Nooo i thought 88 was perfect.
Mario Kart 8 - Review thread
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Nooo i thought 88 was perfect.
TitusGroan
Banned
I think Nintendo Kart could work if they stuck to characters that fit the more cartoony vibe. Samus and Link just wouldn't work driving go-karts. Sorry, they wouldn't.
I could see it working if they kept it to more cartoony fanchises like Kirby, Donkey Kong and Pokemon.
My imaginary Nintendo Kart lineup, pulled directly from my ass: Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight, Donkey Kong, Diddy, Dixie, Cranky, Pikachu, Squirtle, Charmander, Bulbasaur (you wouldn't be able to include the other two starters without him), Captain Olimar (and maybe Alph, Brittany and Charlie), Wonder Red and Blue alongside Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Bowser, Toad and Wario.
You could use other franchises as inspiration for track designs. So a Rainbow Road style anti-grav track going around Sky Town, for instance, or a headspinning track that goes up the side of Xenoblade's Mechonis. It would keep the other franchises involved in the game, without having the ridiculous sight of certain characters stuck behind a go-kart wheel.
My two cent anyway. Back to the universal praise!
I could see it working if they kept it to more cartoony fanchises like Kirby, Donkey Kong and Pokemon.
My imaginary Nintendo Kart lineup, pulled directly from my ass: Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight, Donkey Kong, Diddy, Dixie, Cranky, Pikachu, Squirtle, Charmander, Bulbasaur (you wouldn't be able to include the other two starters without him), Captain Olimar (and maybe Alph, Brittany and Charlie), Wonder Red and Blue alongside Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Bowser, Toad and Wario.
You could use other franchises as inspiration for track designs. So a Rainbow Road style anti-grav track going around Sky Town, for instance, or a headspinning track that goes up the side of Xenoblade's Mechonis. It would keep the other franchises involved in the game, without having the ridiculous sight of certain characters stuck behind a go-kart wheel.
My two cent anyway. Back to the universal praise!
Yes, this would work a lot better than Nintendo Kart, I believe.
Davey Cakes
Member
They chose to focus more on the core aspects of racing. If they were strapped for time, then they made the right choice. This game is sounding like it has great tracks, improved driving mechanics, and better balancing overall.
dark_prinny
Banned
You made the right choice. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
A bit late on the reply but thanks for clearing this up. The IGN review just threw me off. I thought there had to be more to the story than that. Glad to hear it's not that big of an ordeal after all!
Red Dolphin
Member
Still working my way through this thread so apologies if these have been answered before.
1. On Mario Kart Wii, when playing spitscreen online with a friend, they couldn't login with their own account or earn points towards their own VR. They were just a "clone" of the first player and couldn't even use a unique name or own Mii character. Is this still the case?
2. My wife and I love MK series. I'm excited that 2 player GP mode is back and we can both unlock stuff when we play together. If we are playing solo sometimes, is there any point in playing under different NNIDs? Or will it just slow down the unlocking of stuff in "my" game save? I guess time trials ghosts would be the only thing that makes it worth playing the game under our own NNIDs.
3. Are there multiple save file slots under the one NNID profile so my wife and I can each have our own single player game save and progress? Especially if there's little reason for her to sign in to play single player under her own NNID on the same console? Relates back to last question.
1. On Mario Kart Wii, when playing spitscreen online with a friend, they couldn't login with their own account or earn points towards their own VR. They were just a "clone" of the first player and couldn't even use a unique name or own Mii character. Is this still the case?
2. My wife and I love MK series. I'm excited that 2 player GP mode is back and we can both unlock stuff when we play together. If we are playing solo sometimes, is there any point in playing under different NNIDs? Or will it just slow down the unlocking of stuff in "my" game save? I guess time trials ghosts would be the only thing that makes it worth playing the game under our own NNIDs.
3. Are there multiple save file slots under the one NNID profile so my wife and I can each have our own single player game save and progress? Especially if there's little reason for her to sign in to play single player under her own NNID on the same console? Relates back to last question.
followed this guys channel when i saw it in OT
now he comes up with a mario kart spin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVgzfL5zr-w
poor bowser. was jus gettin some groceries in peace
now he comes up with a mario kart spin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVgzfL5zr-w
poor bowser. was jus gettin some groceries in peace
except he was gonna hit that kid!
Coffee Dog
Banned
Welp, pre ordered, if only because for $60 I'm getting this and WWHD.
Now to decide whether I play as DK (my main man) or Rosalina (the up and comer)
Now to decide whether I play as DK (my main man) or Rosalina (the up and comer)
Just_myles
Member
This comes out on the 30th in all regions?
Laieon
Member
I want Nintendo Kart just so I can get some Zelda themed courses. I want to race through Hyrule Field and race through dungeons. I like Mario Kart because the racing is fun, but I couldn't really care less about Mario. I think I would enjoy a Nintendo Kart significantly more, simply because it has stages and characters that I would care about.
...Wind Waker Link isn't cartoony? There's a Zelda game where trains play a pretty big part, if they could get a Link to look the part as a conductor, I don't think a kart would be too far fetched.
That being said,they could always drop "Kart" from the name and make it "Nintendo Racing". Make it play and feel like a kart racer, the karts just don't necessarily have to be the only form of transportation. We're already headed down this road anyway with planes and motorcycles. Link could ride Epona, a Loftwing, etc
It's not like they need to go this far:
If Smash Bros. is a celebration of the characters of Nintendo, then Nintendo Racing could be a celebration of the levels and worlds of Nintendo.
...Wind Waker Link isn't cartoony? There's a Zelda game where trains play a pretty big part, if they could get a Link to look the part as a conductor, I don't think a kart would be too far fetched.
That being said,they could always drop "Kart" from the name and make it "Nintendo Racing". Make it play and feel like a kart racer, the karts just don't necessarily have to be the only form of transportation. We're already headed down this road anyway with planes and motorcycles. Link could ride Epona, a Loftwing, etc
It's not like they need to go this far:
If Smash Bros. is a celebration of the characters of Nintendo, then Nintendo Racing could be a celebration of the levels and worlds of Nintendo.
I have come to expect a certain level of quality from the games I procure for my enjoyment.
Aside from Japan(29) and Australia(31), Yup.
Just_myles
Member
Man that kind of stinks. I wanted to get it for my son as early as possible. Oh well.
I really don't think there's much to be gained by naming a few levels after Zelda or Kirby or whomever. Even if they add in a few motifs and imagery, it's not much different than taking a large mountain downhill race and just slapping Wario's emblem all over it. The series already pays little to no attention to any of Mario's lore or world, I don't think that'd change if other series got added into the mix.
You could've made some changes like Moo Moo Meadows to Lon Lon Ranch or Neo Bowser City to Crateria if you really wanted but at the end of the day it's just a grassy farm or future city.
Hobbestetrician
Member
Reviews on the Run - video review
Two reviewers, one 9/10 and a 9.5/10.
Great scores though one of the reviewers seems to think that this is first online Mario Kart despite there now being just as many online as offline.
Two reviewers, one 9/10 and a 9.5/10.
Great scores though one of the reviewers seems to think that this is first online Mario Kart despite there now being just as many online as offline.
Laieon
Member
I don't know man, I think the same can be said about Smash Bros. There's plenty of characters who could just be summarized as "person with sword" or "person with gun" (especially the more obscure stuff, like Fire Emblem characters). Since the series doesn't pay much attention to whatever lore Mario has, I see no harm in broadening it and bringing in other series' stuff.
They did the same with Mario Party recently and replaced the series with Wii U Party (as far as I'm aware anyway).
Baron von Loathsome
Member
Smash Bros. makes a point of including a lot more of the series lore and references than Mario Kart currently does, though. Mario's stages in Smash Bros. often feature enemies from the games or the iconic question mark blocks (which function like they do in the platformers), Zelda has a few stages with elements and locations taken directly from their respective games, etc. Everything comes from some corner of Nintendo's stable. It's a lot different from Mario Kart where they just flat-out make up elements and locations, and then slap a characters name onto it. Smash Bros. adheres to Nintendo tradition, Mario Kart's detached enough from everything that they get to make up whatever they want.
Mario Party isn't replaced by Wii Party either. The two series are developed by the same teams, they just alternate. A Mario Party was released last year, even.
Mr. Bamboo
Member
These reviews have elevated my excitement even higher. Resulted in me having a dream that I was at the store picking up my copy... I then woke up to realise that it's still over 13 days away v_v. Why are dreams so cruel?
silverhick
Member
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
I think they've always had their priorities straight in that regard.
Look at F-Zero X.
They chose a simple looking game in favor of a blistering framerate.
Sigismundo
Member
And then we got F-Zero GX which both looked good and was incredibly smooth.
Framerate is always more important but I don't think many people would say no to both.
True why would we want better characters than baby Mario, baby luigi, baby daisy, baby peach, and toadette? Including remixed songs from the Metroid series, Zelda, etc would be too drastic a change.
For me its more that I would like to race in Ganondorfs Castle or Lanayru Mining Facility.
Also this.
To rule them all?
Really...MK8 is like visiting a Nintendo theme park, in your dreams.
Only if I can play as Baby Samus.
HolyBaikal
Banned
I feel like a Nintendo Kart would be great, but I feel like there are so many wonderful Nintendo characters and things they still haven't explored. And I worry that making a Kart game about all Nintendo franchises would prevent them from doing that.
For instance, I'd really like to see Paper Mario areas and locations.
For instance, I'd really like to see Paper Mario areas and locations.
Laieon
Member
Exactly how I feel. Look at Peach. Not only do we have normal Peach, but we also have Baby Peach AND Pink Gold Peach. When we have 3 different iterations of essentially the same character, it seems like they're really grasping for straws. I'd prefer 1 peach, and replace the other 2 characters with 2 completely different ones.
I don't see how anyone could consider turning Mario Kart into Nintendo Racing and opening up the roster for more variety in characters and levels could be considered a bad thing. The core game play would be there, we would just have more variety.
We also have 5 versions of Mario.
Exactly how I feel. Look at Peach. Not only do we have normal Peach, but we also have Baby Peach AND Pink Gold Peach. When we have 3 different iterations of essentially the same character, it seems like they're really grasping for straws. I'd prefer 1 peach, and replace the other 2 characters with 2 completely different ones.
I don't see how anyone could consider turning Mario Kart into Nintendo Racing and opening up the roster for more variety in characters and levels could be considered a bad thing. The core game play would be there, we would just have more variety.
Mario
His green palette swap Luigi
Wario
Baby Mario
Metal Mario
Kill it with fire.
Mario Kart Remix.
MK8's lack of character variety seems to be forced by a deadline while acclimating to and creating assets for HD development rather than choice. Even MK7 featured more varied and unique characters and that's a game we can tell was rushed. They might be grasping for straws with Pink Gold Peach, but it's an easy character to make when you can just copy Peach's model over add a shiny texture to it.
If they're making the games the same way, turning it into Nintendo Kart won't automatically turn the roster into 30 unique and distinctly varied characters - if anything it'd limit the roster further with a release date looming and their console floundering.
Laieon
Member
I never said Nintendo Racing had to be released this gen. We get 1 Mario Kart game every generation. Instead of Mario Kart 9 on the next console iteration (when they would be redoing everything from scratch again anyway), we would get Nintendo Racing. I would hope that by the next console iteration, the various Nintendo teams have gotten used to HD development and can start pushing stuff out a little quicker (or take their time and include more things).
I feel like we're kind of going in circles here (fitting for a thread about a racing game!). You don't see it working, I do. I don't really see what else there is to say.
This is what I see the reason as too. There are so, so many Mario characters that haven't been included in a Mario Kart game, or haven't returned for Mario Kart 8. Even more if you count Donkey Kong Country as part of the Mario franchise, or the M+L RPGs, or Paper Mario. Also, "Nintendo Kart" would leave very little space for exciting, unexpected characters once the obvious choices from every franchise is included.
Looking at the character roster and battle mode, it seems fairly obvious Nintendo wanted this out sooner rather than later, which is understandable looking at the Wii U's library, but a shame nonetheless. Hopefully DLC can expand the battle mode and roster to more exciting levels.
MoogleWizard
Member
Nintendo Kart doesn't make much sense. Characters from different franchises make sense in a crossover fighting game like Smash because the characters can all have their own unique fighting styles. It doesn't work like that in a racing game. How would Samus drive a cart differently than Peach?