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[anotherVegan]

All this talk about anti-gravity is just making me with there was a new F-Zero. F-Zero GX was such an amazing game.

I'm for Captain Falcon in Mario Kart 8 along with an F-Zero themed cup. That would be epic.

Spoiler

As a matter of fact, I am for Captain Falcon being in every game, ever.

 

[woen]

The casting is beh. Too much babies or babies-like, useless Metal characters...

 

[Gonzo The Great]

Here's how I see the metal and baby characters:

Characters like Mario and Peach are iconic and very popular. Some players would like to play as these characters but don't because they prefer weight classes that these characters are not in. Baby versions give you an option to play as Mario or Peach as a lightweight and metal versions give you an option to play as Mario or Peach as a heavyweight. They've made regular Peach a medium weight character this time where traditionally she's been light.

Then where are Baby Wario and Baby DK? Christ, there's a defense force for everything. The babies were probably included so they could pander to a certain perverted demographic in Japan who are obsessed with cute little girls.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

I think the like-dislike-ratio is also interesting. Ordered by most well received directs:

Super Smash Bros. Direct 4.8.14: 114:1
Mario Kart 8 Direct 4.30.14: 80:1
Play Nintendo - Announcing Nintendo @ E32014: 54:1
Tomodachi life Direct 4.10.14: 50:1
Introducing Tomodachi Life 4.10.14: 19:1
Tomodachi Life: Weird Dreams featuring Shaq 4.25.14: 6:1

ahahaha, Shaq's doomed.

 

[atr0cious]

That's more like Hard Rock then Metal IMO.

I think Pink Gold Peach sliding down Mt. Wario while Blackened plays in the distance would be pretty metal.

Flattened in the end,
Lakitu's grabbing me,
Last place Weegee,
Used his lightining.

 

[rawktapus]

I don't get the hate for the koopalings, they are fucking amazing to be in there finally. ANd they got rid of fucking baby bowser, so thats a plus.

I would have liked to see Bowser Jr too, but yeah, I'm stoked for the Koopalings. Each one seems to have a great personality and set of animations, and they run the gamut of class weights too. Fantastic additions

 

[mightynine]

This sax on Dolphin Shoals....so good.

 

[StreetsAhead]

I would have liked to see Bowser Jr too, but yeah, I'm stoked for the Koopalings. Each one seems to have a great personality and set of animations, and they run the gamut of class weights too. Fantastic additions

Yep and I hope they become staples across the Mario spin-offs too.

 

[Taker666]

All this talk about anti-gravity is just making me with there was a new F-Zero. F-Zero GX was such an amazing game.

I'm for Captain Falcon in Mario Kart 8 along with an F-Zero themed cup. That would be epic.

Spoiler

As a matter of fact, I am for Captain Falcon being in every game, ever.

I'd imagine it would be pretty easy to get a new F-Zero made very quickly if they just adapted the Mario Kart 8 Engine.

 

[prag16]

Was fully with you until your last sentence. Peach has always been a medium weight character.

In Mario Kart 64 she was light.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

I really hope every Battle Mode course isn't just a circular loop. I don't know how long that will keep my attention.

 

[Berordn]

In Mario Kart 64 she was light.

Super Circuit and DS too. In SMK she was somewhere in-between light and middleweight.

I really hope every Battle Mode course isn't just a circular loop. I don't know how long that will keep my attention.

Yoshi Valley is one of the battle courses, so at least one of them isn't a loop...

 

[Jaded Alyx]

I stand corrected. But she's been middle more often than not, right?

 

[Raiden]

I'd imagine it would be pretty easy to get a new F-Zero made very quickly if they just adapted the Mario Kart 8 Engine.

That would be amazing.

 

[Berordn]

I stand corrected. But she's been middle more often than not, right?

SMK - Somewhere in between what we would later be the standard lightweight and middleweight.
64 - Light
Super Circuit - Light
Double Dash - Medium
DS - Light
Wii - Medium
7 - Light (though there's a lighter weight class, the featherweights)
8 - Medium

It's actually pretty even.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

7 - Light (though there's a lighter weight class, the featherweights)


It's actually pretty even.

Apparently I really didn't pay any attention to what was going on in that game at all.

 

[1000 Branches]

So have Nintendo ever revealed every single track for a Mario Kart game before?
I ask because it appears they have done it this time, which could imply one of two things:

a) They are using the Brawl playbook to generate hype
b) There are additional tracks left that can be unlocked that they did not show us.

 

[BigEvilTurtle]

So have Nintendo ever revealed every single track for a Mario Kart game before?
I ask because it appears they have done it this time, which could imply one of two things:

a) They are using the Brawl playbook to generate hype
b) There are additional tracks left that can be unlocked that they did not show us.

I'm pretty sure 99% of the game has been revealed at this point. I'd like to be proven wrong.

 

[Toadette]

there is going to a 2 hidden cups in this game

1 cup has 4 new tracks
1 cup has 4 classic tracks

and one more row of unlock-able characters

 

[Berordn]

I'm pretty sure 99% of the game has been revealed at this point. I'd like to be proven wrong.

Mario Kart's one of those games that lives for years off multiplayer and inherent replayability, so it's not like they lose much by revealing everything off the bat.

 

[corn_fest]

there is going to a 2 hidden cups in this game

1 cup has 4 new tracks
1 cup has 4 classic tracks

and one more row of unlock-able characters

I really hope so, and it seems possible from the way they've already shown off everything.

 

[denshuu]

I'm pretty sure 99% of the game has been revealed at this point. I'd like to be proven wrong.

You'll unlock everything within the first few hours of gameplay anyway. The next several hundred aren't about unlocking things.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Mario Kart's one of those games that lives for years off multiplayer and inherent replayability, so it's not like they lose much by revealing everything off the bat.

Yeah, though I am weak and have spoiled myself on other games(3D World and Tropical Freeze), I don't think it's possible to spoil yourself on Mario Kart.

At least not for me.

 

[PopeReal]

Basically another month of waiting. It might kill me.

 

[TheSpaceBetween]

Yeah, though I am weak and have spoiled myself on other games(3D World and Tropical Freeze), I don't think it's possible to spoil yourself on Mario Kart.

At least not for me.

Yeah, even I, who avoid spoilers at all costs (only watched the reveal trailers for the two above games) have seen pretty much everything on Mario Kart. Games like this and Smash I don't mind spoiling because the joy comes not from discovery and surprise but rather honing your skills through repetition and the unpredictability of competition.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Basically another month of waiting. It might kill me.

Just think of how fast the time will fly from the 30th to E3 though because of this game.

 

[trixx]

Best looking Wii U game
Amazing orchestrated music

Horrible roster. No Diddy, but "Pink Gold Peach"? God damn it

No diddy kong and no bowser jr. But Metal mario and Pink gold peach, what the hell...

 

[Davey Cakes]

No diddy kong and no bowser jr. But Metal mario and Pink gold peach, what the hell...

No Dry Bones or Birdo either.

You really can't count on any characters being series staples, honestly. It's too bad.

But some people like the new additions so hey, can't have it all.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Just think of how fast the time will fly from the 30th to E3 though because of this game.

And the free game.

 

[big_erk]

Then where are Baby Wario and Baby DK? Christ, there's a defense force for everything. The babies were probably included so they could pander to a certain perverted demographic in Japan who are obsessed with cute little girls.

You're right, because Baby Mario and Baby Luigi are such cute little girls.

 

[Lolninjacatz]

This sax on Dolphin Shoals....so good.

My only problem with that part in the direct was that that segment was too short. That live recording really brings the music to life.

 

[The Lamonster]

I really liked seeing the musicians in the recording studio. You can tell they are a really talented group of people

 

[Beelzebufo]

My only problem with that part in the direct was that that segment was too short. That live recording really brings the music to life.

I'm expecting we'll see more of those posted to YouTube. Hopefully the rest of the music holds up!

 

[fredrancour]

People mourning bowser junior's absence is odd. I could've sworn people wanted to feed him into a woodchipper when he was first created.

I don't have a problem with him, it's just strange seeing this stuff change over time.

 

[The Lamonster]

Do we know which classic tracks are being remade yet? Haven't been keeping up with the news and they didn't say in the Direct.

 

[Kai Dracon]

You're right, because Baby Mario and Baby Luigi are such cute little girls.

Besides this the "Baby pantheon" includes Baby Wario, Bowser, and Donkey Kong. They show up in Yoshi's Island DS.

I personally think the baby characters are kind of dumb but reading too much into them is completely silly.

 

[brinstar]

Then where are Baby Wario and Baby DK? Christ, there's a defense force for everything. The babies were probably included so they could pander to a certain perverted demographic in Japan who are obsessed with cute little girls.

That... seems to a bit of a reach, man. The baby characters are obviously intended to appeal to young children. And as for Baby Wario and DK's exclusion, that's because the babies are also designed to re-use assets. Baby Luigi is not far off from Baby Mario's model, and Baby Rosalina and Daisy are clearly based from Baby Peach.

 

[Berordn]

People mourning bowser junior's absence is odd. I could've sworn people wanted to feed him into a woodchipper when he was first created.

I don't have a problem with him, it's just strange seeing this stuff change over time.

Back when he was introduced he was a worthless little snot who didn't do anything but steal the spotlight from Daddy Bowser, stealing roles away from the Koopalings and acting as an unoriginal miniboss.

He's redeemed himself since then.

 

[Liethe]

Do we know which classic tracks are being remade yet? Haven't been keeping up with the news and they didn't say in the Direct.

http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/tracks/

That's all the cups revealed on the official site. Each track gets a video of about one minute, so you get to hear their individual BGMs as well.

 

[rawktapus]

Do we know which classic tracks are being remade yet? Haven't been keeping up with the news and they didn't say in the Direct.

http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/tracks/

THis has all of them I believe

 

[BY2K]

So all the Mario Kart 8 footage you upload to Youtube will automatically get Content ID'd.

http://www.gonintendo.com/s/227411-mario-kart-8-youtube-uploads-get-auto-content-id-info

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

So all the Mario Kart 8 footage you upload to Youtube will automatically get Content ID'd.

http://www.gonintendo.com/s/227411-mario-kart-8-youtube-uploads-get-auto-content-id-info

Booooooo.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

I really hope 150cc is really fast in this game. I mean REALLY fast.

 

[Metaternal]

So all the Mario Kart 8 footage you upload to Youtube will automatically get Content ID'd.

http://www.gonintendo.com/s/227411-mario-kart-8-youtube-uploads-get-auto-content-id-info

Makes sense. Still gonna record races anyway.

 

[rawktapus]

Little kids won't play as babies, they want to play with Mario or whatever. The babies were included because of the japanese, they like cute things like that.

That's a sweeping generalisation. Lot's of people like the babies, especially younger girls, regardless of ethnicity. The babies were added because they have fans.

 

[AdanVC]

I can't get over the beautiful graphics in MK8. I was playing MK Wii yesterday and I was like: "This looks like an early 2003 game, I can't believe this is the latest home console Mario Kart with those graphics" Of course everything else on the game is spot on and damn good but after watching all this MK8 footage I just never want to look back at MK Wii, The evolution of MK Wii to MK8 is insanely huge. Oh god, why we're still 1 month away from this game ?

 

[Liethe]

I can't get over the beautiful graphics in MK8. I was playing MK Wii yesterday and I was like: "This looks like an early 2003 game, I can't believe this is the latest home console Mario Kart with those graphics" Of course everything else on the game is spot on and damn good but after watching all this MK8 footage I just never want to look back at MK Wii, The evolution of MK Wii to MK8 is insanely huge. Oh god, why we're still 1 month away from this game ?

That's because it kinda doesn't look much different from Double Dash, which WAS released in 2003. lol

 

[trixx]

The saxophone in dolphin shoals... this game is incredible.

 

[Loco4Coco]

Makes sense. Still gonna record races anyway.

Gonna upload all those last second blue shell hit at the finish line.

 

[EhoaVash]

hmm I'm disappointed by the lack of gifs in this thread ._.

I totally am in love with the electro track