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Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2013-06-11 18:04:39 Reply

Apparently they've decided to stick with that naming convention.

The game will be out in Spring 2014, and is for the Wii U.

The main hook this time is zero gravity racing, but we will have underwater, gliding sections, as well as the return of motorcycles.

This game looks amazing in HD, one of the best I've seen for the Wii U. So excited!

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2013-06-11 18:17:27 Reply

Lol, I saw the direct this morning. When this started, I was like, meh it'll be whatever.

Actually looks impressive, as did all the games I saw. Now I just gotta start savin up for a WiiU >.>

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2013-06-11 18:22:20 Reply

At 6/11/13 06:04 PM, Bobbybroccoli wrote: This game looks amazing in HD, one of the best I've seen for the Wii U. So excited!

I know this a pretty bold claim but so far I'd say this game rivals what I've seen for PS4/Xbox One... Or at least with the games with a cartoony art style.

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2013-06-11 18:33:48 Reply

At 6/11/13 06:22 PM, JoSilver wrote:
At 6/11/13 06:04 PM, Bobbybroccoli wrote: This game looks amazing in HD, one of the best I've seen for the Wii U. So excited!
I know this a pretty bold claim but so far I'd say this game rivals what I've seen for PS4/Xbox One... Or at least with the games with a cartoony art style.

I'd agree, it looks really crisp and colourful. Why dies this game take more artistic flare than the main series?

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2013-06-11 18:59:52 Reply

Mario Kart games are a must-have for me.

Pretty soon it'll be time to dust off that old Wii U.

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2013-06-11 20:32:38 Reply

2 words: zero gravity.
nough said, i'll definitely be getting this

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2013-06-11 22:41:44 Reply

Looks amazing. Just hoping to see some item customization or blue shells being removed and this game will get a lot of love from me.

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2013-06-12 02:05:15 Reply

At 6/11/13 10:41 PM, Emlfuryoflion wrote: Looks amazing. Just hoping to see some item customization or blue shells being removed and this game will get a lot of love from me.

im pretty sure blue shells will never get removed

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2013-06-12 05:20:54 Reply

Damn. That game looks great. I'm starting to really want a Wii U.

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2013-06-12 18:13:24 Reply

At 6/12/13 02:05 AM, Lionelion wrote:
At 6/11/13 10:41 PM, Emlfuryoflion wrote: Looks amazing. Just hoping to see some item customization or blue shells being removed and this game will get a lot of love from me.
im pretty sure blue shells will never get removed

Which is why there needs to be customization to allow you to turn it off yourself. I can't stand having a perfect race get ruined by the unavoidable blue shells. It's the only thing that has stopped me from really loving the recent mario kart titles is those stupid blue shells.

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2013-06-12 20:06:11 Reply

At 6/12/13 06:13 PM, Emlfuryoflion wrote:
At 6/12/13 02:05 AM, Lionelion wrote:
At 6/11/13 10:41 PM, Emlfuryoflion wrote: Looks amazing. Just hoping to see some item customization or blue shells being removed and this game will get a lot of love from me.
im pretty sure blue shells will never get removed
Which is why there needs to be customization to allow you to turn it off yourself. I can't stand having a perfect race get ruined by the unavoidable blue shells. It's the only thing that has stopped me from really loving the recent mario kart titles is those stupid blue shells.

There already is customization, just not so detailed as to turn certain items on or off, just a general thing like strong items or weak items only. Also, MK7 had this for online play, where you could play with just bananas or just shells or just mushrooms

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2013-06-15 01:07:46 Reply

At 6/12/13 08:06 PM, Lionelion wrote:
At 6/12/13 06:13 PM, Emlfuryoflion wrote:
At 6/12/13 02:05 AM, Lionelion wrote:
At 6/11/13 10:41 PM, Emlfuryoflion wrote: Looks amazing. Just hoping to see some item customization or blue shells being removed and this game will get a lot of love from me.
im pretty sure blue shells will never get removed
Which is why there needs to be customization to allow you to turn it off yourself. I can't stand having a perfect race get ruined by the unavoidable blue shells. It's the only thing that has stopped me from really loving the recent mario kart titles is those stupid blue shells.
There already is customization, just not so detailed as to turn certain items on or off, just a general thing like strong items or weak items only. Also, MK7 had this for online play, where you could play with just bananas or just shells or just mushrooms

This was for online communities and local multiplayer only if I am not mistaken. For the basic multiplayer they had all the items including those annoying blue shells that ruined well over half my races.

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2013-06-15 18:53:49 Reply

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2014-01-30 12:01:26 Reply

A May release date.

I'm very excited for this game, but that is still a decent amount of time to wait. This most likely means that Smash Bros will be after the summer, as they wouldn't release to big games so close together.

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2014-01-30 13:34:04 Reply

zero-gravity racing? release in may? i cannot wait!


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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2014-01-30 14:04:26 Reply

May can't come soon enough.

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2014-01-30 15:14:40 Reply

Holy shit, how many of these are they gonna make?

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2014-01-30 19:01:41 Reply

This will surely boost Wii U sales.

Now all we need is the next all-new, non-retro Zelda and Mario adventure games.

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2014-01-30 19:09:07 Reply

At 1/30/14 07:01 PM, Painbringer wrote: This will surely boost Wii U sales.

Now all we need is the next all-new, non-retro Zelda and Mario adventure games.

Don't forget Smash Bros.


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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2014-01-30 19:15:47 Reply

At 1/30/14 07:09 PM, Ron-Geno wrote: Don't forget Smash Bros.

Never played it, unfortunately.

If I did since the very beginning, I'd be wanting more of it too.

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2014-01-30 19:25:08 Reply

At 1/30/14 07:15 PM, Painbringer wrote:
At 1/30/14 07:09 PM, Ron-Geno wrote: Don't forget Smash Bros.
Never played it, unfortunately.

If I did since the very beginning, I'd be wanting more of it too.

Great series, IMO
One of the flagship titles for the Nintendo since the first one was a hit. (You'll still see Brawl @ major fighting tournaments)
Not sure what the deal is with their releases for this system, especially with little to no third-party support.

Anywho, looking forward to seeing vids of MarioKart 8 gameplay.
I don't own the WiiU, and it's going to take more than a handful of titles for me to invest in one.


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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2014-01-31 05:27:02 Reply

Is it me or is mk getting more and more ridiculous?


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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2014-01-31 11:50:14 Reply

At 1/31/14 05:27 AM, tsukikomi wrote: Is it me or is mk getting more and more ridiculous?

you would be right, it is getting more ridiculous. but then in a game of throwing bananas and koopa shells at one another, what is another gimmick into the mix? zero-gravity racing was not as unexpected as i originally thought. but with driving underwater and gliding through the sky, surely this was to come next.


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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2014-01-31 17:04:09 Reply

At 1/30/14 12:01 PM, Bobbybroccoli wrote: A May release date.

Hopefully this'll happen after college gets out for the summer...

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2014-02-04 04:28:21 Reply

At 1/31/14 11:50 AM, FRAYDO wrote: you would be right, it is getting more ridiculous. but then in a game of throwing bananas and koopa shells at one another, what is another gimmick into the mix? zero-gravity racing was not as unexpected as i originally thought. but with driving underwater and gliding through the sky, surely this was to come next.

I just want my Mario Kart D already.


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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2014-04-03 21:38:54 Reply

Really no one has posted this yet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcpK0_f1whs

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2014-04-03 22:49:16 Reply

At 4/3/14 09:38 PM, Emlfuryoflion wrote: Really no one has posted this yet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcpK0_f1whs

I wanted to, but I always forget to.

So basically, my eyes want to hug this game. The U.K gets a sick ass preorder statue of a blue shell. I want that so much.

What I've gathered from a few sites is that item selection can be set to single items, like the banana peels. I don't know if it will be Smash bros level of freedom, but it would be cool if it was.

Boomerang and piranha plant items both look good. Metal Mario was apparently way too important to be left out of this game.

And also this game looks goddamn gorgeous. Without exaggeration, the best looking game on Wii U.

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2014-04-04 02:22:00 Reply

This game looks lovely.

I think I'll buy Mario Kart 7.


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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2014-04-04 03:05:16 Reply

It'll be the most expensive Wii game, ever - $65!

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Response to Mario Kart 8 Official thread. 2014-04-04 17:57:26 Reply

At 4/3/14 10:49 PM, Bobbybroccoli wrote: And also this game looks goddamn gorgeous. Without exaggeration, the best looking game on Wii U.

aye, i am loving the look! the trailer was amazing; i just cannot wait any longer for this game!


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