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[Big Green Anus]

I'm confused, I don't play battle mode so the new levels for that does not concern me, but there's no new racing levels?

 

[Skeletos311]

 

[Magic Mushroom]

SOLD!

 

[Kyle8497]

Hell yeah they better have Rainbow Road 64 on the cover.

 

[Milly Osworth]

Remember the 16 new courses rumours!?

This better have Block Fort from N64!

 

[FF Seraphim]

Looks like I am picking up a Switch in April! Birthday present to myself yo!

 

[RichiRamjag]

This should have been a launch game.

 

[Skeletos311]

 

[Parapraxis]

Pretty sure the new tracks are the arenas and that's it.

Should be MK8 WiiU DLC, WiiU owners screwed again.

 

[Skeletos311]

 

[Berordn]

Pretty sure the new tracks are the arenas and that's it.

Should be MK8 WiiU DLC, WiiU owners screwed again.

Wii U is a dead console and they probably had no intention of expanding on it further until they needed a Switch title.

Wii U owners are no more screwed by this than any other move Nintendo's done with the machine.

 

[Shaanyboi]

YEEESSSSSS

 

[rnaud]

I just realized I'm going to be able to do LANs at the office with the console. Hell yeah.

 

[fabricated backlash]

Should be MK8 WiiU DLC, WiiU owners screwed again.

Yeah, all 5 of us.

 

[octopiggy]

Just re-watched the trailer. There's no new race tracks shown.

 

[Parapraxis]

 

[ZeroX03]

No new single player modes at all? The original was absolutely barebones.

 

[Neoxon]

What happened to the 16 new courses & 8 new characters that was rumored? Hopefully we'll learn more at the Treehouse Live event.

 

[Zyrox]

Kirby was robbed yet AGAIN. Hmph. Will buy, though, never played MK8.

 

[Jeels]

They need to confirm new racing tracks as soon as possible. Especially since it looks like they are charging full price for this.

 

[friskykillface]

But what about the wig
#FreeWiggler

 

[Berordn]

But what about the wig
#FreeWiggler

Is it wrong that I also kind of want to see Queen Bee back?

 

[blame space]

🤔

 

[MrPanic]

Oh wow, no new tracks? That's really disappointing. Since I don't care about battle mode at all, I will basically be buying the same game twice just to play it on the switch. What a waste.

 

[Bronx-Man]

They need to turn this series into Super Nintendo Kart already.

what in god's name

 

[Dark Ninja]

Wow I need to see a proper demo of the Battle mode

 

[Dee Dee]

Oh it's a battle arena!
I'm dumb!

 

[Berordn]

I'll just quote this for all the "NO NEW COURSES WTF" commenters, but I guess they won't check this out either, as they didn't bother clicking on the trailer in the first place apparently.

Battle arenas aren't racetracks.

 

[friskykillface]

Is it wrong that I also kind of want to see Queen Bee back?

All those characters should be included
No excuses
#FreeEveryone

 

[suaveric]

There have been two DLC packs with new tracks inbetween the original and Deluxe versions though:

Launch = May 29th 2014
The Legend of Zelda (DLC Pack 1) = November 13th 2014
Animal Crossing (DLC Pack 2) = April 23rd 2015

The release timing suggests they were probably developed after launch.




It doesn't say native resolution, it could well be upscaled.

Yes, but even with the DLC developed after the game came out, it's still been 2 years since the last addition to that game. I would think in 2 years we could have gotten more than just some battle maps. Makes we wonder if Mario Kart 9 is only a year away.

 

[Dee Dee]

Battle arenas aren't racetracks.

Yes my bad, I'm sorry!

I'll go grab 1 hour of sleep before work now.

 

[AzaK]

Just pay full price for it and have it look pretty much like the old version!

 

[SpacePirate Ridley]

Oh, not really new content apart from battle mode makes it an easier decission to not to buy it thanks to the piece of shit online paid service.

See nintendo, something that I would have probably buyed with free online will not be bought anymore.

 

[dangrib]

Sorry if this has been asked already, but can you play local multiplayer with a JoyCon each?

 

[zoukka]

Pls someone photoshop Nintendo executive heads over them for maximum lul.

 

[jonno394]

Pls someone photoshop Nintendo executive heads over them for maximum lul.

will they be milking the fans with overpriced accessories, consoles and games?

 

[TriAceJP]

I really hope this isn't released at $60.

 

[Neiteio]

Hmm. So I was right about no new tracks, eh? Only new battle arenas.

Still, the revamped Battle Mode looks great. So do the new characters, all of which I love, and the new items. Holding two items at once should mix things up.

But man. I still want new tracks!

 

[Parapraxis]

I really hope this isn't released at $60.

It is.

 

[joeposh]

I really hope this isn't released at $60.

It's a Mario Kart game with all the DLC from the Wii U, new characters and a revamped Battle Mode. It's definitely going to be $60.

 

[mariachi507]

New tracks would be nice. I mostly skipped MK8 on Wii U so this is like a new game for me, so I'm cool with paying full price. I feel sorry for everyone else that has already burned themselves out.

 

[Baleoce]

Not gonna jump to conclusions on the amount of tracks being added. What they've done looks neat so far. Look forward to hearing more.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

I called the Inklings weeks ago glad they did the right thing

 

[Brazil]

True Battle Mode is all I needed to hear. Day freaking one.

 

[GhostBed]

I'm happy about the new battle mode, but the new characters only amount to small, mostly aesthetic changes.

I have put a lot of time into the Wii U version but I just see no reason to buy this if there's no new racing tracks.

Great for people who missed this incredible game, bad for Nintendo die hards who played it years ago.

 

[The_Endgamer]

Didn't grab a Wii U so this is perfect! Would have loved it at launch but 1 month after will give me plenty of time to ace Zelda.

Also Splatoon!!!

 

[Fahzgoolin]

Yeah... This needed to be a launch game. Not impressed cuz of that...

 

[Business]

How a port of MK8 (whatever enhancements it has) didn't make it for launch is beyond me.

 

[Hazmat]

I worry that I'll be a consumer whore and rebuy it, but the striking absence of a real battle mode in my Wii U copy makes this feel like they're screwing me over.

 

[Griss]

Not a launch game and the focus is battle mode. Disappointing.