GenGAME writes: "When 3DS was down and out, people said that the right software would revive it…and they were right. A brand-new Mario platformer, the next generation of handheld Mario Kart, and a steady stream of top brass software in 2012 and beyond that included Kid Icarus: Uprising, New Super Mario Bros. 2, and Animal Crossing: New Leaf were enough to give the system a second life.
"Nintendo’s obviously hoping to bring a lot of that same magic to bear with Wii U, because they’re coming in heavy with games from a number of fan-favorite franchises this year. I fully expect Wii U to come out of its major slump this year… but I get the feeling that its comeback won’t be as successful as its portable brother’s was."
VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "10 years. It’s been almost 10 years since the last mainline release in the Mario Kart series. Mario Kart 8 came out for the Wii U in 2014 and became the best-selling game for the system by a sizeable margin, and later pulled the same magic trick on the Nintendo Switch under the stage name Deluxe. All in all, it's sold nearly 70 million copies over the last decade and is still selling like hot cakes to this day, so it’s no wonder Nintendo has been in no rush to replace it. However, with rumors of a new system being just around the corner, and reports a few years back that a new Mario Kart is indeed under way, it seems the era of 8 might very well be drawing to a close. It’s an exciting prospect to be sure, but after two Nintendo systems with Mario Kart 8 at their heart, a lot of questions remain about how Nintendo will choose to follow it up."
I hope they just keep building on Mario Kart 8; Add a track-creation tool, and probably open it up to more Nintendo IPs with new tracks and characters, so Metroid, Punch Out, Starfox, Animal Crossing, etc etc.
there wont be a new one until the switch 2 comes out.
nintendo needs their bangers early on
Nintendo has recently restored Wii U Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon online after five months of being offline.
Mario Kart 8 has been out for nine years now if you include the Wii U version. Despite the Switch port continuing to sell insane numbers since it came out in 2017, many people believed that a new installment was way past due. When the Booster Course Pass was announced instead, it was a bit controversial, with one side of people stating that it was time for a new game, and the other side believing that this was the best course of action and that there's nothing else Nintendo can do to innovate the franchise.
There's nothing wrong with the games, but after most of them being very samey, I got a bit bored. I liked MKDS because it added a mission mode, yeah it didn't have maybe as many as I'd like but it was decent for variety.
I really prefer the new Mario Party for the different types of games in it.
Mario Kart doesn't really feel fresh because you know what to expect for every new game pretty much. The single player mode of DKR was far more in depth a game vs Mario Kart IMO, MK is probably better for multiplayer though.
It needs a campaign mode like Crash Team Racing with open hubs, driving around the Mushroom Kingdom, selecting your races and the like. Have a system like the CTR tokens within the races that then unlock secret racing cups later on or the time relics to unlock other things.
There's nothing wrong with the games but when you've had the same set up for so many games it just gets a bit samey after a while.
They could even have something like a track creator like Modnation Racers or something.
After starting with the first game on SNES, I think the last one I bought was on the DS.
I think the next gimmick should be interactive tracks with obstacles and traps such as maybe throwing a shell ahead to make something fall on another player Also have water and mud parts that effect handling more also fire parts that can cause you to over heat if you stay in it to long etc...
I don’t think it needs ‘a gimmick’ so much, because gameplay is pretty much perfect right now, but I would like the next Mario Kart to do either a ‘track-builder’ thing, so you just get access to the tools and make your own tracks (think Modnation Racers or LBP Karting), and/or expand upon ‘Mario’ Kart and open it up to the rest of Nintendo IPs, and just do a ‘Nintendo Kart’, so we’d see more of Zelda, but also Starfox, Kirby, Metroid, Valkyria Chronicles*, etc.
* I know, technically not ‘Nintendo’.
Reason #6: 3DS was a handheld with virtually no competition.
But that one admittedly has nothing to do with Wii U...
Reason #0:it sucks
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Anyway, I don't see why the last one matters. Just because a game isn't surprising, doesn't mean it's bad.
depends on what you call a "turnaround." the 3ds was selling horribly, and in time its held a dominant role as not only bestselling handheld, but the best selling console out right now. the wii u, rising from destitution into a fighting last or distant 2nd place (and let's be honest, the wii u doesn't have a fighting chance with ps4, hence why it doesn't try to) isn't something i'd call remarkable.
The only legit point is the Wii U's price. Which we all know will change soon.
Guess what. SOFTWARE SELLS HARDWARE. There really isn't anything to combat that point, I'm sure when all of Nintendo's first party titles are released, the system will sell just fine, especially coupled with a price cut.