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RolStoppable said:
Words Of Wisdom said:
RolStoppable said:

For fun? For a challenge? Because you and your friends agreed to a karts-only tournament?

And why do you always quote me? Shoo shoo, go away.

Seriously, I don't understand what's so bad about it. Driving with a bike is fun. I guess it's just one of these cases where Nintendo can't win: Stay close to the core formula = getting accused of rehashing, change a few things while the core formula still stays intact = too many changes, the game should be like the old ones.


How about deviate from core formula while keeping things balanced? This is Nintendo we're talking about. It's not as if they don't have the budget to spend on polishing a game to perfection these days. Doubly so when considering that Mario Kart is a well-known and liked franchise.

You know, these guys who wrote the article are complaining about bikes in Mario Kart Wii, but at the same time overlook how seriously flawed their beloved Mario Kart 64 is. MK64 is the most imbalanced Mario Kart game ever made. Yoshi and Peach have the best acceleration AND the best top speed in the game, that's ridiculous. World record times are set with these two characters and in 4-player multiplayer, two people by default have to go with worse characters. That IS imbalance.

In Mario Kart Wii it's possible that everyone chooses the same kart/bike, so there's really no need to bitch about imbalance. Besides, from what I've played, I can't say that there is one superior bike that is the best choice for every track in the game.

Finally, the last point: Who are you to say or agree with that Mario Kart Wii isn't balanced, when it is you who hasn't even played the game yet? And since when do you rely on the opinions of videogame journalists? You have said often enough that their opinions and reviews are worthless. So why are you going as far as to base your opinion of Mario Kart Wii (that it is imbalanced) on this article?

Conclusion: All you wanna do, is to annoy Rol!


Erm... didn't you read the article?  They said MKWii is better than MK64.  No point in railing against MK64.  It's not called for at  all.  It was a great game and still is.  Just because you European folks got the glitchy copy and we Americans got the perfect copy doesn't make it a bad game.  ^_^

As for your argument about picking the same stuf... that's like saying Smash Bros. would be balanced if everyone always picked the same character, at that point you've just sucked the fun out of the game.  That's a stupid argument especially from you Rol.

Well, I don't see you disagreeing with them.  In fact, your answer is to use a bike just like everyone else.  That pretty much confirms what they're saying.  ^_~

I think your conclusion is the only part of your post I agree with. 



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I'm not sure why people pick on the word "kart" in mario kart when they say bikes shouldn't be allowed.. given half the "karts" are actually just cars, prams, etc and not actually karts



RolStoppable said:
BengaBenga said:
Like I said earlier it doesn't really matter in multiplayer matches, because bikes are very easy to kick of the track and it's much harder to do a wheely in a multiplayer match, which actually cancels out the benefit of much tighter steering.

But I'd love to see a Kart leaderboard for the time trials. Well maybe I just have to practice harder on the bikes. There are a few courses where I'm faster than Rol, so I'm doing quite alright I guess.

Wait what? How do you know my times? There's no privacy anymore in this world.


Sssshhhhht, don't tell Nintendo that even their Friend code system isn't safe....