/05/20/rumour-sources-claim-info-on-the-seganintendo-alliance/
To summarize, the 3rd game is a Sonic racer but not a kart racer, TSSZ (like I predicted) thinks it may be a Riders, but it's supposedly coming this year in MK8's place (which is said to be for next year), and the game will feature Nintendo characters (like how the series has featured NiGHTS, Billy Hatcher, Ulala, AiAi, etc).
I do find it's a tad much to put out LW, Sochi, and the racer in such a short span together, but it's likely this:
Sonic Lost World - Fall (Oct?)
Sonic Riders 4 - Winter? (Nov/early Dec?)
Sochi Olympics - Spring 2014? (March?)
This ties to 2011; we had Gens and Free Riders at the same time (on 360 no less), and London Olympics 3DS in the following Spring.
its automatically bullshit because they pretend to have information about Mario Kart
shouamabane
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Hero of Legend
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Smash as well, saying Sonic is back (duh), but Bayonetta is in as well.
yea that's another weird area. no leakable source is going to have all of this information. they need to write their fanfics better
Don't know, it is evident that they are suffering delays in the development with HD assets.
Seeing how close SEGA and Nintendo have been working lately I would not be surprized if this did in fact turn out to be the unannounced Sonic game. It would only make sense. Nintendo not knowing what to do with their own karting-series and SEGA putting out fantastic ones as of late.
what's weird about DK characters being in Mario Kart?
This unprecedented partnership is nothing like 2002 whe SEGA was publishing exclusive games on the GameCube and Triforce, and they also co-developed F-Zero GX. Or during the Wii when SEGA published exclusive Sonic games on the Wii and co-developed Mario & Sonic like 6 times.
Okay, so seriously. The problem is that Sumo Digital develops the Sonic Racing series. They just released multiple versions of the game, they would be nowhere close to making a Mario Kart anytime soon. Not too mention the reality that Nintendo's Mario Kart team has consistently sold like 10+ million copies of their games as opposed to Sonic Racing.
Hot Coldman
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Mario Kart needs some WarioWare characters. :/
Nothing really. Same with Sonic and his appearances in other Mario sports series. So I don't see that a big title change like "Sonic vs. Mario Kart" would be expected or necessary.
Star Falcon
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Elaborate? I liked hearing the old Nights into Dreams tunes etc.
Hot Coldman
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I'll elaborate for him: he's talking NON-SENSE because the Transformed OST was great.
hyper burning rangers WOW
Also lol at that Sonic racer rumor. TSSZ is always full of shit, but I'd at least think they would stop and consider what they're reporting here. As if Nintendo would say to SEGA "hey you know those Sonic racing games you've made that have always been mediocre at best and never sell that well? Let's put off our new Mario Kart so we can get Mario in one of those!"
I hope they have been working on it for the past two years then, look how long it has taken for Pikmin 3.
I hope you are right though...
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