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Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U
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This May, one game will define MULTIPLAYER FUN on Wii U. That game, is Mario Kart 8!


Mario Kart has been a Nintendo staple since it's SNES debut over two decades ago. Only two Nintendo products neglected to have an entry and each entry that has existed is a charming title in someone's eyes. Entries like Double Dash on Gamecube helped push the boundaries of creativity and uniqueness, while more recent titles have continued to refine a core experience. Mario Kart 8 seeks to continue that trend with it's jaw-dropping HD visuals, Anti-gravity racing, and incredibly well-designed tracks.


With all the characters known, the deep customization possibilities to each individual racer, the classic 32-total track count... there's so much to discuss and share and debate. Reviews are just coming in now and while I'll post a few below but they're not all gushing with pride. User Stephen recently made a thread aiming to have a more comprehensive list of reviews available. So... Are you impressed with the Mario Kart TV feature, excited for the Super Horn, or bummed at how battle mode has changed? Share your thoughts on the game below, now, upon release, and well after! Below you'll find a list of Nintendo Network IDs as compiled by our own Mop It Up! Be sure your friends are added to your console!

Mop It Up's NNID List of Mario Kart 8 Players

(Negative World Username) - (NNID)
Abdooooo - Abdooooo
Anand - AnandX
anon_mastermind - Mastermind85
Brick - Brick20
Brook - Ice-Insignia
canonj - canonj
chrisbg99 - chrisbg99
chrisguy - chrisguy
Cooliocuneo - Cooliocuneo
Cryojin - Cryojin
Cubed777 - C77777
DeputyVanHalen - DeputyVanHalen
DrFinkelstein - a00link
Earendil - Ear3ndil
EagleC83 - EagleC83
gamewizard65 - gamewizard65
Guillaume - Pandareus
Hero_of_Hyrule - Deku_Scrub
Jargon - Hendrik
-JKR- - JKRiki
kgtennispro - kgtennispro
kriswright - kriswright
legendofalex - Alistair
ludist210 - Ludist210
Mop it up - Mop_it_up
Nate38 - VictorVonPlugman
Octorockin - NoseyTengu
ploot - Realploot
PogueSquadron - PogueSquadron
pokepal148 - pokepal148
Rebonack - rebonack
Scrawnton - Scrawnton
SeVeN CDN - SeVeNCDN
Smerd - Smerd20
Stratos - Chronocast
stephen - stephen087
Super_Conzo - Super_Conzo
thefly - LeaveLuck2Heaven
TheOldManFromZelda - OldManFromZelda
TK_Thunder - The_Trish
Tranquilo - Arponare
VofEscaflowne - VofEscaflowne



Reviews
Eurogamer - 10/10

Game Informer - 9.25/10
Destructoid - 9.0/10
IGN - 9.0/10
Joystiq - 4.5/5
Nintendo Life - 9/10
Polygon - 9.0/10

GameTrailers - 8.6/10
Gamespot - 8.0/10
Giant Bomb - 4/5

NintendoWorldReport.com - 7.5/10


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05/16/14, 03:52    Edited: 06/28/14, 23:37
 
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My game shipped today from Amazon for a Friday delivery, looks like Friday night will be a drink/Mario Kart night
05/29/14, 03:12   
Man, I hope that K-Mart, against all odds, pulls it together and ships my game on time.
05/29/14, 03:16   
@gtarrant

I received my Gamestop text today saying it'll be available Fri AM. I think that means they've hit the store and will be ready to sell then. WOOOOOT!!
05/29/14, 03:42   
What's the story with the bonus game? Do I have to preorder or something? #lazygamer
05/29/14, 03:44   
@kriswright

Just register it to your Club Nintendo account by July 31st I believe.
05/29/14, 03:48   
@DrFinkelstein

Boss.

Thanks, Boss.
05/29/14, 03:49   
@Mop it up

The director's answer to the spin turbo question was interesting. I like reading unexpected things like that in interviews.
05/29/14, 04:04   
Edited: 05/29/14, 05:07
I added everyone in the OP.

NNID: stephen087
05/29/14, 04:06   
I hope this game has great surround sound to go with the crisp HD graphics. I cannot wait to play it in my home theater even though they gimped the Battle mode once again.......
05/29/14, 04:34   
getting excited... Oh and thanks to you people who added me recently! Races should be fun..

I can't play this game till Friday night..but I wanted to start downloading it in the morning.. Does the Wii U auto shut off after it's finished downloading something? I can't remembrer - I know that the auto shut off function is disabled while in download mode but I wasn't sure if you had to be around to press the "ok" button or whatever for it to finish completely before the auto shut off feature would click back in.

I wanted to double check to see if I can leave it on when I leave for work.

S
05/29/14, 05:45   
@Smerd

Good question! I was wondering the same thing myself about downloading in the morning, turning it off, and hoping it continues to download. The game continues to download in the background, correct?

I'm excited to play Friday night while drinking some brews!
05/29/14, 05:58   
Do eShop games go live at midnight? Is it worth staying up on Thursday evening, anyone know?
05/29/14, 09:20   
Cryojin. Cryojin.
05/29/14, 13:04   
Hodor. Hodor.
05/29/14, 13:39   

(well, less than 24 hours but I just got ready for work and this is the best I could do!)

I haven't gone through the list yet to make sure I have everyone added yet but I will by tomorrow!!

Abdooooo, if you want to test out voice-chat and online-play tomorrow night in particular, let me know. It'll be good to do so for the podcast.
05/29/14, 13:50   
Edited: 05/29/14, 13:53
@DrFinkelstein

Sweet, sounds like a plan. I hope to be online with the game after the kids go down (after 8:30pm).
05/29/14, 15:57   
@Stephen

Okay, I was wondering if that was you. I'll add you back tonight.

@Super_Conzo

Generally Nintendo games go live at midnight eastern. This one will be no exception. Since I live in the central time zone, I'll be able to get it at 11:00 p.m. tonight.
05/29/14, 17:23   
Edited: 05/29/14, 17:24
Smerd said:
Does the Wii U auto shut off after it's finished downloading something?

Yes. The Wii U will automatically shut down after everything is downloaded.

Super_Conzo said:
Do eShop games go live at midnight? Is it worth staying up on Thursday evening, anyone know?

Yes, eShop games go live at midnight, EST.
05/29/14, 17:26   
@Abdooooo

Great. Hop onto Skype or even Negative World chat and I will find you to coordinate.

Guys, this is effing happening.... new console HD Mario kart awesomeness online with all you friends o mine. Wooooooo
05/29/14, 17:54   
Looks like Best Buy won't be shipping the game until tomorrow, and it's probably going out USPS. Which means I should get it by September.
05/29/14, 19:03   
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