Topic: Mario Kart 8 - OT

I'm kind of glad I can't see my online multiplayer statistics for this game.
It'd be even more annoying when lag messes me up if I knew there was a record being kept of it.

In general though, I'd probably prefer my online games showing some statistics.
Kinda strange how Mario Kart Wii actually had quite a bit, yet they went a bit backwards from there with Mario Kart 7 and then took it out completely in Mario Kart 8.

It's almost as if they are the local elementary school sport where everyone wins. Even the losers where they don't keep score as to not encourage competition. Then at the end of the sports season everyone gets a ribbon or metal for participation and we all win.

So using this logic I've never lost a match online and I always win no matter what happens. Even if I'm in last place I'm still a winner!!!

At least Mario Kart TV gives us a way of capturing results.
I do enjoy posting videos of my friends getting their butts kicked to their Facebook timelines and stuff like that.

They just better not nerf SSB online stats. At least i have faith in the dev in this regard!

Yeah, I doubt they will.
The bigger question is whether or not it'll be playable this time.

Lol, I already commented on that on Miiverse!

Haha, I haven't checked my MiiVerse yet, I'll see that later then.

At least I did get one back a few races later, so all is well I guess...

I see Dolphin Shoals low on a few of those lists and I have to agree! It's a shame that I don't enjoy racing there, because it really is a good looking course and the music is GREAT! I just can never do well there =P

I like Dolphin Shoals <__<

Dolphin Shoals is In my top 5.

Dolphin Shoals music is some type of earworm.

I think I understand why you'd put Dolphin Shoals on the bottom. It's ridiculously short, and that makes it damn hard to win against the COM. Plus, the last turn is really slippery. One wrong move and you'll lose the race.

Personally Dolphin Shoals is one of my favorites, despite the bad things about it. However, I'd rank Water Park as the least favorite Nitro track in the game.
As for Retro Tracks, I'd say GCN Dry Dry Desert is my least favorite.

Here's my list:

Favorite Cups & Tracks (in order): 1 is best, 4 is least best.

1) Star Cup - Mount Wario definitely takes the cake as the best track in the game. The rest are also fantastic.

2) Lightning Cup - Grumble Volcano is almost an instant win online & offline, and N64 Rainbow is definitely the most gorgeous track in the entire game. Tick-Tock Clock is surprisingly good because of its complex design for a retro track.

3) Leaf Cup - I prefer Yoshi Valley over the other ones in this cup, even though they're on par with this one. The the track that leaves a sour note is Music Park. _{See what I did there?} . The reason it's kinda bad is because it's generally the same as it was in the 3DS. People even rarely picked it online on the 3DS.

4) Special Cup - It's not exactly a mind blower like the other cups, but it does well in all its tracks but two. Bowser's Castle and Cloudtop Cruise are the best in this cup. Rainbow Road suffers because of one reason; track design. Its visual / art design is good overall, but it feels like there could have been more. Bone-Dry Dunes, unfortunately, is a serious detriment to the cup as a whole.

Least Favorite Cups & Tracks (in order):

5) Mushroom Cup - For the first time in Mario Kart, I actually like the tracks from here. Mario Kart Stadium is such a great way to start off your first time playing Mario Kart 8, or Mario Kart in general if you're new to the series. Water Park _{(what kind of name is that?!)} is so boring and generally bland overall; there's really nothing going for it.

6) Shell Cup - Pretty decent overall. Nothing stands out that much. I'd prefer Cheep Cheep Beach or Toad's Turnpike over Moo Moo Meadows and GBA Mario Circuit.

7) Flower Cup - The only ones that are okay would be Mario Circuit and Shy Guy Falls. I'd only pick them for their catchy music. Twisted Mansion is just a joke to me. It's rarely picked online, and the music is very underwhelming.

8) Banana Cup - The most boring out of all the cups. The main thing you're doing the whole time is drifting from left to right, which gets tiring at some point, and it has one of the worst tracks in the game, Dry Dry Desert. I loved it in Double Dash, but the way it got carried over to MK8 was terrible. The main mechanic from this track is gone, the tornadoes. They could have made them into gliding parts by having you lifted into the air, and since the sand is so slippery, its tight turns are also gone. Plus, the COM are always able to take the turns perfectly, no matter what kart, and that is terrible.
The only good one is DK Jungle because it's almost an instant win online & offline. The difficultly in Hard COM dramatically decreases because of the routes the AI takes.