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[Neiteio]

Oh god, I can't contain the hype! This is killing me, but it will be worth the wait! I've seen maybe two seconds of it and it looks beautiful if memory serves.

I'll just say there are at least five distinct environments in Mount Wario.

For those who have seen it, I'm talking about:

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- Summit
- Caverns
- Dam
- Forest
- Slalom

Even more if you consider how the

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dam also includes a power plant

.

 

[ffdgh]

Oh so there were all found. 7 weight classes basically.

Also damn it nintendo dk is a freaking gorilla. He should be as heavy as wario and bowser.

 

[Neiteio]

Well guys, it looks like the individual characters stats have been confirmed.

http://mkboards.com/forums/threads/general-mk8-discussion.8/page-28#post-114226

http://i.imgur.com/x5YoBRM.png

Interesting. So of the Koopalings, from lightest to heaviest:

- Lemmy is equivalent to the Babies
- Wendy and Larry are equivalent to Toad
- Ludwig and Iggy are equivalent to Mario
- Roy is equivalent to Donkey Kong
- Morton is equivalent to Bowser

Just to give us an idea of who they handle like.

 

[BigEvilTurtle]

Can someone explain exactly what these numbers indicate?

 

[Kinsei]

Lemmy sucks . I don't care about stats so I'll still use him, but it still stinks.

I'm guessing we'll be seeing a lot of people using Bowser Morton and Wario online.

 

[Berordn]

Well guys, it looks like the individual characters stats have been confirmed.

http://mkboards.com/forums/threads/general-mk8-discussion.8/page-28#post-114226

So just like MK7 there's more than just the three weight classes, but this time it's a whopping seven.

At least you don't have to pick characters for individual stat bonuses.

 

[ffdgh]

Can someone explain exactly what these numbers indicate?

Basically these are the characters basic stats when they use the Basic setup. Standard Tires, Standard kart, and super Glider.

 

[HawthorneKitty]

So Baby Rosalina top tier?

 

[RagnarokX]

Can someone explain exactly what these numbers indicate?

Those are the character's base stats. That's the number of points they contribute. Adding parts adds more points to various stats.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

So Baby Rosalina top tier?

..based on?

 

[HawthorneKitty]

..based on?

how cute she is.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

how cute she is.

I'll allow it.

 

[C.Olimar788]

I can't help but laugh at how Wario is somehow heavier than Metal Mario. Also I gotta say it bothers me that the lightest weight class is all Babies besides one Koopaling and a Mii class. Shouldn't at least Lakitu be there as well?

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They shoulda just left the babies out of this entirely, they really contribute to the roster feeling absolutely tiny.

 

[Hello.]

Those are the character's base stats. That's the number of points they contribute. Adding parts adds more points to various stats.

Yes, exactly.

The weight classes goes as follows, top to bottom:

- Feather (Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Baby Peach, Baby Daisy, Baby Rosalina, Lemmy)
- Light (Toad, Toadette, Wendy, Larry, Lakitu, Koopa, Shy Guy)
- Medium (Yoshi, Peach, Daisy)
- Cruiser (Mario, Luigi, Ludwig, Iggy)
- Heavy (Donkey Kong, Roy, Waluigi, Rosalina)
- Metal (Metal Mario, Pink Gold Peach)
- Super Heavy (Bowser, Wario, Morton)

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Looks like I'm sticking with Peach and Daisy..but I might give DK a try.

 

[Delio]

Looks like I'm going Lakitu and Lemmy. I never used the babies much so hopefully Lemmy isnt to bad.

 

[ffdgh]

Gonna use the three peaches, Iggy, waluigi and roy.

 

[Berordn]

I plan on using every character

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just once, for their stamps. then all ludwig all the time

 

[LuuKyK]

I will never understand why Rosalina is a heavy character. What is heavy about her? I really hate immersion breaking aspects like this. Sometimes you have to wonder whats going on in the devs heads.

 

[ffdgh]

I will never understand why Rosalina is a heavy character. What is heavy about her?

Basically she's tall like waluigi.

 

[LuuKyK]

Basically she's tall like waluigi.

Tall =/= Heavy.

 

[PadWarrior]

I always use Mario, my main. Will also use Luigi, Morton, Roy and maybe Bowser.

 

[ffdgh]

Tall =/= Heavy.

I know but that's more or less why.

 

[Berordn]

I will never understand why Rosalina is a heavy character. What is heavy about her? I really hate immersion breaking aspects like this. Sometimes you have to wonder whats going on in the devs heads.

It made sense in MKWii at least, since weight class just determined what kind of karts they drove.

It ceased to make sense in MK7.

 

[Net_Wrecker]

Rosalina's dense, yo. She's carrying the weight of galaxies within her corporeal form.

#MarioLore

 

[udivision]

I will never understand why Rosalina is a heavy character. What is heavy about her? I really hate immersion breaking aspects like this. Sometimes you have to wonder whats going on in the devs heads.

"How come there aren't any female heavy characters" was probably going through their heads.

Plus, she's physically huge. She suffers from "Bowser Scaling Disease" though.

 

[LuuKyK]

I know but that's more or less why.

Yeah, I know, but it still doesn't make any sense.

It made sense in MKWii at least, since weight class just determined what kind of karts they drove.

It ceased to make sense in MK7.

In that case, yeah. But now they can drive all kinds of cars right?

Rosalina's dense, yo. She's carrying the weight of galaxies within her corporeal form.

#MarioLore

lol Maybe she has all the Lumas stored under her dress?

#plot

"How come there aren't any female heavy characters" was probably going through their heads.

Plus, she's physically huge. She suffers from "Bowser Scaling Disease" though.

Its certainly weird.

 

[Azuran]

Does this mean we won't be seeing races full of Metal Marios and Gold Peaches in high level rooms this time around?

 

[Labrynian Rebel]

 

[Berordn]

Does this mean we won't be seeing races full of Metal Marios and Gold Peaches in high level rooms this time around?

They may not be the fastest anymore, but they still have the benefit of a higher top speed and a smaller hitbox. You'll probably see them around.

 

[Neiteio]

I can't figure out which Koopaling to "main." A silly concept when I'm totally open to playing all seven of them, but it'd be nice if I gravitated to one more than the others, just for simplicity's sake. Instead I'll be stuck at the character select screen, trying to make up my mind, lol.

 

[themagicalkitsune]

Rosalina weighs as much as Donkey Kong confirmed

 

[Hello.]

Does this mean we won't be seeing races full of Metal Marios and Gold Peaches in high level rooms this time around?

Likely not as much as we expected. Super Heavys have the advantage with speed, and Heavys just generally offer more useful stats in general than the Metals.

 

[RagnarokX]

lol Maybe she has all the Lumas stored under her dress?

#plot

No joke. She literally has galaxies inside her.

 

[Shun]

I wonder if the acceleration in this game is as messed up as MK7 was.
If so I guess we'll see Morton/Wario/Bowser everywhere.

I hope not, I'd rather play as Rosalina/Donkey Kong or a cruiser type character to benefit from everything.

 

[MannyToons]

Rosalina is tall. I don't understand the confusion with her Heavyweight status. Waluigi's been given the same weight class since Mario Kart Wii and he sure as hell isn't heavy.

 

[Mr. Bamboo]

I'm going to host a Mario Kart 8 party with a few friends on the night that it releases. I'll have to play a bit during the day so I can unlock Shy Guy (and also get an edge

) .

 

[HawthorneKitty]

I'm going to host a Mario Kart 8 party with a few friends on the night that it releases. I'll have to play a bit during the day so I can unlock Shy Guy (and also get an edge

).

Can I come?

 

[Mr. Bamboo]

Can I come?

EVERYONE can join

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online

!

 

[NateDrake]

May sound odd, but could you make a video where you simply scroll through the pages of the digital manual? That would answer a ton of questions, just like the Tournament video (which is somehow your 2nd most popular MK8 one lol).

Time permitting, I could do that. I'm nearing my time-limit allotted by Nintendo for MK8 footage.

Any other requests for footage? I'll gather them now & see what I can do tomorrow for everyone. Got several requests on YT for bike footage on a couple of stages.

 

[Kureransu]

I will never understand why Rosalina is a heavy character. What is heavy about her? I really hate immersion breaking aspects like this. Sometimes you have to wonder whats going on in the devs heads.

Because she's huge in galaxy and even in brawl. She's not tall she's proportionately 1.5x the size of a normal person (in the mario world).

 

[Hello.]

I'm going to host a Mario Kart 8 party with a few friends on the night that it releases. I'll have to play a bit during the day so I can unlock Shy Guy (and also get an edge

) .

Shy Guy is available at the start.

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

If you ask me I really thought E. Gadd would make it in this time around.

He's a funny character, and finally got back into the spotlight with Luigi's Mansion 2. I'm surprised they didn't bring back King Boo either.

 

[ffdgh]

Time permitting, I could do that. I'm nearing my time-limit allotted by Nintendo for MK8 footage.

Any other requests for footage? I'll gather them now & see what I can do tomorrow for everyone. Got several requests on YT for bike footage on a couple of stages.

Pink gold peach gameplay if possible.

 

[Hello.]

Any other requests for footage? I'll gather them now & see what I can do tomorrow for everyone. Got several requests on YT for bike footage on a couple of stages.

Could you scroll through all the parts you have on the vehicle customization screen, while having the stats popped up while you scroll (aka, the + button)? I would really like to see their names and stats to identify them early on. Please and thanks.

This shouldn't take too much time if you scroll through them quickly.

 

[Tabasco]

I have a question for you Nate.

If you can test this at all, is it now possible to change your character and vehicle in between online races? I hated not being able to do this in the past iterations of Mario Kart and just had to leave the matchmaking group whenever I wanted a different character/vehicle combination.

Just in case it hasn't been seen.

 

[LuuKyK]

Because she's huge in galaxy and even in brawl. She's not tall she's proportionately 1.5x the size of a normal person (in the mario world).

So she is like an alien or something. I thought she was just a green Peach.

 

[NateDrake]

Just in case it hasn't been seen.

Saw this, but haven't been able to get any online racing in. Only had a handful of online racers done earlier today before this question was asked. Hope to get more online time in tomorrow.

Someone asked about Rainbow Road and if I could fall off the top platform to the bottom platform; the answer is yes - at least towards the start of it.

 

[Dereck]

Have you guys been exchanging friend codes for this game?

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Have you guys been exchanging friend codes for this game?

This does not come out on 3DS