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.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-27-2008 @ 12:53PM
Eric said...
hell yeah! I can't wait for this game. Does it have a US date yet?
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2-27-2008 @ 12:57PM
Mountain lion link said...
Last week of April according to my pre-order at Gamestop.
2-27-2008 @ 1:03PM
Sonic_13 said...
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.
2-27-2008 @ 1:06PM
Sonic_13 said...
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!
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2-27-2008 @ 1:13PM
Reaver said...
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*
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2-27-2008 @ 1:42PM
Dave A. said...
There's no in-game text chat. It's just in the game lobbies while you're waiting.
2-27-2008 @ 6:35PM
Gerwurztraminer said...
There is a "Third Arm" peripheral that has yet to be released yet.
2-27-2008 @ 1:35PM
Jonathan Tran said...
8 player Battle is great news, though I still think this game looks horrible graphically, compared to Mario Galaxy
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2-27-2008 @ 2:16PM
velocitystrike said...
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".
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2-27-2008 @ 3:01PM
Perverted said...
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 :)
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2-27-2008 @ 10:38PM
michael said...
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!
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3-01-2008 @ 11:10PM
hvnlysoldr said...
On Joystiq someone commented it just shows the MINIMUM not necessarily maximum battlers though likely.
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