Talk:Mario Kart 8

Tentative name

If the name's tentative, it should be moved to where it's called Mario Kart (Wii U)? Overall, the title hasn't been confirmed by Nintendo. - 76.220.45.223 (talk) 02:02, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

May release date

I've seen several people trying to add a May 2014 release date. I didn't find this to be true when I searched for it yesterday. Am I missing something? Or is this just speculation/vandalism? Sergecross73 msg me 13:52, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

The best official source I could find it Nintendo themselves, which has Spring 2014. Another source from Nintendo says the same thing. Anything else is just speculation, probably not vandalism. Chiefmartinez (talk) 17:47, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

Look on Nintendo's youtube page, there is a video for Mario Kart 8 that says the release date, wait, is their already a link? Also, I added the part about drills, whoops, I'm still learning about how to use this website! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scomos (talk • contribs) 13:55, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

FYI, you're responding to a conversation that is about 10 months old. We now have an official release date for the game, we just didn't yet last June... Sergecross73 msg me 17:29, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

Drills

A little while ago, information about the game originally using drills instead of anti-gravity was introduced, however it was removed because there wasn't a source provided. It was just re-added again, without a source, but since it is something that is worth mentioning in the dev section, I quickly added in a source. There are actually quite a few sources about this, but some of them are questionable about their status as a reliable source. Would any of these actually be considered suitable? [1] [2] [3] [4]. It's also listed on the Super Mario Wiki, which references Wii U Daily, however neither of these are considered reliable sources here. There might be an Iwata Asks somewhere about it though... DarkToonLink^Heyaah! 10:46, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

• Also, I found a source for the Double Dash bit. [5]. DarkToonLink^Heyaah! 10:58, 1 September 2013 (UTC)
• Interesting, I hadn't caught that bit about the drills, and I'm usually pretty up on Nintendo-related stuff like this. Anyways, MTV Multiplayer is deemed a "situational source" at WP:VG/S. There doesn't seem to be much consensus for any of the others, other than GoNintendo is unusable. It seems to originate from the MTV source, and its from a excerpt, word for word from an interview, so its not likely the writer would mess that up. I'd favor including it with the MTV source unless/until someone challenges it. Then we can take it from there. Sergecross73 msg me 23:24, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

I replaced the GoNintendo source with the MTV interview it referenced. MTV here is probably fine, as it is just an interview with the game's developer, so yeah, I figured it would be best to change it to the exact source. Personally I do consider GoNintendo to be a fairly reliable source, although I understand the consensus about it, as basically all its stories are from other sources. DarkToonLink^Heyaah! 09:13, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, I read GoNintendo, and enjoy the articles, but it's one of the websites where I have to split my personal views from Wikipedia's views on what a reliable source is. There's no editorial staff or anything like that, its just a Nintendo fan who constantly reposts Nintendo stories, usually with a pro-Nintendo slant... Sergecross73 msg me 12:50, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

Release date

Unless there is an official one, we don't use it. As such, these sources speculating its release date through looking at a newsletter, is not official. When its official, it'll be huge news and all over the Internet, it always is when I high profile game gets a release date. Stop re-adding the speculation. Sergecross73 msg me 13:48, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 May 2014

The page says "The game is compatible with the Wii U GamePad, Wii Remote and Nunchuk, Wii U Pro Controller, and Wii Wheel." The Classic Controller is also compatible with Mario Kart 8! [1]

92.4.175.150 (talk) 21:19, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. — {{U|Technical 13}} ^{(t • e • c)} 21:40, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

I think he's trying to add that another controller is also compatible with the game? Unless a source is provided though, I would have turned down this request as well. Sergecross73 msg me 22:48, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 May 2014

Shiho Fuji not Shiho Fuiji Donnycat9 (talk) 06:21, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Done Google has it as Fujii. Thanks and welcome, Older and ... well older (talk) 06:30, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Removing the music section

An editor or 2 keep adding this in. As is, it doesn't belong, because it's merely a regurgitation of the credits of the game. There's no explanation as to who the people are, why it's important that it was them, what they did beyond their title, or any info at all, and there's no source or wiki-links for further information. If any of this changes, and theirs some actual information on the actual soundtrack or sound effects, but in the mean time, Wikipedia isn't the place for a half-assed credits listing. Sergecross73 msg me 01:09, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

MK8 Sold 1.2M in 2 Days not 4 Days

The report for Mario Kart 8 selling 1.2M came on June 1st after the week ended. Meaning it sold that amount in a little more than 2 days. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.27.218.5 (talk) 03:54, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

The source used is reliable and lists 4 days. Are you taking different regions/time zones/etc? Or have a source that say otherwise? Sergecross73 msg me 11:51, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

Luigi death stare

Considering that Luigi's death stare has now become an internet meme, should we consider adding it to this article? Richiekim (talk) 17:48, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

I'm not sure where it would be best to put it, but it does seem to be getting a lot of coverage, so I wouldn't oppose its inclusion. Sergecross73 msg me 22:17, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

As the 'death stare' got quite some media coverage and was even featured on Fox News, I added it to the article. Cortador (talk) 23:24, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

It wasn't Fox News. It was a local Fox station. Huge difference. --Ryan0991 (talk) 07:49, 14 June 2014 (UTC)

Reggie also makes reference to it, IIRC. - New Age Retro Hippie (talk) (contributions) 04:37, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

Characters

We should have a section about playable characters, people would maybe ask why is there no information about the video games's characters. http://www.mariowiki.com/Mario_Kart_8#Characters Egon Eagle (talk) 11:23, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

Character lists are generally inappropriate for most Wikipedia articles, as are lists of the race tracks in the game. The Mario Kart article currently covers the characters that appear in each installment. Also, Super Mario Wiki shouldn't be used as a standard of quality. --ThomasO1989 (talk) 12:35, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 June 2014

Add the following sentence and reference to the "Legacy" section:

The Luigi Death Stare was acknowledged by Nintendo during their E3 2014 Digital Event. 136.181.195.25 (talk) 15:14, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

 Done DJAMP4444 18:56, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 June 2014

Remove "in the Japanese version of the game" from the sentence about the Mercedes Benz DLC under "Promotion", as it has now been confirmed by Nintendo for release in Europe and North America as well. 136.181.195.25 (talk) 17:46, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — {{U|Technical 13}} ^{(e • t • c)} 14:51, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

Those sources are coming direct from Nintendo itself. They ARE reliable. -- 69.136.149.237 (talk) 15:52, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

I agree with the first user. Nothing in the picture says they are releasing it in the US or Europe. It's just the same pic, for all we know they're advertising Japan on all their Twitter pages. Find a source not tied to the tweets. CTF83! 01:54, 23 June 2014 (UTC)

Come on... http://www.gamespot.com/articles/mario-kart-8-mercedes-benz-dlc-coming-to-north-america-europe/1100-6420655/ Sergecross73 msg me 02:01, 23 June 2014 (UTC)

Percentages are nice, except when they are without context

Shortly after the game's UK launch, it was announced that Wii U console sales had risen 666% in the country

666% from what number of consoles exactly? Vague sales percentages are kind of unhelpful if there is no base-line to compare to, or rather what the sales of the Wii U were in the UK before the launch.