stevenhowlett Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 The previews look amazing. I've pre-ordered the game and book the 30th May off from work. I can't remember the last time I was this excited about the release of game. Any other Mario Kart fans out there and aiming to buy the game on the day of release? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ydcl Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 When the Wii U goes down to $100 I'll buy a Wii U just to play Mario/Zelda stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I have been waiting for Mario Kart 8 ever since they announced it. I'll definitely get it that weekend it comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy the Atarian Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 In my group of friends its pretty much guaranteed that we will play online on a weekly basis for this so I will pick one up. It's not the main reason I have a WiiU but it certainly will be nice. Not too mention it should break the dry spell of retail releases the console has suffered up until this point this year. (I am more excited to see how X turns out though, in the long run) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Not too mention it should break the dry spell of retail releases the console has suffered up until this point this year. What about Donkey Kong country? That came out in February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 What about Donkey Kong country? That came out in February. For some reason a lot of people (including gaming journalists) have glazed over that one. I don't really understand why, it's easily one of the best games on the system. Still, it was three months ago, and the Wii U could use another AAA-caliber release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy the Atarian Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 As Austin said, it was one game over four months. It is a great game and it deserves more attention (I roll my eyes whenever I hear the line that WiiU has "no games" - and the PS4/Xbone have a ton of exclusives you can't get anywhere else? Please, it isn't 2016 yet). Aside from DK, there hasn't really been anything new worth talking about. Today is Scram Kitty but I was told to wait until a patch comes along for that; I got Metroid Fusion when that came to VC but that is hardly enough to move units. It's just been relatively dry overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhig Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 The AI will probably rubber band like in previous Mario Kart games and spam blue shells making it near impossible to beat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 The AI will probably rubber band like in previous Mario Kart games and spam blue shells making it near impossible to beat I read a review of it on Ars Technica earlier today, and supposedly the rubber banding isn't nearly as bad as it was before in Mario Kart Wii. It's still there, but not as frequent now. That issue in itself is why I eventually stopped playing Mario Kart Wii. The rubber banding was so bad, I could barely ever win despite racing the best and being in 1st the majority of the time I played, either online or locally. It made the game pointless to bother playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amstari Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Nintendo had a playable demo at Oz Comic-con. I played it and it is amazing. I've pre-ordered it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 What about child of light. There are tons of great games on the U. Booking a day off from work to play videogames?? Wow! Never in my life could ever do such a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 (edited) I read a review of it on Ars Technica earlier today, and supposedly the rubber banding isn't nearly as bad as it was before in Mario Kart Wii. It's still there, but not as frequent now. That issue in itself is why I eventually stopped playing Mario Kart Wii. The rubber banding was so bad, I could barely ever win despite racing the best and being in 1st the majority of the time I played, either online or locally. It made the game pointless to bother playing. MK Wii was the last straw for me. between the rubber-banding, and the punishment of any skill that didn't involve exploiting its cheaty drift/boost physics there was just no fun. Pretty much every kart racer I've played in the last half decade has been better than Mario Kart. I expect that Mario Kart is slowly evolving from a racing party game, to a simple slot machine for when the nintendo generation retires. I can't figure out why they even bother to give us any control over the gameplay at all--it'd be a lot less frustrating if we were watching and betting on the action. Edited May 17, 2014 by Reaperman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 I heard Mario Kart Wii was pretty crummy by the high standards of the series. I've got higher hopes for Mario Kart 8, but at the same time I wonder if Nintendo has run out of ideas for characters. Five babies and several metal skins for existing characters is kind of weak. On the plus side, at least there are all the Koopalings from Super Mario Bros. 3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendon Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) The game looks really, really good and I'll be picking this up (eventually). The only complaint I have with this version (without actually playing it) is that Nintendo, for whatever reason, decided to NOT use the gamepad for multiplayer, choosing instead to use split screen. After promoting the gamepad as unique and enhancing your gameplay experience, Nintendo decides to not make use of it. Very, very weird. Edited May 19, 2014 by Mendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I will buy it.. I see no need to pre-order though unless there's some rebate or prize somewhere out there, but meh screw it. I'll just walk into whatever store I'm at and snag it when it's out. As for DKC, as someone who excitedly ran out to buy the original SNES version upon release and really tried to get into it, I found I just don't have the disposition for that type of platformer. So I passed upon each new iteration including this one. I would get for cheap though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 When the Wii U goes down to $100 I'll buy a Wii U just to play Mario/Zelda stuff. I got it for $149 CAD this past week - 32 GB model with the Super MArio and Super Luigi games. That, along with Mario Kart Wii was enough to push me over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I got it for $149 CAD this past week - 32 GB model with the Super MArio and Super Luigi games. That, along with Mario Kart Wii was enough to push me over. Where did you find it for that price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Where did you find it for that price? Shopper's Drug Mart of all places. I had no idea they even had them, but I was curious about their electronics section and peaked over the counter. I noticed the Wii - for $149.99 till June 6th. No way I was getting one for $299, but for $149 to play the Nintendo titles, I was sold. Have to say though, the out of box experience of setting it up was really a pain in the butt! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Have to say though, the out of box experience of setting it up was really a pain in the butt! Did it not connect to your router? That's the issue I (and seemingly a lot of others) had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Did it not connect to your router? That's the issue I (and seemingly a lot of others) had. That was not bad actually. It was more a case of how long it took. It wouldn't recognize the sensor bar at first, so it wouldn't pair properly with a Wiimote. It did a long setup process, then did a huge software update which took forever. Then it got into a weird state where my old Nintendo Club login wouldn't work and I had to re-enter it. Then the transfer process between the old Wii and the new was really long. Even had a lot of issues entering passwords because the touchscreen on the gamepad is kind of poor compared to my smartphones and tablets. Now that it's running, I'm amazed at how clunky the interface is. "Use the gamepad for this, but not that. Use the Wiimote for this, not that. Click in this menu and wait for it to boot before you can play Wii games" It's not Nintendo's finest work. Usually they have all kinds of sweet touches, but the whole experience has been a bit like the last Wii when you wanted to add a friend to play a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 If you hold down either the A or B button on the Wii U gamepad it will boot straight into Wii mode. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 (edited) Edit: Figured out my problem, please ignore. Edited June 10, 2014 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Well seems with the new Wii U "Fast Boot" menu you no longer need to hold the a/b button. You can just select the Wii mode from the menu. Nice thing about that is you can leave your h-drive plugged in and not worry about the Wii asking if you want to format it. I was fooling around yesterday and set up wii-flow to use NAND mode for Mario Kart Wii saves and I was able to use the same saves on both my original Wii and the Wii U in Wii mode... So that was kind of nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 If you hold down either the A or B button on the Wii U gamepad it will boot straight into Wii mode. Thanks. This helps, though I think it would have been better if the "switching of modes" was hidden. I liked how it was on the original Wii ... you could insert a GameCube game and it just played. No switching of modes required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) I think if you select the disc icon rather than hitting the Wii icon, it loads up Wii mode and boots to the game automatically without any extra steps. I can't swear that I've ever tried it, but I've noticed that it says Wii on it when I have a Wii disc inserted. So the Wii U realizes what sort of disc is in without being in Wii mode, so I presume that's what happens when you start up a disc in those circumstances. Edited June 11, 2014 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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