Mario Kart 8 free game promotion

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Why would anyone want to trade in Mario Kart?

murphyebass wrote: »

The problem with the free game for me is I will still want the physical disc. If it'd had been 3rd party ported games like lets say Deus Ex I'd not have cared about getting the hard copy, I'd have been happy to play the game and forget about it but for exclusive to the Wii U stuff I'll want the hard copy at some point. It'll be a while before I get a chance to play the downloaded game what with purchasing Mario Kart and the backlog of games I already have.

For a console with seemingly no games I'm building up a nice little collection.

.. It'll be Windwaker for me btw.

then in a years or so's time when the price for the physical game eventually goes down a tad I'll pick it up just to have. It'll end up as a sealed copy sitting collecting dust. :rolleyes:

I've reigned in the collector in me somewhat. I dont buy games now I wouldnt like to play at some point. I used to buy games essentially for the sake of putting it on a shelf and "owning/having". What use it to me! God I did that with so many 360 and ps2 games over the years. It all adds up, a tenner here a fiver there. I'm beyond help when it comes to exclusives though!

sell the code on ebay or adverts etc.

Hence my post above read between the lines guys, CeX will probably be giving €35 for Mario Kart 8 for at least the first few days/week, buy a couple take out the codes and sell the games and minus off the cost for your codes. I very rarely post things like this as to most people it brings on a brain fart as seen above, just think outside the box for once.

SouthTippBass wrote: »

Have we any idea what size file Wind Waker will be to download?

2.6GB approx!

Great deal to be honest. Going digitally with Mario Kart so probably gonna run out of room pretty soon. :pac:

To spell it out before RB blows a gasket

There will be people - not many, but the odd one - who have a Wii U and don't want MarioKart 8. Or can't afford it yet but can afford €15-20 for Wind Waker or W101. These people may be inclined to buy your mariokart stars code to redeem for the free game.

There will be other households that have multiple Nintendo accounts - for example 3 kids with DSes - and a WiiU under the telly. Each account can register MarioKart 8 seperately for a unique redemption code.

Generally, the way the Ninty online system works, it'll be one free game code issued per account against which Mariokart 8 is registered and you can only register the game once. However the redemption code is likely to be redeemable on any WiiU, so that there's nothing to stop you registering Mariokart 10 times on 10 different accounts and then redeeming the 10 different games against 1 WiiU. The codes you get from free game promos are the same format and general series as the ones you get from Game or the Ninty online store. I don't think they can tell where it came from to prevent you multi-redeeming. Also, they can't tell how much the game cost you, so you get credited points based on the current eShop price. (I'd expect they'd resolve that before MK8 goes live, but they never cease to amaze me in how unprepared they can be for online events)

Of course, no one knows for sure till they try it... Hey, why not give me your MarioKart stars code and I'll come back to you with a definitive result by the 3rd of June?

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

The codes don't come with the game, you have to register Mario Kart online, and it'll be one free game per account...

Multiple accounts seem to be an obvious solution here. The thinking behind this from what I can see is continuously paying 15 quid for each game on the list, albeit on separate accounts. Unless there's some sort of tie to your console itself? Haven't done much research on it.

Remember, when opening multiple accounts you should ensure that you're picking suitable user names for your children. This is your legacy!

Spongebobtrianglepants will do for me.

I'll pick up Wind Waker with mine I reckon.

Btw, just to talk about Sonic Lost World for a minute.. Basically it's another poor 3D sonic game. But theres more to it than that:

Sonic is incredibly slow. Feels like he's running through custard..
There's a 'run' button. This is just so wrong.
Homing attack is incredibly inconsistent
Yes, even with the SM: Galaxy style levels you can still quite easily fall to your doom.
Really tough to get all the red star coins.
Prepare to die and retry, a lot

Then there's some good points:
Camera has improved!
Music is fantastic (as with most Sonic games, tbf)
Level design is decent and they look gorgeous
Storyline is half interesting for a change
The Zelda DLC while brief, was great

If you're thinking about picking it up then this free promotion would be the right time to check it out, imo.

lee_baby_simms wrote: »

Will MK8 be available to download at midnight tonight?

I'm hoping so....

Should be 11pm - midnight German time.... that was the case with a bunch of other eShop titles.

Banjo wrote: »

Should be 11pm - midnight German time.... that was the case with a bunch of other eShop titles.

They changed this recently. Now if you've got a download code it'll work at 11PM but if not you've got to wait til midnight for it to be manually available.