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Mario Kart 8 |OT| 8 oW
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psychotron
Member
Got it! Thanks.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
crash into walls like scrubs, get golden mushroom and mash that bitch into second place
skillz
skillz
This is probably thread worthy on its own but Mario Kart has already sold over 400,000 copies and it's not even done its first week. Also, sold 50-60% of its inventory already. Just the boost of sales the Wii U needed.
http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/7705942.html
http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/7705942.html
Cbajd5
Member
never works for me
This is the second Mario Kart I've ever played (after DS, which I didn't really like all that much), but it's really, really amazing. It's so polished and works so well, the visual design, graphics and attention to detail are simply spectacular, the tech is best in class, the music and sound design are great - it's just plain awesome overall.
Electrodome with mushrooms only is probably the closest thing to a new F-Zero we'll get for a long time. It's awesome, though.
Speaking of which, I'd appreciate a few more official GAF communities with different rule-sets. E.g. mushroom-only for the ones who'd like to play a less chaotical version of Mario Kart from time to time.
Speaking of which, I'd appreciate a few more official GAF communities with different rule-sets. E.g. mushroom-only for the ones who'd like to play a less chaotical version of Mario Kart from time to time.
CrimsonCommie
Member
The Bankslammer
Member
if you pick dolphin shoals you're not a good person
and it's as simple as that
that being said somehow i keep winning on dolphin shoals but still it's bad
and it's as simple as that
that being said somehow i keep winning on dolphin shoals but still it's bad
superpickleman
Member
Fucking Mario Kart still has it!
Holy Order Sol
Member
Is coins only possible? I haven't checked.
Haha this makes me so happy. Well deserved.
Saint Gregory
Member
Oh wow, that's above what anyone in the MC threads were predicting wasn't it?
I hope that you have OT2 ready to go based on how quickly this one is filling up ^_^
You got some things mixed up, I think. 400k was the first Japanese shipment, it sold through 50-60% of that on day one. So, about 200-250k.
Only put a few hours in, but things really takes off once you hit Mario Circuit and see what they were going for with this hover stuff. The courses almost have a theme park ride type feel to them, the level of creativity and detail is super impressive. I've been pretty so-so on the last couple of Mario Karts and even outright disliked MKWii, but I feel the same way about this one as I did when I first played MKDS. It'll go down as one of the best and I'll be playing it for a long time.
How do you access these?
Does anyone know how to change controls in MK8?
I press start at the beginning of the game and I don't see any options to switch acceleration from that horrid a button.
Also do you think there's a chance that tweeting nintendo will have them update it so acceleration can be R, drift can be L and item can be whatever like every other normal racer? Soooo much more comfortable on my hands.
EDIT: Also any way to get the map to show on screen? I'm using the WiiU pro controller but the map only shows on the gamepad and I have zero idea on how to disable it. This game desperately needs an option menu.
I press start at the beginning of the game and I don't see any options to switch acceleration from that horrid a button.
Also do you think there's a chance that tweeting nintendo will have them update it so acceleration can be R, drift can be L and item can be whatever like every other normal racer? Soooo much more comfortable on my hands.
EDIT: Also any way to get the map to show on screen? I'm using the WiiU pro controller but the map only shows on the gamepad and I have zero idea on how to disable it. This game desperately needs an option menu.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
first time I get papercuts and net wrecker in a race, error
pls nintendo end this madness
pls nintendo end this madness
spyroflame0487
Member
Holy crap. I'm sitting here in a theater waiting to a movie to start and I've just seen commercials for Mario Kart 8, Tomodachi Life, and Kirby Triple Deluxe. Its like I'm in some backwards world. Full hype mode has been engaged.
Once you've joined a tournament, the communites will automatically be saved in the "favorites" category of your Miiverse. It's kind of a shame, since most people will probably never look there and will thus miss those communities completely.
Saint Gregory
Member
Nintendo actually spending marketing money will have that effect on you
If you joined the tournament it's auto-added to your Miiverse page.
Baron von Loathsome
Member
YUSS
enoki
Member
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Mario Kart: Battlefield 4 Edition
Wow. They sure went through a lot of trouble to add something to the game that most people will never notice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpbhSM4luoc
blackgandorf
Member
Excuse the ignorance, but what uses has these stars?
Yeah, sorry to break this on you, but: There are no options in MK8. It sucks because you can't change a lot of basic features. You can't change the splitscreen orientation, you can't display the map on the TV, you can't display the positions on the TV, either... I really don't know why they've done this.
Saint Gregory
Member
Well EA had to sell those busted servers to someone...
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Honestly, I do this for everything, and its made my life much more enjoyable
Cbajd5
Member
YOU'RE IN A THEATER
QUIT USING YOU PHONE
AND FIND AN OUTLET TO PLUG IN YOUR WII U
AND PLAY MARIO KART 8
NewVegasDog
Member
That's to favorite replays so you can easily find them in mktv.Excuse the ignorance, but what uses has these stars?
Excuse the ignorance, but what uses has these stars?
It's a way to mark the replay of the race as a favorite. You can access those six and the most recent 12 (? blind guess, can't remember right now) races by selecting MKTV in the main menu.