Nintendo dismisses Mario Kart rumours
Return of snaking still unconfirmed.
Nintendo has told Eurogamer the latest rumours to emerge about Mario Kart Wii are nothing more than speculation.
As reported by Aussie-Nintendo, Nmag Gamepro magazine claims the game will feature 32 courses - half of which will be brand new, half old favourites.
The mag also claims Baby Peach and Boo will appear as drivers, snaking will make a comeback, Battle mode will be playable online and the controls will be similar to those in Excite Truck.
Or not. According to a spokesperson, "Nintendo has not announced any further information on Mario Kart. We've spoken to the magazine and it's just pure rumour and speculation on their part."
So what do we know about MK Wii? It'll work with the new Wii steering wheel, and up to 12 players will be able to race online. Plus it's got motorbikes. For more info, visit the gamepage. Mario Kart Wii is due out in the first half of this year.
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I am an alcoholic but I havn't had a drink in 3 months! (applause).
I was abused as a child.
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I didn't enjoy Mario Kart 64 or Double Dash so I have no hope of enjoying this one either.
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and the controls are already (almost) like excite truck, hence the wiiwheel that comes with it.
and @razorus: shit as a weapon would be......... hmmmmmm
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Brawl, Mario Kart and Wii Fit within a few months? I don't think so....
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it's happening that way in america...
http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2 008/01/29/wii-warm-up-mario-kart-vs-wii-fit/
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wait, that didn't make any sense, o well...
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I feel your pain, but have you played the ball-bouncingly good DS version? It made me hot to my core...
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Erm.. almost definately around the launch of this one - as a way of promoting it
Same goes for smash bros.
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It's part of the game FFS. It's legimate, it's for good players and a consicous design decision by Nintendo. It's like saying "I really hope they don't put special moves in SFIV"
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Snaking might be legitimate but it's still shit. When I play games I like to have fun, and have never once found snaking to fit that description. Playing online means you have to do it to be competetive, which means no Mario Kart Wii for me.
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Something which I then pointed out was false?
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Agreed - I've never understood this ridiculous controversy over "snaking". It's a perfectly legitimate technique that's clearly been intentionally included (otherwise why would it keep coming back?) as a tactic for advanced players to increase speed and improve on their best times; if you can't do it, it's not the game's fault, nor is it the fault of those players who can do it. Like Pac-man says, I suck at stringing together combos on Soul Calibur and Street Fighter, but I'm not going to badger Namco and Capcom to remove combos from the game.
I'm all for accessibility and inclusiveness in games, but it should never come at the expense of depth; why should the fact that some players aren't fussed about advancing beyond a certain level mean that you emasculate it for everyone else?
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" Playing online means you have to do it to be competetive..."
Erm, so why exactly would you play Mario Kart online for if not to be competative?! Are you a Sunday driver or something?
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I will then sit back and enjoy my revenge upon all the snaking bastards.
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You appear to have approached my point before veering off wildly, completely missing it. Of course you have to be competitive online, that was my point. In order to be competitive you have to snake, and I've never had fun snaking, so don't wish to do it and will not play online.
EDIT: Spelling.
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What if you can do it but simply don't want to because you think it makes for a very boring game? I think it damages the gameplay and the fun. I wouldn't want to play a fighting game online where the only way of winning was to do exactly the same special move over and over again. Of course Nintendo know that many people hate snaking so they should really include seperate modes for your prefered choice (not hard to do),that way everyone is happy..and if they don't include those seperate modes then the game IS at fault.
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Still, I do agree that there should be options to have different levels of competition, and to match up players by ability, and I actually meant to mention that in my other post. Like you said, that way everyone's happy...
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It opens the door to a whole ocean of depth on how much you can improve, that simply pressing 'A' and holding a red shell behind you just doesn't do. It should be commended that nintendo make a game with so much depth, rather than a simple kidifiued game like so many of their recent easy titles.
It's how you're meant to drive so learn it, you'll understand it's not a sure fire way for victory, you still need other skills and it makes it a far more interesting unique game. MK
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This one had better be good!
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