Bandai Namco were making Mario Kart Arcade GP DX at the same time Nintendo were making Mario Kart 8. So I expect a lot of communication about each others games between Nintendo and Bandai Namco
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Mario Kart 8 |OT| 8 oW
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Bandai Namco were making Mario Kart Arcade GP DX at the same time Nintendo were making Mario Kart 8. So I expect a lot of communication about each others games between Nintendo and Bandai Namco
Ah, that might be it. I assumed that the newest arcade game was finished a while back. Maybe some assets were shared or something.
Maybe it's just a momentum thing, PGP as a heavy doesn't have very good acceleration.
That's weird. Isn't she a heavy character? Should have low acceleration.
So Game and Grainger had no idea on prices, Argos said they were selling the game online only (although that may change once it's actually released) and Supermarkets were a no go.
Guess I'll just have to hope my housemate wakes up tomorrow if Amazon get around to actually sending the game out.
Guess I'll just have to hope my housemate wakes up tomorrow if Amazon get around to actually sending the game out.
Not really. Her max acceleration can go as high as 4.5/6
That's why I don't get it. I was starting to ask myself if there was a button to press with a good timing to recover, kinda like with the bananas in MK64 but that would be weird.
Anyone?
I can't speak for the US, but in the UK, it's not "registered" until you do the survey on the Club Nintendo website.
If you guys have surveys too, I imagine the same is true.
mediapulp_wes
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Had a blast last night online, well happy with coming 1st on Rainbow Road using the motion controls. Seem to be holding my own pretty well with them, but almost everyone I play uses standard controls. BORING!
It's weird going back to the Wii Wheel though after using the Gamepad motion controls to steer, keep forgetting the jump button is on the opposite side.
It's weird going back to the Wii Wheel though after using the Gamepad motion controls to steer, keep forgetting the jump button is on the opposite side.
Ah I see. For some reason I was under the impression that when you buy a retail game on the eshop, it automatically registered it on club Nintendo.
MaverickHunterAsh
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Just got done playing for a good few hours, 3-starred everything through Banana Cup and 2-starred Star Cup because of a single dumb mistake. My initial impressions:
- MK 8 feels... different, different enough that being really good at MK DS and MK 7 does not guarantee you'll be good at MK 8 right out of the gate. It takes some adjusting for sure.
- The AI can be (and usually is) an asshole in terms of screwing you out of your 3-star rank with last-minute Red and Blue Shells. That... has not changed one bit.
- Blue Shells, though, do seem to show up quite a bit less often than they have in the last couple games in the series, so that's a very good thing.
- However, because you can't hold more than one item and the item you usually get when you're in first is the Coin, Red Shells may as well be Blue Shells now if you're in first and defenseless (which you often/usually will be).
- You HAVE to place 1st in every race in a cup to get 3 stars, no exception. It doesn't even seem to really matter how well or badly you drive anymore; it's all up to your placement in each race.
- The AI in general is more difficult than I recall, even outside of item dickery. 150cc puts up a considerable fight, more than I was expecting considering the last couple games in the series.
- MK 8's Flower Cup and Star Cup are two of the best cups in Mario Kart series history. These are some FANTASTIC courses.
- Shy Guy Falls, Toad Harbor, Sunshine Airport, and Mount Wario are my favorite courses so far. They're honestly some of the best courses Mario Kart has ever had.
- I still hate N64 Toad's Turnpike and GCN Dry Dry Desert. I'm also unexpectedly disappointed with Dolphin Shoals.
- I really don't like only being able to hold one item at a time. It encourages safe, conservative, ultra-defensive play in a way not ever seen in the series before.
- The Super Horn doesn't show up anywhere near often enough for it to be considered a serious Blue Shell killer, especially in first place (where you'd naturally need it most). More often than not, it shows up when you're in the middle of the pack, and you have to fight your way to 1st without using any items in order to have it on standby for a Blue Shell.
- MK 8 has a great sense of speed at 150cc, much more so than in MK 7 (which always felt too slow to me).
- The graphics and music are just stunning. Absolutely stunning. This genuinely looks and feels next-gen to me.
- The Nintendo staff ghosts for the time trials (which you get stamps for beating) are generally very easy to beat.
- Online play feels great. Just played with 11 Japanese people and experienced zero lag (I'm in Los Angeles).
That's all for now!
- MK 8 feels... different, different enough that being really good at MK DS and MK 7 does not guarantee you'll be good at MK 8 right out of the gate. It takes some adjusting for sure.
- The AI can be (and usually is) an asshole in terms of screwing you out of your 3-star rank with last-minute Red and Blue Shells. That... has not changed one bit.
- Blue Shells, though, do seem to show up quite a bit less often than they have in the last couple games in the series, so that's a very good thing.
- However, because you can't hold more than one item and the item you usually get when you're in first is the Coin, Red Shells may as well be Blue Shells now if you're in first and defenseless (which you often/usually will be).
- You HAVE to place 1st in every race in a cup to get 3 stars, no exception. It doesn't even seem to really matter how well or badly you drive anymore; it's all up to your placement in each race.
- The AI in general is more difficult than I recall, even outside of item dickery. 150cc puts up a considerable fight, more than I was expecting considering the last couple games in the series.
- MK 8's Flower Cup and Star Cup are two of the best cups in Mario Kart series history. These are some FANTASTIC courses.
- Shy Guy Falls, Toad Harbor, Sunshine Airport, and Mount Wario are my favorite courses so far. They're honestly some of the best courses Mario Kart has ever had.
- I still hate N64 Toad's Turnpike and GCN Dry Dry Desert. I'm also unexpectedly disappointed with Dolphin Shoals.
- I really don't like only being able to hold one item at a time. It encourages safe, conservative, ultra-defensive play in a way not ever seen in the series before.
- The Super Horn doesn't show up anywhere near often enough for it to be considered a serious Blue Shell killer, especially in first place (where you'd naturally need it most). More often than not, it shows up when you're in the middle of the pack, and you have to fight your way to 1st without using any items in order to have it on standby for a Blue Shell.
- MK 8 has a great sense of speed at 150cc, much more so than in MK 7 (which always felt too slow to me).
- The graphics and music are just stunning. Absolutely stunning. This genuinely looks and feels next-gen to me.
- The Nintendo staff ghosts for the time trials (which you get stamps for beating) are generally very easy to beat.
- Online play feels great. Just played with 11 Japanese people and experienced zero lag (I'm in Los Angeles).
That's all for now!
I don't get this, because to me I feel it's the opposite.
It means there's an actual risk of using an item in first and leaves a vunerability rather than the guy infront always having two defensive options.
Dumping an item in first to hopefully get a speaker is a HUUUGE risk now since you can't get one while having a bannana/shell out.
It also punishes you for holding on to your green shell/red shell/bannana shield for too long as you get no other items in the process.
Hmm. The characters all have invisible base stats right? Maybe it's that.
Chuckpebble
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So is this Mercedes GLA DLC thread worthy?
MaverickHunterAsh
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Except when I'm near the front of the pack, I'm liable to never use a shell or banana peel if I get one because I know if I do, I'll more than likely just get a coin for my next item, ultimately screwing me. It just makes me want to hoard whatever I get whenever I'm near the front. Being able to lay well-placed banana peels was one of the best parts about being in first place - it actually gave you a way to hold off those behind you in anticipation of a Blue Shell hit.
It already has one.
cyberheater
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Good impressions.
A bit disappointed to hear about the red/blue shell issue if you're in first place. How did you find the rubber banding. Did you notice anyone who shouldn't of been able to pass you when you were in first place suddenly whizzing past you near the finishing line?
SpacePirate Ridley
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Holy shit, you are lucky then. Thats what I got yesterday. I cant get the banana cup in 150cc becuase of what I commented, ive never yet seen a mushroom in first place so im sorry I cant say that is true. Also the CPU for me has never changed its positions once they are set in the first race of that cup, and Ive repeated that cup 10 times already.
As I say, you may have experienced that, but if experienced totally the opposite. Coins, coins and nothing but coins. No once Ive got a mushroom in first place, ive got some on third place.
Blue shells have of course been balanced, same with the lighning bolt, but the way the not having 2 items plays now makes the cpu having always advantage with red shells.
As I said, I also have been 5th and 7th when I get knocked down, and after 3 hours of those same races, I havent gotten the star, golden mushroom, bullet bill or lucky 8. Not getting the lucky 8 or bullet bill is normal. But no golden mushroom and stars? getting a banana or one shitty mushroom going 7th place? Ive experienced that many times already.
Mario kart 8 now uses more strategic defensive gameplay, maybe I still need to change the chip and thats why I find the CPU so hard right now (although im pretty sure yesterday I already started to play defensevely with no results), but I can vouch for myself what I saw yesterday. Hoping if what both of you say its true that it was only a strike of bad luck and my playsession today turns better.
Well, I wasn't fully drunk.But I was kind of driving in slow motion. I just couldn't wait until today to try the game.
The music is really great. The game looks gorgeous on my projector.
I fully disagree. I was last night half drunk and I had no big issue competing in 150cc against AI. Surely, I didn't win a lot, but it always seemed fair. And I got a lot of different items. I played 3 cups and I got during this time all of the new items.
Well, thats the problem, Im speaking of winning races and gold cups, not getting seconds and thirds and winning silvers.
Of course playing normally against the cpu is managable. Also ive seen people playing drunk doing great in these games, so thats not an excuse.
Snkfanatic
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Only one more day.....just one more day.
Captain_Spanky
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See you online GAF
Mine's still processing with Zavvi (UK), so will probably get early next week. Given that a piece of DLC has been announced, were additional retro tracks to be added, what eight (assuming, from the additional spacing on the track select screen, that eight retro and eight new courses could be on the way) would you like to see?
Baby Park (GCN)
Koopa Troopa Beach (N64)
Wuhu Loop (3DS)
Airship Fortress (DS)
Lakeside Park (GBA)
Shy Guy Bazaar (3DS)
Moonview Highway (Wii)
Banshee Boardwalk (N64)
Baby Park (GCN)
Koopa Troopa Beach (N64)
Wuhu Loop (3DS)
Airship Fortress (DS)
Lakeside Park (GBA)
Shy Guy Bazaar (3DS)
Moonview Highway (Wii)
Banshee Boardwalk (N64)
What if you never earn the gold in 150cc? Is it assumed that everyone should be able to do so?
Starwolf_UK
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Are there no unlockable expert ghosts this time? I guess there is always other players instead.
In MKW I found I could beat the regular ghosts using auto turning and peach in the red car but I never got good enough to beat the expert ones.
superrobot
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Amazon UK - dispatching now...(for the last 2 hours) F5...F5...F5...F5...
AbandonedTrolley
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Hoping my Game order will arrive today, was dispatched on Tuesday. Got the normal edition with the free wheel accessory.
IntelliHeath
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Fantastic impression. 24 more hours!
kuroneko0509
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Stupid Nintendo store. I tried to ask about my order but the query system keeps on mentioning 'Please specify valid query comment.'
Silver_DNA
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They helped with the online stuff in Wii Sports, so I'd assume they did the same here considering how ambitious it is.
it's probably a silly question but I'll do it anyway: can't wait for tomorrow and thinking about the time I'll be spending karting I prefer having it on disk, instead of physical. I'll buy it online as 00:01 tonight. Do I still have a code for downloading the extra game in Europe?
Not that I've heard...
The Elite
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Saw it mentioned in an other thread. I haven't seen anything official either.
Someone said it's mentioned in the eshop. I'm away from my WiiU so I can't check.
Robin64
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Not really.
If you are in Europe and have purchased SMK from the eShop already, Mario Kart 8 will have a discount applied to it to the value of SMK.
Davey Cakes
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My copy is in transit. Yay.
Weird that I got the notification at 3am....
Anyway, on schedule for delivery tomorrow. Now I can stop worrying.
Weird that I got the notification at 3am....
Anyway, on schedule for delivery tomorrow. Now I can stop worrying.
Out of Working Order
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Mushroom Gorge from the Wii MK was one of my favourites, as was Toad Factory, so definitely those. The pinball track from DS was also a good one from what I remember.
If there's any DLC, I'd prefer new tracks over old however.
Anyway, I received mine from ShopTo today; played a few tracks, looks and sounds great. Controls took me a bit of getting used to, but I've not played Mario Kart since the Wii game quite a few years ago.
The Elite
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Domstercool
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So is that EU only then?