Talk:Mario Kart 8

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More Content

More content, such as hands-on video, showcasing three courses and gameplay and the Wii U Developer Direct, which revealed Miiverse, replays and another new course is available on the Mario Kart Wii forums. Webkinz Mania (talk) 16:56, 11 June 2013 (EDT)

Mario Kart TV Reference?

File:WiiU MarioKart8 scrn08 E3.png In this photo I've posted above, if you look under the 5th colored flag from the left under the Mario Kart sign, it looks like there is a television truck that says Mario Kart on the side, and if you watch the trailer, and pause at the right moment, you can see it clearly. So, I think Nintendo is referencing their new feature inside the game quietly? What about you? Oh and sorry for the super-large photo, but you have to have it big to notice the truck anyway! Also I'm not talking about television referencing, I'm talking about the Miiverse feature called Mario Kart TV. --BlueYoshi211 21:49, 11 June 2013 (EDT)

2 laps?

I watched some GameExplain videos and in both of the 2 demo tracks they played the 2 courses had 2 laps, and they weren't long like Wario Coliseum. Is 2 laps a standard feature or is it just because of the demo? Yoshi876 (talk)

I'm pretty sure it is because of the demo, since the Mario Kart 7 demo also had two laps instead of the usual three. --- ThePremiumYoshi 17:10, 11 June 2013 (EDT)

Just noting, but it has 3 courses, but Andre has only uploaded videos of two of them at this moment. --BlueYoshi211 21:38, 11 June 2013 (EDT)

All of these are...

All of the photos that follow are all from Mario Circuit, that means the 8-shaped track is it, and if you may've noticed the track with Peach's Castle is the same as the 8-shaped track. Photos are as follows: (--BlueYoshi211 22:00, 11 June 2013 (EDT))

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Does this count?

Sorry to set of bob-omb (he, humorous word play) but the anti-gravity racing thing was done years ago in Crash Nitro kart, much to disappoint that this game offers nothing really new, but being a pain aside would this count as trivia? - Cubeguy(talk)

It's a new gimmick for the Mario Kart series, at least.
It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 00:14, 12 June 2013 (EDT)

Yes but is it able to go in trivia? - Cubeguy(talk)

Its not Mario Related. --BlueYoshi211 13:52, 12 June 2013 (EDT)

Suits of Armor

With the suits of armour on th e haunted house level, the ones with the giant hammers that try to crush passing racers, would they be counted as non-playable? - Cubeguy(talk)

That or make a new section for obstacles. Yoshi876 (talk)

Reference in new track

Isn't the track with sweets similar to the Sugar Rush track as seen in the movie Wreck-It Ralph? Super Chris Helper

Don't think so, as we have had a a sweet-themed course before Ray Trace^(T|C) 19:17, 15 June 2013 (EDT)

I see where you're going ever since Mario was mentioned quite a lot in the movie, plus Bowser was there too. I'm starting to think Nintendo is starting to blend Mario and Wreck-It-Ralph. Anyway it does look an awful lot like Sugar Rush.

CRode (talk)

Parts Confirmed

Wouldn't it be possible to start adding a list of parts. We can't necessarily name what the karts are, but we know what some of the wheels are. In Nintendo's Mario Kart 8 Trailer I have noted the appearance of standard, monster, and slim wheels on both karts and bikes.
The preceding unsigned comment was added by TheOxymoron431 (talk).

I understand what your getting at here. But it was never actually stated that customization would return this time. Also the vehicles shown all stay the same. Until more info is dropped we really shouldn't make a list for parts. - Cubeguy(talk)

In the demo, you can play only a set combination. I'm certain that this feature will return, as I saw Wario driving a standard kart with large wheels while other characters drive a standard kart with smaller wheels. Ray Trace^(T|C) 19:18, 15 June 2013 (EDT)

I know what your saying and I think that would be a good idea for now. However, if you compare the karts and bikes throughout the video you can specifically note the monster (ex: wario, daisy, waluigi), standard (ex: mario, yoshi, donkey kong), and slim (ex: peach, luigi (the slim tires do have a new design which I prefer to the old version)). Along with the conclusion of coins I am also highly confident that the customization feature will return (and I really liked that idea, mix it up a little.....or a lot).

The preceding unsigned comment was added by TheOxymoron431 (talk).

Dry Dry Desert or just a desert track?

I've watched the trailer quite a few times now and the desert track doesn't seem to look like Dry Dry Desert much. The screenshots we have also don't show much of the track so we don't have much proof of it being Dry Dry Desert. Should we just change it to a desert track possibly being Dry Dry Desert? Tails777 Talk to me!

I think that's be best, I mean to me it more resembles Dry Dry Ruins from what I've seen because of the falling pillars. So it'd be better to have it a desert course. Yoshi876 (talk)

Its missing many things from Dry Dry Ruins to be that track, but it does have features of Dry Dry Desert, though the original course doesn't have falling pillars, if it is not a new course, which it may be a new course, it is probably a new feature of the track like how Nintendo has added glide ramps to the retro courses in Mario kart 7. BlueYoshi211 (talk)

I did watch gameplay footage of the original Dry Dry Desert and it looks very similar to the start of the course, but with the falling pillars I really don't know. Yoshi876 (talk)

I took these photos of the track from the trailer and I don't see much of a reseblence to Dry Dry Desert. While there are some similarities, I still don't think it's the course. Tails777 Talk to me!

I think it's Dry Dry Desert. After all, it's appearing as a retro course.

Points

I saw this on the Mario Kart Wii forum: http://www.mariokartwii.com/f105/points-per-position-118357.html -- It has the points per position from 1-12. Webkinz Mania (talk) 14:46, 19 June 2013 (EDT)

I've seen this points system before, when I was at the Nintendo experience Best Buy event. But yeah, it's different from Mario Kart Wii's one.
It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 14:58, 19 June 2013 (EDT)

Controls

The guy in the developer direct said you can play with the Wii Wheel and Wii Remote/Nunchuck. Where do I put this?
The preceding unsigned comment was added by KoopaKiller13 (talk).

I think we just wait until we put up a controls section in the article, then list the controls for the Wii Remote and Nunchuck. Tails777 Talk to me!

They can do Wheelies

Really? Racers(in this game) who have bikes CAN do wheelies. WATCH THE NINTENDO DIRECT AND YOU'LL FIND IT HERE!!!
The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ahmadchannel2 (talk).

If you had a link to a video showing wheelies please share it then. MarioComix (talk) 02:08, 8 July 2013 (EDT)

Leaked release date

I read on a site that Nintendo leaked the release date to be April next year. I have the link, but I want to know if it's a reliable source. http://metro.co.uk/2013/07/01/nintendo-accidently-reveals-april-release-date-for-mario-kart-8-3863653/ Tails777 Talk to me!