Topic: Mario Kart 8 - OT

Made a mistake the last time I did this with the code. Join the Frantic Koopalings Thursdays tournaments 5842-3656-8790

Lol, all this is just so good for Nintendo. If they were smart they would use this at E3 in some way to further promote Kart 8!

There didn't seem to be as much effort to sell systems in Japan as there was over here, no bundles or free game promotions as far as I know. The system itself never charted particularly high even while MK8 is dominating the charts. Couple that with lots of Wii U bundles being phased out and the slump console sales are facing in the region right now (PS4 is doing way worse than Wii U through the same point). But who knows, maybe it's a slow burner.

U.S and Europe seem to produce good results though.

something similar to happened to me in Mario kart wii except the person stopped at the finish line and hit me with a shell causing me to somersault over the person thus coming in first.

sorry I didn't have time to fix the run ons.

LOOK OUT! He's coming for you, Toad!

Everyone should come on the Nintendolife tournament! Its really fun lol

..anyone else a little happy when they are trying for a three star ranking in a grand prix but end up losing a race or something, thus making you have to play it over again? I find it a good excuse to play more Mario Kart..

Is the internet on the Wii U working for everybody okay?
I can't seem to get it to connect to the internet, even though my Wii U did an system update this morning. :/

I've been really enjoying playing battle mode all night.
It feels a lot more strategic compared to the previous battle modes, especially if you start taking advantage of the fact that item boxes don't respawn when you're too close.
I've had a few times where I've spent a whole battle just guarding a set of item boxes with it paying off really well.

my copy of the game arrived today.. SOOOO MUCH FUN!
i can't handle all the fun i'm having! ^_^

Just another small detail I noticed is that on retro tracks, the old style Mario Kart logo appears on the starting line. Thought that was a nice touch.

I've recorded some commentary and gameplay of the Nintendo LIfe Mario Kart tournament, check it out!

The idea is that you are joining 1 long GP. That is why you don't get to switch karts. The only way to change your setup is by leaving 1 GP and changing it then joining another GP

So guys, do you prefer karts or bikes?

I think I prefer the karts in this game, bikes seem harder to handle.
Plus the karts can yet an orange speed boost.

Karts for me too, but I would like to practice with bikes more at some stage.

I have been using bikes with Yoshi. The Sports Bikes can turn much quicker and I find gaining the orange drift boost to be faster with the Sports Bikes

This Luigi death stare stuff reminds me of the jokes surrounding the villager after that SSB announcement. Nintendo's characters really can look quite expressive.

Luigi's Death Stare was featured on Fox News? What has this world come to...

"Rosalina…come with me if you want to live."
Someone save me. pls.