NintendoWorldReport has published a new preview for Mario Kart 8. Information rounded up from the report (mostly a recap of what we knew previously, with a few extra bits) can be found below.
– Unlock tracks by racing in Grand Prix mode, which is standard
– Given 1-3 stars depending on your performance in races
– This is based on coins collected and finishing place
– Unlockable gear returns
– Each piece unlocks for every 50 coins
– These include tires, bodies, or specific gliders that will impact your stats
– Stats alter significantly if they are applied to the right character
– Time Trial and Vs. Race modes
– Time Trials: play alone or compete against a ghost
– Race against Nintendo staff member ghosts
– Beat a Nintendo staff ghost to receive a Miiverse stamp
– Pull more ghosts from Miiverse and race them
– More racing battles can be had in the Vs. Mode, where you fight randomly a bunch of computer opponents
– Play any track you have unlocked in Vs. Mode
– Again, Battle Mode features existing courses
– Play all of these modes with four players locally
– Create private lobbies for your friends online
– From here, you can also join a friend if he or she is already playing a match
– Set up tournaments that can be held weekly, daily, fixed period of your choosing
– You will get a bunch of tools to make the tournament to your liking and allow only a certain group of players
– After each race, you can go into a menu and view the best moments of that race for Mario Kart TV
– You can then cut it down from 30 to 60 seconds, and let the clips focus on specific elements like action, items, drifting, among others
– You can also watch the full race if you’re interested
– Upload clips to Miiverse and YouTube
In news that is far from shocking, Retro Studios’ next game will probably have enemies and bosses. Of course, this should be hardly surprising given the company’s previous titles.
Retro Studios put up a job listing earlier today for an AI engineer, who “develops, writes and debugs code for video game software and tools with a specific focus on AI programming for enemies & bosses and various other game-play systems as required.”
So yes, expect enemies and bosses in Retro Studios’ next game, whatever it may be.
I thought this might be a sort of obvious feature, though perhaps not to all. In any case, yes: you can find the new Super Horn item in Mario Kart 8 even if you’re in first place. It should help to occasionally take out some of the frustration players have when they’re leading the race, only to be done in by the blue shell.
Nintendo seems to be going all-out with its trailers today! 3 for Kirby between North America and Europe, and 2 for Mario Golf.
Dahku Creations has wrapped up development on Chubbins. The game is completely done and is now in Nintendo’s hands for approval.
Chubbins doesn’t have a final release date yet, but Dahku hopes it will be ready in June.
Dahku tweeted the following just a few moments ago:
Chubbins for Wii U is complete and has been sent to Nintendo for approval! Pending how the process goes we're now hoping for a June release.
— Dahku Creations (@dahkucreations) May 2, 2014
