Released at the end of the month. Not ready for the slayage.
Characters
Items
Boomerang Flower - Can be thrown up to three times, hitting racers forward and when it returns.
Piranha Plant Pot - Automatically chomps on obstacles and other racers, giving a short speed boost for each nibble.
Super Horn - Emits a radial shockwave, destroying all obstacles and items, and hitting racers.
Crazy 8 - Generates 8 items
Plus all the old ones and the return of COINS!!
Courses
Moo Moo and Grumble
Should be downloadable content too but already looking SO expansive!! Will be getting the Mario Kart Wii U bundle for it. You?
WHY MUST IT BE ON A CONSOLE AS UNLIKABLE AS THE WII U IT LOOKS INCREDIBLE
It's single-handedly made the console a must have for me.
I'd have been buying it for 'Smash Bros' anyway whenever that comes, but this is also essential. The clips of each stage just look breathtaking and it looks set to be a huge step-up from 7!!
SO EXCITED
although I am going to have to learn a whole new controller as we currently play on N64 controllers plugged into the Wii. OOPS
I CANNOT WAIT !!11!!!!11!!!!1!!!!!
I've literally been saying since I got my WiiU (Xmas 2012) that this was all I wanted it for. AT LAST.
The steering wheel >>>>>
It's all about the Nun Chuck (or whatever you call it).
Nunchuck & remote for me too!
If only I hadn't just bought an Xbox 360 over christmas, I need this game!
I shall have to motivate myself to buy a Wii U then clearly because this looks perfect (considering aside from TBS games Mario Kart is the only game I'll be caught playing now)
I'll miss the Wii courses though, I mean, of all the ones they could have carried over they choose Moo Moo?
W O W
I won't be getting this game because I ain't buying a Wii U but my friend has one so I'll make sure to harass him to buy this game and let me play on it! I loved the Wii and DS versions, yay for Tick Tock Clock and Grumble Volcano in the retro cup!
MOO MOO
*.*
MY fav.
Ooh, I didn't even notice the levels! Sunshine Airport is totally going to be my new fave, I can tell. Daisy Cruiser and Coconut Mall have been my favourite from the last 2 main console variants and that seems to be the successor to those, at least from the name/idea.
Also yay at Wario Stadium being back, always loved that one too and also I hope they have the STAGE idea for Rainbow Road like they do on the 3DS. It's much more fun than going over the same hideous course thrice.
Oh and yes, DK's Snowboard Cross to ROT IN HELL.
I have never played MarioKarts 1 - 7 but I will look forward to the endless Skype convos about it
(Glimpse behind the curtain - that's literally the subject of every Skype chat)
Bitch, fall out of this thread please.
Snowboard Cross is one of my favourites on the Wii. It's just so much fun to thunder down the snow covered slopes with little chance of falling off or getting pushed off. Even more fun that Lee hates it for some reason.
Yess at Grumble Volcano and Bowser's Castle returning.
I sadly don't have a Wii U, only a standard Wii so I won't be buying this one. I'll keep playing the regular game tho as I still love that one
EDIT: Apparently that is #6?!
Great Courses
Moo Moo
Rainbow Road
Bowser's Castle
Peach Beach
Luigi Circuit
Die a HORRIBLE death courses.
Sherbert Land
N64 Mario Raceway (oh god - HATE this)
DK Snowboard Cross
Peach Gardens
Moonview Highway
Moo Moo Meadows is the worst. Great to see the Music one from Mario Mart 7 is on though, one of my favourites from there!
It's sad that they're releasing all these great games on a pointless console though
And Lee, Peach Gardens was one of my favourites on the DS/Wii!
I'm so excited for this game to be released!! Looks fantastic!
No more Sherbet Land hate please, it's my fave <3
The trailers look incredible and I plan to invest in a Wii U just for this (will get a few other games to make it more worth it) but I'm going to need money first so it looks a few months away yet.
Oh my gawd ~
I never got into Mario Kart 7 (literally played it once, I'll play more of it one day) but this looks so cool. Everything about it just looks incredible. I want it now.
My hype is hype
And whoever invented Sherbet Land needs to be IMPALED. Almost single-handedly ruins Mario Kart Wii and probably Mario Kart 64 as well though I've never played it. (DK's Snowboard Cross isn't that bad though, don't get the hate) ~
I only have Mario Kart for the GameCube. So behind all these consoles!
I am so ready for Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. I don't have a Wii U, but I hope the same is pretty much the same on both devices
And I love N64's Rainbow Road. Brings back great memories
The cars that appear out of nowhere aside, it's just a bit short and lacking any exciting jumps. It is far too easy to make an awful cock-up though, true.
I don't mind the majority of the courses either, most of those that I've put on there are either because they're too easy/dull as courses or they have an element that'll get me knocked out of contention pretty easily.
Having just looked into this, I didn't realise it was exclusive to Wii U. I'm not buying one of those just for Mario Kart. Are there actually ANY other games worth playing on it? :/
My favourite race track from Mario Kart is Wario's Stadium from the Gamecube DD! (I think that's what it was called).
what the fxck are those ninja turtle looking things??!
Is it literally JUST ME who's never played this?
OMG. N64 ROYAL RACEWAY AND YOSHI VALLEY. HEAVEN.
Neeeeed this.
Just thought I'd let you guys know who want the game but may not have pre-ordered it yet (and already have the console), GAME has it for pre-order for £39.99 (same as Amazon) but you get an exclusive new edition Wii Wheel (worth £10) for free as well as a free GAMEWare accessory (worth up to £5). One of their Mario Kart 8 pre-order bundles have already sold out so I'm not sure how long it will remain available but it's a great deal if you want the game!
When you order Mario Kart 8 too by the way, you apparently get a code allowing you to download a Wii U game for free from the online shop which is fantastic!
Yeah, they've been doing that for a while with WiiU games, so you basically buy one get one free. It's probably the only way they can convince people to buy the bloody thing!
So I just assumed that Mario Kart 8 was going to be on the 3DS, but it's not!!!! Only just found it I don't have a Wii U
This looks fun, but I don't have a Wii U. Too bad they don't make it for the 3DS since I have one of those.
So this sounds awful?
In what way? Almost everything I have seen, heard and read suggests it's BRILLIANT.
Indeed, I am so excited for it! Just over 2 weeks to go now!
It sounds like it's too punishing for the winner again and that the tracks are 'samey'. I was hoping they'd improve on those aspects from the alst game (which was still brilliant, made my 2010 summer along with FFXIII and friends haha)
Too punishing? I do think the DEMON BLUE SHELL is awful, if that's what you mean, but then half the fun is being f***ed over inches from the finish line.
And I think they do a great job of coming up with new and inventive track ideas with each new iteration of the game.
OFFICIALLY HATE GRUMBLE.
I'm kinda turning off Mario Kart.
The new racers don't excite me at all, it just seems like more of the same.
I had been thinking about getting the Wii U bundle with it (you get another free game if you register Mario Kart 8 online) but I'm not so sure anymore. I'll probably just wait for Smash Bros.
Just a few days left until release day now, very excited for this! I'm finally going to have a new Mario Kart game, 6 years after the last one was released that I had the console for (the Wii version). I can't believe the Wii version was released 6 years ago, it still feels quite new considering I still play it regularly!
I've got it!
I've been playing it all morning and it is fantastic! The graphics are just incredible
I've just been to Asda and bought the bundle.
Can tell it's going to be worth every penny
The graphics are so stunning, the background detail is impeccable. Some great new tracks too, I love Electrodome and Toad Harbour!
GET ONLINE. We'll be playing in a min
I am in love already. Can't get over how stunning it looks
I searched EVERYWHERE for this after work and eventually found it in Toys R Us! Seems to be a free game download deal going on when you register it on Club Nintendo too, which is rather nice!
I've only had time to play about 10 tracks but they're all very *.* The revamps of some of the older tracks are spectacular and the new tracks that I've played defy belief. The best graphics and most smooth gameplay I've seen on the Wii U yet.
SHAMAZING
well, except Electrodome which I can tell is going to be the BIG FAVE that I LOATHE this time round. Already loving Mount Wario, Sunshine Airport, Cloudtop Cruise, Rainbow Road (!!!!) and Toad Harbour though.
The revamps are largely amazing too, though I do feel a tad cheated by having THREE 3DS courses which aren't all that different and are far from the best MK7 has to offer.
I laughed when I saw Toad Turnpike back, the hours of nightmares that track used to give me on the N64 It seems a little easier now with the wider road but still so frantic!
You would not believe how much I hate you all right now.
Forget the actual game, having too much fun in the online room where you can TALK to people *.* currently trying my best to control my laughter and not make a sound but failing too because i can hear Bray giggling too
I've BOUGHT my Wii U, I just don't have a television to get it working with before I can set up the OffPlay TV thing. Which means waiting just over a week (when I go home) to get into all these new courses.
Gonna be a long long week.
I'M GETTING THIS TOMORROW.
I'VE CRACKED.
Bal_Dhami
Add me
I too have gone for the simple but "won't regret later" option ... JackSargeson
Out of the 16 courses I've tried so far my favourite is Toad Harbour but I'm liking them all at the moment. I'm sure online play will make me hate a few soon enough
So yeah, whenever I try to get online to play in any form it gives me some f***ing ERROR CODE and that's that. Joy.
I got a Wii U this weekend and this is sooooooo good I want 2 race u all
BuzzJack Mario Kart 8 tournament needs to happen.
(I did get no friend requests when I posted my ID in here as expected tho cry)
I'd be very up for a tournament sometime.
The courses on this are so pretty And only a few that are bad for being boring.
Buzzjack Mario Kart sessions are back and as heated as ever *.* If anyone else has it and wants to join in let us know ~
Heated is the word indeed, I get ridiculously competitive on this. But it's very good fun.
I don't have this but I do welcome any other online multiplayer games anyone else is playing, like agar.io!
Omg the new DLC levels on this are f***ing fiendish. There's something really, really difficult about this one compared with MK Wii.
def need to try and join at some point Bal! can be difficult securing the TV tho, when do y'all usually play?
I tried before and I can't get the game to connect to online AT ALL. Sad face.
I'm upset this game is only available for Wii U, which is still too expensive for my broke ass :*
Mario Kart session apparently happening around 10PM. David you getting on? And any others welcome too, just let us know in here if we need to add you first *_*
yeah I can do! hit me up on FB~
I'm ready! *.*
Umi I see you :britneyconcern:
Omg yass
Wish I had a Wii U.
okay I don't know where to join. Haus was it you I befriended last time? Cause I can't see you
WAIT SORRY I JUST GOT OUT THE SHOWER.
I am coming on v soon and will message on facebook if i don't see you ~
I need to add you David. And idk how to do that.
Yay for not completely losing every race tonight!
#backwardsgreenshell Bra rekt :')
Punch in yo face xxoxo
CAN ANYONE GET ON TONIGHT?
We have potential JOHNKM joining the madness ...
Ryan may come to join the party:
*.*
Ready for a messy Bal v Jay v Ryan v John showdown x
Sometimes I want to hurt my WiiU. After literally (not.literally) forever I fixed one of my error messages only for awhile new shitty error message to pop up.
get it sorted!
Although the game is SERIOUSLY angering and stressing me out tonight. The group we are in are so frantic and i can't even breathe among the sea of items crashing into me
omg DAVID stop being so good and Jay stop being such an utter, rude bitch x
But anyway, I have found the perfect racing combo now. Koopa (obviously ) with the W 25 Silver Arrow / sponge wheels / plane glider ~ *.* come at me
Jay I swear I will find you and kill you you absolute TWAT.
^ :')
10pm tonight, let's do this! Bal has confirmed. Brè, John, David, Ryan are you up for it?
Bal's having a w*** and then he's "coming"
Going for a... walk and then i'm on! I believe David is on too and maybe Bré unless he decides to go salty on us ~
I'll come online in 10 minutes or so! Someone needs to come last, and seeing as Iz isn't available I'll have to take his place.
I will be on v shortly!
wait for me I'll be there in like 24 hours
(and not because my wii u needs updating)
omg 200cc can't breathe, can't can't breathe.
Sleighing today though haven't NOT come first yet, what is happening!?
^ lol I don't think I came first ONCE after posting that :')
Mad session though *.*
I won one GP and then came last in the next like 3. Lol.
I flopped when I replicated Bal's settings.
Getting ha very soon.
I'm already looking forward to attacking Jay <3
I'm beautiful in my way
Cos God makes no mistakes ;o
I'm on the right Mario Kart track~ baby :britneynod:
I was born this way
Lee!! *.* Unfortunately we couldn't do our stop/reverse thing to try and target items at each other, it would just disconnect us from the game.
You still find a way to be a twat at all times though Jay. x
Bal & Bra, will you be downloading the new tracks today?
I might ~ I should probably get the other half of the original tracks as well. Lol.
How much effort is there required in downloading these new tracks? I want to know before I'll commit.
Well, I managed to get them with my ridiculously awful internet in like an hour (for each new set) so not a lot really.
A session is occurring
Trying to plan a MK session for THIS EVENING Jay and I down so far, any others?
*be aware that wii u may need to update as i haven't played in months and it might take forever lmao*
I will try and locate my Wii U and get it set up again soon (o )
http://s1373.photobucket.com/user/tylaaah1/media/D19DE499-AACB-40B4-A1F3-2A86DDD16FDB_zpsn8g2i6po.jpg.html
THIS IS HAPPENING AT 8:10 come on ~
Hope to be there!
I see you and Iz!!
That course is literally the WORST. Not sure how I managed 5th lmao. Love getting a green shell when in 12TH PLACE
Was gutted we only got to do one race. I'm so out of practice, I'm going to need to train up for when we next do this.
COME ON NOW IF YOU CAN!
Potentially the last evening I can do in a while! Jay, Iz, Jacob, Bra others??
Now back to this bitch Jay who had a few too many green shells to throw at me. Jay, what's good?
Titou is such a COW too.
Why do I never read this thread at the right times?
Iz has been away today tbf though.
ETA: Aww no Bal, any idea when you'll next be able to play?
This is being played TONIGHT by Jay and I and perhaps others! Jacob/Iz, Bra, others, get ready !!
Would tomorrow work for anyone too??
(don't get much chance as I don't live with my Wii U permanently, hope everyone will be here for the Nintendo Switch version when it's out though!!)
Omg I'll have to get in on this when I'm back at uni, left my Wii U there
Definitely getting the Switch Jahq! And yeah Liam/Jahq, just post in here whenever you can play and i'm sure HausofJay will be available :')
ooh I could join! what time do you think?
Around 8.30/9 I think is the plan!
Aw gutting we're both away visiting other family atm (Iz and myself) but we'll both be back with the WiiU from new year's onwards if not before! x
It’s been a LONG grind but I’ve finally achieved a 3 Star Trophy on all maps in 50cc, 100cc, 150cc, and Mirror! 200cc is next up but it’ll be a slog. You do not want to know how many times I was soo close to winning the Lightning Cup but got red/blue shelled in the last lap of Rainbow Road.
Fun fact: I have never played any Mario games
Wave 1 of the Booster Course DLC is out now and it's pretty good!
I am SO happy that we get Coconut Mall, that was always my favourite on the Wii!
I’m hoping we get a few more DS/3DS tracks.
The new tracks are great!
Agree, Sky Garden, Paris Promenade and Ninja Hideaway are my favourites.
Sky Garden does feel a little short though.
Wave 2 of the DLC announced and its out next Thursday, August 4.
The track selection looks mostly excellent.
Courses in Wave 2:
Turnip Cup:
New York Minute (Tour)
Mario Circuit 3 (SNES)
Kalimari Desert (64)
Waluigi Pinball (DS)
Propeller Cup:
Sydney Sprint (Tour)
Snow Land (GBA)
Mushroom Gorge (Wii)
Sky-High Sundae (Nitro)
It may be worth noting that:
- Sky-High Sundae will appear in Mario Kart Tour at some point as stated in the trailer.
- Kalimari Desert looks to be lifted from Mario Kart Tour as it appears part of the race will take place in the train tunnel.
The best of wave 2 are sky high sundae, Sydney sprint and kalimari desert.
Agree on Sydney Sprint and kalimari Desert but I was slight,y disappointed with Sky High Sundae.
Wave 3 of the dlc is out on December 7!
Wave 3 DLC was out today and it’s possibly the best wave of the year!
Excited to see what’s coming in 2023.
no target shocks + Maple Treeway = a good time for me
cannons ACTUALLY WORK LIKE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO NOW
This looks really food tbh
Is it??
Wave 3 is also really good. My favourites are merry mountain, boo lake and maple treeway.
Omg at Maple Treeway *.* one of my favourite ever tracks!
Peach Garden, Alpine Pass and Boo Lake are my favourites. All 8 are very good though.
Two more Wii tracks
Really like how they’ve reversed Peach Gardens for the final lap
That reversal lap in Peach Garden is great!
Rainbow Road from the Wii is being added to Mario Kart Tour next week. Could we see it in wave 4, 5 or 6 of the DLC? I think it’s a big chance.
yes bc 200cc is the only way you can do that big gap cut shroomless
I forgot about that big gap jump. It’s been ages since I’ve played the Wii version.
Admittedly I’m not a huge fan of that Rainbow Road, hopefully if it’s remade that changes.
WALUIGI STADIUM
HYPED!!! Even if Airship Fortress isn’t there, Waluigi Stadium, Riverside Park & Yoshi’s Island slightly make up for it.
Ok but...
Birdo is returning as a playable character!
DLC is out today! Hyped to play it after work.
Wave 4 is the best wave yet. Also Yoshi’s Island is the best track to come from the DLC so far and possibly the best track all up in the game.
5 more characters confirmed!
Love the Yoshi’s Island track so much, it’s my favourite of the whole game possibly, seeing some of those characters again, and the music <3 makes me yearn for a full 3D Yoshi’s Island game.
The Bangkok track is pretty cool too, on the different levels.
DK Summit has the infamous double gap cut!
Been playing this wave a bit since Thursday.
Yoshi’s Island, Riverside Park and Waluigi Stadium are the clear standouts for me.
Never got the DK Snowboard Cross love. Always been an average track for me.
Wave 6 is out November 9!
i just dropped to my knees FUNKY KONG
Diddy Kong I'm sorry Yoshi but you're done for me now
Most looking forward to Wii Rainbow Road out of the tracks, what a classic!
I’ve got this but haven’t played it yet. Need people to play with haha
Wave 6 is out today. I’m gonna give it a play later and I wish they kept going with the waves instead of stopping at 6
I suspect the Switch successor is imminent and will launch with a new Mario Kart game...or one will follow soon after.
Mario Kart 8 is brilliant, and the additions have been great, but the base Wii U game is now nearly a decade old!
The new tracks in this wave are a mixed bag, but I love DK Mountain (always have done <3), the revamp of Bowser's Castle 3 from the SNES, and Madrid Drive.
Happy for them to move onto a new game full of new tracks soon though.
Wave 6 is very strong for me.
DK Mountain, Bowsers Castle 3 Madrid Drive and even Piranha Plant Cove my early favourites.
Also love the addition of Diddy Kong he’s my go to. Funky Kong and Pauline also welcome inclusions. Only nitpick with the characters is Peachette. Could’ve easily replaced her with Dixie Kong, Hammer Bro or Poochy.
Diddy Kong was also always my favourite on the Wii so great to see him back! *.*
Only other small complaint I have is that there is too many Mario Kart Wii tracks in the Booster Course Pass. I’d easily swap 2-3 of them out for tracks from other games.
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