Mario Kart 8 is creeping ever closer, bringing with it plenty of excitement for Wii U owners. Nintendo produced a rather entertaining Mario Kart 8 Direct recently, and there's plenty of buzz about this one online.
Like many others we're planning quite a few videos ahead of release to show you what it's all about, but in a similar style to previous videos for games such as Super Mario 3D World and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze we're aiming to just given some tantalising, teasing looks at some of our favourite parts. Hopefully enough to excite you, without spoiling entire tracks or secret routes.
To kick us off below is a short video with snippets of five of our favourite new courses. We chose the following ones:
- Water Park
- Shy Guy Falls
- Sunshine Airport
- Mount Wario
- Bowser's Castle
Your humble writer plays as his Mii in this video, so if you always wanted to see a bespectacled, bearded Mii of a robust figure in a rather tight-fitting set of red racing leathers, this is the footage for you.
Enjoy!
Comments 45
ahh i hate you guys for playing this game while we have to wait for it !!
@marko
yeah, me2
Why does your mii sound like bowser jr on helium in this game? This game looks awesome btw.
I.... WANT... THIS.... GAME... NOW!!!
Screw it, I'm not wait for June 13, I gotta start selling some games.
@DiscoGentleman YouTube can only display 30 fps.
Underwhelmed.
I MUST HAVE THIS GAME NOW!
Wait, you can race using your Mii?
@Hy8ogen "Mii" is the icon at the bottom right of the roster.
MUST.......HAVE......NOW...........
Ugh, why did money have to be such a big issue for me NOW of all times?!
That Bowser stage looks boss.
@marko The website literally has everything about the game on it.
Super pumped for this!!!!!
For being in first that wasn't very much ink coverage on the screen for the blooper item. Slightly disappointing.
@Hy8ogen
It was already possible in Mario Kart Wii.
@Faron I did not own the Wii :/ This is pretty sweet! Thank god I pre-ordered it. I can see this game flying off shelves. So good luck to those who did not pre-order and does not want digital copies.
Clearly seeing some F-Zero in the track design, which is a good thing. If only we could get some actual F-Zero to top it off...
I don't want this game. I need it now.
Next is f zero.
The wait is killing me!!! I'm so jealous of you guys!!!!
@ThomasBW84 Please tell me you can take the helmets off.
I was suprised to see Water Park in the mushroom cup, looks kinda hard. Shy guy falls will be loved. The New tracks in this game really stand out from previous entries.
I'm a bit worried about the bump/mini boost mechanic to be honest. It seems like it rewards playing badly a little, surely the object of a racing game is not to bump into walls and so on. I also enjoy playing as heavy characters/ in heavy cars and barging other characters off the road. It looks like, in large sections of the tracks, that whole dynamic has been changed entirely.
I'm going to try to put all doubts to one side: I've never been in the least bit disappointed by a mk game and I have almost total faith in Nintendo as far as this one is concerned. Cannot wait.
I love Mario Kart but I would love a HD F-Zero racing game!!
ah, having watched the video a second time to double check, I think what Thomas actually bumped in to was not, in fact, a random wall but actually some kind of little boost wheel type things; I can get on board with that. Mini pre-bedtime breakdown and subsequent nightmares averted.
YES! For once I have a game pre-ordered!!! I CAN'T WAIT!
@luke88 Don't worry, it's an antigravity only, specific piece only, not every wall, boost that you get ONLY if you bumb into those specific thingys or other cars
@memoryman3 that was SO perfect: Boost from PP, up the ramp, combo dance (!!!), boost from PP as soon as he hits the ground!
@jariw So the actual game will run even smoother than the video?
pre ordered mine at Best Buy, woot free gas + game and free delivery! can't wait
@memoryman3 My finest moment captured for the ages.
Is it just me or does the mii kinda sound like Bowser Jr with a higher voice?
Ooohh boy, I need this game in my life. Now.
@Captain_Toad Haha! I thought it sounded like Yoshi but like his voice was breaking
Looks a lot like MKW. Hope it turns out better.
the wait is killing me i must have it right now in my hands
Couldn't stay into the Wii and 3DS games, gonna give the series one more try with this one. I like the new F-Zero-like feature, you know...the anti-gravity tracks and all that. xD
(also the Youtube feature that I hope they continue to use in future games)
I like how this game comes out on a friday!!
Can't wait to play!!
I NEED IT!!!
Awesome quality on that Footage.
Got the mk bundle in order, this has just got me really excited, and I was looking forward to it already!
@Captain_Toad Better than WAH-HO! YEEEE! YE-YEH!
Stop it NL. Im trying not to watch these Mario Kart videos so there will be some element of surprise when it comes out. Meanwhile, this is first game on Wii U that ive actually started counting down days on. Its like being back and school and counting the days til summer.
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