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Wii News by Ellie Gibson
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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Ah yes, I have something to say now. The Official Nintendo Magazine of the UK had a similar "naughty naughty" a few issues ago when they were talking about how the game will feature tracks from the DS game. Nintendo told them off for chatting shit. Still would be good. As for controls, I hope hey allow for multiple control methods. Excite Truck had decent controls in my opinion but how will it suit something as manic as MK with green shells and shit flying around? I trust Nintendo to kick arse though.
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seasidebaz
29/01/08 @ 14:48
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@gingerlink: no he didn't. he confirmed online play.
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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DonnieDarko333
29/01/08 @ 14:59
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Mario Kart wii will not be released till November in Europe, it's so bloody obvious, why they've stated Q2 08 is beyond me....
Brawl, Mario Kart and Wii Fit within a few months? I don't think so.... |
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seasidebaz
29/01/08 @ 15:02
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@donniedarko:
it's happening that way in america... http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/01/29/wii-warm-up-mario-kart-vs-wii-fit/ |
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gingerlink
29/01/08 @ 15:16
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well, I knew about the online battle mode for it from the start, so maybe I'm one of these leaked sources...
wait, that didn't make any sense, o well... |
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FaceOmeter
29/01/08 @ 16:19
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@cloudane:
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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Pac-man ate my wife
29/01/08 @ 16:26
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@ abigsmurf
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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toythatkills
29/01/08 @ 16:52
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@Pac-man ate my wife
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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gingerlink
29/01/08 @ 16:53
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Is it me or when this was first posted, the tag line was "online battle mode still unconfirmed"
Something which I then pointed out was false? |
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Muddtallica
29/01/08 @ 16:58
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Pac-man: +1
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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Pac-man ate my wife
29/01/08 @ 17:08
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@ toythatkills
" 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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Fitzmogwai
29/01/08 @ 17:37
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Not to worry - all the DS snakers will have crippled arthritic claws for hands in a few years' time.
I will then sit back and enjoy my revenge upon all the snaking bastards. |
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toythatkills
29/01/08 @ 17:41
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@Pac-man ate my wife
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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Well I won't be playing the game online anyway, but I don't see why Nintendo should ditch "snaking".
I'm not even very good at it myself, but if I made the *gasp* effort to learn how to master it I would damn well expect to do better than players not doing it. But then that's where the two worlds collide, isn't it? Gamers who make effort, and those that can't be arsed and expect things to be made to suit them. |
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"Snaking - 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"
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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Muddtallica
29/01/08 @ 20:39
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CallousB - but snaking isn't exactly like a special move, though...it's a skill or technique, like taking a corner properly, or circle-strafing in an FPS, or blocking correctly in a fighting game. Again, parrying in Soul Calibur is something I find hard to do, and I don't enjoy the amount of concentration it takes to be able to pull it off consistently, but I know that if I practiced it enough to make it second nature, then I'd be a lot better at the game, and would probably enjoy it more; for me, snaking is just the same. Like any of those other things, too, it's hardly the be-all and end-all of the game engine, like you make out; even if you are snaking, you still have to corner properly, use items well, negotiate the terrain obstacles and so forth...
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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Ace_McCloud
29/01/08 @ 20:55
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But it's not a beat em up and snaking is how you're meant to drive.
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:DS controls are ridiculously painful though, GC is nice. |
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seasidebaz
30/01/08 @ 10:15
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@gingerlink: sources, please. i have never seen this "confirmed" online battle mode announcement. (or if i did i forgot about it)
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