Respected technology analysis site Digital Foundry has delivered their final verdict on the well-received Mario Kart 8 for the Wii U. The publication says that Nintendo’s latest kart racer is 720p native, which goes against some of the rumours stating that its native 1080p. Nintendo also aimed to have the game run at a constant 60 frames per second, but the game generally dips to 59 frames per second. Here’s some extracts from the definitive analysis.
Starting from the top, then, there has been a surprising amount of confusion surrounding the resolution of the game with some sources even suggesting a native 1080p presentation. We can finally put that rumour to rest right here and confirm that Mario Kart 8 instead operates at what is effectively the console’s standard 1280×720. Of course, considering the quality of the visuals, this can hardly be considered a disappointment especially when other developers are struggling to hit 1080p consistently on more powerful hardware. What is surprising, however, is the complete omission of anti-aliasing in any form. At the very least, Nintendo has previously utilised a basic edge-smoothing algorithm across its Wii U titles and such a feature could have demonstrably improved image quality without a serious performance hit. As it stands, however, we’re left with a heavily aliased presentation filled with obvious stair-stepping and pixel-crawling artefacts throughout most scenes. Busier areas can even result in a loss of detail to the point of reducing visibility.
When it comes to performance, Nintendo has always aimed to deliver a rock-solid 60 frames per second with each home console Mario Kart and, aside from Mario Kart 64, it has always managed to achieve just that. There was never any doubt that Mario Kart 8 would fall right in line with the rest of the series but upon seeing it for ourselves we immediately noticed that something was amiss. During gameplay we experienced the regular appearance of duplicate frames manifesting as a constant but subtle stuttering effect. Upon analysis we determined that the game suffers from extended clusters in which a duplicate frame is displayed every 64 frames. What this ultimately means is that, during normal gameplay, Mario Kart 8 continually drops down to 59fps. This may not seem like a big deal – most will probably not notice it at all, and it has zero affect on playability – but it has a noticeable impact on image fluidity that mars what would otherwise be a perfectly consistent frame-rate. And for us at least, once it is seen, it can’t really be unseen.
By most standards, Mario Kart 8 is an incredibly polished game with beautiful visuals, a high frame-rate, magical playability and an excellent menu system. By Nintendo’s stratospheric standards, however, we dare say that it falls just a bit short. When a Nintendo game goes gold you better believe the final product will be complete and polished to perfection. In the case of Mario Kart 8, the issues we encountered with performance and image quality do detract just a little from an otherwise totally solid experience – and bearing in mind its previous, relentless push for gaming perfection, it leaves us wondering just how the stutter in particular managed to slip past Nintendo QA. Thankfully, the issue should only really stick out to those most sensitive to frame-rate and shouldn’t impact the experience for most people, while the sheer fun and imagination injected into this title clearly trump the technical limitations in the image make-up.
Thanks, Silent
59? Pre-order cancelled.
Damn, we thought exactly the same at the same time.
You’re both trolls then. 1 second lost? Wow! The game is so going to lag & be shit with 1 second off of 60 fps!
Have you looked up recently? The joke is somewhere up there.
I know at least one of them, if not both, were only joking after I read through the comments. I tend to reply to comments as I read the others. If I could delete my comments when I discovered they were being sarcastic, I’d go back & do just that.
They do realize nintendo can patch the game to increase performance right…….
Like they did with wind waker and it’s frame rate drops, right?
So basically your saying that every time they patch a game it will decrease the framerate? Because that makes sense…
The game doesnt drop any frames. It jutters from repeat frames
The same thing happened in Call of Duty’s multiplayer on PS4 where it was running at 90 frames per second
Why would they waste their time patching the game to increase the frame rate by 1?
Why shouldn’t they? Considering Mario Kart 8 is their flagship title, you’d want to release the game with an as steady framerate as possible, to make the game flow consistently.
One frame duplicate is probably not directly noticeable to most people, but it still detracts from an otherwise perfect visual experience (minus the aliasing, which I know nothing about yet).
Okay, this is getting absolutely silly. I guarantee that you nor anyone else will be able to tell the difference if the game is running at 59 or 60 fps…. if you say you can, well, you’re lying. If both versions (59 & 60 fps) were playing side by side, it my be ever so slightly noticeable, but otherwise you will have no idea. You little girls need to get over specs…they don’t mean shit. Play the games you enjoy and don’t worry about the rest.
No dude if they played a 59 fps and a 60 fps version next to each other you still wouldn’t be able to tell
Believe me when I tell you that there is not a single human being that exists or has ever existed that can tell the difference between 59 fps and 60 fps. Anti aliasing is actually pretty important, it makes i so models look more rounded and smooth.
This is like complaining that the game is 1079p instead of 1080p. xD These people are either trolling or they seriously believe 1 point off from the max is going to seriously be noticeable. I wish I had eyes that were THAT good.
Yeah. The only thing that’s a little surprising is the fact that anti-aliasing is not present; so we’ll probably see a bit of the good ole fashioned jaggies.
Other than that, the framerate is not an issue and with the graphical design of the game, 720p is just fine for resolution.
If you are a human being, a one frame duplicate is NOT something you would ever notice. The anti-aliasing however is, but regardless the game looks stunning.
Because its not a waste of time? and they have patched pretty much every other Wii U game to increase performance so I don’t see why they wouldn’t with this one.
They will not waste time getting it from 59 to 60. Most games run at 30 fps. Lots of people can’t even tell the difference between 30 and 60 fps.
Because its a bug. Not something they programmed in
It’s not a bug! You don’t even know what you’re saying. That’s not what a bug means. A bug would be if there was a “loophole” in the code for example
A repeating frame sounds like a bug to me.
@heroponluigi i can see why you ask that but at the same time it sorta matters, its one of those it matters and doesn’t matter simultaneously.
It’s one freaking second. Only a guy that wants perfection would freak out over one measly second lost.
Actually it’s 1/60th of a second
Still, I played one Grand Prix last night & I didn’t even notice a loss in frame rate. And I know I’m not blind because I’ve got great eyesight.
I hope you’re being sarcastic…
He obviously is. It would be an incredibly stupid reason to cancel a pre-order.
http://www.dualshockers.com/2014/03/22/digital-foundry-runs-frame-rate-tests-on-infamous-second-son/
That’s a shocking frame rate,60fps dipping 59fps is nothing….haha
Try a frame rate all over the place like second son and COD ghosts ps4….Mariokart8 is silk.
Stranga, remember all that noise you were making about MK8 was 1080p native 60fps and throwing it in Sasori’s…. Yeah you look like a total douchbag now.
And remember how Sasori talks crap about 720p Forza with cardboard crowd being better than unreleased Mario Kart 8? Yeah. Don’t get it twisted and be his favorite bitch.
And as for the 1080p argument, its a mixed result thing with no certainty and ironically the 1080p confirmation came from DF weeks ago and now changed their tune just days before MK8? Yeah you should really believe everything you hear and read without knowing it for yourself which is the only way to discover the truth. I played the game at Gamestop and never notice any hiccup and visuals are fantastic. This article sounds like some suspicious nippicking conveniently timed to attempting MK8’s ruined launch.
I so don’t believe this one little source, not one bit and you can freely twist it in any way you think its appropriate or not. Still won’t stop me buying the game or having second thoughts about Wii U.
And if you pay close attention to DF’s framerate video, it only shows framerate scale. No resolution mode set or anything so in a way, this can be fixed to drive negativity to get idiots like you to spread such gossip that one framerate drop or 720p equals crappy game in a weak system. So if that’s the case of how you people think gaming is, then Xbox One must be the shittiest game console of the big 3 because it can’t pull off pass 800p and 60FPS any further than Wii U can. So there you go for my so called “damage control” in case you’re gonna reply with that.
And truth be told, this and Watchdog’s final performance reveal only proves that maybe none of the next gen hardware, even PS4 aren’t capable to push for that wetdream 1080p/60FPS goal today afterall or maybe ya should give the developers and hardware more time to be fully utilized to see its true potential in the end.
1080p/60fps is possible depending on the type of game and the amount of effort the devs put into them. There are always variables.
Fair enough
@Stranga, amen, also im still getting the game, nothing and no one will stop me from getting the game, i dont care if its the worst selling kart game ever, just like im gonna get hyrule warriors, it may not sell but im still getting it.
Eurogamer’s the one who reported it at 1080p LOL And eurogamer owns digital foundry
So what do you have to say to Stranga now? Hm?
There was once a prince, and he wanted a princess, but then she must be a real Princess. He travelled right around the world to find one, but there was always something wrong. There were plenty of princesses, but whether they were real princesses he had great difficulty in discovering; there was always something which was not quite right about them. So at last he had come home again, and he was very sad because he wanted a real princess so badly.
One evening there was a terrible storm; it thundered and lightninged and the rain poured down in torrents; indeed it was a fearful night.
In the middle of the storm somebody knocked at the town gate, and the old King himself sent to open it.
It was a princess who stood outside, but she was in a terrible state from the rain and the storm. The water streamed out of her hair and her clothes; it ran in at the top of her shoes and out at the heel, but she said that she was a real princess.
‘Well we shall soon see if that is true,’ thought the old Queen, but she said nothing. She went into the closet, dusted off the Wii U and popped in Mario Kart 8. This was where the princess was to game that night. In the morning they asked her how she played.
‘Oh terribly bad!’ said the princess. ‘I could nary finish a single race! Heaven knows what was wrong with the framerate. It seemed to be repeating one out of every sixty-four frames on occasion, and my whole vision is blurry this morning. It is terrible!’
They saw at once that she must be a real princess when she had felt the frame being repeated. Nobody but a real princess could have such a delicate eyesight.
So the prince took her to be his wife, for now he was sure that he had found a real princess, and the repeated frame was put into the Museum, where it may still be seen if no one has stolen it.
Now this is a true story.
wow 1 fps
xD You’re cancelling it because of 1 second of a framerate drop? Congrats, kid. You’re troll attempt worked. I’m giving you attention.
Can I have your preorder ? LMMFAO.
Blarg
Not 60fps but only 59??? CANCELING PRE-ORDER.
Damn, and I thought Sony fans were retarded.
We Xbots Love paying more for weaker Consoles just like the Nintendo fans >@_@>
Wow, finally somebody dared to acknowledge that. Thank you Sir!!!
Pretty sure he’s joking. Calm down fanboy
Calling me a fanboy… yet I AM a PlayStation Fan… oh snap!
I’m talking about those retards we have that constantly use resolution when us real fans don’t give a fuck, we just want games.
I’m pretty sure these guys are just being sarcastic but you are right, some of these bro gamers are the definition of retards.
Well your comment didn’t give me much to go off, so I was mistaken. Touche.
there you go, that’s what I wanted to hear.
Damn, and I thought Sheldon couldn’t get a joke.
Then you’re a fool to ignore a game for one little framerate drop that’s not even remotely noticeable and only happens once in every ten seconds of each race which, again, you won’t see it.
Its not a frame drop, its a stutter ( that you cant really see)
The games’s running too many frames and causing the issue
Let the idiot comments commence.
In my opinion, I couldn’t care less. I would buy this game if it were 420p for all I care. It is convenient it is 60 fps and 720p.
No, even with 59fps, it’s still 60fps.
Uhh… This is probably the best looking Wii U and best looking Nintendo game ever made, so… I wouldn’t like 420p very much. XD
True! But the lightning effects and probably other things are making the game beautiful too, so resolution isn’t everything!
Damage control!
If you base your enjoyment of a game on how graphically detailed it is, You are a cancer to gaming.
Just its name confirms the disease it is…
Do you realise the year we’re in?ok, that would be all
2014? Yeah what of it?
Your name is my response
Then why not just type a 3 letter word?
And? Why isn’t the Last of Us, which is around 720p, IGN’s Game of 7th gen instead of Super Mario Galaxy, which is around 420p, if the year we’re in really matters so much?
AGREED!
Mkay.
Lacking original comeback I see.
Damage control HAHAHAHA
Shut up. YOu don’t even know what that means? You can control damage? FUCK YOURSELF. Asshole. Go dye in a fire of color.
#NintendoMad#Exposed
More like exposing you…I never seen the guy.
You don’t get it do you.
A bunch of numbers still won’t change how we feel about the game because we know it’s a great game.
At the end of the day, you’re still trying to convince yourself that it’s just not worth it so you try to find things to bitch about the game so you don’t cry about not having the game. Meanwhile, we are enjoying the game regardless of what a hater (secret lover) has to bitch about the game, even if you psychologically try to compensate for not having the game.
Listen go watch some ps4 games under the tech radar you’ll see fps dropping way more then 1 frame wow no human could notice that what a load of rubbish ??
>@_@> The Wiiu is dogshit just look at this >@_@>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S_2IxR9PQ0
#Exposed
Is that Black B0nd?
If Wii U is dogshit, I guess the PS3 & Xbox 360 are too then since they are last gen & most likely weaker than the Wii U.
Agreed, I am so tired of every ones fixation on fps and resolution. Like graphics, none of these has a direct effect on the quality of a game. Chrono Trigger is probably my favorite game of all time and it doesn’t have 60fps, hd resolution, or high end graphics. I also don’t see any games that have 60fps, 1080p resolution, or a higher polygon count ever changing this fact in my opinion.
I agree how’s about the graphics they are amazing best ive seen this gen easy ?? nitpicking is all i see this game has 12 players online and it’s 720p native with all them 12 characters and vehicles animating constantly takes alot of power believe you me,as MK8 devs said there sure there is more left in the wiiu so with more time like Bayonetta2 devs are getting they prob could of achieved it….
And all this talk about AA like the game has jaggie edges or something it’s the most polished crisp game i think ive seen in ages……
Wrong, when I went to play it at target in Australia, the jaggies were really noticable
They are so full of shit! Can tell between 59 and 60 FPS… What a bunch of bullshit! And please, don’t start off the article with “respected” bc they’re not.
DF is the nest of graphicwhores.
They pretend to be graphic whores there idiots that chat shite….
>@_@>Matt is Mad>@_@>#Comfirmed
What Z said. …DF is far from “respected”
Jesus this guys sound like twats. I’ll be drinking their tears at 59 fps.
There Sony/Microsoft fanboys DF i couldn’t care less if the game drops to 59fps occasionally to me that’s acceptable now go fuck off and blow Sony up for their exclusives that drop about 10frames constantly ?? pricks….
>@_@>Shut up Butthurt Drone #XbotsStrongBecauseWeWon>@_@>
Not from what I hear…
You presume that they don’t also candidly report on the imperfections that Sony and Microsoft games have.
*spoiler*
They do.
Only 59fps? Fuck this game, and fuck Last Gen U!!!
watch haters try to use this to their advantage
They are ready are. LOL xD
Big deal. Still getting it. DF are shit anyway.
Hasn’t DF always bashed Nintendo? I mean isn’t Mario Kart 8 1080p anyway? Hugs!
Yes with graphics that outshine any ps4 game easy who bloody cares a true Native 720p upscaled to 1080p with them graphics will look gorgeous and every review says the gameplay is flawless with no sign of a dropped frame anywhere ???? DF prob has engineered the video to look a bit worse then it actually is pricks….
>@_@>NintendontDrone Got#Exposed>@_@>Please Stop>@_@>
am sorry but mario kart 8 doesn’t even reach ps4 graphics. did you see forza 5, the crew, need for speed ps4, driveclub or the batman’s batmobile from arkham knight. lol wii u last gen confrimed.
Again its not about the graphics…sigh, idiot confirmed.
Well, in all fairness, the comment he was replying to did talk about graphics on other systems being worse than the Wii U’s.
I actually did see forza’s graphics http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/0/26/2577427-getphoto-1.jpg
Also, isn’t Driveclub running at 30 fps? yet this game is running at 58 – 60 fps… and it actually looks better in HD…
We’ve seen 720p Forza 5 with static cardboard audience detail from arcade games. We’ve seen the Crew, Need for Speed and Driverclub which none are different or better from each other and the likes of Burnout anyway.
And the Bat mobile from Arkham Knight trailer is CGI cutscene not in game graphics so calm down.
You truly are the cum your mother should have swallowed, aren’t you?
No, he’s the cum that his mom took up the ass.
What in the world? They aren’t bashing the game at all. They are reporting the supposed facts based on their findings after testing the game. They do this for tons of games, no matter what company it comes from.
Did you not read the whole article? They sing a lot of praise for the game too. But one can not ignore the facts – which, by the way, are not negative at all.
People are acting like this is some doom and gloom thing. It isn’t.
LOL wiiu to weak to run mario kart 8 in 1080p 60fps #Exposed#ScamTendo#WeakUDeadConfirmed#DamageControlINC
Why is it when ever it’s negative news trolls have to be assholes.
They are always rectum punctures…
Indeed, these pathetic organics need protection from themselves.
Because they’re trolls? And how is this even negative news?
The thing is, this ISN’T negative news.
It is >@_@>Only 720p>@_@>like the Xbutts>Pc Masta Race>@_@>
How so? The other “stronger consoles” are struggling to get 1080 and when they hit 1080 they drop the frame rate. The other 2 also have easier architecture to work with yet Ninty with its “weaker” hardware is doing what these “superior” consoles are doing as well. If anything this is still good news. The Wii U isn’t as underpowered as these a holes make out to be.
Negative news or not they’re always assholes.
haha here you go. actually the visuals, textures are not even that impressive. and resolution is only 720p. the console just hit 1.5 year life, and probably already at the limit of what it can graphically do. and the problem is that it’s not important, but it will not impress the every day gamer who is sick and tired of last generation that is lasting 8 years+ while nintendo is just replicating it in 2014 with better shadows and shaders. sigh.
If you count the pixels in a Mario game (or any game at all) and make a judgement based on that, You are a cancer to gaming.
im counting pixels, yes, but im not talking anything about gameplay. im talking that this generation has lasted 8 years. and people are sick of it. yes wiiu will have beautiful graphics, but it will not have that “new generation” look, and at the end of 2015 it will be graphically outdated(same story as Wii).
Sorry, let me reword what I said.
If you base your enjoyment of a game on how graphically updated it is, You are a cancer to gaming.
Psst hey btw, Wii U is current gen, Just like PS4 and Xbone . Let that sink in.
Lol damn. That’s alot of cancer then. I can only imagine the people who upgraded to next gen for graphics.
I Sell My Wii for a Wii U.Me Stupid?
mmmmm, yes?
Next Gen? But the PS5 and Wii U2 are out yet? Or are you another idiot who confuses Next gen with Current gen.
Only idiots cares about how many veins you can see on a character or how “detailed” a gun is…
Waste of resources, time and life…
hail Satan >@_@>
Satan is another Xbot that must be destroyed…
don’t you dare mix religion in with gamers…
Look at the previous comment that I replied to before telling me anything…
I’m telling you not to add god or satan into this! I can care less of what you say to idiots…I’m religious, ok…and I hate the name satan.
He didn’t. Read the guy above his comment. He’s the one that pulled Satan into this. Yell at him, not Quadraxis.
Blame the Xbot who brought it up first.
What next gen look? At this point, nobody made any real next gen game that looks slightly better than last gen counterparts.
Next gen is just a cosmetic update and you idiots are making it a huge deal when its not.
I think DF is starting to see Nintendo games looking better than some other games so they are just saying stuff now. Lol.
Yeah. People always look for something to bitch about and this could be their something. Just watch how this comment section goes to shit with all the graphicswhores.
Speak of the devil. Look below you.
Damge control HAHAHAHA
Yet Titanfall is running in 795p and looks worse than Mario Kart 8… Sorry, you’re the one damage controlling ;)
I Love Titanfall because it Looks better than anything on the Wii U also i dont Own one LoL
idiot you just exposed yourself.
You just exposed yourself for being a REAL Xbot… oh how funny is this… I play Titanfall on my Xbox One for the fun gameplay, not the dull graphics that even Mario 3D World beats it… freaking Mario Galaxy’s graphics beats it and that was on the Wii… THE FUCKING WII.
#stupidtroll ^
Why do you use Hashtagz my Fellow Nintendrone Lets play some Rehashes together >@_@>#IonlyPLayNintendo>@_@>
The Foundrys payed by the Xbots to assault our empire exposed…
*paid
Right, sorry I’m just out of my mind right now…
I thought that was a regular occurrence on this site. Happens to the best of us.
True…
Yes that’s what I thought, there are so many concerning about Nintendo making something that they can’t do and they start talking sheet. They are feeding the trolls only. The game really runs at 1080p 60fps.
>@_@>Proof Or Exposed>@_@>
>@_@>XboxStrongBecauseNintendoIsDone>@_@>
holy moly calm down guys they werent bashing the game, just stating the technical tidbits, and even said most people wouldnt notice and that the great gameplay makes up for it. Calm down.
^This. One reasonable person. Thank you.
Who cares really? The game looks and runs beautifully and that’s all that matters imo! :) I cannot wait to see it run on my TV. YouTube and video players decrease the actual quality of a video upload if you didn’t know that. Friday cannot come quick enough!!!!!!!!!!!!! XD
HAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!
OWNED @ all the babies claiming Mario Kart 8 would run at 1080p!!!
The underpowered toy console Baby U running on 7 year old hardware isn’t capable of running a 2D side scrolling game at 1080p, just look at the launch 2D Mario game that was also at 720p, Donkey Kong TF runs also at 720p. And those are 2D side scrolling games that came out of the 90’s LOLOLOLOL. The Baby U can’t even run a 2D side scrolling game at 1080p LOLOLOLOL!
As I said before, just look at the simple environments present in Mario Kart 8, the same low polygon tree (that looks like it came straight out of an N64 game) copy pasted everywhere, the same low polygon windmill copy pasted everywhere. The same low polygon bushes and flowers copy pasted everywhere LOLOLOL. Hey look, this area is a little empty, lets just copy paste a few more of those low poly trees to fill it up!!! LOLOLOL Not even with those simple low polygon backgrounds Mario Kart 8 was able to hit 1080p LOLOLOLOL. Now we learn that they not even using something as standard as anti aliasing LOLOLOLOL! Yeah Nintendo had to keep everything as simple as it is to they could barely get the game to 720p LOLOLOL. The Weak U isn’t capable of more LOLOLOLOL.
Babies got owned with their claims that Mario Kart 8 was running at 1080p when it is NOT! Here comes the damage control from the babies HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH!
shut up! PS4 as a super powerful machine 900p 30 fps Watch Dogs, and even lied on his site that will work in 1080p 60 fps. hahahhahahhahahahahhahahahahhahahahahhahahaaaahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahaha.. lololololololollollooooo
Watch dogs is sub 144p on WeakU #Exposed
Let the Ubisoftians dig their own grave even deeper then…
Watch Dogs 792p @ 30fps on the WeaKBox1. #PS4XB1AREJUSTWEAKPC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzpndHtdl9A
>[@_@]>
Yeah, why do you Xbots get mad when someone makes fun of the Xbox One?
You *still* don’t get it do you.
A bunch of numbers still won’t change how we feel about the game because we know it’s a great game.
At the end of the day, you’re still trying to convince yourself that it’s just not worth it so you try to find things to complain about the game to prevent yourself from crying about not having the game. Meanwhile, we are enjoying the game regardless of what a hater (secret lover) has to say about the game, even if you psychologically try to compensate for not having the game.
At the end of the day, we just don’t care. Let that sink in.
People who reviewed the game said it ran at 1080 and 60. These were no “rumors”, they put nothing “to rest”! Haters gonna hate! Peace out princess
gosh, you’re so childish, mrs katamari. D:
talking about babies and stuff but YOU are the big crying baby here, LOLOLOLOLOL.
Filthy insect troll. Only morons & trolls use LOLOLOLOL. If you want to be taken seriously when you laugh, it’s lmao or lmfao, not LOLOLOLOL! LOLOLOLOL is redundant.
i’ll laugh the way i want :D since you got so much free time just to tell me this unnecessasy stuff, you should….. i don’t know.. get a life. xoxo
I was talking to Katamari, not you. As for me getting a life, I already have one. I can’t play video games, watch television, and interact with family/friends all the time. This is my ~me~ time.
I sincerely pray you let us not, and do not comment on this, it’s just they want!
Don’t say anything to him, he’s not worth the time.
Huh, funny, specially after Gamexplan said other wise…oh and so many others…they are the only ones that say its 470p I sense a rat…and he smells bad.
Only fake gamers cares about these things…
Real gamers will buy this game no matter what…
Mario Kart 8 bundle here I come…
FRIDAY NEEDS TO HURRY UP! D;
As soon as I get home from work Friday night, I’m turning on the Wii U, popping in Mario Kart 8 and playing. Then I’ll leave it on during the night to download my free copy of Zelda. ;)
You too? I’m getting Wind Waker as well. :D
Sounds like a very nice friday indeed…
How IRONIC that DF have now come out and said this a week before MK8 arrives just to try and impact sales and pre orders!!!
Seriously these guys are pathetic faggots, just as MK8 has been getting awesome reviews and EVERY reviewer saying how gorgeous its visuals are, these wankers now release this utter crap just before the game releases?LOL.
I have NEVER seen so much butt hurt bollocks by DF just as MK8 has been OBLITERATED Watchdogs pre orders on PS4 all over the world!!
HOLY SHIT, Did I hear you just right? Did you actually defend the game? O_O wow…
Maybe it’s not the real Billy Ray. Or maybe he trolls for fun & this is just one of those times where he’d rather defend than troll.
Or he finally gave up on caring about a game being 1080p at 60 fps.
True, or it could mean he finally saw the truth of real gaming. and that truth is play games for fun and on any system you own or own them all. “A true gamer plays all”.
nintendrones are jealous of ubisoft sucess. LMFAO
Jealous of their lie and damage control of Watchdogs being 1080p/60FPS and ends up 900p/30FPS?
Nope. Not happening.
Xbox One = 792p/30 fps
Mario Kart 8 = Native 720p/60 fps..
Soooo why would I be jealous of an uneven number that won’t look the best?
Not jealous, just pissed…especially letting idiots like you on the game. Mr. “I’M BORED of the 360 ghosts recon game”.
And your jealous that we have fun milking the lulz out of you while exposing you at the same time while you sit on your keyboard all butthurt. Lol you were even butthurt enough to call me a “fake PC gamer” on your own youtube. Exposed.
look at this last gen piece of shit game.#WeakUExposed
I’m posting this until we get moderation of some sort on this site.
If you base your enjoyment of a game on how graphically updated/detailed it is, You are a cancer to gaming.
Psst hey btw, Wii U is current gen, Just like PS4 and Xbone . Let that sink in.
So that means the PS4/Xbox One are last gen as well because Watch_Dogs can’t run in 1080p
I only play the Wii
59 FPS? What is this garbage? So much for getting MK8.
Also as a little aside, the one overriding view from the reviews and from just watching videos of the game is that it looks fantastic. The numbers don’t actually matter, it’s all whether it looks good to you. Roll on May 30th, roll on.
The ONLY reason DF have come out with this bollocks is to try and dampen sales and pre orders!!!
They are just butt hurt Sony guzzlers as they thought Watchdogs was 1080p 60 fps when it is ONLY 900p and 30fps!!
LMFAO!!!
yup! +1000 ;-)
“The ONLY reason DF have come out with this bollocks is to try and dampen sales and pre-orders”
lol No. They report their findings on tons of games – good or bad. This report is by no means negative, so why would it “dampen sales”? While this report is NOT negative, they have candidly and bluntly reported on the poor quality of some games on Sony and Microsoft systems.
Try reading the article again. They speak high praise for Mario Kart 8 despite its few technical imperfections (which could barely count as detractors).
Then why is Digital Foundry one of the few that are reporting it as 720p at 59fps? Their bias is evident.
Because 720p/59fps is a bad thing, right?
That was just a part of their full report. It’s not like their title was “MARIO KART RUNS AT A LOW 720p AND HAS FRAMERATE PROBLEMS!”
No. Their title was the same as the title for any game the analyse: “Digital Foundry vs Mario Kart 8
Mario & All-Stars Racing Refined.”
There was so much praise for the game in the article. 720p is NOT bad. 59fps is NOT bad. Everyone reading this is just being overly negative and defensive thinking that every single report about Nintendo, if it’s not 100% perfect praise and butt kissing is bad news.
Digital Foundry has reported many times on the massive problems and failings of games from every company. Don’t be blinded by *your* bias.
Oh because NO ONE will ever assume 720p is a bad thing, right? You & I both have seen many people on here hating a Nintendo game simply because it’s only 720p & have even gone on to say the games look like crap at that resolution. Or maybe only I’ve been seeing these people & you just ignore them so you can defend Digital Foundry’s biased opinion & review. If I am being biased, I guess IGN & the many other reviewers saying it’s at 1080p at 60fps are also being biased since I’m basing what I’m saying on their reviews.
People who assume 720p is a bad thing are ridiculous and should get out of gaming if that’s what they’re looking at. End of story.
There will always be haters and trolls, etc. Does that make them right? By giving into their negativity and mentality that 720p *is* a bad thing, you’re giving them a win.
OH NO!! 1 FPS LESS THAN 60 FPS!! OOOOOOHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Seriously, jog on you big baby ;)
PS 4 900p 30 fps oh no,no,no…. hahhahahhahahhahhaaaaa
Digital Foundry does conclude with a positive assessment.
By most standards, Mario Kart 8 is an incredibly polished game with beautiful visuals, a high frame-rate, magical playability and an excellent menu system. By Nintendo’s stratospheric standards, however, we dare say that it falls just a bit short. When a Nintendo game goes gold you better believe the final product will be complete and polished to perfection. In the case of Mario Kart 8, the issues we encountered with performance and image quality do detract just a little from an otherwise totally solid experience – and bearing in mind its previous, relentless push for gaming perfection, it leaves us wondering just how the stutter in particular managed to slip past Nintendo QA. Thankfully, the issue should only really stick out to those most sensitive to frame-rate and shouldn’t impact the experience for most people, while the sheer fun and imagination injected into this title clearly trump the technical limitations in the image make-up.
With that in mind, don’t let these minor polish issues keep you away from the game – this is Mario Kart at its best and brightest. Racing has been refined to near perfection and its visuals are among the best on the platform. While we were a tad disappointed in the lack of a more robust single-player mode, the overall experience we had with the game was excellent. Old-school fans and newcomers alike will find a lot to love here. Now, if you’ll excuse us, we have some races to win…
It is upskalign 720p to 1080p 60fps!
You said it
DF are full of shit and so are these xbots and sony ponies.
It’s true all 3 are just locking for attention.
Wii u is next gen. So is Mario kart 8.
>@_@>Wiiu is last gen>@_@>Facts>@_@>
Canine it as much as u want, but wii u is Nintendo new console. That means next gen. Not graphics.
Denie. Dame auto spell
>@_@>I dont speak Nintendroneyan >@_@>
>@_@>XboxStrongBecauseNintendoIsDone>@_@>#NintendoFaggotsExposed
New console actually means current gen. Future consoles are next-gen. ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_game_consoles#Eighth_generation_.282012.E2.80.93present.29
Hey what does that say under eighth generation?
Noooo it is current gen, look it up.
guess what?!!
http://www.generadormemes.com/meme/exm45f
Would you really like to see Mario Kart as realistic as that? It would look ridiculous and that’s why they don’t make it look like that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Iat_WmvrI
They do…oh wait.
http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/0/26/2577427-getphoto-1.jpg Wow, much graphics. Very Next gen.
Mario Kart 8 still has better graphics kiddo ;)
Photoshopped cardboard cutouts that looks shitty from a short distance. lol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_game_consoles#Eighth_generation_.282012.E2.80.93present.29
not 60 fps. wiifailu jk lol
59/60 wauuuu big dil :-P lololol
Mario Kart 8 is the best game in its genre last 20 years! lalallalalalallalla <3 <3 trollivi inflate it and go play your srqanje of PS4/XBO!
XD My ps4 came with a faulty controller and my XB1 one had to be sent for repairs due to an optical drive failure. Yet the “cheap U” as you call it runs perfectly since day one. There is a point or two you could have made against Nintendo but quality of their products.. SORRY BUT NO. XD XD lalallalalalala ……. :-P
lol sure.
That’s why Nintendo had been producing faulty 3DS’ for months which caused the top screen getting scratched due to the frame of the lower screen. I bought a 3DS at launch and mine has those scratches.
Besides, just because you experienced/didn’t experience something like getting faulty hardware, doesn’t mean everyone else did too. I got my PS4 since launch and didn’t have any problems with it. Even my fat PS3 is still working as well as on day one. Doesn’t mean it’s like that for everyone else too.
Besides, your comment isn’t even relevant to the article, so what’s the point of spreading your fanboy nonsense?
I have yet to receive a faulty 3ds, plus no scratches on it and I’ve had mine for a long time now…6 months to be exact. Plus even thought the ps4 is doing good, they are still having problems in finical issues. I find your comment funny though, thanks for the laugh.
http://www.giantbomb.com/nintendo-3ds/3045-117/forums/3ds-design-flaw-top-screen-gets-scratched-up-by-bo-495995/
This literally was the first result on Google. If you hadn’t heard about it, that’s your thing, but don’t act like it isn’t true when people bring it up. I had my 3DS since the European launch day back in 2011, and mine does have this flaw indeed.
And ok, but what does the financial situation of Sony have to do with anything that’s been said? Right, nothing at all. So, why bring it up? It’s not like I said anything about Sony doing well or bad either, so… I’m rather confused about you mentioning it out of nowhere.
Ok, you got a good point but it was still funny to hear. But you should becareful of how you say things too…
“I got my PS4 since launch and didn’t have any problems with it. Even my fat PS3 is still working as well as on day one. Doesn’t mean it’s like that for everyone else too.”
Sometimes I misread or I was in a bad mood and I take things the wrong way at times, I was not myself yesterday. So it does have something to say of Sony but I misread it and was in a very bad mood. Oh yes, that reminds me…commander, sorry for misreading of that religious comment.
The only concern of this DF guys is to show how tenacious and “humble” they are to get tiny imperfections in a such an outstanding game!
LMFAO at DF……BUTT HURT that Mario Kart 8 has been OBLITERATING Watchdogs pre orders all over the world, and also butt hurt that Watchdogs is 900p and 30fps and not 1080p 60fps like Ubisoft promised their team now release this bollocks?LMFAO!!
Never seen so much butt hurt in gaming!!
Just as Watchdogs graphics are way reduced that what was promised DF try and destroy Mario Kart 8?
The comments on other sites about DF are hilarious!!
havent been commenting hear awhile, waiting for digital foundry to expose nintendrones. so much damage control from nintendogs now after they found out iwata cheated them on framerate and resolutions. last gen mario kart 8 < forza 5
Cheated?LMFAO PS4 is way more powerful thn the Wii U yet Watchdogs is ONLY 900p and 30fps!!!LMFAO!!!!!
Ps4 cannot not even handle 1080 and 60fps when it is 10 times more powerful than the Wii U!!
EPIC FAIL by Sony!!!
They system can handle it. The issue is whether or not the devs can.
Iwata nobody lied, never confirmed the strength hardware, never confirmed resolution MK8 and only we are giving a good game. Iwata CAR! lallalalalalala XD :-P hahhahahha TROLL sasorideidaraobi :—–
shut up, your not the real me.
lmfao faker. you nintendrones love to copy me after i exposed you all
>@_@>Social Reject Nintendrone is Mad#Confirmed>@_@>
fuck off sony pony attention whore
*you’re
My ps4 came with a faulty controller and my XB1 one had to be sent for repairs due to an optical drive failure. Yet the “cheap U” as you call it runs perfectly since day one. There is a point or two you could have made against Nintendo but quality of their products.. SORRY BUT NO. ahahhahahahhahahaaaaa PS4/Xbo šitli :-P
OH NO!! IT’S ONE FRAME LESS THAN 60 FPS!! WE ARE SO FUCKED NOW!!
I’m a tad bit disappoint from what I’ve heard from Reviewers but since the Xbox One can play games that look great even in 720p, I don’t see the problem. Mario Kart 8 is going to be awesome either way.
Though I sense SasoriObininaMii is now making a YouTube video about this saying “I told you guys, exposed!” yet not realizing that most of the Xbox One games are in 720p
another social reject lmao
yes thats Me!
Aren’t you one though?
I actually go out and chat with people when I take the dog for a walk yet you spend most of your day here…. kind of hypocritical of you.
They are really just at 460p…
Xbots exposed…
you nintendrones have been exposed to the fullest extent of ever being exposed. lol i told you morons that digital foundary will expose your asses hardcore. lol
Yeah, because DF always tell the truth huh? And if you believe everything they spew your way, it makes you no better then the so called “drones” you’re insulting.
Yet Digital Foundry actually praised the Nintendo for the games amazing graphics… Microsoft and Sony will always get sub HD games as well but with even worse frame rates ;)
I seriously doubt that a human being can tell the difference between 59 and 60fsp. If they can what of the countless “Next Gen” titles that can barely pull 30fps? They must really be painful to watch. 1fps is not slipping in quality. As far as aliasing, that seems like it would have been wise to incorporate some anti-aliasing, but who knows, with nitpicking comments such as these, DF, who has been well respected seems like a poor source of intelligent information. There may well be anti-aliasing for all I know. In any event, we are going to have a freakin’ blast.
Poor Sony guzzlers!!!PS4 is 10 times more powerful than the Wii U………yet Watchdogs is ONLY 900p and 30fps after Ubisoft bragged it was 1080p and 60fps!!LMFAO!!!
Ubisoft lied and so did Sony!!!
A consile 10 times more powerful than the Wii U yet it still cnanot handle 1080p 60fps?LMFAO!!!
Il look out for that when im playing it :)
like^
Same can be said about PS4/One before system launch thinking it would easily do 1080p/60FPS and yet not one developer pulled it off for the systems yet. So touché on your end.
Yes indeed you are right. Was I being touché? not sure I get why you said that….I guess it depends how one reads what I wrote. I am just interested to see if I notice it and if I can put up with it when I can not unsee it.
It’s me on a dif computer…my iPad….maybe I should log on? If I can be arsed.
Lol what happened to the “1080p 60fps!” That you fanboys were spouting earlier? Lmfao
I suck your dick for a ps4.
You can still run the game in 1080p, and it is humanly impossible to see a 1fps drop, they probably pulled the images through some slow mode footage on there computer so they can point out every glaw
Correct me if I am wrong but is euro gamer DF? If so they just contradicted themselves.
It completely baffles me: Everybody talkes about Wii U having weak hardware. Maybe on paper. But when I’ve been playing a PS4 game for hours (Assassin’s Creed, NFS, etc.) and I switch to my Wii U I certainly don’t notice a dip in graphics quality at all.
I did play the demo of Mario Kart 8 at Gamestop in Rochester and it ran smoothly. Enough hate for Nintendo ! I bet that Sony bribed the Digital Foundry to do the damage the sales of Mario Kart 8. When the video game industry crash, Nintendo would survive the crash and move on to continue making a great games.
I sell my Wiiu for Ps4 because Wiiu is weaker than my Wii >@_@>
Something is really odd about that article, It is written in such a way that you’d barely notice the praise being offered for the game itself. It’s filled with colorful descriptions about how great the game is, but each word of praise is blunted by some negative reference. Nintendo has had to claw it’s way through so much media bent on their downfall to even stand where it is today. In the end, Nintendo can and will stand on their own good merit.
To be honest, Mario Kart 8 actually looks better in HD than Forza 5 and Driveclub for that reason… the game is bright and colorful which is what people look for in a HDTV, you don’t see 4K TVs showing off how browns and grays look because even in 720p they still look yuck, but they don’t. They use bright colorful images that really show off the quality of the TV. So really the Wii U is perfect for someone who wants the TRUE next gen graphics experience without all those browns and grays that the Xbox One and PS4 will mainly have.
You’re only taking it negatively. What they say is not negative at all. The article is full of high acclaim and praise for the game.
Okay I really don’t rez like other people do( whole comment sections ps4 vs XBONE get old after awhile). Is digital foundry own by eurogamer or is apart of eurogamer? If thats the cause eurogamer said it was 1080p 60. Many other sites such as gamespot, ign and gameinfomer have as well. So in the end who the f lied? I know it wasn’t nintendo to my knowledge because I don’t think they official stated it. Again i really don’t care, never have. rez is most overused subject among gamers.
* don’t care for rez
Besides, even at 720p 59 fps – that’s still great. Seriously, this is not bad news. I have issues with MK8, but Graphics are not one of them. Anyone complaining about 720p @59- 60fps is being an idiot.
I honestly don’t care rez maybe framerate to certain point, but still getting the game, people making videos, blogs and just over all a big fuss about this are being idots. I just find it weird that everybody was saying this and then they say this and they are part of that they This they and them then us they us we
Yeah, but a frame rate of 59-60 is a great frame rate ;D
true, its not going to be noticeable.
LOL! Thanks for posting this trolling article, I bet is pure lies and just some haters posting for attention just as this site posts this to feed the trolls and Nintendo fans getting mad and responding to their comments!
Even GameSpot and every other fucking review, including IGN’s says this game runs at 60fps, we’ve seen videos everywhere of 60fps, so this is just pure bullshit!
Sorry, but one article against thousands of YouTube videos, internet reviews and even IGN has 60fps video of this game on their website, what a fail attempt at attention!
I care so hard. This effects the game completely.
/Sarcasm
Who cares, we are going to rule this E3…
>@_@> MIcrosoft wins the E3 Because they show more game than Phony and Nintendont>@_@>Hahahaa>@_@>
So far, the only game I see on the Xbox One any good is Sunset Overdrive… the rest are just brown and gray shooters which aren’t really good in HD…
good clip
Thanks, I’m making more later…
Nintendo hating has to be countered…
Oh my God, it’s not native 1080p, it runs at ONE FRAME LOWER THAN EXPECTED.
Jeez, just play the game and have fun…
>@_@>Shut Up Sony Pony>@_@>
“but upon seeing it (the game running at 59fps) for ourselves we immediately noticed that something was amiss” says everything about these people. No-one cares. Go and touch a woman or a man (whichever your preference) rather than wasting your life. The fact you immediately noticed a frame less per second is beyond sad. Seriously, go and experience the outside world.
Seriously. One frame per second lost. Boo-hoo! There are a couple of Xbox One & PS4 games that can’t even run at max 60fps without sacrificing graphics or vice versa. These trolls are obviously the TRUE damage controllers on this site.
Watch IGN’s 60 fps Mario Kart 8 Montage -> http://www.ign.com/videos/2014/04/03/mario-kart-8-60-fps-montage
EAT IT, PATHETIC TROLLS WITH NO LIVES!
KEEP USING THIS FAKE ARTICLE TO FEEL LIKE A HIGH SCHOOL BULLY AND IGNORE THE FACTS AND KEEP POSTING HATEFUL SHIT TO FEEL BETTER WITH YOUR PATHETIC LIVES!
>@_@> Ign gets Payed By Nintendont >@_@>Its a Fact>@_@>
but there other sites that state this even eurogamer said it was and DF is part of them
>@_@> I dont belive you >@_@>
http://mynintendonews.com/2014/05/05/eurogamer-confirms-mario-kart-8-is-1080p-and-60fps-even-in-two-player-split-screen/
>@_@>Damage control from a NintendofanSite>@_@>
ok?
Damage control? Show evidence please.
the only damage control I see is you saying otherwise…
Like how Microsoft and Sony payed them to praise their consoles… your comment is flawed beyond belieft
nintendrones are scared lol. these social rejects said ign is soo baised on nintendon’t, now there ign defend their asses. LMFAO
Nintendrones shutdown in 10…9…
>@_@>
Sonydon’t*
exposed nintenkiddy here trying to be me lol. you nintendogs are desperate. gtfo wii u last gen confirmed
Scared? Yet you defend a console that can’t even play Watch_Dogs in 900p… give me a break kiddo ;)
It looks fantastic for whatever graphics it runs, I am so going to the midnight launch
>@_@>You Cosplay Fat Mario Right?>@_@>
Fat Mario? You mean your mom? Yeah I totally do!
and by cosplay he means bone in the but-tox
in his mother? Yeah I totally do!
Still getting it regardless, graphics shouldn’t be your deciding factor in getting this. Graphics aren’t important, it’s the gameplay. All the trolls above can play their nice graphic shit story games. I’m fine with a great story and decent graphics.
>@_@>Ign Lied to Us they said its 1080p and all NintendoFanboys bragg:ooohhh 1080p MARIO KART 10 IS 1080p” Now they just sit in their corners and cry because its not locked 60fps and 1080p instead its only 480p upscaled to 720p >@_@>
Logic, you need to get some.
>@_@>Stfu Xbot>@_@>
Nintenbots Exposed Again >@_@>
Is this really worth going into a panic about. So what mk8 is 720p @ 59 frames per sec, it still plays smoothly. And resolution is the thing only graphics whore bitch about.
And like I said once before…
Our empire makes our games in 720p look like 1080p…
And so on…
Who can tell the diference between 59fps and 60fps a graph in a computer?
Hell I even enjoy games with 30fps.
It feels awesome rhis games is gonna flop from 60 to 59 and not any lower in single player, but feankly you would never notice it that much if the gameplay is amazing.
If the game was so boring your only entertainment could be waiting on your game to lower FPS or get close to your tv screen to count the pixels you see…. Then you should buy other kinds of games. Fun games.
>@_@>The Humans Call it Damage control to defend the damage>@_@>
Logic isn’t damage controlling my friend, use it sometime ;)
Ridiculous garbage this ‘article’ is! 59fps?? Whatever! I’ll listen to Nintendo as they’re making the games and THEY know what they’re creating! In any case the game looks fantastic!! Can’t wait til next weekend!
Digital Foundry vs Mario Kart 8 720p 59/60 fps
DF……BUTT HURT that Mario Kart 8 has been OBLITERATING Watchdogs pre orders all over the world, and also butt hurt that Watchdogs is 900p and 30fps and not 1080p 60fps like Ubisoft promised. Never seen so much butt hurt in gaming!! Just as Watchdogs graphics are way reduced that what was promised DF try and destroy Mario Kart 8. The comments on other sites about DF are hilarious!! All you hear about anymore is 1080p, 60FPS. Every console game must meet this goal or it sucks. It has become a issue that seems more important to gamers than gameplay itself, as it seems to be discussed more. You bought a console, you did not buy a super computer, if you went into this generation thinking everything would be 1080P, 60FPS for the next 10 years on your console you’re delusional and need a reality check. It’s not going to happen for a the majority of games, but those games can still be great, if you keep setting the bar so high for every console game out there, how are you ever going to be satisfied. The amount of importance console gamers are putting on resolution and FPS since these new consoles came out, is out of control. And sites like Digital Foundry are the main cause of this. They are stoking the flames of this console wars bullshit by comparing games on different platforms, declaring a winner, like kids in a playground arguing over who’s dad is the toughest. You were taken in by the PR spin, like give me 60FPS or give me death, and a bunch of other crap . We are already seeing this fall apart with games like DriveClub that are 30FPS, and The Order. But it doesn’t even matter, it’s been blown out of all proportions by DF and gamers taken in by this stuff. So get over it and enjoy games for what they are, not what you think they should be. Otherwise you’re never going to be happy with the vast majority of games, and we will all have to read this never ending bitching about how everything sucks and has flaws and blemishes. This new generation is already sucking a lot harder than the last, and it’s mostly down to this 1080P, 60FPS Bullshit that plagues ever console game release. STFU about it already, it’s a unrealistic benchmark to set for all console games. It completely baffles me: Everybody talkes about Wii U having weak hardware. Maybe on paper. But when I’ve been playing a PS4 game for hours (Assassin’s Creed, NFS, etc.) and I switch to my Wii U I certainly don’t notice a dip in graphics quality at all. I did play the demo of Mario Kart 8 at Gamestop in Rochester and it ran smoothly. Enough hate for Nintendo ! I bet that S/X(maybe) bribed the Digital Foundry to do the damage the sales of Mario Kart 8. When the video game industry crash, Nintendo would survive the crash and move on to continue making a great games. “but upon seeing it (the game running at 59fps) for ourselves we immediately noticed that something was amiss” says everything about these people. No-one cares. Go and touch a woman or a man (whichever your preference) rather than wasting your life. The fact you immediately noticed a frame less per second is beyond sad. Seriously, go and experience the outside world. M.K.8 720p up 1080p 59/60, how can any human being see the difference between 60fps and 59 fps without any digital help? you can’t. Couldn’t have said it better myself. Nintendo nearly got 3rd party support seeing that the Wii U can push graphics and framerates just as good as PS4 and Xbox One, until Sony and Microsoft paid out their butt to get them to forget about Nintendo, that is just proof that MC and Sony are afraid of Nintendo. Why, if Nintendo had 100% 3rd party support, the other 2 wouldn’t even exist… But still, Nintendo’s doing just fine on their own. ~Nintendo Forever~ :) <3 ;-)
Don’t believe the Digital Foundry, are a bunch of clowns and Nintendo haters, the game runs at 60 fps and 1080p, proven by multiple people I’ve ever played and also sites.
yet you drones were praising them during wii u luanch. flip floper drone confermed.
Shut up sasori .
>@_@> Shut up Nintenbot >@_@>
Shut up Meg.