You keep saying this, but can you point out any reviews that mention that it gets really fun? Many of them mention that the battle mode is lacking so far - and not only because it is different, but because it just doesn't work as well on open tracks.
Mario Kart 8 - Review thread
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You keep saying this, but can you point out any reviews that mention that it gets really fun? Many of them mention that the battle mode is lacking so far - and not only because it is different, but because it just doesn't work as well on open tracks.
robotzombie
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I want the Koopa kids more than any other possible addition other than Dry Bones. In fact, i currently can't decide which of the Koopa kids I want to play as most
batman2million
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I IS SO HYPED. nintendo games are the only games I usually pick up for full price!
Davey Cakes
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It's never going to be as good as dedicated arenas but it could also end up being a YMMV sort of deal.
It may have been better if the tracks were walled off so you were confined to a particular area and/or Battle Mode allowed for more than 12 players, turning it nearly into a "bumper cars" sort of situation in which drivers, both human and AI, are all over the place.
Honestly, it is pretty annoying. There's no reliable way to contact your friends on a Nintendo system. I can either sit in a lobby, and wait until one of my friends happens to check I guess, and that can work well if I have a lot of friends.
Most of the time I could pick up my phone and call them, but that shouldn't be needed. On several occasions, I've been playing Wii U or 3DS, notice that a friend is online, and had no way to get their attention or ask them to play. The Wii U could so easily give them the flashing home button notification to accept video chat or messages during a game. 3DS could easily flash a spot pass light without needing me to go to the home screen. As far as I know, none of it works that way.
he doesnt "crap" on it, he enjoys it, my problem is his English writing isn't very good.
NumberThree
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Robin64
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Personally speaking, even with the invite feature of things like Xbox Live, my friends and I would always still arrange games of things externally over IRC or whatever. The thought of inviting someone to play a game of Borderlands 2 with me when I can see they just sat down for a session of GTAV horrifies me. It just sounds so rude.
too bad.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
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You are right Hehe
Fine Ham Abounds
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NumberThree
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LegendofLex
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I think the real problem is not that the "more of the same" strategy doesn't make for great games. It's that it very clearly doesn't make for great console sales (see: declining console/handheld sales with the exception of DS and Wii). Certainly not the way Nintendo approaches their franchise support.
And, along those lines, FIFA and Call of Duty are not system sellers in the way Mario Kart has often been. Mario Kart is a once-a-generation experience. FIFA and Call of Duty are once-a-year experiences. The kinds of people who gravitate toward those types of games these days are often people who can sink the money into the yearly installments (and those people are probably more than wiling to buy a console for those games, too).
cause they press have had it for 2+ weeks. and hype.
TunaMarshmallow
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I feel like all I do is go around and talk about how badly Nintendo has mismanaged the Wii U. But it's baffling to me that anyone would be negative about this game. What?
ViewtifulJC
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RIP balloon battle mode
Here's my Portuguese review: http://jogos.zwame.pt/review/mario-kart-8/
It was sick for years. At least now it's at peace.
GuitarAtomik
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That's really disappointing about Battle Mode, but the rest of the game seems great! Definitely going to pick this up when I get a WiiU one day.
With 12 players, it's really good, but I still miss the arenas.
That's good. Crapping might not be the best word to use in the end.
Smiles and Cries
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now if I ever have friends over I'll know what to play! WOW so HYPED!!!
plagiarize
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I'm not surprised by the reviews at all. I haven't been *excited* about a Mario Kart game since Double Dash (which I loved) until this one. This one really has looked like something with a bit more effort and attention to detail than any others since that one. It's good to know that polish extends to the gameplay.
Davey Cakes
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Nintendo released the game early to the press.
They also lifted the embargo early.
Perhaps their trying to get as much pre-release promotion as possible.
I figured as long as you play with all 12 it'd be serviceable.
It's universally agreed that actual arenas are preferred and that MK8's BM is basically the result of time constraints or Nintendo just not caring much. Perhaps it can be remedied, but for now something is better than nothing I guess?
If you have an internet access it works too!
Robin64
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Haven't seen any myself, which has surprised me. Haven't read all the review though.
Even the "doesn't use the GamePad well" comments have been low.
Lé Blade Runner
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This. A thousand times this. And unlike the Call of Duties, for example, at least Mario Kart 8 is refining and perfecting that old formula. I don't see anything wrong about that.
Broken Hope
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I don't understand the release date of this game, the press have had the game for weeks, which means the game has been finished for weeks, why didn't they release it this week, the same week as reviews?
Can you play online with 4 local players? Or will bots take their place? Will the bots be forced on you?
Ludicrous Speed
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Is 7 bad? I was looking to pick that up to satiate my craving until MK8 drops. Reviews look good
No, 7 is really damn good.
Robin64
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No, until MK8 it was the best entry in the series.
I've been playing it so much again in the run up to 8 and it's still as wonderful now as it was when I first got it.
Also, a few GAF members have some amazing weekly races. Absolute blast.
Davey Cakes
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Like I days, it was probably planned as a method of promotion. Giving the press plenty of time with the game. Getting the marketing out. Drumming up pre-release hype.
It's deliberate.
Nope, only two local players can go online. Whoever creates the room sets the options, including if there are bots or not.
PhoenixDawn
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Does it allow you to populate it with computers if you have 4 players playing locally or is the 12 player mode only available online? I guess it would be OK if you could take four player splitscreen online but I think it's just limited to two player online, right?
Edit: Mostly answered in the post above right after I posted.
Yeah, you can do it offline too.
dragonflys545
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The only game I've been waiting for on the Wii U is finally here. Took too damn long!
It will be almost June, so probably it was picked in order to have a steady release schedule after it, with next game coming probably at the beginning of July and at list 1 per month after that.