The Shiney Renamed Official Mario Kart 8 Thread of Officialness

megalomanic · 23 Jun 2014 at 18:23

Think I'm at around 3800 rating in Global/Regional and I find sometimes I'll get matched up with less experienced players and it'll be fairly easy to place high consistently.

Other times though I'll get matched with a group of much better players and it's brutal... and yeah everyone is more bunched up and it can get crazy lol.
There's been some races where the top 8-10 or so are all racing within 3-4 seconds of one another for nearly the entire race... fun times

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Murray · 23 Jun 2014 at 20:00

RaMDOM said:
NEVER HAPPENS?!?!?! well either you are just amazing at this game or play noobs all the time.

Never go from first to the back on the last few corners, nope. I sometimes drop to around 3rd.

Boomstick777 · 27 Jun 2014 at 08:34

2 Million Copies of Mario Kart 8 Have Reportedly Been Sold

At Nintendo's 74th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders today, it was reported that Mario Kart 8 has sold 2 million copies worldwide in the month since its release.

This comes via Twitter user @NStyles, who is live tweeting the event. The tweet also mentions that Wii U hardware sales are generally "picking up."

If this is true, it's a stellar result for Nintendo. This is still unconfirmed, so we've reached out to the publisher for comment and we'll update this article when and if we hear official word.

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/06/27/2-million-copies-of-mario-kart-8-have-reportedly-been-sold

Cavallino · 27 Jun 2014 at 19:20

Kreeeee said:
The star ranking is a joke now anyway as just coming first gives you three stars now, it's pathetically easy!

It is but Id still like to know, is the star system solely for grand prixs?

Armadillo · 27 Jun 2014 at 19:43

Cavallino said:
It is but Id still like to know, is the star system solely for grand prixs?

Yes, that's it. It doesn't even show online like in the older games.

Time attack gets you a gold kart if you do them all.

Cavallino · 27 Jun 2014 at 19:55

Armadillo said:
Yes, that's it. It doesn't even show online like in the older games.

Time attack gets you a gold kart if you do them all.

I see, thanks.

Kreeeee · 27 Jun 2014 at 22:03

Armadillo said:
Yes, that's it. It doesn't even show online like in the older games.

Time attack gets you a gold kart if you do them all.

There's no point in showing it online when it's no longer a achievement.

Imdur · 29 Jun 2014 at 01:48

After playing this with some friends who travelled down for a few days, I'm now all alone with MK8. Withdrawl!

Great game

Cavallino · 29 Jun 2014 at 09:57

Are there any benefits to getting 3 stars on each cup?

megalomanic · 29 Jun 2014 at 10:27

Cavallino said:
Are there any benefits to getting 3 stars on each cup?

No it doesn't unlock anything when you get 3 stars on all. They are just there as record of how well you did.

Cavallino · 29 Jun 2014 at 12:53

Mmm. Busted my balls to get 3 stars in all cups and all cc modes on the DS version.

You would've thought they would provide some kind of reward for getting 3 stars on each at least?

Grognak · 29 Jun 2014 at 21:00

I dont mean to be picky but cant this thread get renamed, its not really a preview if the game is released.

londonbairn · 1 Jul 2014 at 07:44

Some of the simpler levels online are just brilliant as they descend into chaos with 12 players due to the bunching up. We are still addicted to this game! It's so good

merlin · 1 Jul 2014 at 08:15

Online is utterly brilliant - it's just so bloody enjoyable and satisfying when you come 1st 2nd or 3rd.

I am however a guaranteed loser when there's first corner chaos - I just always seem to come off worse. I think I understand now why some people get the high acceleration bikes/karts - you can pull away from trouble at the start with those - whilst everyone is getting tangled up you're offski, also first to the item boxes as well.

I'm playing mostly with DK on the bikes atm.

snow patrol · 1 Jul 2014 at 09:09

This is probably the best, most fun and most 'just one more go' game i've ever played.

Kreeeee · 1 Jul 2014 at 09:49

merlin said:
Online is utterly brilliant - it's just so bloody enjoyable and satisfying when you come 1st 2nd or 3rd.

I am however a guaranteed loser when there's first corner chaos - I just always seem to come off worse. I think I understand now why some people get the high acceleration bikes/karts - you can pull away from trouble at the start with those - whilst everyone is getting tangled up you're offski, also first to the item boxes as well.

I'm playing mostly with DK on the bikes atm.

You want a high turbo (a hidden stat) to get away from first corner trouble, not acceleration.

merlin · 1 Jul 2014 at 11:28

Kreeeee said:
You want a high turbo (a hidden stat) to get away from first corner trouble, not acceleration.

Gotcha - yes I've noticed some get massive boosts off the line, need to experiment.

Then again - if you're out in front right from the off then let's face it - you're just going to get shelled.

Kreeeee · 1 Jul 2014 at 12:44

merlin said:
Gotcha - yes I've noticed some get massive boosts off the line, need to experiment.

Then again - if you're out in front right from the off then let's face it - you're just going to get shelled.

I made this calculator at launch if you want to see all the hidden stats for your kart:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...QiTC3IsxBLDtxqz2w9yPwd2Bl0/edit#gid=336191589

megalomanic · 7 Aug 2014 at 21:36

Mario Kart 8 Patch - August 27th

First patch/update is due out in a few weeks time (Aug 27th). For those that missed the news the main points are:

Option to put Course Map on TV / main screen
Records / Stats screen added - shows Total Coins, Online win/loss count, characters used etc
Usability Improvements - e.g. Default kart selection remembers the last kart/parts you used.
Improvements to online stability

And some new karts!...

The Silver Arrow looks great!.
Bowser sitting in the GLA... lol

jrwagh333 · 9 Aug 2014 at 21:26

I love Mario Kart with a passion but I haven't touched this since completing the 50, 100 and 150cc cups. With how hard and long it took me to do the 150cc, the Reverse cup has scared me!