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Mario Kart 8 Info Thread

I find it a little odd that Amazon still doesn't have the Wii U + MK8 bundle available for preorder. Other retailers have it up already.

Wonder if it's an issue with stock or timing? I've been looking to preorder ever since the bundle was announced.
 
I find it a little odd that Amazon still doesn't have the Wii U + MK8 bundle available for preorder. Other retailers have it up already.

Wonder if it's an issue with stock or timing? I've been looking to preorder ever since the bundle was announced.
Amazon doesn't sell Wii U hardware.
 
The commercials so far have been great. They really should advertise the free games people can get if they register mario kart 8 on club nintendo. That would really help.

Yeah I thought that. Maybe the free game promotion will have its own specific ad.
 
I find it a little odd that Amazon still doesn't have the Wii U + MK8 bundle available for preorder. Other retailers have it up already.

Wonder if it's an issue with stock or timing? I've been looking to preorder ever since the bundle was announced.

Amazon doesn't sell Wii Us, I think.
 
this shall be mine soon. 17 long days

I won't be able to play it until early july, so be happy
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is it a technicle achievement that the characters can leave the kart so easily

that slow mo video shows them floating off the seats
maybe it is not so impressive but I dig it
 
I just preordered the shit out of the Wii U bundle. I was gonna wait until Smash Bros but the 1 free game deal was too good to pass up. I can get Pikmin 3 for free!
 
ONM releases Mario Kart 8 preview/guide for iOS

...we present to you our ultimate guide to Mario Kart 8 - available free to download now on Apple Newsstand via iPhone and iPad. Over 32 packed pages, we deliver the ultimate preview of Wii U's hotly anticipated racer, celebrate the Mario Kart series' rich history and preview the new game's 8 best tracks.

Packed with videos and an interactive image gallery, our free guide is everything you need to know about Mario Kart 8. Best of all, this free guide will be automatically updated in the weeks before Mario Kart 8's launch on May 30th, so you'll be first to read our review of the game - plus get one up on your rivals with a track guide and playing tips.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id648298838?mt=8

http://www.gonintendo.com/s/228192-onm-releases-mario-kart-8-preview-guide-for-ios
 
Played with randomns for the first time, lots of people always coming in and out, no lag. Played for an hour or two with a friend until we got a connection error.

Seems to me the bike will be te king again, there was a guy with a Rosalina bike and he was really, really hard to beat.
 
Honestly, besides Tropical Freeze his model looks really bad in HD.
You're right. His Smash Bros. model is even worse.

Played with randomns for the first time, lots of people always coming in and out, no lag. Played for an hour or two with a friend until we got a connection error.

Seems to me the bike will be te king again, there was a guy with a Rosalina bike and he was really, really hard to beat.

They day I knew inside drift bikes were back, I knew the rest of the vehicles would be eclipsed...once again.


Edit;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2ArO7zMpN4

I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry...
Oh My...

Cheer up, Shy Guy is in the game
#Dead
 
Played with randomns for the first time, lots of people always coming in and out, no lag. Played for an hour or two with a friend until we got a connection error.

Seems to me the bike will be te king again, there was a guy with a Rosalina bike and he was really, really hard to beat.

That's funky.
 
Even removing wheelies and adding delays, inline drifting is just too good for cutting corners. So I won't be surprised if bikes are better again, it just shouldn't be as totally ridiculous.
 
Amazon US doesn't carry WiiU's, mind you. Amazon "Rest of the World" generally does (idk if there are any exceptions).

I don't know the whole story, but it seems crazy that no one at Nintendo has tried to repair that relationship. Wouldn't you want your hardware sold by the number one online retailer?
 
I don't want to make hasty judgements, it's the kind of thing we'll only know with lots of online races or testing in time attack.

I prefer karts, drifting is more fun, but we'll see.

I generally just like the game being a kart racer but using inline drifting bikes was so much fun in MKWii.

I'm not upset that they're (kinda) back, but I am upset that it'll probably overshadow Karts again. Hrm.
 
Here in Mexico the hype for MK8 is getting big. Mario Kart is very popular around here. At least there's more hype for MK8 than Watch_Dogs. One gaming store in particular called "Gameplanet" is offering lot's of cool stuff if you pre-order the game. A t-shirt, a poster and even a damn silly Mario Kart driving license on wich you have to upload your photo so they can deliver it to you all laminated and stuff just like a real driving license haha. This is all nice because that means more people to play online!

Did you preorder the game online? I wanna know if they will send me the shirt and all the stuff straight to my home.
 
Here in Mexico the hype for MK8 is getting big. Mario Kart is very popular around here. At least there's more hype for MK8 than Watch_Dogs. One gaming store in particular called "Gameplanet" is offering lot's of cool stuff if you pre-order the game. A t-shirt, a poster and even a damn silly Mario Kart driving license on wich you have to upload your photo so they can deliver it to you all laminated and stuff just like a real driving license haha. This is all nice because that means more people to play online!

I wasn't on time for the shirts :'(
 
So I just made a final count and the winner for the OT title is..

Mario Kart 8 |OT| 8 ʇɹɐʞ oᴉɹɐW
 
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