Mario Kart Arcade GP DX Now Available To Play At Dave & Busters

Maybe needs a wii u release?

Naah, that would compete with MK8.

Still, if they ever relaunch the arcade section of the VC, perhaps Nintendo/Namco can add the first arcade MKs at least?

Ive been getting thir email promoting this for a few weeks now. They email almost every day but I find them to be a little pricey so only take my kids there about once a year. We go to Chuck E Cheese 3 or 4 times.

I wonder if they're promoting MK8 in store, now I feel obligated to go check it out.

I did my MK8 part today and bought a $1 pre-order card at Target. I felt bad for all my anti Wii U posts yesterday. My kids graduate religious instruction school the night of May 30 so Ill hand it to them there as a gift.

@Angelic_Lapras_King No it wouldn't compete (Console Mario Karts are no fun these are great.) and anyway if competition was bad then there wouldn't be so many 2D platformers already.

These games have good balance (Like any good Arcade game hard to win but possible with enough practice and playing the game well. Mario Kart has the same balance as a broken arcade game. Tricking the AI is the way to succeed in it.)

This is basically advertising for Mario Kart 8. People will walk into D&B, see this, play after consuming alcohol, walk past a gamestop and see that a game like it is coming to Wii U, and buy it. Nintendo wins.

With me being Irish I have no idea what a "Dave & Busters" is?

@SilentHunter382 It's like a TGI Friday's with an arcade, bar, and bowling alley in it. If you have ever heard of that.

@MuchoMochi Ah ok.

This is a bit late, though. Went to D&B a few weeks ago and saw this there.

There's been commercials for this for over a month now. I'd go if there were one near me...

Huh, I'd never heard of Dave and Busters before. Guess there isn't one in Tucson, but I'll keep it in mind for my next trip to Phoenix. I've always wanted to play the MK arcade games.

Chuck E Cheese is for little kids and Dave & busters is, I guess, for adults who really miss their childhood. Near where I live there's an independent restaurant/arcade that's more in the middle, but they probably wouldn't have this...

Put all 3 arcade games on wii u, people would buy all 3, why not???

@unrandomsam
It would compete wIth MK8 and hurt its sales, maybe release it a couple years after its release.

@rjejr

Joining the Nintendoomed bandwagon never pays.

Haha, just kidding. You usually make some of the most level headed comments here, hence why I reply to you a lot.

The game is out of stock on Amazon, so I wonder if they haven't opened the preorders yet, or if their stock actually sold out months before release.

@sinalefa - In my defense, I've never been on the Nintendoom bandwagon, they have 3DS and Mario IP, just dont get me started on my Wii U's future

I bought a Dreamcast and it stil stings. I'm still waiting for a Skies of Arcadia sequel.

Recently played it with my girl on our 2nd date. It was pretty fun, not quite as fun and charming as the main Mario Kart games, but we just kept finding ourselves coming back to it again and again.

@rjejr

I got a Dreamcast too. It was my first and sadly last Sega console. It died on me on 2001, but I kept the memory card and the games. I did not go back to console gaming until SSBB made me buy a Wii 7 years later.

The funny part is that a couple of months ago I bought some batteries to check if the VMU still worked, and the old save files seem to be intact. And I am still waiting for Shenmue 3!

NL. You're like 3 weeks old to this news
http://www.gonintendo.com/s/222527-mario-kart-gp-dx-more-footage-dave-and-busters-commercial

@K-Gamer It wouldn't - I would buy this but not Mario Kart under any circumstances. (Would buy Excitebots / F-Zero / The next All Stars Racing (Presuming it is 60fps) but never Mario Kart total waste of time for me). Mario Kart (The console versions) is for people who hate the Arcades.

All of these machines should have an ad on top that said. The New Mario Kart 8 coming to Wii U on May 30th.

This cannot compete with Mario Kart 8 because you cannot take it home.

Simple fact Sega and Namco are just better at making worthwhile racing games.

Awesome stuff. I'll have to try this version out sometime.

Cool, now I know to look for this whenever my family goes out to D&B again

I played it at D&B a few weeks ago. I enjoyed it. Its a very arcadey Mario Kart. There is a voice that narrates the whole race. Sounds sort if like the guy in NFL blitz. I didn't like some weapons. There was one where it turns your kart into a cake? Lol. I don't know what it did. There was a line for the game. People seemed excited.

Oh and you can race with pacman

@Pixel-Perfect It's the answer to the demand of a grown-up Chuck 'E Cheese. You should look into locations close to you.

Would love to see this on a console waaaaaaay after MK8's release.

Hi, Conor... at the risk of sounding like a jerk,i do have to correct you on this article... I have been playing this at Dave & Busters for about two years now. It isn't new. Or news.

Cool, it would be great if this game became an unlockable extra in Mario Kart 8.

@NaturalGus weird.. at the D&B in Roseville,CA there are signs on the entrance doors advertising the game as if it were brand new.

JUST saw an advertisement for this on TV, specifically advertising that they have Mario Kart too. Odd, especially considering there's not even a single one of those restaurants in our state....
Pretty cool that people are able to play it there, though. Plus, the advertisements help put Mario Kart back in the minds of consumers before 8's release. Hopefully I can play the arcade game eventually

I saw a D&B commercial advertising this about a month ago... I jumped for joy when I saw it.

In other words, Nintendo Life,
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I would love to play as rosalina in the arcades... This wouldbe fun drunk too!

I had a great time playing this a few weeks ago.I used to love going to arcades back in the day,so a trip to D&B is always fun for me.

@unrandomsam

Look up the word "fact" before using it because you obviously have no concept of what it means. Also, your OPINIONS do not reflect the views of everyone else, so don't state that they do! I enjoy every single console Mario Kart game as much as I do going to the Arcade. I won't even bother commenting on the other trash you've posted.

I think like the look of this more than any recent console MK. Those are the most kart-like vehicles I've seen in ages! Will have to lookout for one of these machines.

I'd head over and play it at D&B's but I may need to save up some money 1st.....while a fun place....it's a tad pricey.

@Brickbuild101 I did play it. It was pretty fun! The graphics were really good, I couldn't hear the music, though, with all the noise. There was a weird power up system where you would do a roulette at the beginning to choose your power up in different race positions. Also, I don't know if it was just me, but wasn't nearly as fast as Mario Kart 7.

@unrandomsam I don't know why you keep posting comments about Mario Kart games being unbalanced or playing like a broken arcade game. You're pretty much admitting on every MK8 article that you lack the skill to overcome some of the trickier aspects of being good at console Mario Kart.

@rjejr "They email almost every day but I find them to be a little pricey so only take my kids there about once a year. We go to Chuck E Cheese 3 or 4 times."

I always thought D&Bs were more adult oriented, at least in their pitch. Basically come have pricey grown up food, booze up on alcohol and then go be a kid again on the arcade stuff.

Does Chuck E Cheese even serve alcohol?

@Pixel-Perfect I live in Tucson as well and keep seeing these Dave & Busters commercials. Odd since the closest locations are Tempe and Scottsdale. Pretty cool to see a fellow Tucsonan on here.

@NaturalGus the game you have been playing for 2 years is Mario Kart GP 2, as that was released in 2007. This article is about the sequel to that game, Mario Kart GP DX, which was released in the winter of 2013 in the US. See this wiki page if you want more info: http://www.mariowiki.com/Mario_Kart_Arcade_GP_DX . While they are a bit late in reporting this, this is both new and news.

This is the game that gives me a new-found reason to go to Dave & Busters... now the trick is finding one nearby.

The inclusion of Pac Man as a racer is definitely exciting, albeit a bit confusing that he would be included in a game with "Mario" in the title. Is this a sign that we might get him in Smash Bros.?

@rjejr never apologize for feeling the way you do, even if people disagree with you. Regardless, I have yet to see any promotion for MK8 anywhere, but I don't look because I buy everything I can on eShop. Now, I will prepare to be tarred and feathered for buying mostly on eShop and announcing it here.

Can some one honestly explain to me as to why these Arcade MK's never made it to consoles? If the previous consoles couldn't do it before, I'm more than sure the Wii U can support this now.

@Falkor Remember that Namco Bandai normally develops these Mario Kart GP/X, etc titles. So it wouldn't be too farfetched to see Pac-Man and/or other Namco characters there.

@gatorboi352 - "Does Chuck E Cheese even serve alcohol?"

Every CEC I've been to does have beer, but I usually get the really bad coffee. D&B is certainly aimed at adults, not kids, but I have enough video game consoles in my house, when I do get out w/o my kids it isn't there. Though actually I think my wife and I did have a night out there about 8 years ago, but I don't think if it even was D&B then.

@Daisaku36 - " Now, I will prepare to be tarred and feathered for buying mostly on eShop"

Surprisingly I see alot of people coming around to eShop on here. It's not for me, but people are certainly warming up to it. I don't expect to ever have an external HDD hooked up to my 32GB console. Of course I never expected to upgrade my 80GB PS3 to 500GB but PS+ changed my mind, and its nearly full now. If Nitneod ever starts a rental service via Wii U I suppose I'll need to get one. And once I got an external HDD I suppose I would want to fill it up as well. Maybe next gen when "fusion" comes out. Of course it may all be digital only by then and you'll be viewed as one of the trendsetters

@sinalefa - "And I am still waiting for Shenmue 3!"

I'm still waiting for Shenmue 2, it only came out on Xbox in the US. Though mine still works, my kids like Ooga Booga, and the save points and little chao garden are still there for Sonic Adventure. And Sega Marine Fishing, we still have a functioning rod and reel.

@Rafie The only reason there could be is Nintendo didn't want to. (The last versions used Triforce hardware which is basically a Gamecube Arcade board it doesn't even have any more RAM or anything).

@Nintenjoe64 I won the 150cc GP first time I played it (First race I was running into the wall for about the first lap but still came first because of the bullet bill). Using something that according to its stats I shouldn't have had any chance whatsoever of being able to use. That is a game that is a complete waste of time to bother playing any more. (With the motion controls none the less).

I think I played the first MKGP at a small arcade that used to be at the mall around here, was so sad when it disappeared one day along with Guitar Freaks. I would absolutely support some sort of MKGP release on consoles since in my neck of the woods they are about as common as a working cabinet for TMNT or The Simpsons... Which is to say it's nowhere.

@Falkor Pac-Man has been a regular character in the GP series since it first came out in 2005.

@astros75 It is a fact. Enjoyment has nothing to do with it. (I would rather play Mario Kart than lots of sim racing games that are not broken doesn't make Mario Kart any less broken).

OMG you guys just gave me the idea to get drunk and play MK omg I bet it'll be crazy!!!

Yeah, as others have said, I've seen commercials for this for about a month. Seems like they're advertising it as their current core attraction.

Oh, and for those of you who don't have a local location, but are seeing the commercials anyway (like @SlayerG). It's probably because they're buying time on a national network (like FX or whatever), and anyone watching that channel will see the commercial, since it's aired nationally.

Shame Finland doesn't have any arcades left anymore. They just stopped a few generations ago around the time PS2 and Dreamcast came to market.

Especially since Dreamcast was the first machine to really make perfect 1-to-1 conversions of any arcade games.

Ahh I miss those times in the 90's when I battled against a friend in a local arcade with Sega Rally.

I played this in Japan a few months ago, even though I won the first race I still had to put more money in to play another track. Rip-off!
(Twas fun game but the controls were more 'arcadie')

@Pixel-Perfect Yes there is one in Phoenix ..... but you have to be 18 years or older to get in after a certain time. I know causr i live in Surprise, AZ

@Ttimer That shouldn't be a problem, I'm 24, but thanks for the tip.

hello, who knows the hw of that arcade cabinet? is wiiU based? i can't find any SPEC about new triforce series