Robin64
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Not when this launches, but they will later in the year.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe website updated with a bunch of screens, videos, and art
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Not when this launches, but they will later in the year.
You can get Neon Joycons + Snipperclips for £75 from Smyths at least.
But I already own Sinpperclips
playing online will be free until Fall
6 months of MK8/PPT online is worth it, esp if you want to flip the carts afterwards.
Resell the code for 10.
Grab a pro controller. It's expensive, but it's great.
Yeah, I was actually thinking about that. Its a bit cheaper than the Joycons and I heard its a great controller.
I have a week to decide, no hurry
Meh, too much hassle. Who would buy it anyway?
codemonkey
Member
Seriously cannot wait for my first time playing MK8! I've only heard good things and I've sunk thousands of hours into previous versions
You'll love it. MK 8 brought my love for this franchise back with a vengeance and I can't wait to play it on Switch again. That I'm going to play this portable soon still boggles my mind.
Here! Not really interested in a second set of JoyCons atm, but I'm interested in Snipperclips...
A lot of Switch owners? Game is great and pretty popular
I am planning to do exactly that
Apparently they fixed the repeating frame so it's running at true 60FPS now.
entremet
Member
Seriously, why doesn't the Switch support at the very least the Wii U Pro Controller?
With that + joycons + Switch pro controller I would be equipped for 4 player splitscreen
Easy answer. They want to sell Joycons and Switch Pro Controllers lol.
Gamecocks625
Member
What happened to his face tho?I really love this Link design.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
The US site seems to have accidentally swapped the n64 and mk8 rainbow road videos...on mobile anyway.
Magnetic_North
Member
Grabbed that DK on the bike as my avatar
Love it <3
Love it <3
Steve McQueen
Member
I can't wait to play this again on the Switch. Game was awesome on WiiU
Vital Tundra
Member
Woulda been rad if they replaced it with BotW Link.I really love this Link design.
It's basically Skyward Sword Link with blonder hair.I really love this Link design.
Hmm, i might do that now
eighty(one)
Member
I really love this Link design.
Kind of looks like Michael Jackson
The Horror the horror
Banned
Where's Wart (SMB 2)? He should be added as a heavy kart driver. And what about Ganondorf, since you have Link...
With this release, the only unlock tied to single player we know of is Gold Mario if you beat all cups on 200cc Grand Prix. Everything else that was unlockable in single player before is now unlocked from the start character-wise. I'm not sure about kart parts, though? I think you still need to collect 10,000 coins to get the gold glider kart part and you probably still need to get one star for every cup on 150cc to get the Gold Kart. And then to get the gold tires you have to beat every staff ghost in time trials.
Regular kart parts unlocked randomly at something like 50 coin intervals and I think most if not all the karts are unlocked from the start in this release? Anyone know for sure?
So, really, single player progression is going to be very poor compared to the original release. This is what you're looking at for single player unlocks in this release:
Beat every cup on 200cc to unlock Gold (Metal) Mario
Beat every cup with at least one star (meaning getting a high amount of points while winning the cup with first place) on 150cc to unlock the Gold Standard Kart
Beat every staff ghost in time trials (not hard just time consuming) to unlock the Gold Tires
Its single player really isn't that great, it's your standard Mario Kart fare since the first one on the SNES.
Confirms 8 Battle Mode tracks. Still wonder if any hidden ones, but I'm doubting it at this point...
WordAssassin
Member
Probably because the Wii U Pro controller doesn't have gyro, or HD Rumble, or an NFC chip, so it wouldn't be compatable with Switch games. The only thing the Switch Pro Controller is missing compared to the JoyCons is the IR Camera.Seriously, why doesn't the Switch support at the very least the Wii U Pro Controller?
With that + joycons + Switch pro controller I would be equipped for 4 player splitscreen
I'm glad all tracks and characters are available from the start at least as that stuff was a bit of a chore to grind out in previous MKs. Maybe could have kept parts as coin unlockables if they didn't, though I had the worst luck with those and the increasing coin cost in MK7.
It's 5th in the U.K for this year, too.
Thought they perhaps missed a beat by not getting it out here during Easter as it's a major holiday.
Suppose it doesn't really matter anyway due to supply constraints for the Switch itself.
Garrett Hawke
Member
deluxe comes out two days after i hand in my dissertation so i know what i'm doing
Herb Alpert
Banned
Situation will be complicated if there isn't any MASSIVE restock of the switch.
Graphics Horse
Member
It's weird because when you compare Nintendo hardware sold since the SNES against total Mario Kart sales and apply that to the Switch, MK8 Deluxe should only rightfully sell around half a Million copies lifetime total.
1,5 month after release, amazon.fr still says 1-2 month delay before shipment. It's sure MK8 will not help :-:
Honestly i always thought Skyward Sword Link kinda looks like Micheal Jackson face wise.
Is this good or bad?
That's why it's the best Link design.
come at me.
I wonder if the item balance will improve. For me, I hope its more worse. I love to see many crazy monents in the original with gaf. Like this one
Rude. :lol
Edit: Wasn't this Frantic mode?
Yes. But still.
This.
So it went from 11th to 3rd in 3 weeks. I wonder if the attach rate can come close to Zelda by end of May.
Lord of Ostia
Member
You should be fine with Joycons, Mario Kart only uses like 3 or 4 buttons