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Forums - Nintendo - Mario Kart 8: Items are held instead of dragged behind you now? Dafuq!? <(o_O<)

 

Do you think this is a good idea?

Heck yeah!!! 80 64.52%
 
Naw mawn... 38 30.65%
 
Total:118

In the latest trailer, the characters are seen holding shells, bombs, etc. in their hands, presumably when you hold down the item button, readying them for usage. This would be a huge change from norm, being that items are dragged behind you, as it makes blocking incomming attacks a lot harder. Of course items like triple shells n bananas will likely still be dragged behind ya/circling around you, but singular items wont be. Can't say I'll be very happy with this change if it sticks. =/



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Doesn't seem like a big deal to me.





I'm all in for updated difficulty! It also looks better than a floating banana following you.



The absence of voice chat is what really bothers me.

Source ?

Because Nintendo



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It could be a bad change, but until we see a few races, learn which items are present, and how the offense/defense mix is, it's too early to be concerned IMO.

Perhaps there will be more of a focus on dodging items rather than blocking them?



don't like this.
this is one trick that makes me superior when playing with casual friends who don't know this.



must-have-list for platforms i don't own yet:

WiiU: Donkey Kong

XBone: Dead Rising 3, Ryse

RolStoppable said:
Wasn't that also the case in Double Dash!!? I don't remember ever dragging items behind me in that game, so red shells had to be blocked by dropping the item at the right time.


I have no idea, but since Double Dash didn't have online, no one would have cared. :L

Pillow said:
I'm all in for updated difficulty! It also looks better than a floating banana following you.



This is all true, but man Red Shells are so much more OP now!



Surprised nobody mentioned the new type of kart o.O

We have Karts/Bikes/(3 wheeled karts)