Yeah that looks pretty good, Im considering buy some now...
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |OT| Deluxe Salt
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Yeah that looks pretty good, Im considering buy some now...
don't you have your switch with you?
we just played two 4 player circuits at work
speaking of....... fuck getting hit by a buddies red shell, only to get slammed by like 4 more red shells in a row... I am still so fucking pissed.. two races in the last circuit I was in first place for two laps (both times!!!!!!!) and then got shmeared by EVERYONE ALL AT ONCE to drop back to 7th or 8th... so pissed..
RandomExpletive
Member
Yikes thats bad, mine was only delayed till tomorrow
Release-date guarantee my ass, CS reps gonna hear from me tonight.
BizzyBum
Member
Do they actually do anything for you?
molnizzle
Member
I picked up the joy-con wheels mainly for my 3-year old and it turns out they also make the individual joy-cons super usable as normal controllers. In addition to providing a better grip, they also provide real, normal sized shoulder buttons:
Looks like just the one set of shoulders though, right?
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
Well, Amazon lost my sale. My order was still listed as "Pre Ordered" with no expected arrival date. Canceled that one and will pick up at Best Buy today. Probably better that way, anyway, as I don't have to pay tax and the Best Buy is only a few miles away.
I hope you're canceling then :lol:
Hellshingu
Member
I got on chat with Amazon and said they had stock issues and that it won't ship until the 30th once they get some from another fulfillment center. Said they'll give me a $10 dollar credit to my account but I am going to cancel the order anyway and go down the street to Best Buy and pick it up.
"I research the order details and I see that unfortunately the item is not in stock as if now so Alex I am really sorry from bottom of my heart just for you I have escalate this issue to my inventory team that as soon as the item get in stock you will receive an confirmation email and you will receive it on priority basis.
And to compensate for this I will go ahead and extend your prime membership for 1 month with no additional cost."
And to compensate for this I will go ahead and extend your prime membership for 1 month with no additional cost."
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Damn, I kinda want that. Single joycon play with shoulder buttons that are comfortable to press. Yummy.
BizzyBum
Member
I mean, it's not the biggest deal in the world. I played a lot on the Wii U and I have lots of other games to play so it's not necessary I get it now but it's the principle of the matter. lol
moltonasty
Member
Damn this looks freaking incredible on the Switch screen, my god!
I played so much of MK8 on Wii U, why does this still feel so fresh.
I played so much of MK8 on Wii U, why does this still feel so fresh.
digita1alchemy
Member
Correct. They work like the strap and physically push down into the tiny buttons on the actual joy-con. They feel pretty good, though.
molnizzle
Member
No way to use the Z shoulders for games that use them though. =/
Though I don't know how many of those there will actually be, it'd be nice if everything was accessible.
I'm doing the same for now. Using the 256 gb sd card I got from a samsung phone promotion and keeping zelda in the cart slot. Just seemed like a no-brainer to have MarioKart on tap whenever.
Milly Osworth
Member
Inklings.
blame space
Banned
You guys still in 150?
yeah
con-ca-te-nate
Member
yey im in the lobby 150cc.
Nyteshade517
Member
I'm coming back in for some more abuse...lol
Crazyorloco
Member
Absolutely love having this game on the go. It's perfect for portable gaming.
I keep forgetting i can have two items! anyone else forgetting too? I still have the Wii U version in my head. lol
P.S. Battle mode is worth get this again.
I keep forgetting i can have two items! anyone else forgetting too? I still have the Wii U version in my head. lol
P.S. Battle mode is worth get this again.
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
Wooooohoo got 4th place online fuck wit me
Incitemaybe
Member
Dat crown
So UPS just got here and had no package for me. I go to Amazon to cancel and they say I can't because it's preparing to be shipped.
Basically, my order entered the preparing stage last night, was listed for delivery today, package never actually shipped, every amazon rep tells me a different arrival date ranging from "today at 8" to "it's backordered", and I can't cancel the order meaning I'll be charged once this thing ships.
I just want this order to go away and I'll buying straight from Nintendo digitally.
Basically, my order entered the preparing stage last night, was listed for delivery today, package never actually shipped, every amazon rep tells me a different arrival date ranging from "today at 8" to "it's backordered", and I can't cancel the order meaning I'll be charged once this thing ships.
I just want this order to go away and I'll buying straight from Nintendo digitally.
Spinning Plates
Member
Is this game playable using one hand with a joy con?
I can just lay there watching the replays for the longest time, they're so well done. So much character and so many lil touches in the tracks and racer animations, what a beautiful game. Love how you can change replay speed with B and the sticks and how it affects the sound, it's so cool.
Edit- switching to auto-aceleration to give my thumb some rest, seems like I must have the button always pressed down anyways. I hope I'm now screwing myself over in some way by doing this.
Edit- switching to auto-aceleration to give my thumb some rest, seems like I must have the button always pressed down anyways. I hope I'm now screwing myself over in some way by doing this.
Dandy Crocodile
Member
With auto accelerate, theoretically yes...
It'd be very difficult to drift left and use an item at the same time though.
The perfect Dark
Banned
This is a bloodbath lol
Nyteshade517
Member
yeah let's throw a red shell...and another...and another when the person is still wrecked from the first two
great
great
joycon only has one set of shoulders in horizontal mode. (SL/SR)
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Spine_Ripper
Member
Just joined the 150CC room. Black shy guy. username - Yeezus.
NOBODY TOLD ME THE BIKES TURNED THIS SHARP.
NOBODY TOLD ME THE BIKES TURNED THIS SHARP.
how is the single player in the game? lots of tracks and various cups? I have no interest in multiplayer but I vouched to not let the switch be another 1 game system for me (as both the wii and wiiu were, and no that's not a slight on the systems, its a slight on myself, especially with the U which had plenty of good stuff to get that I just...didnt)
Incitemaybe
Member
Yes, I agree...I love the replays
Dark Orchid
Member
Welcome to Neogaf Mario Kart.
DarkConfidant
Member
Just finished my lunch break at work.
After I was done eating my shawarma, I started playing some Mario Kart in handheld mode.
Now, I haven't taken my Switch outside the house since the first time I got it, and wanted to play Zelda elsewhere simply for the novelty of it.
As a handheld, the Switch is a little too large for me to want to take with me, just to distract myself for a little, so I bring my 3DS or Vita with me normally in my pocket.
Today, however, I decided I'd pack my Switch case (with JoyCon grips and portable battery/charger) to see if my feelings had changed.
I work at a public university, and finals are wrapping up this week.
I was playing in a non-quiet "study" area in the student union, when a student, whom I simply assumed was studying with his friends asked me
"Is that.....Mario Kart? Are you playing Mario Kart?"
I responded "Wanna play?"
He got really excited and exclaimed "Can I?!?!"
He stood up, and was about to come over to where I was sitting.
Now, where I was sitting, there wasn't a table or anything, so I figure that he thought I was going to have to hand him the whole Switch in handheld mode.
"Sit down. I'm coming over there."
He sits down, and I snap off (okay not actually snapping, but in my head I made the noise) a JoyCon and hand it to him (after sliding on those grips).
"Cool! I've never seen one in person!" I let him set up whatever settings he wants, as he clearly seemed to have play quite a bit of Kart in his day.
"150cc or 200cc" he asks.
"Oh, 200cc for sure!" I respond.
And like that, my life became one of those Nintendo Switch commercials. I spent the next 30 minutes doing a round of 5 battle mode games set to random with frantic weapons, and pulverize him (along with the AI).
He wants a rematch, and we decide to do a 4 race game.
We exchange 1st and 2nd place each race, and at the end of the last race, just before I cross the finish line on the last lap, he hits me with a red shell, passes me up, and the next 4 AI characters proceed to "run a train"* on me, until I finally regain control and inch my way into 6th place.
From now on, I'm taking my Switch everywhere**.
After I was done eating my shawarma, I started playing some Mario Kart in handheld mode.
Now, I haven't taken my Switch outside the house since the first time I got it, and wanted to play Zelda elsewhere simply for the novelty of it.
As a handheld, the Switch is a little too large for me to want to take with me, just to distract myself for a little, so I bring my 3DS or Vita with me normally in my pocket.
Today, however, I decided I'd pack my Switch case (with JoyCon grips and portable battery/charger) to see if my feelings had changed.
I work at a public university, and finals are wrapping up this week.
I was playing in a non-quiet "study" area in the student union, when a student, whom I simply assumed was studying with his friends asked me
"Is that.....Mario Kart? Are you playing Mario Kart?"
I responded "Wanna play?"
He got really excited and exclaimed "Can I?!?!"
He stood up, and was about to come over to where I was sitting.
Now, where I was sitting, there wasn't a table or anything, so I figure that he thought I was going to have to hand him the whole Switch in handheld mode.
"Sit down. I'm coming over there."
He sits down, and I snap off (okay not actually snapping, but in my head I made the noise) a JoyCon and hand it to him (after sliding on those grips).
"Cool! I've never seen one in person!" I let him set up whatever settings he wants, as he clearly seemed to have play quite a bit of Kart in his day.
"150cc or 200cc" he asks.
"Oh, 200cc for sure!" I respond.
And like that, my life became one of those Nintendo Switch commercials. I spent the next 30 minutes doing a round of 5 battle mode games set to random with frantic weapons, and pulverize him (along with the AI).
He wants a rematch, and we decide to do a 4 race game.
We exchange 1st and 2nd place each race, and at the end of the last race, just before I cross the finish line on the last lap, he hits me with a red shell, passes me up, and the next 4 AI characters proceed to "run a train"* on me, until I finally regain control and inch my way into 6th place.
From now on, I'm taking my Switch everywhere**.
*When you get hit in mario kart, and everybody decides to either hit you with a weapon or crash into you, as they pass you up. You just sit there until the train finally passes you, and you can play the game again. That other train is unrelated.
**not actually everywhere
**not actually everywhere
I don't know how familiar you are, but yes the single player is insanely deep with cups that scale up the difficulty and then speeds as well. It's just a perfect ramp and of course an insane amount of variety. The only thing that doesn't translate is Battle Mode (though you can play it with bots, but there's not a Battle Cup or w/e).
Milly Osworth
Member
Why dont my bombs ever hit? Is it lag?
Jorok Goldblade
Member
Expected to ship May 1st. Arriving Wednesday. Great job, Amazon!