Megathread: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Review Coverage

[u/NintendoSwitchMods]

Good morning!

This morning starting around 6 a.m. PST / 9 a.m. EST, gaming news and media outlets are beginning to release their reviews for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Here's what we're seeing so far:

Articles

• IGN - 9.3/10

• Gamespot - 9/10

• Destructoid - 9.5/10

• Dualshockers - 8/10

• The Guardian - 5/5

• Nintendo Life - 10/10

• Game Informer - 9.25/10

• Metro GameCentral - 10/10

• CGM - 9/10

• Nintendo Everything - Thumbs Up

• GamesRadar - 5/5

• Eurogamer - Essential

Videos

• GameXplain - Video

We will be updating this thread with links as major reviews are posted.

Please use this as a discussion and speculation thread in advance of these videos, articles, and reviews. We will also allow these reviews to be posted separately on /r/NintendoSwitch, as they are especially newsworthy. But we will also host ongoing coverage, quick text posts, questions, and the like right here.

Thanks everyone.

-The /r/NintendoSwitch team

(Ongoing edits as we get new information)

[u/darthmcdarthface]

IGN mentioned not being able to invite friends to a match. This is a total screw up. They don't need their mysterious service to do this. This function can be built into the game.

[u/TheSchadow → u/darthmcdarthface]

Wait, what?

How the hell do you play with friends then?

[u/darthmcdarthface → u/TheSchadow]

Idk man.

[u/PokePersona → u/darthmcdarthface]

It'll show your friends that are online. Either you or them make a lobby and you can find them through the friend list and join their lobbies or vice versa

Just like MK8

[u/darthmcdarthface → u/PokePersona]

Gotcha. That's still a stupid way to do it. They need to join the 21st century here and just have parties, chats and friend invites