Mario Kart 8 Updates: Nintendo Kart Edition

[Samus Aran]

oh dang

guess i will then lol

[Nyerp]

wow i missed the part where it said 8 new courses with each pack

this is the best dlc ever?????

[Classic]

F-Zero, Excitebike, Zelda, and Animal Crossing courses lead me to believe it'll be new cups, with retro cups.

[bluaki]

F-Zero, Excitebike, Zelda, and Animal Crossing courses lead me to believe it'll be new cups, with retro cups.

A screenshot shows that Wario's Gold Mine (Wii) is among the added tracks, so yes, it probably is four new cups that might be half-retro.

[Kalahari Inkantation]

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[bluaki]

Edit: the update is now live

Today's update is also the update with all the miscellaneous fixes like:
Online play stability
Track maps on the TV
Records page in the menu
Mercedes cars (free)
Next Race is default selection in GP instead of View Highlights
Saving kart customizations when you reboot

With changes related to the recent announcements too:
"Shop" button on Main Menu
Yoshi and Shy Guy recolors for people who preordered DLC
Character Selection and Cup Selection screen expanded to list DLC content; selecting them tells you to buy the DLC or wait for release if you pre-ordered it
Unlocked DLC content is indicated with a red exclamation mark icon

It seems the new cup icons are: Triforce and Yoshi Egg for Pack 1, Nook Leaf and Bell for Pack 2.
Color choices for both Yoshi and Shy Guy are: Green, Light Blue, Black, Red, Yellow, White, Dark Blue, Pink, Orange
The current DLC seems to be usable online, but I have doubts that the future packs will be.

The Amiibo update is probably something completely different from these DLC packs, but I expect it might be made available around early 2015. I interpret Link's presence in DLC as a suggestion that Nintendo likely isn't intending to use Amiibo to unlock non-Mario racers.

Also, this F-Zero track in Mario Kart 8 will probably be the closest thing we ever get to a new F-Zero game

[bluaki]

The menu really does advertise the DLC everywhere.

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[Classic]

Got it all today.

[Kalahari Inkantation]

Got it all today.

same

[Classic]

We're pathetic. 

[Kalahari Inkantation]

i feel slimy

[Classic]

We used to be safe from this, Tec. Our games were complete. 

[bluaki]

Got it all today.

I got the combo DLC pack less than an hour after it was added to the eShop

also, since the update includes a new stats page, here's my stats:
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Coins: 5250
Wins: 119
Losses: 89
Race Rating: 1460
Battle Rating: 1000
Favorite Course: Cloudtop Cruise
Favorite Character: Rosalina
Favorite Vehicle: Biddybuggy
Favorite Tires: Cyber Slick
Favorite Glider: Parafoil
Drifts: 13559
Mini-Turbos: 4705
Super Mini-Turbos: 1458
Jump Boosts: 5409
Saved by Lakitu: 233
Balloons Popped: 2
Own Balloons Popped: 2
Used Tilt Controls: 0

These numbers show in a rather extreme way just how little I care for the new Battle Mode or Tilt Controls

[Kalahari Inkantation]

We used to be safe from this, Tec. Our games were complete. 

and with this, complete video games are now officially a thing of the past

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though honestly considering the price they're charging for adding 50% more content to the game i can't be too upset

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[Kalahari Inkantation]

also, since the update includes a new stats page, here's my stats:
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Coins: 5250
Wins: 119
Losses: 89
Race Rating: 1460
Battle Rating: 1000
Favorite Course: Cloudtop Cruise
Favorite Character: Rosalina
Favorite Vehicle: Biddybuggy
Favorite Tires: Cyber Slick
Favorite Glider: Parafoil
Drifts: 13559
Mini-Turbos: 4705
Super Mini-Turbos: 1458
Jump Boosts: 5409
Saved by Lakitu: 233
Balloons Popped: 2
Own Balloons Popped: 2
Used Tilt Controls: 0

These numbers show in a rather extreme way just how little I care for the new Battle Mode or Tilt Controls

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