Mario Kart 8 (Wii U+Deluxe) is now the best selling Mario Kart game ever with +40 million units sold

[Efejota]

The trouble is, locking content unlocks to primarily single player modes is a absolutely terrible idea. Mario kart is at its very core a multiplayer focused game and tying anything to hours of playing a single player mode is a bad idea and should never happen again.

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I get what you mean, but having nothing to do in singleplayer just makes it a worse game for those of us who just want to get a number of objectives done and then play it once a year when folks come over. Even having outfits, or a passport with stamps to unlock would be something to grab my interest.

That said, MK Wii did go overboard with the unlock requirements, specially for characters like Bowser Jr, where you needed 3star rankings on top of the gold trophy.

I'm guessing what you suggest is that it works like Smash Ultimate and that characters get unlocked regardless of what mode you're playing so that the multiplayer folks are happy too, right?

 

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it's really quite shameful how scared you all are of racing me in this +40m selling children's game

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you don't need characters tied to progression to make a more compelling single player offering

 

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imagine a stupid ass story mode like f-zero gx.. people would kill for that shit. cosmetic outfits like smash.. anything at all on top of a straight GP for every cup like they have

 

[maximumzero]

Cool, glad folks are enjoying it.

But it's very much a 2014 game and it's been damn near seven years since we've had a new, proper Mario Kart.

The wait for Mario Kart 9 is rough.

 

[CaptainK]

It's not as cute as a Pacman pie but here's a real chart

 

[aisback]

Switch 2 will probably have it

 

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you're all little scared babies

 

[Deleted member 17388]

I tried to keep the spirit of the original alive.

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¡Grande, Marth!

 

[Like the hat?]

I just wish they'd release more dlc for it

 

[YolkFolk]

Okay sooo can we get a players choice rerelease now orr naw??

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Why? Everyone is still buying it at full price.

 

[Kahoots]

Creatively I thought they maxed the game out with the last DLC, maybe Nintendo feel the same and that's why there hasn't been any more content. I don't know how they'll try and top it, but I'm excited to see them try.

 

[ILikeFeet]

Creatively I thought they maxed the game out with the last DLC, maybe Nintendo feel the same and that's why there hasn't been any more content. I don't know how they'll try and top it, but I'm excited to see them try.

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making levels designed for 200cc would be quite different. also throw in some new gimmick

 

[Entryhazard]

an actual splatoon track
an odyssey track

 

[NekoNeko]

people here were angry they charged $60 for this.
would be more than a billion lost in revenue if they went $40 lol.

 

[jman912]

Nah, it's already been a long wait.

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It's crazy that if Mario Kart 9 does not release for another year and half, people will have waited longer for it than Cyberpunk 2077.

 

[RailWays]

Well, it looks like Nintendo has zero incentive to release Mario Kart 9 on the Switch so I sincerely hope they are saving Mario Kart 9 for the successor's launch.

 

[THErest]

Nintendo would be dumb not to launch Mario Kart 9 alongside the Switch 2, doing so may actually make that one the next best-selling Mario Kart title assuming the Switch 2 doesn't tank in sales.


For most people it has only been 4 years, so we will be waiting a long while before the next one shows up.

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Switch U, looks the same as Switch but fatter, costs $100 more, confusing ads...