Mario Kart 8 Limited Edition Software Bundle Coming To North America

So was this the announcement they were talking about? Sad that it's only at Nintendo World in New York

I don't know... I can go and get it but I feel physical versions are just inferior. I'll have to put a disc every time I want to play it... ugh.

So only in New York? The city that doesn't sleep... Sigh

Only in N.Y.! Why even report this. I feel trolled.

One city, one store. C'mon Nintendo...

@dumedum
yep specially a game like this where I will be putting lots of hours, and the size looks reasonable for storage.
but the box looks great.

How is this fair? LOL

@PJR0cks @dumedum If you guys don't really care about the physical presence of the game, then why do you want a more expensive, physical collectible??

3 hours from NYC, so definitely a no for me. If Smash has a nintendo world bundle, I'll be there though.

People shouldn't worry. One hour later, it will be available on ebay.

It's times like this I'm proud to be a New Yoker. Granted this is one of the two only ways I would buy a physical copy of a game. Wish I can leave my job on time to pre-order before they close though.

@PvtOttobot I love your avatar

Got excited...read "currently does not take online orders"....got mad.

I'm not even gonna buy this new now. I'll buy it off of craigslist. When fans want something Nintendo never comes through (major's mask remake Etc).

why yu do dis!???

Yeah, Limited is the right word for this.

Great. Now can you please say 'Mario Kart 8 preorders come with a free Wii Remote Plus' or 'Mario Kart 8 comes bundled with a Wii Remote Plus'? Why is it that the games I have little interest in come with a WR+ but not the games I am interested in? What if some comes over and wants to play with me? I'll only have one WR+!

Congratulations all North American gamers for this Mario Kart 8 bundle. Hope you enjoy the Blue Shell...

I don't want to rub it in but how much does it cost to travel to New York if you're from America? I think some die hard collectors will make the trip over to NYC and if you do it's well worth it!

I don't understand game companies.

This makes my decision to buy digitally or not that much easier.

Ugh i live in ohio. Now to convince my parents to drive me down....

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Thanks, Nintendo....

why don't you guys just pre order the bundle from best buy or amazon

@Pj1 It's a little more than a 20 hour trip for me, and I live in Missouri.

@Psyclone
Cuz the limited edition is not available through those outlets. Only this...

Seeing as I live in California, this is out of the question for me.

Just wow man...

To be honest, this actually feels worse to me. I would've preferred the US to not get it at all then the US to get it at this one store. Guess I'm a little selfish.

@brewsky This. Its just not fair to give it to those who are near NYC, and screw over the other 75% of the country who can't get it easily. I know I can order it online, but I shouldn't have to. This, or make more Nintendo World stores, which is a good idea.

@Fingledor
Same here. Unbelievable - If this truly will be the only way to get this, people are of course going to buy it in that area, and re-sell it for much more; something I won't be able to afford, among many others I'm sure.

@Spartacus3765 aw I just read it has the blue shell figurine.. oh well at least people that don't live close can still get the other bundle but dam! I feel this is gonna cause a lot of confusion for those that don't know about the other bundle.

(Reads headlight of article) "Oh cool!" (Reads subtopic about it only being in Nintendo World) "Wait! What!?" XD Man. Whatever Nintendo. I'll just get the game.

I can't think of anything I'd rather stare at more than a blue shell and all the wonderful memories I associate with it.

Im not big on these type of collectors edition so it doesn't hurt me

Would be awesome to be able to order it online as well, cool offer though

@dumedum The struggle is real.

Sounds like they want to entice people to go down to the Nintendo World Store for the Mario Kart 8 Launch Event on May 29 8pm- 12am.

Or just have u come down to the store, pre-order the game and end up buying a whole bunch of Nintendo stuff because the store is filled with sum pretty awesome stuff…

Regardless Nintendo should at least allow Amazon or gamestop to carry a few copies for those who cant make it down to NY…i live 1 hour away and even i feel this is unfair

Fine. I'd rather have a plush one I can throw at people, anyway.

It's not a problem for me. My job is 20 minutes away by train from the Nintendo World Store. It looks like I'll have to pre-order MK8 there.

Way to go Nintendo. Cause you don't need the sales from the rest of America. Cause I'm sure all 18 million or so New Yorkers have a Wii U and you are not in a financial predicament.

This is bull why even tell us I live 2 hours away but what about the rest of America

Wow, my hype train crashed VERY FAST!!! BOOOOO!!!!!!!

SIGH! Come on Nintendo! Lost opportunity to make us happier and hyped.

332.24 miles
5 hrs 21 mins / 5 hrs 26 mins based on current traffic

Plus work Monday's - Friday's like everyone else...

LOL. GG Nintendo...

I live in NY state but that's still way too far. This was a terrible business idea. TERRIBLE.

@Frapp yeah, just as they think they are about to cross the line, WHAM! Ouch. I'm glad I preordered one in Australia, and we rarely get these things.

They shouldn't even offer something like this if it's not going to be available to anyone in the NA region.

So it's the game along with a blue shell trinket? Forget that... If they had the steel case on the other hand, I might be making a very long drive to NYC...

@PvtOttobot because its a collectible and it's small and unique enough. I wish I could DL the game and get the blue shell.

I don't even care about this bundle, I already have a Wii U. I just want the damn game to come out already

Haha. Okay, then.

How good is this bundle going to benefit them if they're not willing to sell this to customers outside the Big Apple? There's no way I'm going to make the trip to that complicated city just to get this bundle, I rather just wait for a price drop or buy the game used if I have to.

@Pink_Floyd I recall a lot of fans asking for a Ruby and Sapphire remake...

@Pj1 Imagine going from Portugal to Russia...and even beyond that

I had preordered the UK equivalent but after some thought I realised that I had no interest in the extras so I cancelled it. Why not a CD of classic track tracks (SNES Rainbow Road anyone?).

There are several preorder bonuses at several stores but they're all pretty lame (simple t-shirts or key rings). I want Germany's Steelbook.

I think Bandai is trying to pull a chogokin...

It comes out in new york of course....

The shell looks cool, but I don't need any more plastic crap. I'm not disappointed about not getting it, but I am upset that Nintendo would do something like this and only release it in one store location of an entire continent.
Seriously how can they pretend this is exclusive when we know every where else gets it the normal way from regular stores? This isn't 1980. Thanks to the Internet we are more aware of world events.
The good news for those that really want it is that the plastic shell isn't region locked and you can import it. Of course the weight and size will add to the shipping cost and you'll have to sell off the game that comes with it on ebay.co.uk. It should still be cheaper than visiting New York if you're not near by.

The title is misleading, "Mario Kart 8 Limited Edition Software Bundle Coming To North America"?

Correction: Mario Kart 8 Limited Edition Software Bundle Coming To Nintendo World Store!

Why do you make things so hard for yourselves, Nintendo?

Look at all this feed back. People WANT THIS, but it's only available in one city in the entire country. Do you guys realize the amount of potential sales you are about to pass up?

@dumedum i hope your wii u burns down and you lose all your digital games!!
nah jk
I wouldn't trust digital only without cloud based saved data. Except for indie games

It's almost like Nintendo are begging to lose all their fans.

In case anyone wondered the price is $80 + tax and they require ID to pre-order as it is one pre-order to person to stop people getting copies for eBa...friends (its difficult to stop one but not the other but the solution is simple, make it available outside of one store in New York).

Nintendo of America sound awful.

This is hysterial! Nintendo are officially blithering idiots. What in the world are they thinking and doing over there?!? They're limiting a bundled system seller exclusively to a single specialty store... (One first-party title isn't going to get them out of hot water but still.) It's like they get dumber and dumber with each passing business day.

I've been waiting and waiting for them to announce this and then they finally do but then I read its only in new York. I think I'm more pissed now then if it didn't come at all their lucky I already have the game preordered. Because I don't know if I would of gotten MK after this last stunt.

This just seems utterly stupid to me. I'm not driving to NY for this. And I'm not going to eBay when people put it on there for ten times more than its worth either. I just don't see the logic in this as most others here don't either.

As I live 1989 miles away, I am inclined to pass. I was looking forward to this and would have paid up to $100, but eBay prices will be absurd.

Well there goes that...

I'm in Michigan and that would be a 10hr drive there,ugh thats not fair!

Dam should have been nintendo store uk and eu for people this side of the world looks stunning.

This is soo stupid! Why Nintendo? What's so great about New York?

Well, I guess I'm lucky since I live near the Nintendo World Store.
But I'm downloading the game anyway.

My girlfriend goes to medical school in NYC. Preordered! So Pumped.

I wonder how many angry phone calls their store is getting today. lol

You guys don't seem to understand what a Limited Edition is.
Nintendo is very good at making sure their products retain a kind of significance or value, whether that's through maintaining full price for longer or keeping certain special items a rarity. Pumping this out to every Best Buy in the country would just lessen its appeal.

@LittleIrves
Then why are they allowing everyone in EU to order the limited edition on Amazon? Contradiction much.

@LittleIrves
If they held the same "limited amount" by only selling it in one store in London, then yeah, I wouldn't be upset that they'd be legitimately holding to the limited edition part about it. Albeit, I think it would still be messed up to cater to a specific location. But this is simply a region being stubborn about something a lot of people want, when another region (EU) won't have any problem getting.

I may just try to import it - which I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO.

@Spartacus3765 Thank you. I was just getting ready to say the same thing to him. This is such bull!

Nintendo Of America is really starting to become incompetent to me. I hate the way they conduct business. Why in on Earth would you limit this to just New York?! Yes I'm upset because I'm a huge fan of this game and would have bought this LE (limited edition) game. Instead NoA is doing what they normally do and disappointing the fans here. NoE has a better unity than NoA. Big time!

@Rafie
Yeah I dunno. Someone commented on here earlier saying the package is going for $80 at the store, which is a $20 mark-up for what seems to be for only 2 things: a special outer box, and a plastic trophy. Sure, it'll be "rare" but NOA has exhausted my patience with things like this.

I happen to know a couple of people in NY who in theory could buy it for me and ship it, but I'm starting to wonder if it's worth all the hassle, especially at that price. If I could get it around town or on Amazon, sure. It just baffles me, cuz Nintendo puts out extraordinary software, but they're marketing team/distributors give them a bad name when they do idiotic things like this. A good reason why a lot of my friends have moved on from this company to other ways of gaming - and sometimes, I don't blame them.

I live in NY.But, not interested.

And the Worst Marketing Decision of the Month Award goes to... Nintendo of America!!

Umm... according to Map Quest...

Via I-95 N 1249.63 miles
18 hrs 43 mins / 19 hrs 14 mins based on current traffic

And the gas cost is only ~$700. That sure is reasonable just to pre-order the game and then come back two weeks later to pick it up... well... that's only if they still have some in stock. During the LoZ event, I came three days after the announcement, and I was told that NO GAMESTOP IS ACCEPTING ANYMORE PRE-ORDERS of the Limited Edition. And they said that the Wii U is failing...

@Rafie
Yep, I still don't get why theres exactly one Nintendo store in the entire country. What, do they not think people would stop by if they were in places like Seattle or Miami too? I kinda get NOJ thinking that one location works, but NOA? People like to blame the main branch but its NOA that they rely on for what works over here.

Seriously guys?
Other than playing and displaying with the Blue shell figurine for a few days (at best), What makes this Limited bundle this worthwhile and SO Amazing?
I already got the Wii U...
If there is a blue shell near a bundle...THERE ALWAYS A CATCH! NO EXCEPTIONS! O.O

@Akera099 I like how you guys are moaning when it's usually Europe that loses out on everything. We rarely get any special edition consoles let alone limited edition games. You better be quick if you want it though as it's sold out in the UK. I'm glad I pre ordered mine back in March as I also get a bullet bill t-shirt and red shell keyring.. Not to rub salt into the wound or anything.

@Spartacus3765 it's sold out in the UK and I doubt amazon actually have any left in stock a lot of the time amazon accept pre orders when there out of stock because it doesn't matter to them as they've taken no money they don't have to honour them.

Only in New York..Lame

Don't worry, it'll be on eBay for $200 soon after it comes out. And the seller will be a tool who buys 10 copies at once!

Man I really need to act fast on this stuff. They run out of preorders since yesterday afternoon, according to my brother who work around Rockefeller Center (unless he's pulling my leg). The store rep said they will be doing RSVP during the event for people who couldn't get the preorder, but I know how long the line will be for that.

Awell guess I'll go digital after all.

It's okay, I'm happy as long as I get to enjoy the. Game I already have too much gaming memorabilia.

@Pink_Floyd and you're not helping. Good job for not supporting Nintendo, you certainly showed them! (strong sarcasm ) You're upset because you can't get a little plastic blue shell, get over it and enjoy the thing you're really dropping money for, the fantastic game.

What about Canada? Canada is always left out!
America gets everything.