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The result was: rejected by Theleekycauldron (talk) 03:15, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Nintendo removed a gesture in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe that was likened to the bras d'honneur? Source: Eurogamer
- ALT1: ... that Nintendo removed a gesture in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe that is taken to mean "up your ass" or "fuck you"? Source: Kotaku Australia
- ALT2: ... that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe removed a controversial technique? Source: Kotaku
- Reviewed: N/A
- Comment: This is only my fourth DYK nomination ({{1}}, {{2}}, {{3}}), so a QPQ shouldn't be needed

Moved to mainspace by DecafPotato (talk). Self-nominated at 23:58, 14 November 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Article appears new enough and long enough. Hook is interesting and cited. QPQ is unnecessary, as stated. Seems good to go! I'd go with the top hook, Alt1 may be unnecessarily vulgar for front page and Alt2 is a tad too vague for my liking. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 04:30, 15 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
pulled from prep to account for an ongoing merge discussion. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 21:51, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Krisgabwoosh: merge discussion has closed; article remains, with new article merged into it. New review needed to account for new article content. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 20:08, 29 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- It appears that the merge hasn't opened any serious citation issues and the hook claim remains in the article, so I'd still support ALT1. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 22:11, 29 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The article has now been merged into Mario Kart 8 so Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is at present a redirect. - Aoidh (talk) 03:08, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Death Stare" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Death Stare has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 October 10 § Death Stare until a consensus is reached. Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 07:05, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Mario Kart 8 is not a Nintendo Switch game

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a Nintendo Switch game. Therefore, all of the categories that apply to only Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and not Mario Kart 8, such as Category:Nintendo Switch games, should only be on the redirect's page per WP:INCOMPATIBLE. I believe this is a textbook case of WP:INCOMPATIBLE. (Oinkers42) (talk) 16:28, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The categories are appropriate, as the game has a native release on the Switch platform. "Deluxe" is not a separate game. -- ferret (talk) 17:18, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. Not to mention, despite the article title, the article is still equally about Deluxe anyways. Sergecross73 msg me 17:57, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Half wrong half right

The article only mentions a few things in Mario kart 8 deluxe. #1 Mario kart has A LOT of characters and a wide variety of cars. But on the other hand, it is right about the gameplay. 2600:6C4E:27F0:64C0:2D75:A540:1E06:A452 (talk) 05:00, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not really following. What parts are wrong exactly? Sergecross73 msg me 10:30, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Maximum points

The maximum score if you play all 96 tracks for all 5 classes in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe + Booster Pass is 7,200 points. Nate-Dawg921 (talk) 22:45, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Why are you stating this...? Sergecross73 msg me 23:16, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Do the math. 60 points per cup, times 24 cups, times 5 engine classes. Nate-Dawg921 (talk) 12:58, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I did not ask how, I asked why. Why have you brought this random observation up on this talk page? Sergecross73 msg me 13:38, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]