Mario Kart battles will support eight

by Candace Savino { Feb 27th 2008 at 12:45PM }

If you're anything like this blogger, you might actually enjoy Mario Kart's "Battle" mode more than the racing itself. Whether that's how you roll or not, though, you'll still probably find the above picture enticing.

Why, you ask? Well, for the fact that shows us an 8-player Battle mode! (Count the players in the bottom-right map.)

Sure, you'll have to type and not talk trash to the friends you're playing with, but when it comes to Battle mode, the more the merrier. While it may not support 12 players, eight is more than enough to keep us on our toes while we try to hang on to our precious balloons.

Gallery: Mario Kart Wii

Tags: battle-mode, mario-kart, mkwii, multiplayer, racing

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Eric @ Feb 27th 2008 12:53PM

hell yeah! I can't wait for this game. Does it have a US date yet?

Mountain lion link @ Feb 27th 2008 12:57PM

Last week of April according to my pre-order at Gamestop.

Sonic_13 @ Feb 27th 2008 1:03PM

April seems like a pretty good guess considering Japan and Europe are getting it on April 10 and April 11. I can't imagine the US getting too much later.

Sonic_13 @ Feb 27th 2008 1:06PM

Eight player battle sounds great. I think twelve players would be too much for battle mode.

I cannot wait for this game to come out!

Reaver @ Feb 27th 2008 1:13PM

How the hell are we supposed to type and play at the same time!?!

Last time I checked, I only have two hands, and they will be preoccupied with the steering wheel.

*goes off to practice typing with his toes*

Dave A. @ Feb 27th 2008 1:42PM

There's no in-game text chat. It's just in the game lobbies while you're waiting.

Gerwurztraminer @ Feb 27th 2008 6:35PM

There is a "Third Arm" peripheral that has yet to be released yet.

Jonathan Tran @ Feb 27th 2008 1:35PM

8 player Battle is great news, though I still think this game looks horrible graphically, compared to Mario Galaxy

velocitystrike @ Feb 27th 2008 2:16PM

Yeah, I don't think that header shot is a good one to go by either.

It'll still sell though, because, you know, "Wii owners don't care about graphics".

¬¬

Perverted @ Feb 27th 2008 3:01PM

I care about graphics.....Mainly because most Wii games are shoddy ps2 ports.....

This game(apart from the weak graphics) is looking awesome. My birthdays in April(I know what I want)....I'll cya all online :)

michael @ Feb 27th 2008 10:38PM

From that picture... I'm HOPING that the large expansive battle grounds are back. I LOVED the battle grounds in Mario Kart 64, especially the Block Fort - Double Dash's courses were so tiny, they felt barely one quarter the size. Bring back the large battle-tracks!