OMG!!!Nintendo doing sumthing rite:O

#1 September 6th, 2007, 03:09 AM

This is going to be awesome. Fans of Mario Kart and people who still possess the capacity to enjoy things just received tentative confirmation that their futures are going to be so bright that they'll need sunglasses. The source? It isn't new-fangled space drugs or mind-porn this time around, but Mario Kart on the Wii, online, with a maximum of 16 players.
Battle Mode will be available online as well, although whether or not we'll be able to take part in massive 16-player brawls in Battle Mode remains to be confirmed.

The news was featured in a scan of the original Official Nintendo Magazine on the site Go Nintendo. What else did the article mention? Well, there will also be in-air stunts and updated versions of Mario Kart DS tracks.
It's good to see Nintendo really beginning to implement internet connectivity into their new titles. The company was really weak on the online arena for a long time, with both Microsoft and Sony pre-empting them with an online marketplace component. Perhaps this is a sign of the times however? Either way, more online is more better. Gamers can look forward to Mario Kart Wii around Spring 2008.

#2 September 6th, 2007, 03:22 AM

DICE posting a pro-Nintendo story!?

I hope you're all happy with what you've done with your lives, because the world just ended.

On topic, it's nice to see that it's higher than the 12 players we saw in the trailer. Now how they're going to manage 16 karts on a track, that's a different matter entirely...

#3 September 6th, 2007, 03:40 AM

I should have posted this I guess. I get NIN POW. I thought this was news from e3 though. or maybe I just assumed that it had to be online. but yeah the 16 players is awesome.

Kudos DICE. don't make this a habit though. you have a rep to keep you know.