
Happy Mario Kart 8 Deluxe week! Ok, that's not catchy, but in any case this is the week that the all-in-one-slightly-revamped racer lands on the Nintendo Switch. Veterans on this website may recall, too, that the Wii U original featured in a few 'community play' events back in the day, a period when options for getting together and having a jolly bit of online gaming was annoyingly difficult with Nintendo games. This title, with its equivalent 'Tournament' option, thankfully opens the door a little on Nintendo's latest hardware.
While we're yet to see the 'Nintendo Online Service' spring into life for Switch, then, this release does give us a chance to get together and play games as a community. The plan is simple - we'll have a Grand Prix tournament on Saturday 29th April, and a Battle tournament on Sunday 30th April; after all this re-release has a proper Battle Mode that's actually worth playing.
You get to choose the rules though. You have until noon Pacific / 3pm Eastern / 8pm UK / 9pm CET on Thursday 27th April to vote, and on Friday 28th April we'll post the details, tournament room codes and so on. Then, at the weekend, we'll have live blog articles setup so we can diss each other after that dramatic red shell on the finish line. As a minimum this writer and our video man Alex will be playing at different points, and a few more members of the team will possibly pop in as well.
So, to the votes!
Grand Prix Tournament - 29th April at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern / 6pm UK / 7pm CET - Six hour runtime
Battle Tournament - 30th April at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern / 6pm UK / 7pm CET - Six hour runtime
These initial tournaments are just a bit of fun, as we'll all still be getting into the groove, unlocking vehicles and so on. We'll perhaps explore giving them a competitive edge in future online events.
Get voting!
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Grand Prix Tournament
150cc, normal items, all vehicles, no to smart steering.
Battle Tournament
Random battle, normal items, 3 minutes, all vehicles, no to smart steering.
Says the guy who won't be playing.
Here's some alternate start-up screens for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Stonepa11/status/855927573402054656
@Tsurii - But I want a skill based game. Durhurhurhur. XD
I can't wait
150cc??? That's embarrassing for a site filled with hardcore Nintendo fans.
200 all day!
@Tsurii same as anyone who picks smart steering.
OMG CAN'T WAIT!!!
Awesome! Looking forward to this. I always enjoy when Nintendo Life hosts events like this. 🙂
I don't care about smart steering. It's not like you'll win if you rely on that.
I'm going to be busy at the end of the week until around the time this will be starting, so I'm hoping I have enough time to play to unlock my favourite parts.
This should be a weekly event.
Fox, Final Destination, No Items!
@RadioShadow
Mariokart not smash spammer
@16bitdave I was surprised so many people voted against smart steering. If you're bad enough to need it you're not going to win anyway.
I was in the majority for everything. Well. Except I picked 100cc. Oh well. I don't think I ever participated in these on Wii U, but I'm happy to on Switch!
Is this only for those in the UK or international?
Damn, I wish I could join the tournament! My new Switch is still waiting for me at home as I didn't want to bring it up to school with me for finals week. I should be able to partake in all tournaments after these, fortunately.
C'mon folks, we need our bananas only tournament :'D
@Tsurii My problem isn't that there shouldn't be items, my problem is that it would be nice if there was an optional skill mode, where all you start off with is 3 mushrooms for races and that's it!
Nothing wrong with options, who can complain about something optional? Don't like playing without items, then choose items, that simple. Super Smash Bros. has offered this same exact service and no one has complained and I do hope that Nintendo will add this mode eventually into the game/series as something optional.
@JHDK We may be hardcore but we're not suicidal.
After reading a lot of comment sections for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe articles, it's surprising to see so many people so one-sided toward "casual" and, I guess, "skilled" or "hardcore" Mario Kart. Mario Kart has always been a really accessible game with deep mechanics to master if you choose to. Why is it with this entry that so many people are starting to segregate and complain? Play how you want and let others play how they want. It's Mario Kart, not League of Legends.
@Jimmmo It'll be global, no regional restrictions in the game's online Tournament mode.
@Tsurii Boring?? Paaaah. That's dumb hilarious.
Racing:
200cc
All items
No Smart Steering please
All vehicles
Battle:
Randomized modes
Normal items
all vehicles
No smart steering
5 minute matches
@TruenoGT This guy gets it. Its ironic just how much more you can make compared to the vanilla game, with less.
I already put over 200 hours into Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U. Here's to 200 more!! Hype!
This is awesome. Loved these events on the Wii U original. Can't wait for the Battle Mode event!
Nice! Some community play makes getting the game even more exciting. Can't wait to play with all of you! (:
How apropos NL! Looking forward to this!!
Let's the Party begin !
How about 200 cc , Frantic Items, All vehicles, No Smart Steering on ............
Baby Park ?
This is why I like the Switch. I won't be around the house on Saturday. If this were another Wii U competition, I'd be unable to participate. But thanks to the portable nature of the Switch, I can play a few rounds!
It needs to be 200cc for those of us that play it as 150cc now seems to slow.
Frantuc items should happen as it everyone can now hold 2 items so there will be even more chaos.
Can't wait!!!
Sounds like a lot of fun!
150CC.
50CC is too slow to be much fun. 100CC is okay. 150CC is where the real fun is. 200CC once you git gud.
Fun!
I doubt I'll be able to play this, considering it's set one day after the game releases, but I still voted. I hope I get the game early enough to play.
@contractcooker Exactly! That's how I feel about it.
Don't know if I'll get that soon, few days after I'll get
Oh, what a delight! I voted for 150cc, though.
Lot more love for bikes than I was expecting.
See y'all on the racetrack.
See y'all on the racetrack.
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