Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Wave 4 Tracks: March 9th

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Race and battle your friends in the definitive version of Mario Kart 8.

Hit the road with the definitive version of Mario Kart 8 and play anytime, anywhere! Race your friends or battle them in a revised battle mode on new and returning battle courses. Play locally in up to 4-player multiplayer in 1080p while playing in TV Mode. Every track from the Wii U version, including DLC, makes a glorious return. Plus, the Inklings appear as all-new guest characters, along with returning favorites, such as King Boo, Dry Bones, and Bowser Jr.!

 

Features:

• Race your friends in the definitive version of Mario Kart 8, only on Nintendo Switch!
• Race as every character on every track from the Wii U version, including DLC characters and tracks.
• Pop some balloons in the revamped Battle mode, complete with Balloon Battle and Bob-omb Blast.
• Battle on new courses, like Urchin Underpass and Battle Stadium, or returning ones, such as GCN Luigi's Mansion and SNES Battle Course 1.
• Inkling Girl & Inkling Boy from Splatoon, King Boo, Dry Bones, and Bowser Jr. join the roster!
• Players can choose a new Smart Steering feature which makes driving and staying on the track easy for novice players and kids even at 200cc
• Three new vehicles have been added, two are even inspired by Splatoon
• Carry two items at the same time
• Returning items include Boo, the item stealing ghost, and the Feather, which gives you a high jump in battle mode.
• Play your friends in local wireless multiplayer with up to 8 players.
• Drive through in 1080p HD quality in TV mode
• Play on the go with handheld mode and play anytime, anywhere

 

CUPS & COURSES 

Mushroom Cup

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Flower Cup

http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/flower_icon.png http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/flower_01.jpg http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/flower_02.jpg http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/flower_03.jpg http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/flower_04.jpg

 

Star Cup

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Special Cup

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Shell Cup

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Banana Cup

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Leaf Cup

http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/leaf_icon.png http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/leaf_01.jpg http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/leaf_02.jpg http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/leaf_03.jpg http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/leaf_04.jpg

 

Lightning Cup

http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/lightning_icon.png http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/lightning_01.jpg http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/lightning_02.jpg http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/lightning_03.jpg http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/lightning_04.jpg 

 

Egg Cup

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Triforce Cup

http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/triforce_icon.png http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/triforce_01.jpg http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/triforce_02.jpg http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/triforce_03.jpg http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/triforce_04.jpg

 

Crossing Cup

http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/crossing_icon.png http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/crossing_01.jpg http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/crossing_02.jpg http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/crossing_03.jpg http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/crossing_04.jpg

 

Bell Cup

http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/bell_icon.png http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/bell_01.jpg http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/bell_02.jpg http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/bell_03.jpg http://mariokart8.nintendo.com/assets/img/courses/bell_04.jpg

 

                                    

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[joffocakes]

Argh, fantastic. Proper Battle Mode stages, Splatoon characters and the feather is back! Mario Kart 8 is one of my favourite games ever. Shame it's not a launch title but 28th April ain't too bad; gives time to finish off Zelda, I guess!

[skittles]

Why didn't they talk about this in the presentation? 

[Nespresso]

1 minute ago, Hellcock said:

Why didn't they talk about this in the presentation? 

Because that would've been smart. 

[The Mighty Ash]

The rumour wasn't very believable in the first place.

[Girth Certificate]

I'd buy it for £20

[Harsin]

I like Mario Kart, but I'm thinking you're better off forgoing a few extra features and continuing to play it on the Wii U for free instead of having to pay a subscription to play it online.

[tnman]

Cannot believe this follows damn near two months after launch.

 

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I'll still buy it though... 

[McCoy]

1 minute ago, ashmatuk said:

The rumour wasn't very believable in the first place.

 

Why?  Surely it doesn't take too long to cook up some extra tracks and characters for a game which has already been completed and released. 

[And]

I think they know that they need to have a mariokart announced even if it is 8.1 vs MK9. 

 

This is the sort of thing that tips me from not interested to maybe. 

 

Though i really should finish off the stack I have for my Wii U first. 

[DarhkFox]

I don't quite understand then what the mario kart team have been doing. They worked on MK8 straight after MK7.. if the switch was to replace the 3DS then i am sure they would have started work on MK9 or whatever by now. What are these other teams doing?

[The Mighty Ash]

Just now, Charles said:

 

Why?  Surely it doesn't take too long to cook up some extra tracks and characters for a game which has already been completed and released. 

 

16 new tracks is practically a new game.

 

[Girth Certificate]

the old game will be 3 years old when this comes out, a new game is exactly what they should have made. Lazy

[McCoy]

1 minute ago, ashmatuk said:

 

16 new tracks is practically a new game.

 

 

Nonsense.  The original game shipped with 32 tracks, followed by another 16 as DLC at a cost of £16.  16 further tracks is not in anyway similar to creating what would be Mario Kart 9. 

[Vemsie]

6 minutes ago, sir shrew said:

The rumour was:

 

16 new tracks

8 new characters

New Battle mode

New weapons

 

The video confirms

 

2-3 new tracks

1 new character

Potential new Battle mode

New 'Boo' weapon

 

So if it's not a launch day title, why not cook this for a bit longer and call it Mario Kart Switch so parents don't just think it's the same game they already bought 3 years ago (Like they can really tell the difference?)

 

The name implies that a Mario Kart Switch may also be on the way later - but as the hardware is basically a Wii U, what could a new iteration of MK possibly bring to the table that couldn't have been added to the MK8 revision? 

 

It just seems like a weird decision, but maybe there'll be a Direct in April revealing a host of new additions. Maybe this is the Switches MarioKart, but if so why not name it as such?

 

There are multiple new characters. King Boo, Dry Bones, Bowser Jr. and the two Inklings. I'll be getting it for Battle Mode alone, which looks like the Battle Mode I loved on the SNES and N64.

[PaB]

4 minutes ago, ashmatuk said:

 

16 new tracks is practically a new game.

 

Well it isn't really is it. I mean you didn't get the MK8 DLC and think THIS IS MARIO KART 9!

[DC Lemon]

With physical media dying and nobody really wanting to carry carts around with their portable device, I resent Nintendo for getting the packaging and box art so right for Switch games,

 

[Bojangle]

 

[stefcha]

Choice is nice but I think there were already too many characters, what I loved about the original was there were the 8 characters to pick and all were reasonably distinct (even in their similar pairs). Now there's that much plus all the kart modifications pretty much any of them could be any type of racer, while adding flexibility with regards to cosmetics it loses a bit of what it once had as a result. 

 

Overall I barely see the point of this, the one thing it (and it being the Mario Kart series in general) would have to have to really wow me is some sort of single player mode akin to other kart games with more meat to it than the incredibly simple cup options on offer.

[Nespresso]

This runs at full 1080p 60fps at all times, is what the duder from Treehouse said.

[Nespresso]

Ah cool! They have like a visual indicator (antenna on the back of your kart) if you're playing with an assist on which prevents you from falling off the track. 

 

Perfect for when you're playing with yer plebs (kids) or filthy scrub (partner).

[Danster]

Used to love playing the online battle mode on the Wii, looking forward to doing that again.

[rgraves]

Battle mode returns!

 

 

[GokouD]

It's worth noting because it hasn't been made that clear, there are no new race tracks in this, only battle tracks. It's a shame because I'd like to have got it, but having played the Wii U version to death I can't justify spending 50 quid for battle mode. I suppose this is more for people who didn't have a Wii U, then it's an amazingly good value package. 

[Chooch]

No new tracks is really disappointing. Seems incredibly lazy too. 

[barkbat]

Maybe they want to hold back a proper new entry until Switch online is properly stress-tested.

 

There's also the hope of a Super Mario Karter Maker.

[Shimmyhill]

The pressing question really is did they get that missing frame back in the game!?

[Mr Do 71]

6 minutes ago, Shimmyhill said:

The pressing question really is did they get that missing frame back in the game!?

 

LOL

[NEG]

44 minutes ago, Shimmyhill said:

The pressing question really is did they get that missing frame back in the game!?

 

EDGE 5/10

[Fatsam]

Really disappointed with the lack of new tracks.

 

I'll still be getting it obviously and I can sort of see why Nintendo have chosen to just whack this out for (almost) Switch launch and have the team concentrate on making Mario Kart 9 Nintendo Allstars, but it is disappointing.