But Wii U looks so shitty.

no u

graphics = gameplay = game

Looks nice but it's too much for my NES emulator

I'm going to buy it and then I'm going to play the shit out of it. I love Mario Kart and this installment looks fucking awesome. The character roster is shitty though. At least Lakitu is playable!

great! we should do some races :) i kinda like the koopa kids tbh

Yea, sure!

I wouldn't mind some of them, but all seven koopalings feels a bit too much. And then there are five baby characters. They could've added other unique mario characters like Boo and Wiggler instead imo.

since mario kart went 3d with the n64 version not much did change imho.

It has changed. The core is the same, but it has definitely changed.

Unfortunately. They lost me with the addition of goddamn bikes, that shit ain't karts yo.

...also I'm bitter that you destroyed me in Mario Kart Wii and I don't have a U now anyway. :c

Nah, they're better than karts. :D They're nerfed in this one though. They will only be faster for curvy tracks and vice versa.

I can't remember that we played MKWii D:

Looks like a mix of Mario Kart, Crash Bandicoot racing, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, TrackMania, etc etc.

Then many characters of the franchise indeed.

Fun but I ain't buying a Wii U for that.

no no no, it looks like mario kart :) rest is rip-off (except for TM)

But the anti gravity thing? I didn't play Mario Kart much but this was in the previous ones?

nope, but i don't think they went looking at mediocre kart titles for inspiration :)

The gravity thing you can find it in other titles though :D, the NES was my first console, but I find that they abuse way too much, like EA, and Activision anyway...

I'm gonna get this for sure!

Btw is the free digital game deal for real? All over eu?

yeah, u get a code with the game

I've read the deal is only for the collector version of the game and for the console+game pack :(

how bad is the tablet nintendo experience? That's the only thing keeping me from a wiiu, that tablet thing :/

Why? Despite being big, it's surprisingly light and it's very ergonomic. Having a second screen is nice too. If you have the money, the Wii U is great imo, especially now that there are a lot of games worth purchasing as well.

ye, it's the dual screen thing im not too keen on/think i would find pretty annoying.

is it possible to use as handheld for all games, and a normal controller for when playing on tv? so it's more like a gamecube + DS together thing? or is it really just another gimmicky controller that just don't work that well?

You can play with the video on the tablet screen if that's what you mean. It's basically a handheld console that way. You have to be close enough to the console itself so the signal transfers though. You can for instance bring it on a long roadtrip and play off the tablet screen.

i think it's really cool, you can play on your wii u where ever you want, even while taking a dump :D and if you play on tv you can use the tablet for inventory management, map navigation, etc.. it's great

I wouldn't do that, what if you use your Wii U to wipe your butt instead of toilet paper by mistake or some shit like this happen (see what I did there hehehe).

ugggggggggg looks fucking SWEET except for a few things

huge mk64 fan, fuck that game was good. every version after that was shittier, they tried 'fixing' the power slide, they've not completely killed it. you just hold the direction, no left-right-left. it's based on the time you've been drifting, not what your inputs were

now you get boosts for bumping into carts? uggg are you serious

of COURSE the bikes are back too. they killed timetrials for mario kart wii, best time? dk+bike

plus the flying shit. come on

I just want vanilla MK gameplay. no stupid flying, no different cart specs, no bikes, proper power sliding

edit: probably still going to be pretty fun and holy fuck it visually looks amazing

yeah i liked the left-right drifting too, you only get boosts on the sections where your kart has anti-gravity wheels... so i guess it's another tactic. i am really excited about the horn which destroys blue shells :D

bikes have been tuned so it's not always the best option anymore

I just hope there's no other cart customization too. like wheels and stuff. it should be static like the other mario karts.

Have you tried MKDS. It's even better than MK64 imo!

power sliding was TOO much in that game

oh here's a meter wide hallway, yeah you can powerslide in it no problem

Was fun imo :) :)

It looks excellent but I wouldn't buy a Wii U for it.

smash bros? :D

Don't get that game at all haha!

Just seems to be a distinct lack of games coming out for the console, pretty much zero 3rd party. Although all the first party games seem to be excellent.

who cares about 3rd party titles when you have a PC, it's all about the exclusives imo

And Nintendo's exclusives are pure quality. Most of the time at least.

I really wanna play some SNES or n64 mariokart now :(

You can still have fun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXkmZ7qsS80

Inferior to doubledash.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fHP5LK7Zzw

Also the ending to that video is epic beyond belief.

Sonic Allstars Racing Transformed for PC (for $5 sale sometimes) > this x100

Sorry mate

http://www.esreality.com/post/2589522/mario-kart-8/#pid2589702

indeed.. a cart racer is not worth buying a console for.

What are you sorry for lol

JK, you said Sonic ART > MK, and I said the new MK is like a mix of different games, then OP said it's all rip off so I said sorry to you, OP will tell you it's a rip off so no. Yeah I should have shut up =D

oh. meh, his loss for not trying it :D

http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/sonic-al...ransformed

seems to be good (78) but i can assure you MK8 will score higher :)

no idea if its > x100

but sonic transformed is pretty good, especially for 5 dorra. ppl who moan its shit probably havent given it a shot :P

I it's average. The game feels like a pirate bootleg off Mario Kart game. It's definitely the best kart race game after the MK series tho.

that way of reasoning is fairly moot. all these cartoony racers are alike, big deal... you could also argue that mario kart 8 is exactly like 7,6,5,4,3,2,1.

its simply a decent game, good level design with the transforming and its reasonably challenging so that makes it fun in my eyes. espeeeeeeeeecially for 5 dollars, aka nothing :)

there is only one true sonic

he is blue, only his legs grow the older he gets, and...

r u eben a super mario kart expert

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/15/mario-kart-8-review

king of kart bitches

Judging by the reviews it seems like it may be one of the best games ever! Might have a look on ebay for a Wii U.

On another note this game looks incredible and it's running at 1080p / 60fps... something the Xbone and PS4 seems to be struggling with at the moment, quite funny.

its not because nintendo games look like theyre from 1995 or anything?

They look like they are from 2013, at least.

http://www.johnlewis.com/nintendo-wii-u-8gb-b...36397ffbb6

Sold out pretty quick, obviously!

I really wish the game will be faster than MK7. The game is pure fun but feel so slow.

Judging from the reviews it seems 8 will be significantly faster.

Game is awesome!

yes it is! we should hold an ESR tournament

Been thinking the same thing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol13DfN5BsU

Luigi is stone cold.