Gaming There Will Be Blue Shells: Mario Kart (8 Deluxe)

Most of the characters are basically the same and just one of 4-5 weight classes. So they're effectively skins at this point- no point not adding others just so people can have a wider selection within their preferred weight class.

I'm glad they dumped the fake item boxes- they rarely ever worked. The only time they did when it was a direct drop at the person behind you- and by then you might as well use a shell or banana peel (come to think of it- banana peels are better at disguising themselves as items or terrain (like coins) than fake item boxes were).

 

I'd love ROB to return- he was my main DS character and the only character I've ever main'd besides Mario.

Though I'm tempted to second a Metal Mario and Shy Guy this go around- and the Death Stare has me considering a swap to Luigi if only for highlight reels

 

The LDS continues to rise in sheer epicness....



Tumblr understands.

 

This time, there are two!

 

Well, ever since his final smash in Brawl, the Negative Zone, was officially explained as a "reflection of the dark side he embraced in his brother's shadow", it's kinda been leading this way. That it's invocation i salso described as a "sorcerous incantation" also puts a whole new perspective on his pursuit of the supernatural in Luigi's Mansion...

EDIT- Revenge on the Death Stare:


EDIT 2- And this is just awesome:

 

So Nintendo has confirmed that MK8 has sold 2 million in less than a month (though given that it hit 1.2 million in a single weekend, that's not surprising). Other sources have confirmed that it boosted Wii U sales more than Titanfall did for XBO or inFamous SS for PS4.

Hilariously, Polygon, in reporting that the game has the highest review scores in the franchise's history and is also the fastest selling Wii U game, is still tripling down on their ridiculous speculative article from mid-May, where they claimed that it may yet still be the worst selling titles in the franchise.

Ya know, despite the fact that in that very article they are reporting that the game has already sold more copies in less than a single month than their other article predicted the game would have sold by March 2015.

 

Another nice detail I'm appreciating: every character has a unique emblem for their horn on the GP. While the horn itself isn't really all that useful, I always like little touches like that (same goes for the franchise affiliation logos used Smash brothers).

 

So one of the recent MK8 hacks gives us some insight into how the ghost system works, as well as some nice views of Rainbow Road:



Basically, this is a ghost recorded from the N64 Rainbow Road being played back over the MK8 Rainbow Road.

EDIT- Also, McDonalds has MK8 toys. I've got my set, plus an extra Luigi for me to customize...

 

MK8 Update hitting August 27th.



Besides adding in the Mercedes vehicles, there will be some minor, but very much welcome, changes:

• Drivers will now have the option to display the course map on the TV screen during races.
• The order of the menu after each race will be changed to “Next Race”, followed by “Watch Highlight Reel."
• The game will remember the most recent kart options that were selected, even if the Wii U system was powered down.
• Users will be able to change options of other players’ Mario Kart TV downloaded highlight reels, such as changing the focus to different characters or actions.
• A score screen will be added so players can see how many coins they’ve collected, the win-loss record of their online battles and their frequently used characters.
• Improved the stability of the online connection to enhance user experience during online battles.

 

So I've installed the update (and preordered the DLC-yay!) and given a quick play of the Mercedes vehicles. But us it me or does the game seem to moving faster? Like they added a slight hyper mode to things?

It might just be because I was trying colored Yoshis and Shy Guys or could just be how the DLC vehicles handle as I haven't played for a couple weeks but it seemed faster to me.

Also, where is the onscreen map option? Or is that only during multiplayer?

 

That makes so much sense, it's perfect.