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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe confirmed (with playable Inkling, new Battle Mode, etc.)
- Thread starter Ryce
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Not sure about screens, but the treehouse stream showed all three for both inklings.
Galactic Specter
Member
This looks great for people who didn't play it on the Wii U like myself but at $60 I'd rather wait for a sale.
SporeCrawler
Member
Also for people that want the best Mario Kart ever on the go.
Mario Kart 7 was pretty terrible.
Camp1nCarl
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Yes. You and another person can each use one Joy Con. You can use the tilt function ala the Wiimote or control it through physical controls. Nintendo has Joy Con wheels like they did for the Wii as well.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
I have a feeling that we are going to get 4 more battle arena and one more battle mode, along with more mii costumes from Amiibo.
Yes. You and another person can each use one Joy Con. You can use the tilt function ala the Wiimote or control it through physical controls. Nintendo has Joy Con wheels like they did for the Wii as well.
Lmao that looks so stupid.
I'm fully expecting Mario Kart 9 in 2018, cause this ain't going to cut it.
I wouldn't be so keen on 2018, I can't imagine they'd bother with this if they were working on getting Kart Switch out that soon.
Then the fuck all have they been doing? It's been 2 years since the last DLC, I can't imagine all their man power went towards battle mode and ARMS?
Restructuring from EAD into EPD, and most of the teams are likely moving between projects now.
I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of that manpower is going into Odyssey (if the scope really is as big as they're hinting) and Splatoon 2 (striking while the iron's hot).
OrbitalBeard
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Yes. The new battle mode is the main focus of this enhanced port.
NipplesAndToes23
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OMG THIS BATTLE MODE IS MY EVERYTHING!!!!!
Source Gaming got some direct feed images of the Character Select Screen.
More proof that the Miis aren't going anywhere.
More proof that the Miis aren't going anywhere.
Where are the Miis?Source Gaming got some direct feed images of the Character Select Screen.
More proof that the Miis aren't going anywhere.
Silurus
Member
In the background of top screenshot.
Look closely at the background of the first image.
Silurus
Member
If 9 was coming this year then they wouldn't be releasing this one.
Source Gaming got some direct feed images of the Character Select Screen.
More proof that the Miis aren't going anywhere.
All the weight classes all over the place. I can't.
That's the MK8 typical lobby for MP, they wouldn't change now the whole networking part just for the Miis.
This is important to post as well.
https://twitter.com/AllSourceGaming/status/820575141851643904
No new tracks.
https://twitter.com/AllSourceGaming/status/820575141851643904
No new tracks.
Should probably be a new thread tbh.
Okay, that's some bullshit.
Katzenjammer
Member
No new tracks and paid online? Ok I'll save my money then. Still a great game for those who missed it on the U though.
BlueLiquid
Member
But can one still race as a Mii? There's no option for it on that screen.
No new tracks is disappointing.
No new tracks is disappointing.
Hostile_18
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Yeah I mainly wanted this console as a cheap secondary console to my PS4 with the main interest been a improved Mario Kart 8.
With how generous they were with the DLC I don't think it was unreasonable to assume there would be new single player tracks (I don't have much interest in Battle Mode).
With Mario out at Christmas and the insane pricing/subscription and little third party support, this is going down exactly the same line as the WiiU (not a disaster, but far from sucessful).
The ordering of Bowser > Dry Bones > Bowser Jr > Dry Bowser is doing my OCD in. Like, Bowser > Bowser Jr > Dry Bones > Dry Bowser would work. Bowser > Dry Bowser > Dry Bones > Bowser Jr would work. Pretty much every other combination of those 4 characters, except for the one they went with, would work. Or swap King Boo and Dry Bones' rows so that the generic enemy is with the rest of the similar characters. Or something. Don't leave it like that, it pains me.
Jr. not being next to Bowser is weird but all in all it's a step up from the previous one. Both Metal and Fursuit characters next to each other and the guest characters grouped together (and both Villagers separated) puts me at ease.
This is kind of a weird thing to comment on.
balladofwindfishes
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Fully orchestrated remix of this might make the 60 worth it
Edit: JUST FOUND OUT, it uses the DS Luigi's Mansion song, remixed, apparently! I guess the other music is basically Bowser music. I like the LMDS song too, so that's fine.
Edit: JUST FOUND OUT, it uses the DS Luigi's Mansion song, remixed, apparently! I guess the other music is basically Bowser music. I like the LMDS song too, so that's fine.
UnemployedVillain
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It's kind of funny some people are surprised a Deluxe version only has a minuscule amount of new content. I get that it makes double dipping not seem as appealing, but I'm pretty sure this game was for people who didn't own a Wii U and are getting the Switch
PotionBleue
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There are 4 battle arenas announced (Battle Stadium, Urchin Underpass from Splatoon, SNES Battle Course 1 and GCN Luigi's Mansion). We do not know if there are more since no one at the events seem to ask this question, they're all focused on the lack of new race tracks.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Yes, Mii should be in the game, as you see a box with ?.
It's kind of interesting actually how there seems to be two camps for Mario Kart. Completely revamping battle mode with unique arenas and re-balanced items and rules is no small feat and a significant chunk of content. But for many of us, we're just in it for the racing so rather than getting excited about how much is going into Battle Mode we just focus on what we aren't getting (despite it being the focus of both DLC packs).
And even knowing that and spending far more hours in MK8 than I should have, I still feel a little sore about it since I really wanted more tracks despite having more available than any other MK title to date.
I think it was mentioned on Treehouse that 4 player split is still 30 FPS, but at least you can remedy that with multiple consoles this time...
blame space
Banned
does anyone know if the switch has any single-cartridge multiplayer options like the DSes have had?
Vital Tundra
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Im not surprised at all by the content. Whats surprising is them selling this for a full $60. No port ever should be full price, EVER. I would love to get it but I can only pay 40 dollars max.
Right now my only issue is price, and the lack of Diddy Kong and Birdo.
Have they said anything about Mario Kart TV? I hope they upgraded it to allow for full customization and control of videos with the ability to put clips together for montages. The original was boring with its length limit and auto editing.
Vital Tundra
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They said if you just wanna play with friends you can.
PotionBleue
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In MK8 it's an option that you select before the battle (COM: No COM, Easy COM, Normal COM, Hard COM). They probably kept it in MK8D.