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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |OT| Deluxe Salt

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Vanillalite

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For those that played the Wii U version how does this look and feel?

Does it control better or worse? Do you think the graphics look any better beyond 1080p docked?
 
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Chitown B

Member
Jakartalado said:
I'm having such a blast.

Nintendo need to put one game per month like this. First Zelda, now Mario. Next should be Bayonetta 2, then arms and Splatoon.

Man... My last Mario Kart was 64. Didn't remember being so fun and rewarding. Played with a friend and it was awesome.

Sadly, pressing B is annoying as fuck for long periods. Guess I'll stick with the auto accelerate.
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accelerate is A for me........ ?
 
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mrndkra

Member
Ugh really my Best Buy order is delayed til Monday? The fuck was the point of them having it sit in the warehouse for 2 days before sending it out today. Of course it won't arrive til Monday if you ship it from 3 states away the day it's supposed to arrive.
 
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Salaadin

Member
F34R said:
Hopefully they step up to the plate with this like they did with the same issue with GoW 4 Ultimate Edition pre-orders.

They sent out a mass pre-order email giving those who aren't getting their game on time a digital code for it. Crossing fingers.

This is a portion on the Gears email:


Let's hope they do right with this as well.
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I hope so too.

I emailed them to ask for a tracking number and the response I got completely contradicted the first one. Now, they're saying that it's not shipped but it will ship soon and that I'll still receive it today. How are they going to pull that off? Fuck if I know.

I responded again, pushing them further. Still waiting on a response.
 
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Jaded Alyx

Member
Jakartalado said:
I'm having such a blast.

Nintendo need to put one game per month like this. First Zelda, now Mario. Next should be Bayonetta 2, then arms and Splatoon.

Man... My last Mario Kart was 64. Didn't remember being so fun and rewarding. Played with a friend and it was awesome.

Sadly, pressing B is annoying as fuck for long periods. Guess I'll stick with the auto accelerate.
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Accelerate is A or Y. Y is much more comfortable in my opinion.
 
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vgamer1

Member
I'm really bummed about the lack of elimination battle mode.

2 people left, both down to the final balloon, hunting each other down? It's great.
 
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FunkyDealer

Banned
Anyone else getting a weird soundmix docked? It's like it's trying to output surround and the sound gets muddled as a result. With some sounds very low, almost missing.

Mine's set to Stereo in the Switch Settings. And I've not noticed this in any other game.

Edit: yeah, it sounds exactly like there's missing channels. Very different from the glorious handheld stereo mix.
 
Minsc

Minsc

Gold Member
Vanillalite said:
For those that played the Wii U version how does this look and feel?

Does it control better or worse? Do you think the graphics look any better beyond 1080p docked?
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There's a few impressions over the last couple pages:

Jazzem said:
Just compared the Wii U and Switch versions on Mario Kart Stadium...damn, Deluxe looks so much better, I was shocked how muddy the original looks in comparison! I guess that's the 1080p/texture filtering/full RGB bump at work
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StayDead said:
Yeah, on my TV there's no contest. The game looks so much better compared to the Wii U one.
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f@luS said:
On my oled 65" the wiiu one was disturbingly bad looking. Too much aliasing. This one looks really nice
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Relix said:
Man, this game looks stunning at 1080p
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fabricated backlash

Member
Vanillalite said:
For those that played the Wii U version how does this look and feel?

Does it control better or worse? Do you think the graphics look any better beyond 1080p docked?
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To me it looks noticeable better just with full rgb and 1080p.

Much less edge shimmering all around. I am very happy with this. First time playing on portable blew my mind.
 
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SuperSah

Banned
Just had a chance to finally play.

Firstly, I went docked to see how it looks on TV and man that 1080p/60fps is fucking crispy as hell. In addition, the game feels SO smooth in motion.

I then went handheld and my mind blew. How on EARTH did we get this far?! It looks beautiful!

I had a couple online matches - all 12 players with zero lag. I won the first and bombed hard after that, lol.

My first time playing a new MK game since 7 and man is it incredible. It's beautiful, smooth and a joy to play. I'm sinking in 100's of hours without a doubt. Amazing title:D
 
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SoraanTribal

Member
So my amazon order still says arriving today but no shipping update. Still says "shipping now" and no tracking number available. Such bullshit. Amazon used to be great at release day deliveries but I've had issues with them the last 6 months now.
 
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F34R

Member
Interface23 said:
Yea I don't think they are gonna. They basically told me to suck it up and wait because I'm getting a Prime Discount
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That's what they said last time too. I have the chat transcripts and the copy/paste was exactly the same lol.
Salaadin said:
I hope so too.

I emailed them to ask for a tracking number and the response I got completely contradicted the first one. Now, they're saying that it's not shipped but it will ship soon and that I'll still receive it today. How are they going to pull that off? Fuck if I know.

I responded again, pushing them further. Still waiting on a response.
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Until you actually get a shipping notification, don't believe anything they're telling you.
 
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Jazzem

Member
Incitemaybe said:
I've really liked the very little I've played of Renegade Roundup as well. First time I played "The Law"and did terribly and the second time I got to "avoid the law" and I had a fucking blast. So far I prefer avoiding the law haha
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I just tried a round avoiding the law, and yeah ha it's remarkably fun, and at least from first impression easier than being the cops. I love how you can beep the horn to have a "Help!" speech bubble pop up on the map when imprisoned.
 
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MadClacker

Member
mrndkra said:
Ugh really my Best Buy order is delayed til Monday? The fuck was the point of them having it sit in the warehouse for 2 days before sending it out today. Of course it won't arrive til Monday if you ship it from 3 states away the day it's supposed to arrive.
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Did you order yours to be shipped to home, or pickup at store? I did pickup at store and am still in "Preparing" status.
 
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Jakartalado

Member
Jaded Alyx said:
Accelerate is A or Y. Y is much more comfortable in my opinion.
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Sorry, was thinking about Xbox controller kkkk.

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Jaded Alyx

Member
I really don't think it was a good idea to have smart steering enabled by default and then have the option to turn it off buried in the kart menu, which most people aren't aware even exists!
 
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Ninja Dom

Member
Ah shit!!

I just started downloading Mario Kart 8 DX and I forgot to take my Micro SD out so that it can install on the internal memory (slightly faster loading times).

Can I move the game over to internal memory after the download or should I just cancel the download and start again??
 
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I Wanna Be The Guy

U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Daaaaamn that last race was intense. It was a real back and fourth between me and this one other guy for the lead. At the end I overtook him and headed fo3 the finish line. BLUE SHELL TIME FUUUUUCCCKKK. Can I make it? Yes, barely. I literally was on the finish line when the blue shell hit me. A millisecond earlier and I would have lost. I love this game.
 
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Crash331

Member
SoraanTribal said:
So my amazon order still says arriving today but no shipping update. Still says "shipping now" and no tracking number available. Such bullshit. Amazon used to be great at release day deliveries but I've had issues with them the last 6 months now.
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They seem to almost exclusively ship via USPS or SmartPost via USPS. I hardly see anything go directly UPS or FedEx where I live and it's a pain in the ass. All of my shipping problems started when they switched over.
 
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MadClacker

Member
vgamer1 said:
My best buy pickup at store was "ready for pickup" yesterday at around 2pm.
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Well what the shit? I've used BB (and GCU) for over 3 years now, lots of pre-orders and never had a problem. I know they usually give me a "ready for pickup" notification on the night prior to release day. Might just have to pick one up off the shelf and cancel my internet order.
 
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Charamiwa

Banned
Just bought it for 49€ (that was a nice surprise), that game card is so cute. Can't wait to get home to join the madness.

As someone who played a lot of Double Dash, MK DS and Wii but never owned a Wii U, this feels really special to get all this new content upfront. I almost wish I had to unlock some of it like the good old days.
 
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Jake2by4

Member
DustinCanFly said:
Just got off chat with Amazon and I got offered a free month of Prime. I've had many release day delivery games show up late over the last year. I'm done with them for games on principal. I'm sending it back and only buying games from BestBuy with GCU for now on. Always get games on time from them, and even early sometimes.
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Was hoping to get to it today before I go out of town tomorrow but Amazon let me down. Now I gotta go out, when I was hoping to rest for today. Hope gamestop has some in stock.
 
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Camjo-Z

Member
>Arriving today by 8PM
>Not yet shipped

I don't like how the "release day shipping" I'm paying Amazon for is becoming more of a gamble than a guarantee.
 
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w0s

Member
How do you do the pink boost or whatever new boost there is? I tried just holding it on a turn but I never seemed to trigger it.

Game looks and plays so nice handheld style.
 
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Jaded Alyx

Member
GalacticMouse said:
Can't you switch it on and off in real time on the pause menu?
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If you know about it. I kind of expected a pop up message introducing you to smart steering and asking whether you want to use it or not.

w0s said:
How do you do the pink boost or whatever new boost there is? I tried just holding it on a turn but I never seemed to trigger it.

Game looks and plays so nice handheld style.
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It's the third stage of a drift. Had to be a pretty wide/long turn in order to activate it.
 
Casanova

Casanova

Member
So, what are the chances of me getting my package today if Amazon is still saying "shipping soon" this morning at 10am? I should have fucking gotten the digital version, but that box art though >_< , plus I just like the act of putting the cartridge in my system. I guess I'll survive.
 
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Vidiot

Member
vgamer1 said:
I'm really bummed about the lack of elimination battle mode.

2 people left, both down to the final balloon, hunting each other down? It's great.
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Yeah its a huge let down. Especially considering the new battle mode was the main draw of this semi port. Couldn't even give us an elimination option. :/
 
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Firebrand

Member
Damn, Mount Wario is such a fantastic level.

Also playing as Wario: Spamming item/honk button in an attempt to speed up item cycle and hearing "fart fart fart". Love it.

Jazzem said:
Just compared the Wii U and Switch versions on Mario Kart Stadium...damn, Deluxe looks so much better, I was shocked how muddy the original looks in comparison! I guess that's the 1080p/texture filtering/full RGB bump at work
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Does Full RGB vs Limited really differ that much as long as console and display have the same settings?
 
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Pastry

Banned
I think I'm done using amazon for game releases, my delivery date is now Saturday because it didn't ship until 5am this morning.
 
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