It may sound wierd but upon reading this article, it makes sense that someone would eventually port Mario Kart’s rubber banding techniques over to another completely different genre. I am suddenly interested in trying out EndWar just to see how this gameplay mechanic transfers over. This one was for you No Style.
Being the only one of my friends who actually makes the most of his Wii (pun intended), I pre-ordered Mario Kart Wii a month ago. I did this not only because I have owned every single Mario Kart created so far, but also because over the past two years I have developed a ritual with a few soccer buddies of mine where we would play soccer each week in our seasonal league and if the game ended early enough in the evening we would gather at one of our houses and jam a few session of Kart to relax ourselves, which especially worked after any match where we got our asses kicked, because we could then go and kick each others asses at Mario Kart.
Many news sites are reporting that Nintendo just officially announced that the latest and hopefully greatest Mario Kart game will hit continental American shelves on April 27th, 2008. This thankfully puts an end to the recent much fear cast into the hearts of Kart enthusiasts such as myself by reputable websites such as IGN and Gamespot who we’re posting a US release date of June 30th for some reason.
This delay was actually believable because of the outrage sparked by European/Aussie gamers when it was announced that since Smash Bros was delayed a few months for them and not the US, they would get Mario Kart earlier than US citizens. Thankfully though, the US copy of Mario Kart Wii will only come a couple weeks after the Euro version. Americas: 1, rest of world: 0.
…woot!
