Mario Kart 8

Zero the Snowman wrote:@Yi
Nah, Gusty Garden Galaxy music is playing, so I'm thinking it's a stage based on that. But then again, Galaxy did have airships, so it could be a Galaxy airship.

And while I don't really care about characters as much as the tracks, why waste spots on babies, there's no reason to do so.

Oh, sorry. I didn't hear any music... Sorry about that both of you. Well, I still don't think so, though. There was a beanstalk, I doubt that's SMG, then again... Oh, well, we're all find out soon!

Way to go wasting space on the babies.(i swear those characters are so stupid)

I still have no care in ever playing this in my life.

^ Ikr, while there aren't many great Mario characters, there are still tons they could choose from without having to use babies. Personally I'd like to see Toadsworth playable.

Here might be the names of a few tracks

Cloudtop Cruise
It's a mix of a cloud and a airship. This is the one that Rosalina was racing on.

Thwomp Ruins
This is the ruins one we saw back at E3, but yesterday showed a little of the outside area.

Sweet Sweet Canyon
The one were the Baby crew was shown.

Bone Dry Dunes
The one with the Dry Bowser head.

Dolphin Shoals
The town track from E3 or a new underwater track not show yet.

Shy Guy Falls
See on the tv in the trailer.

Now here's some other characters who might be in.
I saw some bees in the water section of Sunshine Airport so could this mean that Honey Queen is back.

Since a flag of Shy Guy was shown and he has his own course he's likely back.

Also here's some pictures.



It looks like Shy Guy or Diddy is near that yellow balloon?



It looks like Rosalina has been moved to the middle class or everyone can use every kart like in Mario Kart 7.

Clones are taking away the roster's variety. Why can't there be more original characters? At least Rosalina is in.

Yeah, I did notice Diddy Kong in that first screenshot you posted Gameguy. I suppose it isn't very clear who it is, but it looks like him so he's likely in. Also those are really good track names.

@Jinx
I agree, and the babies more than anyone else just because they're characters who are already in the game but smaller...

Anyone else hope that there are a few extra tracks in this game? The others always have 32, and only half of those are brand new tracks. I'm hoping that this time around that there are either more tracks or that only 8 are retro ones, the other 24 being new.

It looks like you hold the items like in Double Dash and it seems like Rosalina is still voiced by Laura Faye Smith. Lastly Hammer Bro is seen as a non playable character on the Sweet Sweet Canyon stage.   

Wait, where did you see that you can hold items? I never noticed that, maybe I just wasn't paying attention. Perhaps that means a Double Dash mode is in the game?

Oh. Of course. Let's make all the babies playable again but characters like Hammer Bro. will be used as props and nothing more.

*rolls eyes* Stupid.

But hold on. Let's not judge too quick. Maybe they'll throw him in. Very doubtful but ya never know.

Here's Analysis 2 from GameXplain.



I did not even see the Blue Toad Flag or the Shy Guy's but I hope it does not mean that Blue Toad is playable.

I'll watch it later, but Blue Toad Flags? Wouldn't Blue Toad just be a total copy of the regular Toad? Just like with the babies. I'd rather have a small roster than a huge one that's just filled with totally pointless characters.

Here's a breakdown of the tracks show at E3 and the recent Nintendo Direct.

^ I saw that, it shows the tracks in the order you drive them on using clips from the 2 trailers. It's kind of cool.

Mario Kart 8 will be released worldwide this May. Also here's the box art.



In addition, deployment and specific plans for each title, for the introduction of a new title in the future, we will continue to tell through opportunities such as Nintendo Direct, but the axis of the Wii U this year, "Mario Kart 8", closing it has been described as a spring 2014 release in the six pages of briefing reference, but it was decided to in may in the worldwide market. I believe that in order to make the upcoming here, "Mario Kart 8" sale would like to avoid one-shot event.

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I would have liked for the game to come in April but, a worldwide release is great.