Mario Kart 8

romanista · **Posted:** Thu May 01, 2014 14:58

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014- ... wii-u-game

pre ordered it.. any opponents here?

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

I shall be getting it for sure. I now have four motion plus controllers ready for the launch.

Also this;

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/purchas ... me-1892551

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Thu May 01, 2014 15:08

maybe, although partly for the free other game.

So it depends on how expensive mh3 / wonderful 102 are.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26326

romanista wrote:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-30-buy-mario-kart-8-and-get-a-free-wii-u-game

pre ordered it.. any opponents here?

Zedohemgee. I want a WiiU and Mariokart so bad, but somehow weddings gare really spendy, so it looks pretty unlikely until a good deal of time after the costs have stopped making me wince.

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

Put one on your wedding present list!

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26326

Our wedding list mostly has things like lampshades and knives and forks on it, but I put one on as the dream item and it will help remind me what to sent to Father Christmas on my wish list at the end of the year if not

romanista · **Posted:** Thu May 01, 2014 20:00

wrong priorities on wedding list..

@trousers, already a wii friends name?

Malc · **Posted:** Thu May 01, 2014 21:39

I will be getting this!

Malc

Bluecup · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 925

I'm in. It be interesting to see how those tournament settings actually work.

Anonymous X · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2046

Preordered! God knows, I need something to play on my Wii U again since I completed Super Mario 3D World. It's depressing how quickly the software releases have dried up.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

This was a definite. But the free game, makes it a day one purchase.

Problem is as the WiiU has no games, I really don't know which of the excellent free games I want. I've got 3 of them and I want 4 (pikmin, zelda, wonderful 101, Game and Wario)...

romanista · **Posted:** Tue May 06, 2014 10:15

Mariokart love
(fallon & gomez)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02EvUPhXguY

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Awww, that is surprisingly heartfelt.

(whilst maintaining far too many intricate details about mariokart for a mainstream tv show. But then I guess, MKWii did sell 30m copies.)

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Day one with Zelda as the freebie. I've already got Mario, Pikmin and W101.

myp · **Posted:** Tue May 06, 2014 13:28

Is there going to be any Bezziage with this? I could be tempted if so.

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

I would totally be up for that.

myp · **Posted:** Tue May 06, 2014 13:38

Need a calendar though.

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

I actually totally have a calendar with stuff on it and everything. I'm like a girl and stuff.

I can do any night but Wednesday / Saturday

myp · **Posted:** Tue May 06, 2014 13:52

Preordered!

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

I'm in for bezzie.

(I go to bed at 9:30 though, as I get up at 5am on weekdays. :( ).

myp · **Posted:** Tue May 06, 2014 14:56

I'm not usually a late bird either, so don't worry.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Tue May 06, 2014 16:25

British Nervoso wrote:

Is there going to be any Bezziage with this? I could be tempted if so.

See my DayZ response: Could be interested if voice chat is sorted.

Multiplayer games without voice (Dark souls/journey aside) are not as much fun.

romanista · **Posted:** Thu May 15, 2014 9:23

Eurogamer 10/10

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014- ... t-8-review

Quote:

Video game players are familiar with the law of diminishing returns. Even as new entries in a series tirelessly improve upon their predecessors, our interest nevertheless wanes; with games, improved is somehow less exciting than new. Mario Kart 8 is a rare thing, then: the best entry in a series and the most exciting yet.

romanista · **Posted:** Thu May 15, 2014 9:24

Dr Lave wrote:

I'm in for bezzie.

(I go to bed at 9:30 though, as I get up at 5am on weekdays.

).

This will be my only bezzie game of the year without a ps4 i think so yes!

(and your 9.30, is my 10.30, so i'll be early)

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

Oh GOD I want it so bad.

I almost bought a PS4 yesterday for cheapies but realised I am just going to be playing MK8 for the foreseeable so why spend that cash right now.

2 weeks is too long. Far too long.

myp · **Posted:** Thu May 15, 2014 11:38

I CAN'T WAIT

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Thu May 15, 2014 11:46

British Nervoso wrote:

I CAN'T WAIT

I can.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

I'm preposterously excited. I'm really interested to how it will do as a system seller. Especially after the reviews have been so favourable. MarioKart Wii did sell 30million copies after all.

Super Mario 3D World (which I'm not playing properly until after Dark Souls 2) and NSMBU (Which i've completed) are incredible games, but they've been wrongly dismissed as lazy sequels (NSMBU is the best 2D mario ever - which I stand by) so they haven't driven sales (a huge shame). But MarioKart 8 looks new, and I think that will help.

Also: I hear rumours that toadette* is back. Which I care far too much about.

* Toadette, of course, was the greatest character to play in double dash, which is itself the best MarioKart..... but will it keep it's crown?

myp · **Posted:** Fri May 16, 2014 8:26

£112

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Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22408

Looks like i'm going to be in for some bezzie action then...

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13386

Trooper wrote:

Looks like i'm going to be in for some bezzie action then...

It sold out in 10 minutes.... The HDUK crowd got wind of it.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22408

There were 900 of them I think, I got one

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13386

Trooper wrote:

There were 900 of them I think, I got one

Congrats

TBH for that price I'd have had a punt myself!

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22408

...and all the orders have been cancelled, ah well.

romanista · **Posted:** Sat May 17, 2014 21:15

Why it will the worst selling one yet. Some doom and gloom (but probably at least partly true) http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/15/571816 ... ries-sales

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