I'm sure a lot of you have heard of this game so here's what we know about it.
The game will come with a racing wheel although you can use the wii remote and the nunchuk, the classic controller and the gc controller. You still have the same difficulty levels such as 50cc (only for karts), 100cc (only for bikes) and 150cc (for both). That's right, a new addition to the game is bikes which are very different from normal karts. Races will feature 12 karts/bikes instead of 8. There are 12 characters right from the beginning : Baby Mario, Baby Peach, Toad, Koopa, Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Princess Peach, Wario, Waluigi, Donkey Kong, and Bowser. You will also be able to play with you Miis. There are 32 tracks : 16 old ones + 16 new ones.
Of course, online will be a big part of the game. 12 players online (with the possibility of playing online with 2 people on the same console)+ online battles! There may even be a Mario Kart channel in the game but few informations are known about that.
It will be released April 10th in Japan and April 11th in Europe. No dates for North-America.
Source: http://wii.ign.com/articles/852/852952p4.html
So, there you go. Hope you didn't already know all that!
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yay, no plagiarism!
i already read that on IGN, but still cool.
OMG I REALLLLLLY hope those are beta shots...those graphics are worse than double dash.
i hope they make some of the tracks more challenging... mario kart tracks tend to be a little easy, and it would be nice to see some more difficult tracks added...
that's true. Mario Kart Ds was pretty easy. The rainbow track thing in Double Dash was quite difficult though.
LOL I don't know if I've ever completed the Mario Kart Double Dash Rainbow Road (long title) track WITHOUT falling off....ever!
Those screens are just a bad resolution. Pretty common. The graphics will probably be just as good as Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Rainbow Road was my favorite (because everyone else hated it). I've had many perfect runs (i.e. not falling off).
Some of those courses look very cool.
Waluigis stadium's on the next one? awsome! that's like my favorite one!!! ;D
why bring back waluigi stadium? I hated that stage!
I liked the Waluigi stage. But my favorite one in Double Dash was the Wario one!
same here!
Quote from: Lildigipoke2 on February 25, 2008, 02:57:42 PMsame here!
Then why didn't yuo say that the first time and save a post?
Anyways, I'm considering this game. I haven't gotten a console racer in a while...
If I had to pick a track to come back from Double Dash, it would have to be Luigi Circuit. I love that music + pure ownage at that stage = Success!
Quote from: pumpy_heart on February 26, 2008, 11:12:51 AMQuote from: Lildigipoke2 on February 25, 2008, 02:57:42 PMsame here!
Then why didn't yuo say that the first time and save a post?
Anyways, I'm considering this game. I haven't gotten a console racer in a while...
If I had to pick a track to come back from Double Dash, it would have to be Luigi Circuit. I love that music + pure ownage at that stage = Success!
sry....anyway...i'm just obsessed with Rainbow Road on Double Dash.....i don't want Mario Kart Wii to change it...it's so fun to race on
best game ever, just kidding
it is a very great game and on the wii
the game isn't out yet...???
According to Kotaku.com, the only way we'll be able to communicate online with MK Wii is via text messages. Soooo, that means no voice chat although that was already pretty obvious. I wonder what'll be the first Nintendo voice chat game...
So none of the DS games have voice chat?
...Oh well. I hope they leave Rainbow Road alone.
i really liked the mariokart double dash
i don't know if i will like the bikes
i just try it ;D
I really hope they bring back that battle stage from the first Mario Kart. You know, the one with four large block tower things? Block Fort?
I also hope they make a course that's super-not-linear. Something like Mushroom City only with more variation depending on which path you take.
Lastly I pray they make online decent as oppose to SSBB. Honestly, if they give a game a "T" rating, why do they think that the buyers need to be babied and protected from ALL contact with whon they're fighting?
OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE FOR NORTH AMERICA:
APRIL 27th 2008!
i preordered it and getting it on
11/april/2008(europe :p)
instead of brawl, we got mario kart wii earlier XD
Quote from: zahndy on March 28, 2008, 03:07:56 PMi preordered it and getting it on
11/april/2008(europe :p)
instead of brawl, we got mario kart wii earlier XD
that is so messed up! all you Europeans are supposed to get games last (well, maybe before Australia if you're lucky)! >:( >:( >:(
j/k
As long as they don't delay it like they did for Brawl, I'm ok.
normally we get the japanese middelfinger *kuch* blawl *kuch* :'(
Nintendo invited me to play this game at their HQ, but I'm really not even anxious to know how it is.
i hope it works with wiikey :-\
Quote from: musicguy49 on February 27, 2008, 02:43:22 PMAccording to Kotaku.com, the only way we'll be able to communicate online with MK Wii is via text messages. Soooo, that means no voice chat although that was already pretty obvious. I wonder what'll be the first Nintendo voice chat game...
I don't think that'll come soon- but my guess might be StarFox... Wii? Idk- but StarFox seems to be the most suitable nintendo game for voice chat.
Quote from: G-Han on March 29, 2008, 12:50:01 PMNintendo invited me to play this game at their HQ, but I'm really not even anxious to know how it is.
How'd you get invited? By random?
It came out today and I'm getting it tomorrow.
WAIT. It doesn't work on the freeloader, haven't you heard? :'(
Play-Asia will let you get a refund if you pre-ordered it from there.
So what? Brawl is here! ;D
Quote from: musicguy49 on February 27, 2008, 02:43:22 PMAccording to Kotaku.com, the only way we'll be able to communicate online with MK Wii is via text messages. Soooo, that means no voice chat although that was already pretty obvious. I wonder what'll be the first Nintendo voice chat game...
As far as I know Planet Puzzle League is the only one so far.
omg i'm totally frikin out, tomorrow mario kart wii will be released XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD (".)
daaahhh.... need to shoot something
Quote from: Dude on April 10, 2008, 06:17:27 AMAs far as I know Planet Puzzle League is the only one so far.
Metroid Prime Hunters was the first Nintendo game to have voice chat, and Pokemon Diamond and Pearl have it as well.
Ok I don't have either of those so I didn't know :P
Well I've never used the voice chat on either because you need to have a friend added for it to work...but meh.
http://kotaku.com/378404/mario-kart-wii-
The freeloader may work on Mario Kart after all!
the voice chat works fone on mph, i did it with some friends and you can chose between voice chat (hold (Y)) or a text message.
and theres only a delay of a quarter of a second
we need to stop dreaming for voicechat on the wii... it's not going to happen any time soon... a bigger problem is the stupid friend code system that no one likes, we want channels...
You wont get it until you do a clean sweep of all the Nintendo execs.
THEY JUST WONT FUCKING GIVE IN :'(
Oh yeah, thats right, Europe somehow gets this game before the US ::)
This is probably the only good thing Nintendo is going to do for you guys, as Brawl won't come out for another 2 years and they're going to start region locking accessories (The special Wii GCN and Super Famicom controllers FTW)
Quote from: gamer4251 on April 10, 2008, 12:53:25 PMWell I've never used the voice chat on either because you need to have a friend added for it to work...but meh.
http://kotaku.com/378404/mario-kart-wii-
The freeloader may work on Mario Kart after all!
Can't you just wait a few days dammit?
today is tha dayyyy :o :o ;D ;D :D haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh
jaaayyy
Mario Kart is waiting for me in the gamestore, I'll go and pick it up monday :)
ok i got it the graphics are totaly awesome and theres a wide varety of carts and courses ( 10 for baloon battle) and the stunts....wow
Quote from: zahndy on April 11, 2008, 08:44:48 AMthe graphics are totaly awesome
The characters reminds me of Nintendo 64.
Quote from: zahndy on April 11, 2008, 08:44:48 AMand theres a wide varety of carts and courses
32 courses as always.
50cc for carts
100cc for bikes
150cc all
150cc mirror all
and there are 12 players instead of 8
and a lot of new courses (or something like that)
did they bring back any of the old courses?
PLEASE tell me that normal GCN controller controls work just fine, I would hate to be forced to use gimmicky controls. Also, is everyone else right about how the Wii Wheel is a piece of shit?
1. yes there are some old courses
2. you can use the wii wheel, the wiimote, wiimote + nunchuck, classic controller and the gamecube controller.
and the wii wheel iz fun it just adds some extra game experience......(".)
Nintendo said that you can't do some sort of thing if you use the GCN controller or classic controller, do you know what it is?
yeah.....pushing the home button ...(looking in the manual)
and their treating wii wheel users as if they have some sort of a handicap and will recieve extra points
Maybe the wii wheel is good.....although I doubt it....
@musicguy49:
Quote from: zahndy on April 11, 2008, 02:46:35 PMand their treating wii wheel users as if they have some sort of a handicap and will recieve extra points
ahem.
The wheel is just another gimmick. I doubt that it really is any good if you actually want to play the game seriously and be good at it. Just like the sideways wiimote controls for Smash.
Quote from: ZnD on April 12, 2008, 05:17:49 AMYou get used to it. The Wii Wheel is just as easy to play with as the GC controller.
Game are made for fun > Wii Wheel
yep
Played it intensely today, but I don't really like it. It's better than I expected, but still not something I'd buy.
Or at least not until the retail price comes down.
Drifting in this game is awful!! If you liked the DS Mario Kart (and snaking :P) you're going hate drifting in this! Manual drift = jump and slide + wait for blue sparks and wait longer for red sparks.
Some of the new courses are pretty awesome though. Battle mode a huge disappointment.
Quote from: DrHectic on April 16, 2008, 03:21:02 AMDrifting in this game is awful!! If you liked the DS Mario Kart (and snaking :P) you're going hate drifting in this! Manual drift = jump and slide + wait for blue sparks and wait longer for red sparks.
Some of the new courses are pretty awesome though. Battle mode a huge disappointment.
Haha, thats because they purposely killed snaking to keep the cheating scum that used it at bay. It completely ruined the online play of Mario Kart DS ya know.
Pretty fun, I prefere the Remote+nunchuck control. Indeed the battle mode is shit, and now you can't see how fast you drive anymore :(
So they made battle mode bad?
LAME.
I was really hoping it to be good with the team battles :'(
Quote from: ZnD on April 16, 2008, 07:58:00 AMvvv
how many tricks did you peformed?
i did 1430
distance travellded 1036, wiiwheel usage rate 100%
and that video of yours...weird success...
You play too much man :O
Quote from: gamer4251 on April 16, 2008, 07:10:18 AMHaha, thats because they purposely killed snaking to keep the cheating scum that used it at bay. It completely ruined the online play of Mario Kart DS ya know.
Snaking isn't cheating, it needs skill! And how else were you meant to get those 3-star ratings in the cups? You can't get good lap times without snaking :P
I hope this is sorta like MKDS, that way I would beat everyone ;D
ZnD you better watch out!
Quote from: DrHectic on April 16, 2008, 10:54:46 PMSnaking isn't cheating, it needs skill! And how else were you meant to get those 3-star ratings in the cups? You can't get good lap times without snaking :P
Heh, funny joke. Snaking was never meant to be in the game, it is an EXPLOIT. An exploit is using some sort of flaw or bug in the game to your advantage, in this case the ability to powerslide multiple times on a straightaway. Any REAL good player of Mario Kart will tell you that snaking is a low, low method that no real legit player would use.
I'll probably get this game eventually, but now I'm right in the middle (beginning actually) of Tales of Symphonia, as well has having more Brawl stuff to do, and getting 121 Stars in Galaxy. So I'm pretty well booked.
But if there's no drifting (or speedometer)...I might wait for it to come down to $20.
Quote from: Silence of Darkness on April 17, 2008, 08:15:43 AMI'll probably get this game eventually, but now I'm right in the middle (beginning actually) of Tales of Symphonia, as well has having more Brawl stuff to do, and getting 121 Stars in Galaxy. So I'm pretty well booked.
But if there's no drifting (or speedometer)...I might wait for it to come down to $20.
ToS ftw :D
And there is drifting, altho it's different from MKDS because you will get the miniboost after a while of drifting, instead of pressing left right left (or right left right) on your control stick.
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More crap.
Overall Rank D 'cause I only play online for now.
holy wow...
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i suck
Quote from: Linky on April 17, 2008, 10:04:16 AMAnd there is drifting, altho it's different from MKDS because you will get the miniboost after a while of drifting, instead of pressing left right left (or right left right) on your control stick.
What? You don't need to wiggle the controller left and right to get the boost?
Interesting.
But you have to wait for the blue sparks. Crap.
or the yellow sparks
mkwii friend codes, anyone¿?
mine = 3866-8153-9547 :D
9:50pm i just had a really strange something...
on the beach with those weird ducks, i was drowning an fliying away with bulletbill at the same time (o.O)
150cc is hard.
i got all gold in 50cc, 100cc and the first cup of 150cc
The sparks you get from drifting are determined by the speed and angle you make your turn.
The faster you go and the sharper you turn the quicker you will get your blue and red sparks.
When do I need to begin accelerating to get the speed boost at start?
Do they really need to change it in every game..
Quote from: JaMaHa on April 19, 2008, 07:32:03 AMWhen do I need to begin accelerating to get the speed boost at start?
Do they really need to change it in every game..
It's pretty much the same as the ds one, start accelerating just about after the two appears
i know a way to partly dodge a POW block.
when a POW appears (boom, boom, BOOM) 0.5 sec before the third boom, shake you wii wheel/wiimote like a maniac and you will make a 720º degree spin with a blue wave around you, instead of a 1640º spin.
note: do not do this when you are peforming a wheelie
...You've never played any of the previous games? The items are what makes the game fun!
If you want to play a real, intense competitive racer go play one of the racing sims like Project Gotham Racing, Gran Turismo, or Forza Motorsport.
Spaz much, Razer. But oh well. I like it :].
Toad + Bike = Win.
Whats with everybody ripping the bikes off of PGR3? First Mario Kart Wii, now Gran Turismo 5.
:/
lol, i actually kinda like the game, i just thought it would be fun to rant about my one gripe with it. *removes last post*
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exactly. it's fun and all, but when someone nails you with a cheap item it just like F**KDAMNYOU!
And of course that comic was titled: "Fucking blue shells"
XD
I love xkcd.
QuoteYou can evade blue shells in Double Dash, but it is deep magic.
EDIT: Ok, this game is a tad bit annoying. When just playing 50CC with the Wii Wheel 90% of the items went toward me, completely ignoring any opponents and the fact that they've run into various items along the way. Also, the graphics in this game are horrendous. The character models are all blocky, and the Miis on the sidelines are frickin'
2D. Meh, its still fun, just nowhere near as fun as the older ones. Also, the tricks rarely work when shaking the wheel.
Quote from: zahndy on April 24, 2008, 12:41:31 PMi know a way to partly dodge a POW block.
when a POW appears (boom, boom, BOOM) 0.5 sec before the third boom, shake you wii wheel/wiimote like a maniac and you will make a 720º degree spin with a blue wave around you, instead of a 1640º spin.
note: do not do this when you are peforming a wheelie
did anyone even try this >:(
No, I forgot what you said ::) I thought you said to jump right before, so that didn't help at all :P
I'll try it next time I play.
I agree with the items being cheap since they usually all go to you. For example, i got hit by a blue shell, then a red shell, then another blue shell within like 5 seconds. Also, I think that the graphics could have been a little better, but they are at the higher end for wii games. Finally, how dare you say that the trick system is stupid/doesn't work. It works about 98% of the time for me, and is a great addition, especially on stages like dk summit with the half pipe.
Personally, I think this game is amazing. I like it a lot, and I don't mind the graphics. They're not that bad. I haven't tried the online yet, but I'm sure it will be better than brawl's online from watching some youtube vids. So, what's your favourite course(s)? Mine would have to be either Koopa Cape, or Rainbow road. Sure rainbow road's hard, but it's really fun.
i still need to go buy that game! I actually was looking foward to MKwii more than SSBB ::) Don't hate me for that lol :P
I agree that this game really tries to make winning hard. Three times today I was hit with a blue shell/lightning right before the finish. Once was literally a foot or two in front of the line, causing me to place 3rd. Other than the cheap computers, though, this game is great. I don't think the graphics are bad at all and the trick system has only failed me maybe twice.
After playing this game a ton more, theres only 1 real complaint I have: 12 racers is too many! With all these people, there are way too many items flying around, including 3x more lighting and blue shells than in the last game, which is INCREDIBLY annoying. Here's a basic race for me:
In first place
Get hit by a red shell, 2nd place guy coming up behind
Blue shell comes out of nowhere and hits me, I fall back to third
Lightning strikes the second I recover from the blue shell, immensely slowing me down so that it takes me forever to regain my spot at first.
Quote from: Gamer4250 on April 29, 2008, 10:14:38 PMAfter playing this game a ton more, theres only 1 real complaint I have: 12 racers is too many! With all these people, there are way too many items flying around, including 3x more lighting and blue shells than in the last game, which is INCREDIBLY annoying. Here's a basic race for me:
In first place
Get hit by a red shell, 2nd place guy coming up behind
Blue shell comes out of nowhere and hits me, I fall back to third
Lightning strikes the second I recover from the blue shell, immensely slowing me down so that it takes me forever to regain my spot at first.
same.
That happened to me a lot in Double Dash too, especially during 150cc. And Mirror Mode, which made it all the more confusing and painful.
The more the merrier.
I like having 12 racers on the track at once, makes things more interesting.
Quote from: Gamer4250 on April 29, 2008, 10:14:38 PMAfter playing this game a ton more, theres only 1 real complaint I have: 12 racers is too many! With all these people, there are way too many items flying around, including 3x more lighting and blue shells than in the last game, which is INCREDIBLY annoying. Here's a basic race for me:
In first place
Get hit by a red shell, 2nd place guy coming up behind
Blue shell comes out of nowhere and hits me, I fall back to third
Lightning strikes the second I recover from the blue shell, immensely slowing me down so that it takes me forever to regain my spot at first.
Exactly, except on 150cc instead of the red shell part, a racer from behind will crash into you with a mushroom, star, or other speeding item and you'll psin out into another driver from behind. By the time you get going again, you're in 10th or 11th place.
lol part of the rainbow road soundtrack (starting at 00:23)
sounds like the gusty garden theme from super mario galaxy
i just happened to notice it and i thought it was kinda funny :)
http://www.mediafire.com/?dw1dsmtdzmk
i'm having a golden wii wheel online, wut does that mean?
That just means that you use the Wii Wheel a lot (opposed to the Gamecube controller, etc.)
ooohh, i thought it was because i got gold il all 50cc, 100cc. and 150cc the first four cups.
but my wii wheel usage is 100%
Quote from: nacho2420 on May 11, 2008, 02:42:08 PMlol part of the rainbow road soundtrack (starting at 00:23)
sounds like the gusty garden theme from super mario galaxy
i just happened to notice it and i thought it was kinda funny :)
http://www.mediafire.com/?dw1dsmtdzmk
I thought it was Good Egg Galaxy... :-\
Quote from: DrHectic on April 16, 2008, 03:21:02 AMDrifting in this game is awful!! If you liked the DS Mario Kart (and snaking :P) you're going hate drifting in this! Manual drift = jump and slide + wait for blue sparks and wait longer for red sparks.
Some of the new courses are pretty awesome though. Battle mode a huge disappointment.
i loved snaking in the DS one and i was really good at it.
now i play mario kart wii and i love it.
so yeah.
my rank is like 9--- i forgot what... but yeah. anyone want to race?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
I got 2 star rating! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :P
I haven't even finished 100cc because I have no time/Lost Odyssey eats my gaming time!
I wants to race someone... Anyone up for it? :-\
I just won a race by a 64th of a second...
;D
Wow...really cuttin' it close. I love winning races like that...but it is invariably the worst way to lose.
Is it just me or is Mario Kart Wii isn't as entertaining and long-lasting as the other mario karts?
My favorite one is still Double Dash!
Hooray for 8515 rating! I'm getting better so watch out! I switched to a bike because they're better... and cheap at the same time :)
This game is fun, but DD was a lot better and seemed to keep me enthrawled for a longer period of time. I do like the game none-the-less and am playing it quite a lot, but i stopped playing the Grand Prix on the Retro Courses on the 150cc. I did one of those challenge things the other day for the first time, i got like 9th in the world at that time, i was pretty proud of myself. I checked back later and was like 11th, but it was better to be all alone towards the front than being in that crowded mass there at the left side of the screen.
every time i do a trick on a ramp i die :'(
I'm an awful person for bumping this buuuuut,
I started a new license and am trying to get 3 stars on everything.. with the max speed hacked to 200 km/h.
This is so much harder than it sounds. :P
inb4 four year bump omg
four year bump omg
Not anymore.