MasonicGamer: Going into E3 Mario Kart 8 was one of the titles that I wasn’t particularly crazy about, these days Mario Kart is a game I buy on release but I’m never all that hyped in the run up to it’s release. Seeing Mario Kart 8 at E3 however changed that as I found myself super excited by what I was seeing, in the particular the new anti gravity mechanic. Now that I’ve had the chance to play the game for myself, I’m back to “good but not crazy about it” status.
Mario Kart 8 for all intents and purposes is Mario Kart 7 with a anti gravity mechanic thrown in.
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’.
With this guys reviews. MK8 Looks fantastic, but Nintendo has drifted further and further apart from the simple go kart racing in the Mushroom Kingdom and instead has thrown in things that have no business there. Anti Gravity? Just make an F-Zero game eventually if you want to play with that mechanic. It just seems so out of place.
Mario 3D World looks like crap. Nintendo seems to want to fuse 2D and 3D Mario together, and this isn't want ANY fan of the respective series want. And the game doesn't seem to take place in any coherent world, such as Mario Bros. 3 or World did. I feel this will be a big flop, deservedly so.
DKC, looks damn good. And plays even better than the first game. If there's any question as to Wii U's killer App this holiday season, its DKC, without a doubt.
Great impressions on these games. Definitely looking forward to both DKC Tropical Freeze and Mario Kart 8.
These games are going to sell A LOT. Can't wait!