Nintendo Wii Fanboy

The Americans are here - and they bring LAG. Upgrade your budget connections guys. I can't download my porn and play Mario Kart at the same time no more. I like to multitask. You're messing with my multitasking. Stop lagging up the Kart.

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I hate to say this, but I'm not getting Mario Kart Wii (or at least today). I can only afford to get one game right now, and I chose GTAIV over Mario Kart (sorry Nintendo). Now if GTAIV was on the Wii, I would definately got that over the 360 one. But I am planning on renting it in 20 min at Blockbuster when they open. Who knows, I might fall in love and get Mario Kart Wii instead.

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I've never been a really big fan of Mario Kart, but I'm sure someone I know will get it and I'll play it at their place.

Don't ask me why I own three Mario Kart games, though. :P

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Ok I have one complaint so far with the ranking system:
You cannot filter results based on kart/bike. I want to attempt time trial records on a certain model and know where I stand among others of the same make. No can do.

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I'll get kart when I'm damn ready to.

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I'm just waiting for TRU to open up. I'm planning to get Mario Kart and Geometry Wars. I do need to get some wheels as well. Man, gaming is expensive!

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heading to gamestop in 50 minutes when it opens (at 9 here).

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I'm waiting for Amazon.com to deliver mine. I have a backlog of games I need to play anyway...(Okami and God of War II for the moment.)

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I'm waiting on reactions to the online modes. See, I will buy MKWii strictly for online gaming, and if it's no good like Brawl, then there's no point in buying it.

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Even though being the huge Nintendo fanboy that I am, I'm going to wait and see if it really is all that great. [points at double dash] You know? Just wanna see if it's as good as everyone else said it was.

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Like Go1denchi1d above, I'm waiting till 10am for TRU to open to pick up Mario Kart and Geometry Wars. I was debating over whether my 50% off game would be Geometry Wars or PES2008, but ultimately decided on GW.

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I picked it a copy at a local 24-hour Wal-Mart at 1 a.m. last night (this morning?) and played three matches with my brother-in-law before he crashed for the night.

I haven't played it online yet, but likely will later today to try it out.

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I had the same problem. I flipped a coin and it said to get PES2008. I still opted for Geometry Wars :-)

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why do NA get mario kart so quickly when europe still has no release date for brawl. Wasn't nintendo's logic they would give mario kart to europe first to ease the pain (which it doesn't). Well as it stands once brawl is released I wil pick up both games second hand now so that nintendo gets no profit from me.

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Picked it up at midnight at a GameStop in my neighborhood here in NYC -- I hadn't pre-ordered, but they had mercy on me and sold me one anyway. Am still finishing the retro courses on 50cc, but so far I'm still in the "getting used to it" phase. The new powerslide mechanics especially are difficult, and don't ask me why they saw fit to alter my beloved muscle-memory Gamecube control scheme. But the wheel is a little bit more fun than expected -- dunno if it'll be my primary controller, but it's more than usable.

Haven't taken it online yet, my WiFi connection downstairs blows. I played one match of Brawl online with a friend and it was a nightmare; I don't want to inflict that kind of lag on strangers!

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I've had no lag with 12-player matches in Worldwide mode, with players all over the globe. It's wild, it's hectic, it's rushed but it's absurdly fun.

The ranking system I've already discussed earlier, could have been better. I like the ghost download option, plus the ability to send game-code invitations to people already on your console-code friendlist. So when your friends break down and get their copy of the game, they can click the invite from their Wii messageboard and automatically add you, and I'd assume visa-versa.

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I got mine last night at midnight at Wal-Mart! Greatest place on earth if you want an immediate game the second it comes out. Great game! Online was awesome. My wife and I could not stop playing until we were about to fall asleep. The Wii wheel is hard to play with and hard to get used to but still fun nontheless. We both played with the classic controller and it got easier but it is still a very fun game to play. There was no lag and online was so easy! If you can, get it. One of the best games of the year!

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Midnight launch at Gamestop. Brilliant game in that the PLAYING it is insanely fun but I grandly despise the wheel controllers. Seriously, I feel we're still quite a few years from solid technology in that department. But power sliding (once you figure it out) comes second nature and the items are just plain groovy.

Fun stuff; can't wait to get back on after my parents take a break.

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Picked mine up last night at midnight. Online was a blast. it is fast from track to track, and easy to do!!! I have been only playing with the whell so far, and I like it a lot! I am incredibily glad that I have this game in hand already.

Officially my favorite Wii game thus far!

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I got it this morning. Pretty solid racer. It has the best online out of all the Nintendo Wi-Fi games.

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Outside my local Wallymart at 7:30 (website said opened at 7, actually opened at 8 - grrrr).

I was the first person into the Electronics dept... they had an entire shelf of Kart boxes and another cardboard box of them behind the counter that he hadn't unpacked yet. As I was leaving the 2nd person arrived & picked up a copy too.

Doesn't seem laggy online but then I'm playing regional matches.

I have a love/hate relationship with it... it's a lot of fun but the ability to go from 1st to last in 10 seconds still annoys me.

I'm pretty much a beginner though... my ranking went up to 5600 when it was all total newbs online, then the experts started arriving and I slid all the way back to 5100!

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well, i was planning on winning it here, but thatdidn't happen. My cousin had his b-day 2day, and got money for a wii game. He's gonna get Mario Kart Wii, soI will try it at his house. sadly, he has no online. If i like it, I gotta get a job so i can buy it. I want the wiiL with that game! teeheehee

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Anyone think the Wii Wheel is a waste of time? I'm all for the nunchuk and wiimote.

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I got it this morning at Fred Meyer's here in AK, my internet connection sucks too much for online play, though. I opted to just beat my girlfriend a few times (racing). So far the nunchuk/remote control feels crazy intuitive for me, though my girlfriend, who doesn't usually play videogames, would be right on my tail with the wheel every time. Anybody else test their wheel out on new gamers?

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bought it this morning @ gamestop.

impressions of the game: nothing new, more of the same. that's not a bad thing because it's extremely fun. just nothing groundbreaking.

the wii wheel is a waste of $$ though. it's neat for about 30 seconds, until you try using the nunchuck + wiimote and see how infinitely better it is. wii wheel has no precision. you can get by, but it's seriously so much better using a regular controller.

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I bought MK and three more wheels ( now I have four) at sam's club last night, and it was incredibly fun. I enjoyed the game, the wheels (the B button feels good to press) and overall it was a great game. now I just have to figure out some tricks to do in midair on the snowy halfpipe level (AWESOME TRACK!!!)

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bought at gamestop this afternoon they had about a dozen on teh shelves...it was time to dust off the old wii...the wheel is a lot of fun but like reviews and other users have said the wiimote+nunchuk is the best control scheme...

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I've given it maybe two hours of play so far.

I like that they didn't try to reinvent the wheel (no pun intended) with a great franchise. Speaking of the wheel, it is better than I expected but I found myself switching back to the GC controller after a few series.

I wish they'd left the GC controls the same. I keep instinctively pressing X and getting the camera instead of shooting my item. Not a big deal, though. Drifting also takes a bit of getting used to vs the older games.

Love the tricks. Definitely adds a new dimension to the game without trying too hard. Haven't tried the bikes or online yet. Going to tonight, though.

Overall, seems like more of the same. A great, fun game that I can play for 5 minutes or 5 hours. Just what I've been waiting for.

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So far it has been a lot of fun. The bikes are awesome and online play has been completely smooth. Wheel isn't that great, much easier to use the nunchuk option. Anyone gonna play online tonight? Here's my FC: 5370-0798-7077

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I'm absolutely in love with MKWii! The online VS mode has been an absolute blast.. just put in a 4 hour session and every race was exciting. I used the "regional" option and I did not experience any lag at all that I noticed. Everything was smooth as butter, and I had some fierce competition! I fared well though.. out of the generally 10-12 people, I averaged 3rd and 4th most the time (with the occasional foray into the depths). I even won a couple here and there :) VERY FUN to play online!

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LOVE THE GAME,

I got Brawl on Launch day, played it for a week or so and haven't touched it. I feel like I'll be playing this for months.

Wife and I have only used the wheels so far and they are ok, probably meant more for the wii sports crowd.

Online is great they are on the right track, filling up a whole race of 12 ppl took less than a minute both times and the racing was smooth I did get a failure to connect twice but I chalked it up to busy servers on release day.

It has a lot in common with double dash but I like that one a lot too. Does it seem a little slower to anybody else? We were thinking that the game was a little slower or that maybe the tracks were a little wider.

Anyway, awesome game certainly not a waste of cash.

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