Mario Kart Switch: all Wii U + new tracks, characters, battle mode, < 3 mos fr launch
- Thread starter maxcriden
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Super Mario 64 was the last time we had a 3D Mario title at launch. Was it really expected?
baberunisei
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I hope they put Delfino Square in it
wild wild rice
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That's pretty fucking lame.
I'd love the new content, but I already own the god damn game and played the shit out of it. I'm not shelling out $60 for a mildly upgraded port of a 3 year old game. In fact, I should be able to buy all the new shit as DLC for $20.
/entitled gamer
I'd love the new content, but I already own the god damn game and played the shit out of it. I'm not shelling out $60 for a mildly upgraded port of a 3 year old game. In fact, I should be able to buy all the new shit as DLC for $20.
/entitled gamer
BodiesWithoutOrgans
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I want Sonic as a guest character?
mrmickfran
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Can we get the Bob-Omb minigame from double dash?
That and Shine Thief were the GOAT battle games.
That and Shine Thief were the GOAT battle games.
Dark Cloud
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How was 3D Mario expected?
We have the FFVI Remake rumor for Nintendo. If it's there we should see it at the January event.
NippleViking
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So MK8's 48 maps + a handful more, and battlemode?
In so hard.
In so hard.
Baleoce
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Bring back a few classics, and make a couple of crazy anti grav original ones. I'd be all over it.
dampflokfreund
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No way, what is going on with Nintendo now? I can't believe it. Battle mode in Mario Kart 8? This is a megaton. They actually listen to fan feedback now same goes for their new 3D Mario. Its amazing
That joke has been running around since the first N64 demo, come on now..
Launch day is getting weaker with every new bit of info.
Now, on day 1, we have:
Splatoon Plus
Mario 3D
Skyrim
FIFA?
Just Dance
Hopefully there's more than that. Even if Nintendo don't have more first party wise, there should be couple of huge third party games that are not 5 year old late ports.
Now, on day 1, we have:
Splatoon Plus
Mario 3D
Skyrim
FIFA?
Just Dance
Hopefully there's more than that. Even if Nintendo don't have more first party wise, there should be couple of huge third party games that are not 5 year old late ports.
Baleoce
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They've done it before when people owned digital copies of Virtual Console games on the Wii, they were discounted on the Wii U store.
I mean the possibility of them partnering with retailers to offer trade-in incentives on your physical copies. This is less likely than the digital option, but still.
Jonneh3003
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Bayonetta 3 will be a trilogy collection like how Bayonetta 2 contained the first game
In my dreams
Jonneh3003
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SolidSnakex
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That's certainly a real possibility. And if it's one they've found to be true, then it could payoff. It'll be interesting to see how they eventually market them. Will they treat them as if they were new games? Like by giving Mario Kart 8 a completely new marketing campaign with TV ads.
There's a lot of them, but i'm not sure i'd say they're incredibly popular. I think for the most part the purpose of the remasters was to flesh out libraries early on when newer games were coming together slower than expected. This is where big questions come in for Nintendo. What's the release schedule for their completely new games as well as what does their third party support look like? I don't think that Nintendo will have the same luxury that Sony and MS had with sorta having ports/remasters carry their systems through dry parts of the calendar.
That's because Nintendo's pushing this as a console. And the reality is that consumer confidence with Nintendo when it comes to consoles isn't particularly good. Their launch and software supply afterwards needs to be on point. This is just a hypothetical scenario, but they can't have a situation where Mario is their big launch title and then they try to release enhanced ports over the course of several months to eventually bridge into a Zelda release. Ports are fine, but they're going to need a relatively steady flow of new games as well. And I think it's expected that they'll have that given that they're essentially combing their console and handheld development into one platform.
Dark Cloud
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It's not a joke. It came from someone here on Neogaf about a year or two ago. The same guy called games coming to Sonys system also. Nice try though....
evilromero
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Splatoon as a pack-in? Ew. Why not Mario?
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
purseowner
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In what galaxy is a new 3D Mario at launch a weak lineup?!
So, are you saying... Nintendo isn't going to Nintendo?
mrmickfran
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It's because MK8 was awesome and it's potential shouldn't be squandered on the dying Wii U.
The fact that the best Mario Kart only sold a quarter of the sales that trash like MK Wii did, still bugs me.
WrenchNinja
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Only thing interesting me here is the new Mario. The only factor here is price now. If it's sctually $329 CDN, then nah, this sucker can wait
Mr. Wonderful
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If we get either 1080p or 60FPS for multiplayer, this will already be a huge upgrade. The extra resolution would be really nice for split screen.
And I want a good Mario Kart. So they better not include Sonic.
Exterminieren
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Because it's in their best interests to sell Mario as a full, one-and-done $60 product, whereas they want to get Splatoon into as many hands as possible in order to push it as a service.
I hope you're not referring to people who want to see this effort + more third party support past the first 3 years. Because Nintendo shooting out the gate once again doesnt address those concerns at all.
Yautja_Warrior
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Truer words were never written. I'm super excited now.
openrob
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To be fair, these are all games that were *in the trailer*. Not exactly big surprises
TanookiTom
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A link to the other thread would have been nice.
A real fleshed out battle mode would be the only addition to Mario Kart 8 I really care about. I am already overwhelmed by the abundance of characters. Guess more tracks wouldn't hurt either.
The launch line-up really doesn't look good if this is true though. Would be quite surprised if this is all Nintendo could come up with in the last two years. I mean, what have they been busy with?
A real fleshed out battle mode would be the only addition to Mario Kart 8 I really care about. I am already overwhelmed by the abundance of characters. Guess more tracks wouldn't hurt either.
The launch line-up really doesn't look good if this is true though. Would be quite surprised if this is all Nintendo could come up with in the last two years. I mean, what have they been busy with?
wild wild rice
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Imagine how gorgeous this game is going to look. Imagine how gorgeous MK9 is going to look.
TheDinoman
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I guess people won't stop fear mongering until every single new game Nintendo has planned for the Switch gets leaked before the January presentation, huh.
Didn't the footage we saw look pretty much like MK8?
Why? The game functions fine.
If there was going to be DLC they should have supported the base game.
-Pyromaniac-
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Hmm...so really only 3D mario that I'd want. I will wait for the pokemon port/zelda at the very least. Was never a huge fan of MK outside of MK64 and SNES.
Yea. Hopefully it will be 1080p on the tv, and some dx12 enchancements.
People want every Wii U game ported. Heck, we have people begging for a port of 3DS games that aren't even out yet!