How can Mario Kart DLC be the most excitign when were in sports game season. Madden 15 just released, Fifa, NHL, come out next month, and in october we have WWE 15, NBA 2k15, and NBA live 15.
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Link does fun things as well as serious things, just like Mario. I don't see how this would be out of character especially if he was getting a weapon (like a Chain Chomp) from winning or something.
Absolutely (though I skipped those things in Twilight Princess because I thought it odd when the kingdom was in jeopardy). Most of the Zelda games seem pretty light in tone, even if Ganon is kind of heavy.
Talk about needing to lighten-up though. I don't see how Link racing in a kart can destroy Zelda if having him get his ass kicked by Kirby in Smash Bros. doesn't - or is that another can of worms?
@torotoid64 At the risk of troll feeding I have to assume you're not a fan of Mario Kart generally or you've not actually seen this game in action. I've played Mario Kart Wii for the first time since putting in many hours on Mario Kart 8 and this game is so far beyond it in every way that I cannot see how anyone who enjoyed Mario Kart wouldn't find something to like here. Mario Kart 8 is my first time playing Mario Kart since the original on the SNES and it is BRILLIANT!
Isn't it kinda odd how it takes months for 8 tracks, 4 karts and 3 character?
I mean, over 6 months for the Animal Crossover DLC?
Nintendo is very intentional about the dates. 6 months after the release of the game they release some DLC that adds 8 new tracks and is a great add on. 6 months after that (1 year anniversary of the game) they release another 16 tracks. They want to make this game remain relevant for a long time, unlike most games, and this is a great way to do it.
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DefHalan Right after they released the Blue Falcon in MK8? I'm not sure about that... What's next? Mario in F-Zero?
yea or maybe Star Fox in F-Zero hahahahaha... wait
The "wait" is pretty self explanatory, but I still wanted to add this one.
I wonder if James McCloud in F-Zero is Star Fox canon. I'm thinking something like when James got betrayed by Pigma, Andross submitted him to some of his evil science experiments which transformed him into a human and sent him to Mute City.
I'm eh on the DLC I wanna like it but the DLC roster sucks harder than the actual roster, link looks weird villager is okay same with Isabelle and the colored yoshis and shy guys are beyond stupid, only thing that saves this is the tracks, I'll still be avoiding this game at any cost and I'll wait until Smash Wii U or Bayonetta to pick up a system then I'll probably get this if I ever find it for extremely low price
@torotoid64: I'll bite. I'm not buying it for the roster upgrade, I'm buying it for the tracksand the Blue Falcon as I am sure most people are as well. 16 tracks for $12, well actually I bought eShop gift cards at 20% off so it’s more like $9.60 plus another 10% for DDP comes to $8.64. $12.00 to add half of another Mario Kart set of tracks seems like a good, no great, deal to me. Lastly, how are the colored Shy Guys and Yoshi’s “beyond stupid?” I like Yoshi and now at least I can differentiate myself from the rest of the green Yoshi’s.
@grumbevolcano: Well I don't play StarFox games, but seem to recall that James McCloud apparently disappeared through a wormhole or something like that.
So anything is fair game when it comes with the destiny of that character.
How can Mario Kart DLC be the most excitign when were in sports game season. Madden 15 just released, Fifa, NHL, come out next month, and in october we have WWE 15, NBA 2k15, and NBA live 15.
How can Mario Kart DLC be the most excitign when were in sports game season. Madden 15 just released, Fifa, NHL, come out next month, and in october we have WWE 15, NBA 2k15, and NBA live 15.
Once again, I hope this is sarcasm.
Yeah it is. But I wouldn't call the Mario DLC the most exciting news. For me its the Fable Legends beta but that stems from liking the idea of a straight up DnD inspired game.
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It may be worth noting that the Zelda Cup is in the Retro section of race tracks while the AC Cup is in the New section of race tracks.
That does make sense after thinking about it.
Mute City will be based of an old F-Zero game & ExciteBike will be based of an old Excitebike game. Both can be considered retro courses. Which would imply the Zelda course is most likely based on a older Zelda title (well, older than Wind Waker HD or A Link Between Worlds at least).
The Animal Crossing stage on the other hand is based on the latest game in the franchise. Which would make it new, or, not retro.
So that'd mean we're getting 4 retro themed stages from other games than the Mario franchise as well as 4 original Mario Kart themed tracks in Pack 1.
In Pack 2 we're getting 4 new tracks based of off different Nintendo franchises and 4 retro themed tracks from past Mario Kart titles.
That would be a pretty nice set-up IMO.
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It may be worth noting that the Zelda Cup is in the Retro section of race tracks while the AC Cup is in the New section of race tracks.
That does make sense after thinking about it.
Mute City will be based of an old F-Zero game & ExciteBike will be based of an old Excitebike game. Both can be considered retro courses. Which would imply the Zelda course is most likely based on a older Zelda title (well, older than Wind Waker HD or A Link Between Worlds at least).
The Animal Crossing stage on the other hand is based on the latest game in the franchise. Which would make it new, or, not retro.
So that'd mean we're getting 4 retro themed stages from other games than the Mario franchise as well as 4 original Mario Kart themed tracks in Pack 1.
In Pack 2 we're getting 4 new tracks based of off different Nintendo franchises and 4 retro themed tracks from past Mario Kart titles.
That would be a pretty nice set-up IMO.
But that is disproven by Wario's Gold Mine from Mario Kart Wii being one of the screenshots for Pack 1.
It may be worth noting that the Zelda Cup is in the Retro section of race tracks while the AC Cup is in the New section of race tracks.
That does make sense after thinking about it.
Mute City will be based of an old F-Zero game & ExciteBike will be based of an old Excitebike game. Both can be considered retro courses. Which would imply the Zelda course is most likely based on a older Zelda title (well, older than Wind Waker HD or A Link Between Worlds at least).
The Animal Crossing stage on the other hand is based on the latest game in the franchise. Which would make it new, or, not retro.
So that'd mean we're getting 4 retro themed stages from other games than the Mario franchise as well as 4 original Mario Kart themed tracks in Pack 1.
In Pack 2 we're getting 4 new tracks based of off different Nintendo franchises and 4 retro themed tracks from past Mario Kart titles.
That would be a pretty nice set-up IMO.
But that is disproven by Wario's Gold Mine from Mario Kart Wii being one of the screenshots for Pack 1.
Not quite. Mute City, ExciteBike, Wario's Gold Mine and a Retro Zelda course would complete the Triforce cup
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If there's ever a second wave, these are my predictions:
Pokemon x Mario Kart 8
Characters: Pikachu, Charizard, Captain Toad
Same as all other packs in terms of amount of cups and karts
Kirby x Mario Kart 8
Characters: Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede
Same as all other packs in terms of amount of cups and karts, with a Warpstar as a kart
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If there's ever a second wave, these are my predictions:
Pokemon x Mario Kart 8
Characters: Pikachu, Charizard, Captain Toad
Same as all other packs in terms of amount of cups and karts
Kirby x Mario Kart 8
Characters: Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede
Same as all other packs in terms of amount of cups and karts, with a Warpstar as a kart
When the first set of Amiibos are released, I would guess that will be able to play as all those 10 Amiibos (including Kirby and Pikachu) without any DLC.
@jariw: I hope you're right. Some might think amiibos unlocking more characters might be sketchy, but consider that in the U.S. amiibos are going to cost at least $10 while these DLC packs are pretty inexpensive, and they come with characters, vehicles, and tracks.
Ideally, I would hope the amiibos would both unlock the represented character and a vehicle to go along with him or her, but if they can't unlock characters, then I hope for at least vehicles. I would imagine making new characters and vehicles would take considerably less time than making new tracks.
amiibos don't unlock characters or stages in Super Smash Bros., I think we can expect the same with Mario Kart 8; perhaps they'll act as a Ghost character you can race against. I don't think you should see amiibo as DLC, because Nintendo knows as well that if they act as DLC, it becomes very expensive DLC.
I just think amiibos better be used in a very interesting way, because now they cost $12-$13 and are officially more than the DLC packs.
Again, you shouldn't look at them as DLC. If you do, you'll be very dissappointed, because I don't think they're going to offer the same experience as DLC does. They look similar to the Skylanders figurines, but to assume that they'll take on the same role is unreasonable. Take Super Smash Bros. for example, amiibo is not going to act like DLC in that game, they're interactive toys, eh, figurines. It's a neat collectable for you to look at, and one that can also interact with several of your games.
As for the price, you'll be paying mostly for the figurine itself. Good looking figurines are usually pretty expensive.
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