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kenzomatic on 16 March 2008

According to the folk from the Official Nintendo Magazine, Snaking in Mario Kart Wii is a thing of the past.

The latest edition details the game's mechanics, and had something interesting to say about power-sliding:

The second big difference (in Mario Kart Wii compared to the rest of the series) is the removal of snaking. Ever since the N64 game, practically every Mario Kart game has included the ability to get a speed boost by waggling the controls left and right as you powerslide. This has finally been scrapped, and now your speed boost is determined by how long you can hold the slide.



Snaking can be described as using the powerslide boost to, if pulled off right, gain multiple speed boosts in virtually any part of the track - especially in straight sections.

Link http://www.cubed3.com/news/9654

I'm sure I'm probably late to the party but just incase.



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brute on 16 March 2008

i think this will be better in the online play,because alot of people were leaving the game on DS cause some were snaking



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konnichiwa on 16 March 2008

Left and right? Woops I am powersliding with up and down (DS).






Roflinator on 16 March 2008

I hated snaking, it's hard as **** to learn howto use it. It made online gaming experience annoying.

And yes my post has a censor on purpose to add to some effect



Words Of Wisdom on 16 March 2008
kenzomatic said:
According to the folk from the Official Nintendo Magazine, Snaking in Mario Kart Wii is a thing of the past.

The latest edition details the game's mechanics, and had something interesting to say about power-sliding:

The second big difference (in Mario Kart Wii compared to the rest of the series) is the removal of snaking. Ever since the N64 game, practically every Mario Kart game has included the ability to get a speed boost by waggling the controls left and right as you powerslide. This has finally been scrapped, and now your speed boost is determined by how long you can hold the slide.



Snaking can be described as using the powerslide boost to, if pulled off right, gain multiple speed boosts in virtually any part of the track - especially in straight sections.

Link http://www.cubed3.com/news/9654

I'm sure I'm probably late to the party but just incase.


You're very late to the party.  This was discussed over a month ago.

Snaking actually only really seems to be found in the Mario Kart DS game.  It's no big loss.



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Tavin on 16 March 2008

I hope it's true



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dsoverpsp on 16 March 2008

snaking is sooooo cheap so i'm glad it's gone



thekitchensink on 16 March 2008

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thetonestarr on 17 March 2008

Snaking has been possible since MK64, but it was easiest on MKDS and MK:DD. It was more prominent on DS, though, since that had online play.

It's still entirely possible on MKWii, but it's a LOT harder to pull off, and it's basically a much better system. I'm not sure where the fun was in beating a bunch of people online because you were the only one that knew how to successfully take advantage of the game's faults, but I'm glad it's gone. More fair for the rest of us, and more based off of actual talent.



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SHMUPGurus on 17 March 2008

Awww... Another veteran prestige going away. ;_;

Oh well, might as well get used to all the new Nintendo games going "casual-friendly!"



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