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Some Mario Kart tricks not for Classic Controllers

Okay so you're psyched about being able to play Mario Kart with classic styles such as the Gamecube or Classic controllers. Well get ready to to reconsider those decisions, as the latest fact sheet for the game has reveled that players not using Wii Remote based control schemes will not be able to pull off "certain moves" and "some maneuvers."

No one has been able to put their fingers on what moves these are exactly, though it won't be the mid-air tricks, as various previews have already said you can pull these off with the controllers D-Pad.

Could this be a ploy to encourage use of the not-so-loved Wii Wheel?

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rosswea
Kudos: 359
Mates: 23
rosswea says:  
Seen it, played it, with the Wiimote of course......

LOVED IT!!!!

Stop your whining and play with ya Wiimotes!!!
10/04/2008
Mario Kart Wii
Melbourne, Victoria
MrSmash
Kudos: 260
Mates: 28
MrSmash says:  
has anyone noticed that in the preview a guy with a wii-wheel sharply pulls it back towards himself and then waluigi does a wheelie? thats probably one of the so called "certain moves"
06/04/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Tarro, NSW
mariosbro
Kudos: 433
Mates: 17
mariosbro says:  
why is everyone acting like they aren't including classic control? they still are :S and these so called special manouveres...waaa who cares. its probably some miniscule thing like, drift in mid air but really "No one has been able to put their fingers on what moves these are exactly"....if any at all
05/04/2008
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Melburn, Vic
Kerrby
Kudos: 1,444
Mates: 34
Kerrby says:  
Damn, I wanted to play like the old Mario Kart games.
04/04/2008
Mario Kart Wii
Melbourne, Victoria
Shiyan
Kudos: 178
Mates: 8
Shiyan says:  
I dont think I'll be trusting this information right off the bat. Lets wait and see if these statements are anything at all and not someones excuse for news. I dont even see a source besides a fact sheet? wait not even that. Just someone stating they've seen one?
Im not trying to attack anyone, only trying to show why I've got my doubts
04/04/2008
Brizvegas
orsom0
Kudos: 232
Mates: 12
orsom0 says:  
Sigh.. I also prefer classic controller for racing games... It sucks that there prestige games are not covered with all controllers..
04/04/2008
Super Mario Galaxy
melbourne, victoria
Harlster
Kudos: 8,687
Mates: 53
Harlster says:  
If we want to play classic Mario Kart style (Game cube controller & VC controller) then we have the privalage of playing it without "tricks", because the old Mario Kart didn't have "tricks" you could do. Meh, doesn't really bother me I'll be playing with wiimote if I wanted to play ol'skool classic I'd just play MK64.
04/04/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Melbourne [city of stuff, wooo!]
yoanne
Kudos: 82
Mates: 2
yoanne says:  
OMG .....................

thats crap
04/04/2008
RockBand
A land of muffins and corned beef
rosswea
Kudos: 359
Mates: 23
rosswea says:  
Everyone is going on about the damn wheel, what you cant hold a wii remote on its side???? is it that hard?????

i guess some of you need to pack up your wii consoles and get ya GC's out, sounds like the wii is too much to handle for some....
04/04/2008
Mario Kart Wii
Melbourne, Victoria
CrackerJak
Kudos: 4
Mates: 0
CrackerJak says:  
So..... advertise all these different controller methods and then turn around and say "by the way only one of them works properly".

04/04/2008
Your Back Yard
thegame10
Kudos: 3,653
Mates: 224
thegame10 says:  
meh, its still gonna be cool
03/04/2008
Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour
Brisbane
spyke
Kudos: 3,984
Mates: 0
spyke says:  
i dont think it will make much of a difference...looking at videos...most tricks are performced on curves, where noobs can pull a trick to get a boost wile pros dont waste time and powerslide the curve...but watching a video of the gamecube controller in action, there didnt look liek these tricks were taken out...time will tel
03/04/2008
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Top 25 Brawler in [NSW]
Foetoid
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Mates: 75
Foetoid says:  

Isiliodor said: although the game comes with 1 wheel..
i see sibling arguments arising..
Player 1: Shotgun the wheel!!!
PLayer 2: *sighs*



You know, it's very possible to still use the controller just holding it in your hands without the wheel
03/04/2008
Sunshine Coast
Ferenc
Kudos: 1,135
Mates: 35
Ferenc says:  
That sucks I was really looking forward to using my gamecube controlers. Oh well the wiimote with wheel was actually really good and precise in NFS:Carbon so it con't be all bad.



Can it?
03/04/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Newfoundland, Canada
Mugga2
Kudos: 1,946
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Mugga2 says:  

Isiliodor said: although the game comes with 1 wheel..
i see sibling arguments arising..
Player 1: Shotgun the wheel!!!
PLayer 2: *sighs*


Lol Exactly what it will be like at my house whenever 2 people are playing
03/04/2008
Mario Kart Wii
Tweed
Asteroid
Kudos: 56
Mates: 0
Asteroid says:  
Um, the same fact sheet states that there is only 2 player local play when there definately is four... so it says official but I don't trust it.
03/04/2008
England
Isiliodor
Kudos: 201
Mates: 6
Isiliodor says:  
although the game comes with 1 wheel..
i see sibling arguments arising..

Player 1: Shotgun the wheel!!!
PLayer 2: *sighs*
03/04/2008
Townsville
Isiliodor
Kudos: 201
Mates: 6
Isiliodor says:  
in other words, 'get the wii wheel or dont enjoy the game fully'

..great sales pitch nintendo
03/04/2008
Townsville
Majaba
Kudos: 1,053
Mates: 44
Majaba says:  
So this is basically Nintendo's way of saying "We are punishing all you fans for not using the new Wii Wheel" or something like that
03/04/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
....err......some....where........I....think......
Guyver
Kudos: 14,386
Mates: 174
Guyver says:  
I think my fears of Nintendo butchering this game to make it n00b friendly are coming true. My first action when buying this game was to throw that plastic Wii Wheel P.O.S in the bin and play Mario Kart the way it's ment to be played. I don't want to stick my hands out in front of me twisting away at the air when playing a classic ..not happy.
03/04/2008
Resident Evil 4
Sunny Melbourne :p
Djank
Kudos: 1,164
Mates: 36
Djank says:  
hehehe, yeah - 'pull off'
03/04/2008
NSW
greenbob
Kudos: 2,048
Mates: 57
greenbob says:  
Ahahahaha - you typed 'pull off'
03/04/2008
Mario Kart Wii
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anthonym20
Kudos: 136
Mates: 10
anthonym20 says:  
YES THAT WILL BE AWESOME BEST NEWS I'VE HEARD SO FAR
03/04/2008
Winnipeg
rosswea
Kudos: 359
Mates: 23
rosswea says:  

MarleH said: Don't know why they bothered putting in the classic control options, Last time i checked we are playing a Wii with motion controls not going back to gamecube.



Im with you!! If you didnt want to use motion control, then what is the point in buying a Wii????

If you want to 'play' a game with 'conventional controls' you better buy one of those 'conventional console' like xbox360 or PS3..... and leave those of us that prefer to play outside the square to our fun!!

03/04/2008
Mario Kart Wii
Melbourne, Victoria
RandomMan
Kudos: 35
Mates: 8
RandomMan says:  
as the penguin in the movie "Madagascar" states: well this sucks.
03/04/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Somewhere in the U.S.
ICC_06
Kudos: 13,644
Mates: 489
ICC_06 says:  
Well that's just plain annoying
03/04/2008
The Conduit
ten four to that!
ArkiveZero
Kudos: 227
Mates: 17
ArkiveZero says:  

MarleH said: Don't know why they bothered putting in the classic control options, Last time i checked we are playing a Wii with motion controls not going back to gamecube.



gtfo my internet NOW

the gc controller is for people that actually have micro and dont want to play with some gimmicky controller that tries to make everybody have the same skill level, gg
03/04/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
greenwood, missouri
MarleH
Kudos: 851
Mates: 30
MarleH says:  
Don't know why they bothered putting in the classic control options, Last time i checked we are playing a Wii with motion controls not going back to gamecube.
03/04/2008
Endless Ocean
Victoria
jam3s
Kudos: 608
Mates: 85
jam3s says:  
I was planing on using the classic controller....damn

i guess i will try all of the controlls
03/04/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Wherever you want me to be
hamzie
Kudos: 6,673
Mates: 338
hamzie says:  
NOOOOOOOO!! i dont want to buy the game + steering wheel...

if this is true then ill get the steering W. From america
03/04/2008
Mario Kart Wii
Kaptain Kay's bed
Rus_A7
Kudos: 4,945
Mates: 119
Rus_A7 says:  
Oh, I didnt know you could play with the classic controller.
And, I hate you nintendo. Just because you CAN make motion controls, dosent mean you have to force them down our throat
03/04/2008
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