Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Falls Out of the U.S. Top 20 Games for the First Time in Six Years - IGN - eviltoast
    • sebinspace
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      27 months ago

      Fuck, even I bought the game, and I’ve been a simcade Forza/Gran Turismo addict for years, haven’t played MK since the N64.

      It’s good. Really good.

  • @kuneho@lemmy.world
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    they should make Mario Kart open world and marry it with Need For Speed => Mario Kart Underground.

    hey, Nintendo employee who use Lemmy and read this: push this up for the big bosses around you, because man, that would be a super epic game and a worthy sequel

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        Yes, but it’s still 90% Mario. There’s a lot of new stuff they could introduce if they bring in not just new characters, but tracks, weapons, and mechanics themed on other IPs.

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        That works. Hell, you could even get non-Nintendo characters in there! Pac-Man has already ridden karts with Mario:

  • I Cast Fist
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    68 months ago

    I wonder how many of those sales come from being bundled with a Switch. The report says it lacks digital sales and only makes a passing mention of the bundle

  • @PullUpCircuit@iusearchlinux.fyi
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    28 months ago

    I just got into it again. I played through 7 and put it away. Begrudgingly bought 8 for the kids and decided it was the same game. Started playing with the wife because she was into it suddenly, just in time for the dlc.

    • @smeg@feddit.uk
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      168 months ago

      Speak for yourself, “gamer”, it’s the latest Mario Kart game, obviously we’re all still playing it. Have you gone back to Double Dash?

      • @PobrePerformer@lemmy.pt
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        37 months ago

        The latest one is “Mario Kart Arcade GP VR” how can you call yourself a “gamer” if you don’t have four of these machines in your living room? Smh

        • @smeg@feddit.uk
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          27 months ago

          I actually built my own go-kart track next to a tortoise sanctuary and a banana plantation for the true experience, casual!

      • @3ntranced@lemmy.world
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        27 months ago

        I just meant in the sense that it was in the top 20 games in the US. Of course its the most popular mario kart game at the time, but I had no idea people play it enough to generate a concurrent playerbase that large.

        With the general lack of content beyond the initial unlocks/DLC and track packs, I wouldn’t think there was that many people playing essentially becomes a time trial game every day. Then again I play wow now so maybe I do understand.

        • @smeg@feddit.uk
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          17 months ago

          This is to do with sales, not any concurrent active player metric. Even if it weren’t though, Mario Kart is about playing with friends locally!

            • @smeg@feddit.uk
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              16 months ago

              Everyone’s your friend when you’ve got Mario Kart! (Then you blue shell them on the line and you’re back where you started, worth it though)

    • @SpookyUnderwear
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      38 months ago

      I am. Played pretty hardcore between 2014 - 2016. Didn’t realize it was still going strong.