3D World looked pretty good.
People didnt even know Mario Kart Wii had boss battles (sorta) until the last minute.
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Mario Kart 8 Direct now online
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3D World looked pretty good.
People didnt even know Mario Kart Wii had boss battles (sorta) until the last minute.
Ugh, you're probably right. That's probably the starting roster. The Wii U Gamepad decal sticker (don't have pic now) only has those starting 12 on them too. If there's no more hidden characters, Mario Kart series would be more infamous than some fighting games with all the cuts going on in every iteration starting with MKWii in favor of goddamn Metal/Dry/Baby people. Someone else pointed out in one of the MANY MK8 threads today that Wiggler and Honey Queen were announced as the last characters exactly a month before MK7 released so this 30 character thing might be it, which is a shame. It doesn't help that the audience members in tracks consists of colored Shy Guys, Toads, Yoshis, and Koopas. Birdos would usually be part of these.Personally, I'm going on the assumption that the 30 character roster is the final one, and the starting roster looks similar to this:
Racers Missing As of Now
Who Died in the Line of Duty during MK7-MK8
Waluigi*, Toadette*, DK Jr. (the shirt anyway), Paratroopa, Petey Piranha, Birdo, Bowser Jr., Diddy Kong, Funky Kong, Dry Bones, Dry Bowser, Honey Queen, Wiggler, R.O.B.
They revealed all characters a month before the release with Mario Kart 7. Even those you had to unlock
linko9
Member
That was weird. Unfortunately I already have all those free games except Wii Party, which I have no interest in. That said, it's not like the price is going to go down on this game in the future, so I may as well get it at launch. Not a huge MK fan, but this one does look pretty great.
You can probably sell the code.
I think most of there big games have already done this. While MK8 is up there as maybe their top so far, but
3DWorld
WWHD
NintendoLand
Pikmin 3
all look pretty glorious, and a lot of them running at 60fps too.
Haha, really? It's just a dumb corny joke that's used all the time. Usually said by someone who sounds depressed or is a loser. You're reaaaally stretching thinking that line has anything to do with the Mother series.
Oh, I forgot. Queen Bee and all...
Eh... MK8 is the only one of the games to consistantly be awesome from day 1 reveal to now. 3D World's first impression was up scaled 3D Land port, and we never saw anything that showed of it's lighting till later. WWHD was Bloomsdale. NintendoLand was "lol miis" or w/e, but it was still a little more positive than others. Pikmin 3... well, Wii upport.
MK8 blew everyone away last E3 and kept the fire going for nearly a year.
trineo_feo
Member
I really couldn't care less about the roster... I mean, it's nice to have choices, but come on, it's really not that relevant at all, imho.
Game looks glorious, btw.
Game looks glorious, btw.
SoraanTribal
Member
Wha? Why? Personally, I prefer local multiplayer over online multiplayer. It's a lot less fun yelling at my friend over a headset than it is punching him in the arm and giving him a mean look, lol. I don't see what "no one had time" really means.. does it really take that much more time to drive over to a friend's house/apartment? Do people not hang out with their friends anymore? :-/
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The roster isn't that big of a deal to me. I use Yoshi about 99.9% of the time... I have since the SNES game. But I do think the roster is a bit weird in this game. Way too many baby characters and weird metal versions. I'm more disappointed about battle mode. One day, I hope they bring mission mode back.
JB2448
Member
I'm not saying that I'm not stretching it (believe me, I know I am), but I've literally never heard that punchline before for a "Mother always told me" joke.
Red Arremer
Member
You're missing King Boo.
YoshiStrife
Member
Forever sad there's no Dixie.
I'm tweeting NOE and NOA until she's in. I will pay for her as DLC.
I'm tweeting NOE and NOA until she's in. I will pay for her as DLC.
denshuu
Member
I was surprised too. I was 99% sure the new ice stage would just be a Tropical Freeze level. Instead we get the first MK game without a new DK stage since GBA. Weird.
Baby Mario
Baby Metal Mario
Baby Peach
Baby Pink Gold Peach
Baby Baby Mario
Baby Bowser
Baby Bowser Jr.
bring it on
Nah. DS Wario Stadium.
Red Arremer
Member
You forgot Baby Waluigi, Baby Honey Queen, Baby Diddy and Baby R.O.B.
Apophis2036
Banned
Sorry to nitpick but Pikmin 3 is 30fps (looks great though and was my personal game of the year).
MK8 is an incredible looking game not only in looks but also scale and blows any of those games listed away imo.
Any more info on the resolution from the new previews ?. Keep hearing 1080p but we heard the same thing about Tropical Freeze and it ended up being 720p native.
friskykillface
Banned
#FreeWiggler :'(
where's my funky kong though, i need him back.
damn, Mario Kart 64 is 17 years old 0_O, almost 20 years , pretty good direct, i liked it
where's my funky kong though, i need him back.
damn, Mario Kart 64 is 17 years old 0_O, almost 20 years , pretty good direct, i liked it
MrSaturn99
Member
Pink Gold Peach is such bullshit.
Everything else from the music to the track design to DK's face was incredible. I haven't really played Mario Kart 64 in forever so I'm looking forward to this Battle Mode.
Everything else from the music to the track design to DK's face was incredible. I haven't really played Mario Kart 64 in forever so I'm looking forward to this Battle Mode.
Free game for Wii U too, eh... But I already own all the ones I want. Don't really have a use for Wii Party U or Game & Wario.
If it's a code I get, then maybe I can give it away to a better home.
Ah yes, that's the other one! =D
If it's a code I get, then maybe I can give it away to a better home.
Ah yes, that's the other one! =D
friskykillface
Banned
haha what, smh
i guess since people would spam levels from mario kart wii and 7?
but i picked rainbow road snes every time
haha what, smh
i guess since people would spam levels from mario kart wii and 7?
but i picked rainbow road snes every time
I'd guess that this is only for the public lobbies, and friends and communities work as they always have.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Think of the fanart that can spawn from her though. mmmmmmmmm
Yeah this is probably why. It's likely only for public lobbies, though (obviously). I know I hated playing almost the same tracks again and again.
I seriously hope this is true because I'm already expecting half of the people in a room to spam N64 Rainbow Road or Yoshi's Valley.
I always pick random so meh.
Considering what some people were putting on their karts I think not.
If this were a pokemon game we would already be swimming in them.
Though seeing both her and Metal Mario together I couldn't help but think of DC One million with the Gold Superman and the Silver Lois Lane.
? why does it matter how they looked when they were revealed? All that maters is how they looked when they were actually released. All I saying is that MK8 is not the first impressive looking HD nintendo game.
yoshiunity
Member
"With it's sleek standard issue body and shock-absorbent Monster Tires. This MK-issue ATV is tough enough to any handle even the most difficult terrains and the Konkiest of Konkey Dongs. Guaranteed to put what we believe to be a smile on anyone's face."
I was going to throw a Silver Luigi, Diamond Rosalina, Black Gold Bowser and Orange Sapphire Daisy joke in here, but I think that Iron Horse was beaten enough when it left the station. *rimshot*
Anyway, besides the ho-hum addition of more metal and babies, everything else is looking freaking awesome! The in-depth look on the extra features was pretty good, I can't even freaking BEGIN to explain how much that music makes me hype! The vehicles all look freaking cool and I'm anxious to mix them up. Also, finally! And anti-blue shell weapon! Overall, the direct was pretty sweet!
I'm a little disappointed to see that Yoshi Valley doesn't conceal your placing in MK8, since that was one of my favorite things about the course in MK64! But, I'm sure it will still be pretty fun regardless. Also, seeing battle mode change up a bit is... interesting. Hopefully it actually will be when I play it!
And, shoot... free downloadable full-priced Wii U games? I'm definitely going for either Pikmin 3 or Windwaker HD! Man, May 30th needs to put it in drive and get here!
yeah, I didn't say otherwise.
Red Arremer
Member
How long do you figure it'll take for the series to add Spore Toad as a Baby version of Toad - a single spore piloting a kart? Because then they wouldn't have to do a model at all.
3D World was never an up scaled 3D Land port. The stream quality was pretty bad but even then the footage they showed off looked amazing and the subsequent high-resolution/framerate trailers and videos they posted after the Direct looked as good as when it was released. Hell, to some degree the E3 footage looked better because the final release is missing some animations on the grass that looked pretty snazzy.
Solid SOAP
Member
3D World looked about as good as it should look, but it ultimately doesn't look like it's pushing anything. It is a really pretty game, keep in mind, Kart 8 just looks like they poured love into just about every aspect they could have. Visually speaking, of course.
That was most likely due to limitations of not being able to calculate what place you were in well, due to the different paths. Maybe they have it sorted now.