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Nintendo UK possibly outed new Mario Kart 8 DLC. It shows some interesting stuff, some possibly Amiibo-related. Excitebike? F-Zero? Animal Crossing? Link? I like what I see! How about you? 
 Nintendo of America said:Link, Isabelle and Animal Crossing Villager All Get Ready to Race
REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 26, 2014 – Two new downloadable content packs will take the world of Mario Kart 8 in directions the franchise has never seen before, while significantly expanding game-play options. The packs, which launch this fall and in spring of 2015, and are available for advance purchase starting Aug. 27 at $7.99 each (or $11.99 for both), deliver a ton of new content, including first-time crossover characters like Link from The Legend of Zelda franchise and both Isabelle and the Villager from the Animal Crossing series.
In addition to these two new downloadable content packs, a previously announced game update goes live Aug. 27 that adds a variety of new features, including three free Mercedes-Benz cars that players can race: the modern Mercedes-Benz GLA, the 300 SL Roadster from the 1950s and the legendary Silver Arrow of the 1930s. Go to http://ninten.do/6181WR6B to view a video of the in-game karts in action.
“More than 1 million Wii U owners in the United States alone are already enjoying the fun of Mario Kart 8,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Mario Kart 8 already includes the largest number of characters, karts and options of any Mario Kart game to date, and these amazing expansion packs give players even more choices.”
Each pack will contain two new cups, each with four courses, which, in total, increases the number of currently available courses by 50 percent. The DLC packs include classic courses like Wario’s Gold Mine from Mario Kart Wii, as well as new courses, some taking place in the worlds of The Legend of Zelda and Animal Crossing. New vehicles will also arrive with each pack, including the Blue Falcon kart representing the F-Zero franchise in the first DLC pack.
Mario Kart 8 owners who purchase both packs starting Aug. 27 will get access to eight new colors of Yoshi and eight new colors of Shy Guy to race with immediately. To purchase the packs in advance, users with a broadband Internet connection can click the new “Shop” icon in the game or visit the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.
The DLC packs are scheduled to include the following:
Pack 1: The Legend of Zelda X Mario Kart 8 (Release Date: November 2014) - $7.99
3 Characters: Tanooki Mario, Cat Peach, Link
4 Vehicles
8 Courses
Pack 2: Animal Crossing X Mario Kart 8 (Release Date: May 2015) - $7.99
3 Characters: Villager, Isabelle, Dry Bowser
4 Vehicles
8 Courses
Pack 1 + Pack 2 Bundle - $11.99
6 Characters: Tanooki Mario, Cat Peach, Link, Villager, Isabelle and Dry Bowser
8 Vehicles
16 Courses
As a bonus for purchasing both packs bundled or individually, buyers receive eight new colors for Yoshi and Shy Guy. Those who advance purchase both packs can begin using the Yoshi and Shy Guy characters immediately.
For more information about Mario Kart 8, visit http://mariokart8.nintendo.com.
Remember that Wii U features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu.
About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii U™ and Wii™ home consoles, and Nintendo 3DS™ and Nintendo DS™ families of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 4.2 billion video games and more than 670 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii U, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi™ and Nintendo DSi XL™, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™, Nintendo GameCube™ and Wii systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at http://www.nintendo.com. URL to share (right click and copy) |
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That brings up a point, I wonder how these will be arranged within Mario Kart 8's menu. I could see there being a new icon on the character and cup screens that's labeled something like "DLC" and then you click it to flip the select screens between the stock selections and the DLC selections. However it is set up could be a clue as to whether there will be even more content released later on. I guess tomorrow we'll see where the Mercedes are placed. As for Smash Brothers, I already figured there'd be Smash DLC, but I think this news makes it more likely to happen since it shows Nintendo are moving into DLC. Sakurai probably won't be one to work on the DLC though, and he probably doesn't want to either; I'd imagine he'd want to make a different game before working on more Smash. My guess is that a portion of the Namco team or some other special team will be tasked with making DLC.
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@TriforceBun Did it? It's still one of the most boring tracks in the game to me. And making it so you only race it once is weird considering how relatively short it is. Should have at least been a two lap race like that one stadium track in um... one of the games.
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Awesome news! But how will playing online work with the new tracks? Will the online rooms be split into two groups, those with the DLC and those without? What happens if you're playing with friends online and someone doesn't have the DLC? Will that person without the DLC be kicked out if a new track is chosen, or will everyone be limited to the original 32 tracks?
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This is so, so awesome. I would have no problem with the next Mario Kart embracing this idea completely. Nintendo Kart would be so amazing. @canonjI bet Nintendo will issue a patch for everyone that includes all the DLC content. People will be able to play the new tracks online, whether they own the DLC or not, but they won't be able to use the new characters or karts, nor be able to play any of the new courses offline.
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@OrbitalBeardHopefully that's not hackable to allow people to cheat and not buy the stuff. I guess that too could be patched.
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@OrbitalBeardPossible, but I don't see it happening, somehow. I think the Mario Kart online community is definitely big enough to allow for separate (DLC/no DLC) lobbies. Although I think peer pressure would force most people to ante up if they wanted to play online with their well-to-do friends.
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That F-Zero stage is gonna be life altering. The thumbnail alone looks freakin gorgeous. Imagine the music. All over the Blue Falcon. What's that forest looking stage? Anyone know?
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GameDadGrant said:
Holy FUCK LOL that gif is AWESOME. FUNNY CUZ IT'S TRUE.
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THIS is how you do DLC. Game Industry look to Nintendo and see how it should be done. Freaking hell this is awesome. I could care less about the characters, we're getting 16 new courses. That's HALF a new Mario Kart game would have. HALF.
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@GameDadGrantThat is pretty freakin' epic, hahaha.
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@GameDadGrantThat was amazing. This news is amazing. MK8.... is amazing.
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That gif is wonderful. Lol!
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on: 08/27/14, 05:02 |
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carlosrox said:That F-Zero stage is gonna be life altering. The thumbnail alone looks freakin gorgeous. Imagine the music. All over the Blue Falcon.
What's that forest looking stage? Anyone know? I would guess maybe a Hyrule stage?
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The Blue Falcon was in Mario Kart Wii so I guess this isn't too surprising. I wonder if ROB will be back in a future pack...
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Pokefreak911 said:THIS is how you do DLC. Game Industry look to Nintendo and see how it should be done.
Freaking hell this is awesome. I could care less about the characters, we're getting 16 new courses. That's HALF a new Mario Kart game would have. HALF. Yeah, Nintendo has done very well with DLC so far. If all publishers handled it this way, we would all have rosy feelings any time the acronym came up in a discussion. I'm a bit surprised that proper battle courses aren't a part of any of it though... that's the biggest complaint people seem to have with this game, so you'd think they would address it here. @missypissy$12? That's amazing for 16 more tracks. Only bummer is the 2GB bit. Yikes.
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@Hinph I wouldn't say Nintendo's been doing DLC better. NSMB2 and Fire Emblem Awakening DLCs are both overpriced compared to what's in the stock game, and they have also been doing things like day-one DLC with Mario Golf and retailer-exclusive DLC with Hyrule Warriors. This Mario Kart DLC and New Super Luigi U seem substantial enough for the prices, but, it isn't like other companies haven't released some substantial DLC either. So I don't get why anyone would praise Nintendo for DLC when they're not really doing DLC any differently or better than other companies.
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I'm so in for an insta-pre-buy this week. Take my money!
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@Mop it upThe day one DLC is the only example that bothers me. So long as a game feels like a complete experience when I buy it, additional content released at a later time never bugs me. The retailer exclusive costumes in Hyrule Warriors, while annoying, are no big deal because it is such superficial, unnecessary content anyway. Nintendo has also been giving away a good share of free DLC, which is never a bad thing.
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