WRUP: Is it Iron Man? edition

Posted May 2nd 2008 12:00PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: What are you playing?

Uh, no post title, it is in fact not Iron Man (although, we should say the prospect of seeing the film this weekend sounds nice). What we're all going to be playing, no doubt, is Mario Kart Wii. With its multitude of tracks, online play and plethora of control schemes available (got to love that wheel!), it looks like it's a shoe-in for this weekend's down time. What about you all?

Will you be racing it up in Mario Kart Wii, or are you playing something else? Maybe you're still chipping away at Okami? What are you playing?

Gallery: Mario Kart Wii

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Tags: iron-man, mario-kart-wii, okami

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

5-02-2008 @ 12:08PM

jmf said...

I have a long bus trip, so I'm going to be playing Hotel Dusk and Zelda on my Ds.

5-02-2008 @ 12:08PM

Waffala said...

Mario Kart ftw, I meant to only spend 20 minutes or so while I had a cup of coffee racing online, but it ended up eating away over an hour of my time without realizing it.

5-02-2008 @ 12:13PM

samfish said...

I'll mostly be packing (yay moving!), but I figure I'll try to get SOME quality time with Mario Kart in finally. I've hardly played it all week.

And I'll MAKE time for Okami, damnit.

5-02-2008 @ 12:18PM

Jeremy said...

I will be playing a mix of this and GTA 4 on my 360.

5-02-2008 @ 12:30PM

James said...

Try not to get confused and have Mario "pick up" Peach.

5-02-2008 @ 12:19PM

vidGuy said...

It's that time of the year when I put down the games for a few days and actually put the wraps on the semester's school work -- finals and all. But I'll probably be sneaking in some Lost Cities, Halo 3, and GTAIV on the 360.

My brother took my Wii so that he could finally get through Zelda: TP and No More Heroes. I'm looking forward to sitting down with MP3:C over the summer, though.

5-02-2008 @ 3:24PM

Aaron said...

You've been saying you "can't wait" to sit down with MP3:C for nearly a year now on just about every weekly WRUP edition.

Quit writing about how you want to play it and just play it.

5-02-2008 @ 6:36PM

vidGuy said...

Haha, damn dude I'm trying! ;) You caught me, my backlog is growing much faster than I can play. Damn the gaming gods!

5-02-2008 @ 12:21PM

sorensilk said...

I will be playing Mario Kart until my wife yells at me to get out of the house for a while so then I'll go see Iron Man.

5-02-2008 @ 12:24PM

Michael K. said...

actually, I'll still be playing the metal gear online beta, I'll buy mario kart eventually

5-02-2008 @ 12:26PM

TheWarlock said...

Brawling online for a couple of years, MarioKart and DEFINTELY [although has no relation to what we're talking about] will be seeing IronMan.

5-02-2008 @ 3:20PM

Waffala said...

You've been able to Brawl online? I never find any opponents, I don't know if it's that Brawl isn't out yet in Europe/Australia and MK is so there are more matches to join, but I can't ever find someone to play with.

5-02-2008 @ 6:18PM

TheWarlock said...

Well, to be fair, it takes a few of seconds for me to find an opponent. Not to rub it in pal, but it's pretty much the best thing ever. Even if it's not a totally GREAT online experience.

5-02-2008 @ 12:29PM

Jumbo said...

Why do you hate the wheel?

Or have you flipflopped on your anti-wheel stance?

5-02-2008 @ 12:53PM

David Hinkle said...

Who said they hate the wheel? Not us!

Protip: the "reply" button under each comment allows you to directly reply to someone's statement. This makes it easier for everyone to know who you're talking to.

:)

5-02-2008 @ 1:14PM

Jumbo said...

I'm talking to you.

There was a lot of wheel hate around here.

5-02-2008 @ 6:21PM

TheWarlock said...

"With its multitude of tracks, online play and plethora of control schemes available (got to love that wheel!)"

Not to be a douche or anything but, just what the hell are you talking about? No one is putting down the wii wheel, ESPECIALLY not the Hinkle-meister[thought about it on a car trip, got lots more]. Learn to read maybe?

5-02-2008 @ 12:51PM

coleduke said...

I'm still playing Zack & Wiki. That game is so stinking fun, and with school and a baby on the way, I can't afford all the new games that come out. But, if I were to go out and buy a game today, it would definitely be Mario Kart, and I would play it lots.

5-03-2008 @ 8:09PM

Joe Cart said...

I'm still yet to even play Zack and Wiki, but I think your comment just inspired me to pick it up. I keep hearing great things about it.

BTW, i'm playing Kart, Brawl, Madden 08 House of the Dead, and MLB 2k8

5-02-2008 @ 12:56PM

Scotty said...

It's my goal to beat 1:45 in that stupid, free-time sucking MK tournament this weekend.

5-02-2008 @ 12:58PM

Jesse said...

Mario Kart will probably be taking up my breaks from studying for finals. Then after finals when I have to time to chill (before I get a summer job) I will finally buy Okami. I need a good adventure.

5-02-2008 @ 1:47PM

Christopher Graber said...

Mostly Grand Theft Auto IV - with a little Mario kart thrown in when my wife gets tired of me killing hookers

5-02-2008 @ 2:03PM

jaredgood1 said...

Mario Kart Wii
GTA 4
Okami
Beta testing Age of Conan

Saw Iron Man last night and it was awesome.

5-02-2008 @ 2:15PM

DiscoGhost said...

Wii
Mario Kart
Okami
SSBB

360
GTA IV
Lost Cities (if i need a break)
maybe even Halo if i'm feeling hardcore

My girlfriend is out of town for the weekend and i plan on doing NOTHING (and by nothing i mean lots of video gaming)

5-02-2008 @ 2:29PM

Chris said...

Mostly MARIO KART WII, with a sprinkling of ZELDA: LINK TO THE PAST on the VC (for like the eighth or so time in my life, God I love that game) when I get tired of karting. And who knows, maybe I'll keep chipping away at the single-player mode in BRAWL (I have not exactly been putting my all into it).

5-02-2008 @ 3:22PM

Waffala said...

The Events challenges are pretty fun on hard (otherwise most are far too easy) but everything else in the single player seems very dull to me, subspace is only bearable if you have someone else with you.

5-02-2008 @ 7:34PM

TheOverlord#2 can has Mario Karts?(MK:2578-3517-9859) said...

LoZ: LttP FTW!

Link to the Past is so much fun. Definitely in my Top 10

5-02-2008 @ 6:36PM

Kevin Adder Snake said...

Battalion Wars 2 actually. Just got it about 2 weeks ago. I played alot of Wifi stuff. I should go back to SMG and finish it up. Also, been playing alot of Zelda on the DS and Elite Beat Agents.

5-02-2008 @ 8:04PM

Moose said...

I plan to be playing Kart well into the evening tonight and tomorrow night. Look for Rad Chad--he'll be the suspicious-looking mustached man with pigtails who drives like he's had one too many Natural Lights.

5-02-2008 @ 11:12PM

TheWarlock said...

Elaborating might help?

5-03-2008 @ 1:13AM

Moose said...

Huh?

5-02-2008 @ 8:10PM

SoshiKitai said...

Mario Kart Wii'ing... my gf LOVES that game. So much. And it's fun and exciting, I just have horrible luck.

And I'm playing other-system games as well, but I'm sure that doesn't need to be mentioned.

5-03-2008 @ 9:36AM

Jeremy said...

I am all Kart this week.

5-03-2008 @ 3:11PM

ArmorForVictor said...

will still be playing GTAIV on my ps3 so my wii is going to be very lonely for a long time.

5-04-2008 @ 4:27AM

andy said...

I would actually be playing battle of the bands if i had that game. Its fun actually and easier than gh3. If i do turn on my wii between playing gta4 for 360 and gt5 for ps3, i would play red steel or no more heroes or brawl. (Mostly likly red steel.)

5-04-2008 @ 12:09PM

lazaro.carballedo said...

mario kart wii all weekend. almost at 7000 vr on vs online. Also can't get enough of the time trial tournament on the wacky version of mario circuit.

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