A summer Isabelle amiibo actually came out after the winter one.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has 5 types of Battle Mode and new amiibo outfits
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A summer Isabelle amiibo actually came out after the winter one.
Robin64
Member
Haha. That disclaimer.
(As an aside, you'll be pleased to know the Pokemon still don't work in Woolly World 3DS, despite a massive amount more having support now)
Dark Cloud
Member
Dammit. I wasn't going to buy it, but all these Battle Modes! I'm getting it!
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Yeah, I was trying to double-check to make sure that it's legit and I didn't figure that you would make a new thread since you posted it in old thread.
Nintendo Poland is not a rumor source
Of course, but I couldn't find any press kit that straightly came from Nintendo of Poland. I just want to make sure that it's legit. Since the information came from other sources.
TheMoon
Member
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You're not getting this on Wii U
Having the screenshots there is really all we needed.^^
Oh? I thought it was the other way around. Too many miibers
Dark Cloud
Member
Are there any details on the Piranha Plant mode?
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
If they would have added a couple new cups I would have bought this.
Oh well.
Oh well.
Yes when i played the battle mode in wii u mk 8 together with my nephews and sister the remaining slots were filled by cpu's.
https://youtu.be/jZpGDavK7Hk this shows someone racing against the cpu in mk 8 wii u. You can make them harder/easier in the option menu.
If this option is back i hope you can turn them on or off dunno if that also could be done in the wii u version never looked at that.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
We already have new amiibo costume, which is Inkling. So you need one more ;P
Nope. I imagine it could use the Piranha item and balloons, similar to the Bob-omb mode.
https://youtu.be/_247jZGq1fs
The treehouse crew also plays against CPU in the switch version, there are more then 4 racers in game when they play some of the battle modes.
So it should be possible to play singleplayer battle mode, would be strange if not.
The treehouse crew also plays against CPU in the switch version, there are more then 4 racers in game when they play some of the battle modes.
So it should be possible to play singleplayer battle mode, would be strange if not.
EatinOlives
Member
Really wish they would put this out as an update for the original game, even as paid DLC
cbrotherson
Member
Perfect, thank you!
Dark Cloud
Member
Hmm...maybe
Jaded Alyx
Member
The Miis have been around for longer & have taken on a life of their own beyond the Wii.
On-topic, I'm glad that Nintendo's going all-in with Battle Mode. My disappointment over no new race courses would be greater if it wasn't for this & the MK8 team being busy with ARMS.
The Wii U is dead, they won't bother.
Chill Penguin
Member
A proper battle mode has been missing from Mario Kart for far too long. Can't wait for this one, should've been a launch title.
TheDinoman
Member
No. It's like they want you to buy this version or something...
All the old amiibo costumes are there, the only new costume they're showing so far is the Splatoon one.
Shine Runners is kinda redundant when we're almost definitely getting Coin Runners back.
Joelstinton14
Member
I wasn't going too. Then the Amazon £10 deal happened. haha. Actually half looking forward to it. I know i will pick it up from time to time, never got into battle mode, so i might give that a proper go this time round.
Good. Thanks.
What's shine runners? I thought it was just shine thief with a different name.
If you've played Coin Runners in MKWii or MK7, it's basically the same thing but with Shines instead of coins.
If you haven't, the goal is to have as many Coins/Shines as you can before the match ends. In MKDS there was a limit of 9 Shines, but in the Coin Runners version there's a lot more on the field.
ShadowFox08
Member
but will it be available on the wii u version? I feel like they it owe it after that half assed battle mode we got.
Why would it be? The original version got two DLC packs adding 16 new tracks to the game, unprecedented support for a Nintendo game up until that point.
The console is also officially dead and buried after March 3rd, giving them even less incentive.
Already Torn
Banned
No Waluigi wtf
Bringing back Shine Runners is a power play
Bringing back Shine Runners is a power play
Lower placed players being eliminated periodically was pretty awesome though, I don't think Coin Runners is as punishing, but then less punishing is the trend for Battle Mode now.
Why support a dead console? Nintendo's completely done with the Wii U after March 3rd.
GriffinCorp
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Day 1 for me. 5 Battle modes is great, I wonder if Nintendo will add DLC down the road or just move to Mario Kart 9? I would be fine with them moving on, this will be plenty to hold me over. I'm so hyped for Switch.
Dark Cloud
Member
They don't owe the Wii U version anything. It got DLC and a full game.
I have a feeling that the 4 arena's we've seen so far are all that we're getting. Would be happy to be wrong on this though.
TheMoon
Member
all we have is these pictures.
They didn't even announce all the new features, so I wouldn't lose hope on that front just yet.
And to bring up an old point, the press info that explicitly stated 48 race tracks didn't put an upper limit on the number of battle courses.
If I recall, the Mario Kart 8 team is busy with ARMS at the moment.
sixteen-bit
Member
The true MK8 starts here.
Psyched.
Psyched.
TheMoon
Member
Nah, very unlikely.
http://mariokart.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_Mode
MK8DX so far:
NEW:
Urchin Underpass
Battle Stadium
RETRO:
GCN: Luigi's Mansion
SNES: Battle Course 1
D
Deleted member 465307
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I'm curious how many arenas there will be.
"owe" seems like an odd word choice. Nintendo didn't hide what was in MK8 before launch, and if someone didn't think the package deserved the asking price, sale prices, used copies, and not buying the game were options.
Regardless, unfortunately for Wii U players, there's very little chance the original game is getting a patch. It's the same as when remasters release and add new content: it's exceedingly rare that the new content is patched into the original, especially on consoles. For example, The Last of Us didn't get a photo mode or in-game commentary, despite launching only one year before TLOUR was released with those features.
I understand why people want this in the Wii U game now. However, in 2017, 3 years after the initial game's launch and with a new console they're trying to sell, it doesn't make business sense. Even as a paid DLC pack, it likely wouldn't do very well so many years later. I'm sure most of the Switch's first year library (if not everything that ever releases for the system) could have happened on Wii U but won't.
Still holding out hope for the definitely-not-happening Double Dash mode.
"owe" seems like an odd word choice. Nintendo didn't hide what was in MK8 before launch, and if someone didn't think the package deserved the asking price, sale prices, used copies, and not buying the game were options.
Regardless, unfortunately for Wii U players, there's very little chance the original game is getting a patch. It's the same as when remasters release and add new content: it's exceedingly rare that the new content is patched into the original, especially on consoles. For example, The Last of Us didn't get a photo mode or in-game commentary, despite launching only one year before TLOUR was released with those features.
I understand why people want this in the Wii U game now. However, in 2017, 3 years after the initial game's launch and with a new console they're trying to sell, it doesn't make business sense. Even as a paid DLC pack, it likely wouldn't do very well so many years later. I'm sure most of the Switch's first year library (if not everything that ever releases for the system) could have happened on Wii U but won't.