DimmuBurgerKing
Member
Looks like I'll be getting MK8 + Pikmin 3 May 30th. So hyped!
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Mario Kart 8 Direct now online
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Babymario26
Member
Has someone made a Nope gif out of the Baby Daisy super horn part?
I hope im off work when this comes out.
I hope im off work when this comes out.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
How can Nintendo get the free game deal word out to the mainstream?
Only us game nerds watch these directs.
Only us game nerds watch these directs.
ReturnToPlanetX
Banned
Regarding no battle arenas and character 'clones'...it very obviously points to them running out of development time.
'Please understand' is actually very applicable here; because people are constantly bashing Nintendo for new releases, so they rush to bring you MK8...and if it had gotten delayed, the same people would complain about that too.
Be reasonable. I'm bummed at no battle-mode arena's and hope they get added in the future though.
'Please understand' is actually very applicable here; because people are constantly bashing Nintendo for new releases, so they rush to bring you MK8...and if it had gotten delayed, the same people would complain about that too.
Be reasonable. I'm bummed at no battle-mode arena's and hope they get added in the future though.
Seems like they're about to start their marketing push so hopefully they make it known.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
I think that's why they switched up the Direct formula for this one so it isn't just one guy in front of a white background. I didn't like it so much, but I can see the merits for an average viewer.
BigEvilTurtle
Banned
Character and Battle Mode map DLC are pretty much a must.
TV+ radio ads, Website banners around gaming and retailer sites, high street shop posters etc.
Are we sure there are no battle arenas?
Gimme those 60 fpeesesss slow motion animated gif!
This. There's no Diddy, Birdo, King Boo, Bowser Jr., or Dry Bones anywhere to be seen. That's not even counting stuff like Dry Bowser and Funky which I didn't expect back to begin with.
What is going on? I can only hope Nintendo does DLC because this really bugs me. I don't wanna play as babies and reskins.
You now know what you must do.
Coffee Dog
Banned
what's weird is that 3 more babies and 5 more koopa kids than we needed isn't lazy. Hell, that's a lot of characters that all required a lot of original assets.
I just have absolutely no idea why they chose those 8 over characters that are moderately worth a shit like birdo, diddy, and nabbit.
I just have absolutely no idea why they chose those 8 over characters that are moderately worth a shit like birdo, diddy, and nabbit.
Looking forward to the Pink Gold Peach chronicles TV series.
A lot of those characters don't even need much extra work, model wise. Add a helmet model to your standard Goomba model and just tweak the bob-omb model to add the braid.
Interceptor
Banned
I NEED his pyjama suit!
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Diddy, where are you?!
Soulscribe
Member
I will say that this game has been getting more hype and attention around social media than I've seen out of a Nintendo game in a long time. I think this is the first time in a long while where they've managed to wow people with a great looking game while also hooking them in for the nostalgia factor. Surely the most hyped Mario Kart game since, like, ever.
JohnTinker
Limbaugh Parrot
I saw GameXplain's Battle Mode quick preview but if there aren't REAL arenas other than regular courses I'll be real disappointed.
I'd even pay for DLC for extra battle mode tracks/modes (Block Fort or bust)
I'd even pay for DLC for extra battle mode tracks/modes (Block Fort or bust)
Came here just for this.
Kosuke Yabuki : God amongst us.
Really now, that was a great direct, i'm on a very high level of hype and actually i shouldn't have seen it as i promised myself media blackout.
PhoenixDawn
Member
TV, internet ads. Plus there's always good word of mouth for most Nintendo games. Both the Smash/E3 announcements were trending on facebook/other outlets yesterday and now it looks like the Mario Kart 8 promotion and direct are doing the same today (at least for me). It seems like Nintendo is taking the promotion of MK8 and SSB4 much more seriously than they have for any other Wii U game.
Baleoce
Member
MKTV only talks about highlights having rewind and slow motion functionality. Nothing about camera perspective.
"Race highlights can also be uploaded to YouTube". I get the impression that it's going to be highlight camera or bust for this. Which means it probably won't get half as much mileage in terms of people posting their best laps and races to YouTube as it would have with the in-kart camera.
That's just a guess of course, it may have the option there somewhere.
"Race highlights can also be uploaded to YouTube". I get the impression that it's going to be highlight camera or bust for this. Which means it probably won't get half as much mileage in terms of people posting their best laps and races to YouTube as it would have with the in-kart camera.
That's just a guess of course, it may have the option there somewhere.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
omg I just finished watching the direct, and the online modes are awesome looking! I also loved when they were showing off the customization, all the detail they put into the karts, ikes, and characters is very sexy. and finally.
I dont know if I want windwaker HD or pikmin 3 D:, I think I'll get pikmin 3
I dont know if I want windwaker HD or pikmin 3 D:, I think I'll get pikmin 3
PhoenixDawn
Member
Yeah, hopefully there's an option to upload more complete videos from the gameplay perspective. They've allowed videos for leaderboards for some of their previous Wii U games (Tropical Freeze) so hopefully we see the same feature implemented here for MK8.
a giant stoned bowser is punching the race track. how couldnt it be
JetBlackPanda
Member
wow that Direct was fucking good. Quirky.. funny.. showed off everything. A few people at work walked up and asked whhhaaat? A NEW MARIO KART!!!! WHEN!!
But this one isn't rushed, or it would have been release late 2013 with Mario 3D World.
I could have sworn I heard people joking about that possibility.
Bill Rizer
Member
N64 tracks still look boring as always :'(
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
SHIT why do I have to be at work right now?? ;'[
I feel your pain. I have to wait until my lunch in a few hours.
ReturnToPlanetX
Banned
The fact that they didn't have time to create battle mode arenas and we're getting characters like Pink Gold Peach suggests that, yes, it is slightly rushed. It's very polished, but clearly some development time was cut for this release date.
This is the worst thing that could happen to me with this game. Battle Mode is meat and bones for me and having this change is so bad that I may reconsider buying the game at all.
Everything else looks dope, but they haven't nailed the Battle Mode since the N64 version. I can't be that hard to not fuck up a classic mode now, can it? How the hell did this happen?
Definite 60 FPS, and someone can correct me here but I think it's 720p native upscaled to 1080p. And I'll concede it's a new Bowser's Castle, that area just looks so similar. The Bowser statue upgrade seems a lot like what they've been doing with retro courses. Still looks great. But goddamn.
Rainbow Road...
Beelzebufo
Banned
Gamexplain said it was as good as the N64 version.