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How will you purchase MK8?

RETAIL (online or local) 223 70.35%
 
DIGITAL (eShop - even with code from store) 58 18.30%
 
See Results 36 11.36%
 
Total:317
Lonely_Dolphin on 01 May 2014
MoHasanie said:
I'm getting it digitally cause I won't have a choice, otherwise I'd get the physical copy. Oh well, at least I'll get $5 eshop credit from that promotion.


And a free game! 



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Richard_Feynman on 01 May 2014
impertinence said:
Richard_Feynman said:
impertinence said:
No brainer; download all the way.

Benefits of getting physical copy: Can get scratched and become useless

Benefits of download: Ease of use, no sales tax, 10% back in eShop credits, won't take up shelf space, External HD ain't gonna fill itself


That's not really true.

Wii U discs are (physically) identical to Blu Ray Discs and those can't really be scratched.

I can tell you don't live with children




fleischr on 01 May 2014

Physical for now. But if I give a Wii U as a gift, I may just download MK8 and pass along my physical copy.



I predict NX launches in 2017 - not 2016

_crazy_man_ on 01 May 2014
Richard_Feynman said:

Paste embed's while in html mode.

Use old embed code as well.



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fleischr on 01 May 2014

Also I want everyone who comes to my apartment to play the game to hold the case and feel the power of the green eyed monster.



I predict NX launches in 2017 - not 2016

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impertinence on 01 May 2014
Richard_Feynman said:
impertinence said:

I can tell you don't live with children


Aaah, I see. So what you are really trying to say is that you don't live with children?



kekrot on 01 May 2014

I will get the retail version, pre order on the internet. Usually I get the game at least two days before it comes out, but lately (Tropical Freeze) I get the games a full WEEK before the launch date! Yay



Yep.

superchunk on 01 May 2014
KylieDog said:
Anyone who buys digital from Nintendo likes high stakes gambling.

Its just not that big of a deal... really.



Richard_Feynman on 02 May 2014
impertinence said:
Richard_Feynman said:
impertinence said:

I can tell you don't live with children


Aaah, I see. So what you are really trying to say is that you don't live with children?

No. I'm saying that your reasoning is nonsensical. Might as well not keep anything in your house if blu rays aren't safe.



impertinence on 02 May 2014
Richard_Feynman said:
impertinence said:
Richard_Feynman said:
impertinence said:

I can tell you don't live with children


Aaah, I see. So what you are really trying to say is that you don't live with children?

No. I'm saying that your reasoning is nonsensical. Might as well not keep anything in your house if blu rays aren't safe.

Yeah, you have no clue. Obviously nothing in the house is safe if you live with kids, that doesn't mean you need to add more possible stuff to be broken. Kids carve their name with rocks into the very foundation of your home. They don't slide the bluray disc over the corner of the table and rejoice at it's prestine playback afterwards. They put all the game disc in the toaster, then microwave them for 22 minutes and 22 seconds, dump them in the toilet and burry them in the catbox. Failing that, they will break them in two with pliers and use them as frisbees that sail away into all your neigbours yards. Then they will cover the rest in a 2 inch layer of paint/nailpolish/peanutbutter/butt paste/anything in the world. And if the bluray disc is still unscratched it won't matter cause you will never find them since they are all jammed in under your heaviest bookshelf.

This doesn't happen to digital downloads.