Topic: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

I honestly think it's nothing. It'll probably get announced in a Direct soon and then released in, like, July. Doesn't seem like the kind of thing they'd shadowdrop unless they weren't doing a Direct, which...this isn't 2020, where Directs were already weird. Plus, they only just started going through Wave 1 on the Switch news service, so while I can see overlap with Wave 2 being unveiled, I doubt they're going to drop the DLC now because of that

@MarioLover92 @PikaPhantom @Grumblevolcano Welp that didn't happen. Though there's now talk of a MK8D software update so maybe Nintendo really will release the DLC without any sort of announcement? 🤔

@TowaHerschel7 Source?

I know there's a 99% chance that the next wave of Booster Course Pass DLC isn't shadow dropped tomorrow..... BUT I WANT TO BELIEVE DAMNIT.

@TowaHerschel7 Huh, all right. Since MK8D isn't mentioned anywhere on Nintendo's own maintenance page, I'd do what I normally do and wait for them to officially announce the next direct or something. I'm a pretty patient guy when it comes to stuff like that.

I got the maintenance notification ingame and now its appeared on the maintenance page:

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/netinfo/en_GB/index.html

From (approx.) Tuesday, 7 June 2022 1:55 to Tuesday, 7 June 2022 3:00.

So the maintenance starts in just under an hour.

Right, I'm off to bed. If I wake up to a trailer for the next wave of the DLC, I'll be a very happy bunny.

Here's the same network maintenance page on Nintendo's US site. Looks like it's already happening and it'll be done in an hour and a half from now.

@Fizza Sweet dreams. That would be a great thing to wake up to!

Edit: Come to think of it, it might just be for the game's servers. Not gonna get my hopes up too high.

@MarioLover92 @Fizza @Grumblevolcano What're the odds of a shadow-drop in your opinions? My logical side says less than a 5% chance, but since Nintendo can be quite illogical at times, it gives me hope that I wouldn't have if it was any other company aside from Nintendo. 😂

@TowaHerschel7 Well Nintendo seems to be back to making directs so while it could technically happen, I'd imagine they'd put it in the next direct. I don't think they've done shadow drops since 2020, and even then, it was a few game announcements I believe. That's purely my guess - anything can happen.

@TowaHerschel7 I find a shadow drop to be very unlikely, mostly due to the fact that Nintendo hasn't really done many of them recently. The DLC seems to be an important enough deal for them to warrant a Direct announcement. However, if Nintendo just completely decides to skip a June/ July Direct, then a shadow drop is to be expected.

@Grumblevolcano @MarioLover92 @Fizza @StarPoint @PikaPhantom Has maintenance begun yet?

@TowaHerschel7 Looks like MK8D's maintenance is done already.

So my new theory is that they just performed some maintenance ahead of time, but are going to wait a while before they actually announce anything new. I believe that has happened in the past with other Nintendo games, and maybe even Mario Kart specifically if I remember correctly?

I see the maintenance on the server speeded up the 150cc mode, usually runs very slow.👍

@Ninfan
150 cc will not run very very fast like F-ZERO.
150 cc itself was pretty fast enough for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, NOT a speed of SONIC.
Stop complaining for too slow on 150 cc.

I love how this reads like a conspiracy theory.

Why would you want the DLC shadow dropped? It's much more exciting to see a trailer for it during a direct

So nothing came of it, honestly that's the outcome I was hoping for because shadow drop would've meant no general Direct. I still think there may be no general Direct given how much Nintendo revealed in February and April (we know the Switch lineup through September) as well as the timing of the Xbox Games Showcase Extended (it's in Nintendo's slot) but with the confirmation of Capcom having an event means the major events missing for June 2022 are a general Direct and a Square Enix Presents. Square Enix has teased FF7 and DQ news for June so the latter seems at least somewhat likely.

@Fizza lol at this point I'm desperate for anything