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Is meant to happen on May 30. Is this a reliable date? I've seen it on a few web sites including Future Shop.

Amazon confirmed that mine will be delivered that day, so I assume yes.

Awesome!!

I should take the day off work.

I'm happy I finally have some expendable income so I can get this and actually use my WiiU again.

Squidleybits said:

Is meant to happen on May 30. Is this a reliable date? I've seen it on a few web sites including Future Shop.

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It's reliable ... in America. Don't know about your cold kingdom.

We have it pre-ordered. Gamestop says there's some special item Nintendo's doing. Not sure if that's true, but I'll find out on May 30.

One of the best things I've heard about this game?

They finally have a way to fight back against that goddamn blue shell.

filmfanatic said:

One of the best things I've heard about this game?

They finally have a way to fight back against that goddamn blue shell.

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Yup, the horn.

According to this, if you have a Club Nintendo account and register Mario Kart 8 before July 31st, you can download one of four games free.

Super Mario Bros. U
Pikmin 3
LOZ: Windwaker HD
Wii U party

Pretty sweet deal for those of us who were going to get it anyways!

grub said:

According to this, if you have a Club Nintendo account and register Mario Kart 8 before July 31st, you can download one of four games free.

Super Mario Bros. U
Pikmin 3
LOZ: Windwaker HD
Wii U party

Pretty sweet deal for those of us who were going to get it anyways!

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Definitely great for people getting the new bundle. For $330, you get Wii U deluxe set, plus a wiimote and steering wheel, Mario Kart 8, and another game of those listed above.

Only one of those I don't already own is Wii U party. So woo?

Zero Esc said:

Definitely great for people getting the new bundle. For $330, you get Wii U deluxe set, plus a wiimote and steering wheel, Mario Kart 8, and another game of those listed above.

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Yep, between Mario Kart, the bonus game, Super Smash coming out this year, and some of the GBA games in the WIi u store (though I'd perfer these on the 3ds store), it's finally enough to make the Wii U to worth it.

Reverent-one said:

Yep, between Mario Kart, the bonus game, Super Smash coming out this year, and some of the GBA games in the WIi u store (though I'd perfer these on the 3ds store), it's finally enough to make the Wii U to worth it.

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Allegedly Nintendo is having a hard time making the 3DS process emulation of GBA games and having the 3DS's other functions active (internet, restore points, etc).

Considering the 3DS can run N64 and Wii games, and emulation programs are really small and simple, I'm thinking that's a crock of shit and Nintendo honestly thinks the GBA titles will make a difference. As a recent press release said they're going to be really gearing stuff for the 3DS since there are over 43 million of them sold so far, I'm hoping they'll change their minds.

Did any of you use the steering wheel on the wii version?

Squidleybits said:

Did any of you use the steering wheel on the wii version?

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I tried it, but didn't care for it. My wife loves it and kept it for future use--now it's paying off.

I used the classic controller. I was awful with that wheel. Now my friend's son on the other hand is awesome with it.

So, Nintendo decided not to make good use of the gamepad for this. It won't allow player 1 on gamepad screen, player 2 on TV. Won't do five players. Won't do items stuff. It's pretty useless unless you want to play Mario Kart 8 alone while someone else uses the TV for otherwise--I call that Mario Kart 7 on my 3DS.

This isn't going to dissuade me from buying the game, but it's disappointing that Nintendo can't take advantage of their own useful apparatus. 3DS games constantly make use of the touch screen, so why not the Wii U? And why should 3rd party developers be expected to make use of the gamepad if even the makers of the gamepad won't do so?

You can play a demo of the game at Gamestop this weekend, May 17th and 18th: http://www.gamestop.com/gs/landing/events/Mario_Kart_8_TestDrive/default.aspx It's only from 12 - 4pm both days, so I don't know if I'd really want to go, might be crowded.

And yeah the only game in the Club Nintendo promotion that I don't already own is Wii Party U. I have played it before though, and it's nothing special--really only worth getting for the bundled controller, which you don't get in this CN promo.

Maybe get a code for one of the other games and eBay it?

Yeah that's probably what I'll do, since I know Wii Party U will just be wasted space if I downloaded it.

For some reason I thought this was out today, and remembering it was not totally ruined my afternoon.

Picking it up Friday morning, and then not playing it until my wife gets home from work, just like with Bioshock Infinite.

... yay?

I picked up my pre-order earlier and contained myself and waited for @HCGLNS and the kids to get home.

Just did my first cup! Super fun!

Got a couple bills bigger than I expected so I have to put the game on hold till next week or so.

STILL WAITING FOR UPS TO SHOW UP AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Still waiting until wife is ready.

Waiting for the gift cards from the bank

Wii U and Mario Kart 8 picked up! Can't get my free game because Club Nintendo is crapping out (surprise, surprise), but that can wait.

This game's Highlights Reel is intent on making everyone hate each other. Don't know where that shell came from? After the race, find out it came from the person sitting next to you! Can't deny it anymore.

Mario Kart 8 wants to rival Mario Party in instigating.

Zero Esc said:

This game's Highlights Reel is intent on making everyone hate each other. Don't know where that shell came from? After the race, find out it came from the person sitting next to you! Can't deny it anymore.

Mario Kart 8 wants to rival Mario Party in instigating.

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Makes sense. Mario Party 9 was all about chance and having all players travel together, with mini-stars doled out almost in a way to make sure no one gets neglected. I guess they felt Mario Kart was the franchise to take up the friend-hating mantle.

I'm pretty sure there are still plenty of ways to invoke friend/family hate in Mario Party. I wish I had more control over what the highlight reel shows though.

Dei said:

I'm pretty sure there are still plenty of ways to invoke friend/family hate in Mario Party. I wish I had more control over what the highlight reel shows though.

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You can edit it after the fact.

Zero Esc said:

You can edit it after the fact.

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Sure, but you still can't pick exactly what you want, you have to hope for the best.

Dei said:

Sure, but you still can't pick exactly what you want, you have to hope for the best.

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The program does a pretty good job of catching when players mess with each other, but yeah, there were a couple races where it didn't know what to do, so it just showed Peach driving at random spots with nothing happening.

And so Mario Kart continues it's trend of having a battle mode that fails to live up the N64 version. It's really jarring this time though, because they got pretty much everything right...except that they used actual race tracks for all the battle maps. I know one of my complaints in previous games was that the battle maps were too small and exposed, but talk about over compensating. They were porting the races tracks from previous games anyway, if they had just taken one or two of the N64 battle maps instead, I would have been so happy.

I'm Bowser, wife is Baby Peach.



I'm gonna have to play with this editor; there's a lot you can do.

Does driver actually matter now, or is it all in how you build your kart?

Driver matters, but you can alleviate pros and cons based on cart. For me, I've found that a heavy driver on a bicycle is a good balance once I learned how to use the bikes. I'm still a little clumsy, but I'm making it work.

My daughter keeps blue shelling me. Is nothing sacred?

My daughter is banned from multi player Mario Kart because she gets too frustrated and starts crying.

My son and I blow each other up as much as possible.

Dei said:

My daughter is banned from multi player Mario Kart because she gets too frustrated and starts crying.

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I should probably ban my wife too . She's started blaming the controller, so she moved from Wiimote and wheel to nunchuk, and then from nunchuk to swapping me for the gamepad. I don't know if she's going to bounce back to anything or if I need to invest in a Wii U classic controller.

Zero Esc said:

I'm Bowser, wife is Baby Peach.



I'm gonna have to play with this editor; there's a lot you can do.

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The shell-swipe while she's down was the best. Way to Bowser it up.

Ravenpoe said:

The shell-swipe while she's down was the best. Way to Bowser it up.

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Thanks!

Another note: the music in this game is excellent.

The classic controller was the way to go for Mario Kart Wii. The wheel is rough.

You can turn off motion controls for the Wiimote at least. I can't play with motion controls.

Squidleybits said:

The classic controller was the way to go for Mario Kart Wii. The wheel is rough.

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I think it's funny how much little kids (in my experience) love the wheel even though it makes the game so much harder.

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Dei said:

You can turn off motion controls for the Wiimote at least. I can't play with motion controls.

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Yeah, but then you're just using the D-pad, which isn't great either. Certainly was a mess for Smash Bros Brawl.

I'm torn as to which game to get as the free one. I already have Zelda, so the choices are: Pikmin3, Mario, or Wii Party U. My wife and I are debating which would be best to play with our kids (4 and 7).
any ideas?

Pikmin 3 is cute, but can be pretty slow for younger kids. Plus, the boss fights can be pretty tricky.

Mario - you just can't go wrong. So many of us came up on Mario. DO IT.

Wii Party U - It'll get repetitive...

I think Wii Party will be easiest for the 4 year old. I only chose Wii Party because I had all the others, but I also have an 8 year old so it works out.

Do we have a page or thread set up for adding Wii U friends from here yet? My name is Koraltz on there if anyone wants to race sometime and probably stomp me.

Posted this in the thread in general, when really should have come here first.

You think this is a game!?

My Nintendo Network name is mattgrub, i'll gladly lose to any of you.

New exploit found. Sigh. Apparently, after you boost, if you repeatedly hop, your boost lasts slightly longer. Driving flat on the ground burns the boost more quickly.

Zappit said:

New exploit found. Sigh. Apparently, after you boost, if you repeatedly hop, your boost lasts slightly longer. Driving flat on the ground burns the boost more quickly.

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Is that an exploit? It's been in past mario kart games, I thought boost hopping was just a thing.

Who's your arch nemesis in MK8? Mine is Toad. He's usually the one who's right in front of me or riding my ass. Twiggy's is Wario.

We got a pretty decent Luigi death stare... and when we watched it in slo-mo, we also backtracked to watch it again, and found a super creepy noise to go with the stare:
http://instagram.com/p/o5EygBlhVW/
(sorry for shitty vid)

Also, be my Wii U Friend! *Heatherling* naturally.

Cupcakethecat here!

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Squidleybits said:

Cupcakethecat here!

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You steal your cat's Nintendo Network ID?

Low.

So who's the best driver?

Going by the stats, I'm guessing it would be Iggy/Ludwig, with Yoshi a close second.

--Patrick
(and no, of course I've never played any Mario Kart game)

But then there's playstyle and kart customization--I'm sure someone could come up with the absolute best balance (or a couple of them), but stat comparison isn't enough.]

My wife keeps playing as the babies; my wife keeps losing.

I usually play Toadette (shock!!) but Pink Gold Peach is pretty good.

My wife was ready to snap the disc in half because the comp characters kept trouncing her. We played some 150 cc, where this trend continued, and then brought it back to 100 cc, and she started to do better.

I have a feeling I'll never be able to take her to the vicious world of online.

I haven't tried 8 online yet but the wii verso online was intense! Awesome but intense.

I'm still trying to find the right character and bike combo for me.

So far my favorite characters to use are Toad and Koopa Troopa. I know they don't have the best stats but they seem to seem to fit my driving styles pretty well but I am still messing around with different characters to see if any others work for me.

I'm more of a Luigi/Yoshi. It works for me. I like the Mach 8 with off road tires. just enough control for me.

Daisy, Flame Bike, I forget the wheels but I know what they look like.

My wife is copying this with Rosalina and doing much better.

I haven't unlocked the flame bike yet, but I've been using Daisy, Race Bike, Slim wheels. I need to tweak it some, but it's good enough to beat 100cc and my kids.

Rosalina is a machine. I used Pink Gold Peach until I unlocked her and have started using The Prancer with wood or sponge wheels. Doesn't matter. Sarah will beat me every time. I just try to secure her victory at this point rather than beat her.

Twiggy loves Rosalina and Peach. Yesterday I used Bowser on the tiny bike with bitty wheels as a joke, but found that was actually a pretty excellent build!

This was staring at me as a I was using the restroom at a Wuxi theater.

My God.

Oh God this is so fun. I'm still unlocking characters/parts, but I've cleared 50cc and am working on 100. I'm really liking Ludwig on a cycle, though Iggy in a kart is pretty fun too. I mainly prefer Ludwig as my middleweight and Rosalina as my heavy. Haven't tried any light characters yet.

Also, the good ol' frustration of being in first and every fucking weapon hitting you at the same time is still here. BLUE SHELL'D GREEN SHELL'D FIREBALL'D RED SHELL'D KNOCKED OFF THE TRACK oh now you're in 8th with no coins tough luck.

linglingface said:

Who's your arch nemesis in MK8? Mine is Toad. He's usually the one who's right in front of me or riding my ass. Twiggy's is Wario.

We got a pretty decent Luigi death stare... and when we watched it in slo-mo, we also backtracked to watch it again, and found a super creepy noise to go with the stare:
http://instagram.com/p/o5EygBlhVW/
(sorry for shitty vid)

Also, be my Wii U Friend! *Heatherling* naturally.

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For the most part it seems like Baby Mario is the one that's always in second when I'm playing, and always seems to have a damn Red Shell when I'm taking a hairpin/90 degree turn.

I've really taken to super light characters on super small vehicles now. Toadette or the babies on the scooter and button-type wheels with almost maxed out acceleration and handling are stuuuupid fast. It's just terrifying when someone comes to punt you off of the course!

I am convinced Rose Gold Peach is the T1000. She is fucking relentless once she gets into second place.

I'm pretty settled on Ludwig/cycle as my main so far, though I might play around a bit more.

Since my wife and I have gotten set on using princesses on motorbikes, it seems at least one other princess is set to the top ranks. Often it's Peach, but sometimes it will be Pink Gold Peach or Baby Peach.

A strumpet in every incarnation, I say!

I'm very much enjoying this game.

We had a friend over to play with us the other night. He's pretty talented. What I like about the game in that regard is it doesn't fix what isn't broken, meaning that pretty much anyone who's played a variation of Mario Kart in the past can pick this one up and play it like he's been playing for years. It's not overly complicated, but it is absolutely fun as hell.
My friend was pretty much dominating us in the races. I could get a close second, but he was usually able to keep a good distance ahead of me.

There was one time though that counts as one of my favorite MK moments. On the revamped Cheap Cheap Beach stage I fell behind several places, with my friend in the lead. It was the last lap and I was pretty much screwed. Suddenly I picked up the three mushroom boosts. It certainly helped close the gap, but I was still behind a few spots. Then I picked up another three mushroom boosts. Got me right behind my friend. My last item pickup was a single mushroom boost. I waited until the final paraglide jump to use it. Passed him at the last second to win the race. Glorious.

As my 'congratulations on being employed' present, I caved and we got the WiiU (w/MK8 ofcourse).
I cleared most of the GP's on 50 and 100 w/3 stars first time.
Now on 150... not so much. The game is totally fun though. I'm also starting to try and beat ghosts in the time trials. That's going to take a while.

EDIT: Oh, and the account if anyone's on at the same time Eriol or I is: Dirona-n-Eriol.

AI = complete assholes on 150. I feel like they're even worse when you're playing multiplayer 150!

linglingface said:

AI = complete assholes on 150. I feel like they're even worse when you're playing multiplayer 150!

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Trying to decide if I want to 3 star 100cc or just dive right into 150.

I've pretty much settled on Ludwig and Rosalina as my drivers, but I'm still opening parts so that's up in the air. Tried a few light drivers and just don't care for the playstyle. They feel way too slow.

linglingface said:

AI = complete assholes on 150. I feel like they're even worse when you're playing multiplayer 150!

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When my wife and I first discovered online Mario Kart on the Wii, we were taken aback by how assholish everyone was.

For this one, we've been treating each other like crap every race offline, so when we go online, we're the new assholes. And we win.

I was surprised how much harsher the AI was on 100, but at 150 they're downright rude!
On the plus side, I handily won two online races last night, much to my surprise. I didn't even DO anything weird, cuz I never had anything to screw people over with.

*Finally* got the gold kart! On Special Cup, I kept getting 1st on the first 3 races, then I'd do really well in the first 2 laps of Rainbow Road and completely fuck up the 3rd lap so I'd place out of the top 3. %&(@!#@! I finally finished in 3rd and at least got my single gold star.
Twiggy and I started time trials to start getting the gold wheels unlocked.
The glider will just happen eventually... Thankfully we play together a lot of the time so we can earn double the amount of coins!

My Nintendo Profile is Shawnacy so please feel free to add me. Been racing a lot lately.

I might have mentioned it earlier, but feel free to add Mind_the_Moose for all your Karting needs.

DLC coming in November and May. And wow, does Nintendo get it right! Link! Lots of new courses!

http://kotaku.com/zelda-f-zero-coming-to-mario-kart-8-1627150730

Now let's hope it's not super expensive.

If the number of additional courses is correct though that's huge!

CynicismKills said:

Now let's hope it's not super expensive.

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Considering each is 3 characters and 8 courses, my guess would be $9.99 for each pack.

November seems like good timing, but May 2015 seems weird. Animal Crossing New Leaf will be nearly two years old by then for it to have such an Animal Crossing focus. That said, for Mario Kart 8 itself it's good timing since that game will have been out a year then and it'll be a good reason for people who have lulled to fire it up again.

Huh. I checked out the link and the pictures there.

It looks like one of the tracks is going to be an Excitebike-themed track.

Update to the article.

Nintendo of America has now issued a press release confirming the details outlined below. It provides the exact same detail, while also confirming US prices of $7.99 for each individual pack or $11.99 for the double pack.

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Twelve bucks if you buy the double pack. That's six characters, eight vehicles, and sixteen tracks comprising four GP cups.

I'm sold.

Zappit said:

Update to the article.



Twelve bucks if you buy the double pack. That's six characters, eight vehicles, and sixteen tracks comprising four GP cups.

I'm sold.

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Damn, $12 for it all? I'm fucking in.

Wow, that's a steal.

Up for preorder. Got the double-pack, which apparently also gives you eight colors for Yoshi and Shy Guy, available to use immediately.

I plan to order as soon as possible but I'm getting some strange E shop errors.

I finally picked this up and got the preorder for the add on.

It probably goes without saying, but: THIS is how you do DLC.

Oooh. Excitement. Now I just need twelve bucks...

Just ran the DLC. I like the Link bike, never really liked bikes before. so far we have only tried one of the circuits but so far so good!

I hate the Link bike, but that might just be because I've gotten so used to the Flame Rider that the Mastercycle feels too light and slippy.

Everyone who has Mario Kart 8 needs to buy this DLC.

@Dirona and I played through the DLC last night. Good tracks. I want to 100% figure out how the master sword ramp works, and where ALL the shortcuts are, but that's learning the tracks.

Overall, not bad to get 3 characters, some Karts, and 8 tracks. Even if 3 of them are re-hashes of previous Kart game tracks, still nice to have 5 completely new as well.

In case anyone missed it, Nintendo bumped up the second DLC date from May to April--today, in fact.

Already downloaded; just waiting for my wife to get home so we can play.

Zero Esc said:

In case anyone missed it, Nintendo bumped up the second DLC date from May to April--today, in fact.

Already downloaded; just waiting for my wife to get home so we can play.

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YAY!!!!! NEW TRACKS!!!!!

We played each new cup.

Only course I didn't care for was New Bowser City, but it handled smoother than it does on 3DS. Everything else was great. Big Blue was fantastic. And this was my first chance to use my Mega Man Amiibo as a racer, so that was cool too.

Now I'm just sad there won't be any more DLC tracks, but as it is, this is the definitive Mario Kart game.

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Now I'm just sad there won't be any more DLC tracks, but as it is, this is the definitive Mario Kart game.

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If they added actual battle maps, I'd agree. But like most of the recent MK games, the battle mode is still subpar.