Popular Youtube video gaming channel GameXplain have posted a detailed one hour video answering all your questions about Mario Kart 8. The video looks at how certain characters are unlocked in the game as well as how the Battle Mode works. It’s certainly worth a watch if you don’t mind encountering spoilers.
Thanks, David
How can anyone listen to his monotone voice for a whole hour?
IKR???!?!?!?!?
Their voices are great! Granted I like Andre best, but I don’t find Derek to be annoying.
Midbus, do you have a crush on Andre?
They never show Derek’s face lol
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Anonymous = Pussy Troll
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their voices are better than sasori’s vaoice!!!
*voice*
Derek is a stiff and Andre is a retard, they can easily listen to each other because they dated a while back.
An hour? Yeah I’ll pass. I hope someone can give the points on whats important in the video.
Online runs smooth
60FPS soild in single player
30fps in local multiply depending, but still feels solid (has been not been fully confirmed(also local split screen is known for doing this)
character roster is all confirmed (so far it seems)
mirror mode is back
720p upscaled to 1080p
items seem to very balanced (blue shell doesn’t appear as much)
Horn can appear in first but still is a rare item
game works for all controls just about, and few other minor details
720p= last gen confirmed
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it also runs at 60 fps which all new gen systems do
xbox 360 and ps3 run 60fps.
also 30fps there are tons of games with low frame rates on ps3 and 360 like bayonettw (has the worst frame rate on ps3 and the worst loading time, 360 version almost locked at 30fps dips a few times sequal on wii u runs 60fps
yes but they can only go up to 720p
Yeah, keep dreaming.
Xbox one runs at 30 fpswith most games in songleplayer. So that must be last gen and wii u is current consodering your logic assouri
30 fps = last gen confirmed
Local split screen only and its a very common thing among most split screen multiplayers because its running four screens at the same time
I wasn’t talking about Mario Kart 8 ;)
I might add, that the game even with 2 player is still 60 fps.
its most likely to go to 30FPS during 4 player but the guys don’t fully know yet
Most Xbox One games like BF4 runs at 30FPS at 720p…don’t even get it twisted.
xbox one has tons of 720p games…900p. resolution is the most pointless thing to argue about because most really tell the difference, and it really doesn’t do any thing for the game just makes it sharper image other then that the 720p fine
xbox one has more 1080p games than wii u.
xbox one has none, but honestly resolution wars are pointless because resolution just makes things look smoother and many people can’t tell the difference anyway. Is 720p going to stop me from playing Killer Instict, no, resolution going to stop me from playing titan fall no,
*xbox one has almost none
actually xbox one has 1080p games. its wii u that really has none.
And you are an autistic manchild full of autistic faggotry.
Hey bitch
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900p =\= 1080p
Go back to school.
Xboner: 420p CONFIRMED
Yeah keep saying that to yourself.
Where?….
The only thing I hear about 1080p on Xbox One is that its unachieveable even according to most developers making games for that DRM Betamax crap. That’s fact so eat it well Brockback.
Where?….
The only thing I hear about 1080p on Xbox One is that its unachieveable even according to most developers making games for that DRM Betamax crap. That’s fact so eat it well Brokeback.
This poor kid is using a sony crt still
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Wii U has way more 60 fps game than XBox One, you idiot!
Shut up, Narutard.
Black faggot above me is confirmed an autistic manchild.
We all know that, but he doesn’t see it…he keeps thinking he wins but in actually reality, he’s losing big time…even people on his videos say the same thing.
Lol says the black loner faggot
lol moron its GRAPHICLY SUPERIOR TO ANYTHING ON PS4 AND T TWICE THE FRAME RATE 1080P IT OULD LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME
TWICE TE FRAMERSTE OF SORRY PLUS TWICE THE FRAMERATE OF INFERMOUS SECOND SON BETTER GRAPHICS ANDVSECOND RENDER ON GAMEPADSCREEN ALSO AT 60 FRAMES
TWO HD IMAGES REAL TIME AT 60 FRAMES AT THE SAME TIME VS ONE HD IMAGES AT 30 FRAMES
last gen how is HD x2 and 60 frames x 2 and two motion control choices and 4 analog stick control choices and remote play LASTGEN
RETARDED CUNT WITH A 1996 DUALSHOCK WITH A LIGHT BULB ON IT
That’s Xbox One dumbass. It still can’t even break past 900p.
#X1Inferior”Next-Gen”SpecsEXPOSED.
Some other things to note are:
– Only 4 player multiplayer (Cannot add additional 5th player with gamepad)
– Game chat only with friends
– Mirror Mode is actually available from the beginning in VS mode
Awesome. That answers quite a lot of my questions anyway.
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Only a few disappointments for me, character roster is almost the weakest in the series( game boy advanced, and double dash are weaker in my opinion wii had the best), 8’s rainbow road had so much potential but they didn’t fully use it( 64 and 7’s are my favorite) and battle mode (though never been a fan) is kinda of lazy in design, but haven’t played it to see how it turns out. Still very excited for the game all my friends are getting together to play, and we are going to play through all 7 MK before 8′ release
I think the roster is fine. It’s got all the mainstays and the kooplalings are awesome. It doesn’t have filler characters like Honey Queen and Wiggler. I understand people being upset with Pink Gold Peach though. Someone like Birdo returning would’ve been much more appreciated.
I’m glad Rainbow Road is back to a 3 lap race. I’m not overly keen on the single lap but longer courses. But that does mean they’ve had to tone down the craziness a bit. Still looks like a pretty great track though.
I am also concerned about Battle Mode. I think using the standard race tracks rather than having battle arenas is probably down to Nintendo wanting to get the game out as soon as possible, to try and help the Wii U situation. It seems like “there’s no time to design and build battle arenas, put them on the race courses instead”. But it works well enough in the videos I’ve watched. Will have to wait and see whether I like it or not. Would definitely prefer actual arenas though.
I agree about Rainbow Road and the battle mode stages. I would’ve really liked if they added some anti-gravity segments into Rainbow Road considering it’s in space lol. It’s just disappointing because maybe we’ve come to expect a lot from a Rainbow Road course.
As for the battle mode, I’ll have to try it for myself to see if I like it or not. I would’ve really liked to see some actual battle stages, but who knows, I might be surprised.
Rainbow Road ist almost entirely anti-gravity.
Oops, my bad. Just rewatched the video. I just wish they did more crazy stuff with it.
I should get paid for sending in news XD.
(no…im serious…………………:P)
I send in news sometimes but I never get mentioned…
Andre Sieger’s voice is kinda weird but i love the 1 hour discussions/Q&A/etc, its basically like podcasts and i listen to em straight while im bored at work, and its Mario Kart so i dont really look at it like spoilerz
Andre’s voice is about getting used to it. I like the guy and Derek actually. However, Cool bits is a different thing….
hey guys guess what very very good news
MK8 has gain a boost to almost 20000 preorders week before direct
cant wait to see how much direct week :D
titan fall and watch dogs have more preorders than that.
well true but then again titanfall was also hyped more than any game ever made so it got what it deserved and watch dogs is also very hyped
but these pre orders are only for US
so we dont know
:D
there ya go…see a guy with brains…
:D
i preordered MK 8. I want to see you trying to cancel my preorder.
2. milijuna preorders Mario Kart 8
“titan fall and watch dogs HAVE more preorders than that”
learn to spell idiot!!!
hahahahahahahahaha LOSER
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Looks like someone must’ve overdosed on stupid today. Sasori, can you please overdose on intelligence for once?
And how many are actually sold? There’s a story about preorders and there’s another about actual sales.
Come back when you have done your real homework on researching facts because nobody is gonna believe the bullshit you push out of your brokeback ass.
the character roster is joke. wtf no diddy,rob, pina the pirana,dry bones or even birdo. meh look how lazy the went with the battle mode, nothing and stages rip offed from the racing stages. i was right, this game was going to be gimped, lame, inferior, not next gen and lazy.
its petey
and idc about battle mode(hate it since 64)
as long as there are good remakes and new tracks
(charater roster isnt the best but it isnt aweful i mean the koppalings are cool)
then im fine
“lame, inferior, no next gen and lazy”. we all know you are those things!!
lame comments, bad spelling…hey it’s the black fag loser
you’re boring and your videos are lame ohh and your face is a joke
The roster is a joker with five babies and two metal heads. Why did Nintendo waste space on them?
this is real racing graphics. forza 3 > mario kart 8
sorry but project cars
looks amazing for pc
:D
yawn!!!
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if bill gates was selling his urine, sasori would be the first to buy and drink it. ha ha!!!
sasori is bill gates’ bitch
okay why are wanting to kill people opinions about MK8`S graphics? Does it piss u off people find it look good ( which tons of people find itbto be the best looking mario kart game) but graphics don’t matter, they can be the most prettiest thing around, but if the gameplay sucks, (like ryse) u just have pretty looking game with awful graphics. Yes the game doesn’t have the best graphics of all time, but its a matter of opinion. You don’t have to compare a realistic game to a cartoony racer
Wii U= Forza 3 – 2K rez 60fps ;-)
Wii U= Forza 3 – 1080p ful HD rez 80fps
Wii U= Forza 4 – 1080p ful HD rez 60fps
Wii U= Forza 5 – 1080p ful HD rez 30fps ;-)
I actually like the cartoony mario kart style over realistic looking graphics
Yawn…mario kart is more innovative, sorry moron but where’s the innovation?
the only thing you can do when you see the 360 number
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Sorry but i was never into realistic simulation racing, i find it too boring with boring tracks to race on, but if i wanted to play it i would rather play this
This looks like shit compared Mario Kart 8, it’s so ugly to look at, like your face, but at least if I play forza, I can get use to ugly, you…well being stupid and ugly doesn’t make the cut, sorry.
Sasorideidaraobi, just stop…seriously, you’re making a bigger fool of yourself than you already are. Seriously, your not winning anything. The more you speak nonsense, the more exposed you become. Just stop and save what humanity you got left…which is very very tiny so I guess you got no point to save it.
Agains, comparing an Apple to a plum isn’t working asshat.
Forza 3 is like what? An Xbox game from 2004? Comparing Mario Kart 8..a 2014 game?
You’re fucking late and dumb with the times today.
And have you forgotten about Wii U getting Project Cars? That port is gonna make this Forza 3 look like an N64 title.
Best Bowser Castle since Mario Kart 64 and best Rainbow Road since Mario Kart DD!
And it looks like, I will have a hard time picking my favorite tracks :)
Damn, i cannot wait for this game!!!
drinks, food, friends and the classic Mario Kart violence \(^.^)/ !!!
Can you customize the number of laps in tournaments yet? I just think 3 laps sometimes is way to short.
NO,NO,NO,NO ITS NOT VISUALLY STUNNING ITS NOT WORTH A PURCHASE LOL….BECAUSE SONY FANS THINK A TIGHT FILE SIZE IS A BAD THING ,THESE WEIRDOS AND THERE DELUDED WAY OF LOOKING AT REALITY
THE FILE SIZE IS INDICATION THAT NINTENDO KNOWS WHAT -THE-FUCK THEY ARE DOING NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND
SONY FANS YOU ARE DELUDED PS2 PILE OF CRAP GAMES TAKING UP A 4GB DVD AND NINTENDO DOING HD NEXT GEN VISUALS AND HD SURROUND SOUND AD GAMEPAD SCREEN RENERING ALL IN A 4.9GB FILE
LOL SONY NEEDED 4GB FOR PS2 WHAT A BLOATED UNTALENTED UTTER WASTE OF SPACE
Half of these questions are pointless, do they really need to include the question ‘is there a time trial mode’. If they cut out questions like that this video could have been half an hour and plus he didn’t seem to know a lot about the game, they could have rehearsed beforehand.
Tomodachi Life voices are more engaging and charismatic than the Gamexplain guy, no thank you.
When did Nintendo reveal lakitu to be a playable character? I don’t remember him part of the 30
Nvm. Answered my own question. But why no diddy kong? He was featured in a freaking article about the game……not unless character DLC
Okay, I am about to blow everyone’s minds. In Mario Kart Wii, racers were unlocked by winning 400 online matches or racing in 6,000 regular races or something. They guy wouldn’t have had enough time to do 6,000 races, or win 400 online matches, right? So it’s a possibility that there are more characters yet to be discovered!
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nintendo needs more better hardware for there consoles
You need a better central processing unit. And if your Sony-fed mind hasn’t figured it out yet, that means your brain.
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There are two issues here, firstly it is their not there and secondly you have no capital letter or full stop in your comment. If you’re going to make a point at least get the grammar correct.
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nintendo 3ds sucksessor should be like the psvita or the ps4
Why, so it can be an utter failure powered by lame fourth-party games and a dead battery?
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i buy power and specs not games
Then you won’t last long in 5th Grade.
Have fun with diminishing returns.
nintendo makes boring hardware for develpers that is not like the xboxone or ps4
Yeah, the un-innovative ‘next-gen’ consoles, where the only new thing is the number and price?
i am buying graphics and specs and hardware this gen
Good for you, you’ve got one foot in a bucket labeled ‘Social Depression’ and your head in an oven.
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bad frame rate means bad game
Yes, that’s why I don’t play XBoner or PSFourk-over-money.
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Deadrising 3 says hi.
Banjo Tooie was not a bad game. Nor was Starwing.
the wiiu does not meet my standers for today as a vidiogames console
Well la-de-frickin-dah!
xD
Good for you, we will now direct you to someone who gives a fuck.
And what “standards” will that be? Being as attractively expensive? Paying $60 for free online play? Having DRM shoved up in everyone’s ass? Selling “publicly unrecognized” specs info for a console with barely changed games by visual preferences? Not having shallow ass “realistic” games as annual spam with overpriced DLCs that’s no different than the last?
You’re about one thing: Nintendo doesn’t have or do any of those and thank god for that. Otherwise, this gen would’ve been a real clusterfuck of “who makes the most money with the biggest specs dick” contest.
Even as a baby, Luigi just can’t catch a break.
Mario Kart 8 looks better than Forza 5! These are the facts!
And about the party that does not talk as much as M. K. fun game of Forze. LoLOLoL
Opinions are not facts.
It is not opinion, it is a reality ;-)
sorry maya, forza 5 looks next gen and has next gen standards. mario kart 8 looks like a ps3 game with last gan standards.
yawn!, do you have a better argument?
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Yawn! Another typical fanboy of sasorideidaraobi.
Nintendodrones of this website are clearly racists.
i’d rather say another bully of sasori
Mario Kart 8 PS3 would not even started to 30fps at 640×360
Mario Kart 8 effects are better than in Forza 5, and the game looks better on the fifth Forza 5! ;-)
Wii and XBO the hardware at the same level but XBO easily programmed the game, and it is to his advantage in the 3rd programmers. PS4 is slightly stronger than Xbo and Wii U, but the games that will come to judge the future and not the individual console graphics!
lol That’s funny. I don’t recall having “static audience detail from 90s arcade games in Forza 4.1” as next gen standards.
Try again.
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Forza 5’s “static audience from 90s arcade racing games” says otherwise.
No reason to put the word “detailed” in the title. It’s Gamexplain… we KNOW it’s going to be detailed :P
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2nd worst roster. mario kart 7 has that one.
Unless they announce DLC with Birdo, King Boo, Diddy Kong and Dry Bones I will be pissed.
Not watching it- don’t want to spoil what little I don’t already know about the game. But I’m as upset as a lot of other people are about this game’s weak roster. I’m glad to see the Kooplalings after years of absence, but they’re the only new characters I’m happy to see. We DIDN’T need another damn baby character! And Pink-Gold-Peach? What the hell was the idea behind THAT? Why not give the roster spots to characters who are actually important to the series, like Diddy Kong, Bowser Jr., Birdo, E. Gadd (Why hasn’t he been in ANY Mario Kart game yet?), and King Boo? Hell, I’d even be fine with Lubba.
At least Honey Queen hasn’t been brought back/deemed more acceptable to be playable than Waluigi…
Why are the characters you mentioned “important to the series”?
But hey, you can whine as much as you want about the roster, while I will enjoy my time with Larry, Lemmy, Koopa, Lakitu, Yoshi or Rosalina ;)
Did I say I was upset over the Koopalings being racers? No, I said I was happy to see them.
What I’m NOT happy about is Nintendo making up characters who really didn’t need to exist in the first place. Do they really not have any other ideas for lightweight racers that they decided “let’s introduce another baby character!”? We already have Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Baby Peach, Baby Daisy, Baby DK, Baby Wario, Baby Huey… Did we REALLY need another one? And PGPeach makes less sense than Metal Mario- she’s just a reskin and wasn’t necessary.
As for why the characters I mentioned are important and SHOULD have been playable? Let’s see…
E. Gadd: appeared in 4 main games, had a main role in 2 of them as Luigi’s mentor/guide, STILL has not been playable in ANY Mario game since his debut 13 years ago.
Birdo: first appeared in Mario Bros. 2 (say what you will about it being a true Mario game or not) as a more durable enemy. Went on to appear in other Mario spin-offs, such as Yoshi’s doubles partner in Mario Tennis and was even a racer in MKWii.
Diddy Kong: Donkey Kong’s best friend/nephew (not sure of the official relationship). First appeared in a Mario game in Mario Superstar Baseball, and again in its sequel. Also appeared in a few Mario Party games including Mario Party DS. Was unlockable in Mario Kart Wii, so would have been welcome back for 8.
King Boo: Antagonist in the Mario series, especially towards Luigi in recent years. Was playable in several Mario games, including Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Mario Kart Wii.
All of them have more reason to have been playable than another baby and a metallic princess, neither of whom have appeared before.
Nintendo fans welcome to late 2008. This game looks so last gen… Oh I forgot
Yeah I know, you miss your brown ans grey doody-graphics :(
Guess you missed the Mario Kart Wii/8 comparison video douchebag.
Wauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!! <3 Nintendo <3 ;-)
Well I’m not the only one who says that the graphics are divine! The Wii U is the next generation confirmed!
Nintendo Wii U is of course a next gen console. How could anyone say it is not.