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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe review thread
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The perfect Dark
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King Boo is the best
Anyone know how the region flag that appears next to your name is determined in MK8D? Is it based on the region of your Nintendo Account? I want mine to show as Australian but my Nintendo Account is stuck on US because I have 1 cent left over in my account and can't change back to my Australian region
I was able to change back and had funds? It just asked me if I wanted to remove them.
This is why I cancelled and just decided to walk into a store tomorrow and snag it. Amazon has let me down on release day delivery before. Not fucking around about tomorrow...
Lé Blade Runner
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Pending verification on Amazon.co.jp. How long does this usually take? Mine's been "processing" for about half an hour. Just wanted to get it for a bit cheaper. ;o
They did NOT drop anything. Switch is NOT a 3DS successor.
It's a new handheld from Nintendo, most people (myself included) will see it as a 3DS successor.
LegendofLex
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It's also not a Wii U successor.
It's a brand-new thing.
Not being a successor doesn't mean they didn't drop anything. We don't know if there'll be another device with a 3DS-like form factor because Nintendo hasn't announced any plans for any new platforms but Switch.
PlatypusDude
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They said the same thing about the DS being a third-pillar to the Gamecube and GBA we saw how that turned out for the Gameboy brand.
Time machine back to 2004:
"They did NOT drop anything. DS is NOT a GBA successor."
Look at Nintendo's 3DS release schedule and count how many titles developed internally there are this year. It is zero. They have moved on internally from 3DS. You are in denial here my man.
Interfectum
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Yeah it is.
I'd be so bummed if they announce a 3DS successor in a year or two, and it's a clamshell design.
They won't.
Seriously to ANYONE thinking Nintendo hasn't shifted their handheld development from 3DS to Switch can any of you tell me why Nintendo has completely stopped developing games for it internally? There isn't a single EPD/EAD title in the works and there hasn't been one in a long while.
It's not a new handheld from Nintendo. The last one was and still is - 3DS.
It is. Fact.
Why did Nintendo stop making 3DS games then? Their internal studios at EPD dropped it for Switch.
Switch is a handheld. You can use it as a handheld, take it wherever as a portable and never plug it into a tv. You can use it exactly like you used a GameBoy, DS, 3DS, etc. It's not tied down to a tv or outlet.
Milly Osworth
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Interfectum
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It's both. Fact.
Justin Bailey
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You're falling for the marketing bait dude. They did the same thing when they released the DS. They don't want to torpedo any new or recently upcoming 3DS titles by themselves or third parties so they say it's not a replacement, but it is.
LegendofLex
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It's not for exactly the same reason that 3DS is not: because Nintendo says it's not.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/05...not-the-successor-to-the-wii-u-nor-to-the-3ds
http://kotaku.com/nintendo-says-no-nx-and-no-smart-device-announcements-a-1703550475
yeeeaahhhh.. I love my Switch as a home console.. but yeah.... it is replacing 3DS.
MAX PAYMENT
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I don't believe you.
LegendofLex
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When I say it's not a 3DS or Wii U successor, I don't mean it's not replacing them.
I mean it's not the new platform for either line of products.
That's because Nintendo has created a new product line, designed to make the old categories obsolete.
I mean this is just very poor semantics. Making a line (or multiple lines obsolete) is being a successor. smartphones are the successors to the point n shoot camera, even though they weren't exactly new point n shoot cameras.
Lord Frieza
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FlutterPuffs
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lol yeah.
Switch is definitely a 3ds AND Wii U successor.
It's only not if you believe their PR speak.
jts
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It is, but it has been one Mario Kart per console, not counting BC/Virtual Console (which Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is not).
If this game itches the Mario Kart scratch for players, enjoys evergreen sales, builds a great online community etc, I don't think there's a need for another one. I do miss getting original tracks (or more retro tracks), but they can be released as DLC.
Oh and when I said I don't believe there will be one, I meant on the Switch
Oddly amazon uk don't have pairs but amazon prime in London do. Also amazon uk have individual left/right so you could buy two of those for about he same price as a pair
I'd be fine with this. I'd rather they just build upon the perfect foundation they already have, rather than reinvent the wheel and possibly make things worse. Adding more tracks via DLC, and even new modes (like a Double Dash mode!), would be a great way to extend the experience.It is, but it has been one Mario Kart per console, not counting BC/Virtual Console (which Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is not).
If this game itches the Mario Kart scratch for players, enjoys evergreen sales, builds a great online community etc, I don't think there's a need for another one. I do miss getting original tracks (or more retro tracks), but they can be released as DLC.
Oh and when I said I don't believe there will be one, I meant on the Switch
Lord Frieza
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It is, but it has been one Mario Kart per console, not counting BC/Virtual Console (which Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is not).
If this game itches the Mario Kart scratch for players, enjoys evergreen sales, builds a great online community etc, I don't think there's a need for another one. I do miss getting original tracks (or more retro tracks), but they can be released as DLC.
Oh and when I said I don't believe there will be one, I meant on the Switch
I mean, for me it won't matter since this will be the first I play of it, but it's weird to me they would have the Switch's only Mario Kart game be an enhanced port of a previous one. But maybe that's a Nintendo thing, I dunno
I'd wager that it's probably not going to be the Switch's only Mario Kart.
But, this lets them get it out close to launch, which is a great strategy since it's one of the best local multiplayer games out there.
edit: Forgot about DLC.. okay, I could see them extending the life of this if they release more tracks in the future.
GiantBreadbug
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Lmfao I didn't know they did game stuff. Gonna have to watch the Zelda one.
Can get this now, or I can save $20 by waiting two weeks. On the fence. I know I don't like the game that much and have P5 and Puyo Puyo Tetris to play but I'm so bad at waiting for games I'd rather just have them ASAP.
That's just word games. It's the next gen of both systems. It's the successor.
That's just word games. It's the next gen of both systems. It's the successor.
ZombiePlatypus
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This. It's the new Nintendo console AND new Nintendo handheld. Pumping out another device on either end would be cannibalistic.
coughlanio
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Someone should tell them to roll back that 2DS XL then.
Can't wait for those 2DS XL exclusives.
Red Dolphin
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