The Mario Kart Club of cunning gentlemen

romanista · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 14:22

i want the dog too!

Curiosity · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 14:24

I would have bought this by now, but the Zavvi near where I work is rubbish, and despite having a poster advertising it as being 'Out Now' (which they didn't even have Friday of last week) they have no copies, or shelf space where copies used to be.

As such, I will give someone else my cash for this game, as those useless spanners do not deserve my money!

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25588

I will send you Dog also, Rick

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

I've added as Mario Kart Friends everyone in the First Post, so anyone who would like to add me my Maro Kart Code is: 4253 3623 1340

I don't really understand the other code yet, so this seemed simpler, but I'll add people via the Wii one later.

Cheers my dears.

romanista · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 21:52

damn, i suffered some horrible unfairness tonight, gave me a headache, but prevailed in the end with victory on bloody rainbow road of all places

Daniel · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 139

So has anyone bettered Smooth Bob on the Luigi Circuit?

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

I dunno, but I've just managed 1:23.025 on Luigi Circuit, and the whole on-line ranking thing is starting to get it's hooks into me just as it has on the 360. It's very addictive to download someone's ghost who is just a little bit faster than you.

I'm up for doing this each week, it's acebest.

RBR2 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:41

romanista · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:46

well Matt (wosser) is faster than smooth bob, cam close now somewhere in the 1.23s now too, after i excanged some challenged with throb i became a bit addicted too.. leaderboards on a nintendo systerm that work, yeah!

romanista · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:09

it is selling
http://www.chart-track.com/?i=541&s=1111

Quote:

Nintendo overtakes Sony’s ‘Gran Turismo 5: Prologue’ at the top of the All Formats Chart as ‘Mario Kart Wii’ records the 8th biggest launch week ever in the UK. ‘Mario Kart Wii’ is far and away the biggest launch of any Nintendo published title. It’s also bigger than the launch weeks of all 5 other Mario Wii games combined (Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, Super Mario Galaxy, Mario Strikers, Mario Party 8 and Super Paper Mario).

Mario has performed heroically on Nintendo’s next-gen format with Wii games featuring Mario accounting for 21.2% of all Wii units since the launch of the console in December 2006. There are now 4 Mario games in the All Formats Top 40 with Sega’s ‘Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games’ down one place to No3 (behind ‘Gran Turismo 5: Prologue), ‘New Super Mario Bros’ at No23 and ‘Mario Kart DS’ an All Formats Top 40 re-entry at No30. ‘Pro Evolution Soccer 2008’, another strong performer on Nintendo Wii, is a non-mover at No4, while Ubisoft’s ‘Rainbow Six: Vegas 2’ continues to lose ground, down 2 places to No5. Sales of ‘Condemned 2’ from Sega fall by 20% in its second week, down from No5 to No6, while Activision still have an All Formats Top 10 presence thanks to ‘Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock’ only falling 2 places to No8 and ‘Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’ climbing one place to No9. The new DS and PC versions of Ubisoft’s ‘Assassin’s Creed’ help it sneak back up the chart, up from No27 to No15, but otherwise there are no All Format Top 40 new entries this week to compete with the blockbuster ‘Mario Kart Wii’.

Code:

LW TW   Title                        Format      Label             Publisher 
-  1    MARIO KART WII                  WII        NINTENDO           NINTENDO 
1  2    GRAN TURISMO 5: PROLOGUE          PS3        SONY COMPUTER ENT.   SONY COMPUTER ENT. 
2  3    MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES   WII        SEGA              SEGA 
5  4    WII PLAY                      WII        NINTENDO           NINTENDO 
3  5    PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2008         WII        KONAMI            KONAMI 
11 6    CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES           WII        2KPLAY            TAKE 2 
6  7    DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING      DS         NINTENDO           NINTENDO 
4  8    TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW SIX: VEGAS 2   XB360      RED STORM          UBISOFT 
12 9    GAME PARTY                     WII        MIDWAY            MIDWAY 
10 10   MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES   DS         SEGA              SEGA 
8  11   CONDEMNED 2                    XB360      SEGA              SEGA 
15 12   SEGA SUPERSTARS TENNIS            WII        SEGA              SEGA 
7  13   TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW SIX: VEGAS 2   PS3        RED STORM          UBISOFT 
13 14   COOKING MAMA 2                  DS         505 GAMES          505 GAMES 
21 15   IMAGINE: BABIES                 DS         GAMES FOR EVERYONE   UBISOFT 
18 16   CONDEMNED 2                    PS3        SEGA              SEGA 
19 17   CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE      PS3        ACTIVISION         ACTIVISION 
16 18   DARK SECTOR                    XB360      D3P               D3P 
17 19   MORE BRAIN TRAINING DR KAWASHIMA    DS         NINTENDO           NINTENDO 
9  20   VIKING: BATTLE FOR ASGARD         XB360      SEGA              SEGA 
20 21   NEW SUPER MARIO BROS.            DS         NINTENDO           NINTENDO 
14 22   THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 & 3 RETURN   WII        SEGA              SEGA 
30 23   CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE      XB360      ACTIVISION         ACTIVISION 
-  24   ASSASSIN'S CREED                PC         UBISOFT            UBISOFT 
28 25   SONIC AND THE SECRET RINGS         WII        SEGA              SEGA 
25 26   DARK SECTOR                    PS3        D3P               D3P 
26 27   GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK    WII        REDOCTANE          ACTIVISION 
36 28   MARIO KART DS                  DS         NINTENDO           NINTENDO 
24 29   GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK    XB360      REDOCTANE          ACTIVISION 
31 30   42 ALL-TIME CLASSICS             DS         NINTENDO           NINTENDO 
-  31   IMAGINE: FASHION DESIGNER         DS         GAMES FOR EVERYONE   UBISOFT 
-  32   BABY PALS                     DS         THQ               THQ 
32 33   PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2008         PSP        KONAMI            KONAMI 
35 34   HALO 3                        XB360      MICROSOFT          MICROSOFT 
39 35   FOOTBALL MANAGER 2008            PC         SEGA              SEGA 
-  36   SOLITAIRE: ULTIMATE COLLECTION      DS         DEEP SILVER         KOCH MEDIA 
-  37   RAYMAN RAVING RABBIDS 2           WII        UBISOFT            UBISOFT 
29 38   ARMY OF TWO                    XB360      EA GAMES           ELECTRONIC ARTS 
33 39   GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK    PS2        REDOCTANE          ACTIVISION 
37 40   SUPER MONKEY BALL: BANANA BLITZ     WII        SEGA              SEGA

Code:

Wii - 12
DS  - 11
360 - 8
PS3 - 5
PC  - 2
PS2 - 1
PSP - 1

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

That makes me very, very happy indeed. Good game at #1 shocker!

Malc · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:52

romanista wrote:

well Matt (wosser) is faster than smooth bob, cam close now somewhere in the 1.23s now too, after i excanged some challenged with throb i became a bit addicted too.. leaderboards on a nintendo systerm that work, yeah!

Twice I have had my first 2 laps in the low 27s If I'd have matched that on the 3rd lap (instead of hitting the grass) then I would have a time of about 1.21.5 or something. Which I know I can get if I get all 3 laps right... Instead I'm in the low 1.23s

I've added everyone on the wiki (apart from Mali A - no offence, it's just that I thought they were in chronological order, but that one was before other people who I had already added)

Malc

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 13:00

I'm working through the list.

reloaded · **Joined:** 15th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 1

Hello chaps, Romanista invited us here, so I thought I'd pop by and say hello.

Feel free to add me to your friends list....ReLoaded - 1418-6836-7389

Looks like a fun place to play.

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 13:21

Hello reloaded.

romanista wrote:

[...]Wii games featuring Mario accounting for 21.2% of all Wii units since the launch of the console in December 2006

This is not a good thing!

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 13:23

Sounds like you're all loving it. Why did EDGE hate it sop much?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25588

Because edge are anti-fun!

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 13:39

Here we go: http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?optio ... 2&Itemid=2
They didn't like the controller or the tracks, it seems.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 13:56

It looks like extremely good fun going from what's been posted here.

The 360 live experience has soured this somewhat, as ALL games benefit immensely from smacktalk and twaddle which the Wii just doesn't support.

Or am I wrong?

Malc · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 13:58

Zardoz wrote:

It looks like extremely good fun going from what's been posted here.

The 360 live experience has soured this somewhat, as ALL games benefit immensely from smacktalk and twaddle which the Wii just doesn't support.

Or am I wrong?

I suggest we all make sure our computers are near our Wiis and use some sort of voice chat to overcome this. Or just get Grim... to phone us all up and put us on conference mode (I am sure he can afford the bill)

Malc

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 14:00

I worte a review of it and posted it elsewhere.

Malc · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 14:03

MaliA wrote:

I worte a review of it and posted it elsewhere.

Link?

Malc

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Grim... wrote:

Hello reloaded.

romanista wrote:

[...]Wii games featuring Mario accounting for 21.2% of all Wii units since the launch of the console in December 2006

This is not a good thing!

Mario and Sonic, Mario Galaxy and Mario Kart are all superb games so I'm quite happy if they've got an attach rate that high.

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 14:09

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

MaliA wrote:

I worte a review of it and posted it elsewhere.

Link?

Malc

In PM.

In reviews forum as I can't work out what to do with it at all due to lack of informations disseminated importantly.

Malc · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 14:59

Just managed a 1:22.4 I think I can probably take a second off that still (first and last laps were not perfect by any means)

Malc

Curiosity · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 15:04

Lave wrote:

That makes me very, very happy indeed. Good game at #1 shocker!

And yet Zavvi refuse to believe it exists...

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Curiosity wrote:

Lave wrote:

That makes me very, very happy indeed. Good game at #1 shocker!

And yet Zavvi refuse to believe it exists...

#1 game sold out shocker!

(I had to get my extra wheel from woolworths of all places, and it was the last one they had in stock, having already sold out of the game, then get the game for GAME, who had a queue of about 20 people buying the game when I joined. I've never seen anything like it before.)

Malc · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 15:13

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Just managed a 1:22.4 I think I can probably take a second off that still (first and last laps were not perfect by any means)

Malc

Oooh, My eldest just came within a few 10ths of a second of my time too...

Malc

Malc · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 15:14

Daniel wrote:

So has anyone bettered Smooth Bob on the Luigi Circuit?

What's his time?

Malc

Curiosity · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 15:16

Lave wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

Lave wrote:

That makes me very, very happy indeed. Good game at #1 shocker!

And yet Zavvi refuse to believe it exists...

#1 game sold out shocker!

Nope. Not 'Game of the Week', not in the Top Twenty Games, no spaces on shelves, no empty displays.

The idiots don't appear to have bothered to stock any in the Liverpool Street branch.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Bloomin' hell. Fair enough. That's awful.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 15:34

Lave wrote:

Bloomin' hell. Fair enough. That's awful.

I could probably get it via the internet, the two Tescos nearby or the HMV on the way home... but I am patiently waiting until Friday when I get paid.

Daniel · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 139

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

It looks like extremely good fun going from what's been posted here.

The 360 live experience has soured this somewhat, as ALL games benefit immensely from smacktalk and twaddle which the Wii just doesn't support.

Or am I wrong?

I suggest we all make sure our computers are near our Wiis and use some sort of voice chat to overcome this. Or just get Grim... to phone us all up and put us on conference mode (I am sure he can afford the bill)

Malc

I was wondering if something along those lines would work. Skype is probably a decent solution if it does conference chat. Possibly MSN, but that would mean me booting into Windows. Which I don't really want to do.

Malc · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 16:34

Daniel wrote:

Malc wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

It looks like extremely good fun going from what's been posted here.

The 360 live experience has soured this somewhat, as ALL games benefit immensely from smacktalk and twaddle which the Wii just doesn't support.

Or am I wrong?

I suggest we all make sure our computers are near our Wiis and use some sort of voice chat to overcome this. Or just get Grim... to phone us all up and put us on conference mode (I am sure he can afford the bill)

Malc

I was wondering if something along those lines would work. Skype is probably a decent solution if it does conference chat. Possibly MSN, but that would mean me booting into Windows. Which I don't really want to do.

I used to use Roger wilco, ventrillo or team speak when I was playing quake 3 online.

http://rogerwilco.gamespy.com/

http://www.ventrilo.com/

http://www.teamspeak.com/

Malc

Malc · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 16:36

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Daniel wrote:

Malc wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

It looks like extremely good fun going from what's been posted here.

The 360 live experience has soured this somewhat, as ALL games benefit immensely from smacktalk and twaddle which the Wii just doesn't support.

Or am I wrong?

I suggest we all make sure our computers are near our Wiis and use some sort of voice chat to overcome this. Or just get Grim... to phone us all up and put us on conference mode (I am sure he can afford the bill)

Malc

I was wondering if something along those lines would work. Skype is probably a decent solution if it does conference chat. Possibly MSN, but that would mean me booting into Windows. Which I don't really want to do.

I used to use Roger wilco, ventrillo or team speak when I was playing quake 3 online.

http://rogerwilco.gamespy.com/

http://www.ventrilo.com/

http://www.teamspeak.com/

Malc

Ventrillo has Mac and Windows clients, but we would need someone to host a server.

Malc

Shewolf · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 16:37

I use TS, it's generally a bit nicer than Vent, though msotly I only use it when forced to.
I was told about Murmor though..which appears to be better than both.

Malc · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 16:44

TeamSpeak 2 has public servers, and mac/windows clients, and you can create rooms when you join the public servers.

It might be slightly odd having a headset connected to your pc whilst listening to the wii tho?

Malc

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25588

Anyway, can we organise some kind of race meet so that I can show you how utterly useless I am at racing games, purleeasssseee

RBR2 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 19:34

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Just managed a 1:22.4 I think I can probably take a second off that still (first and last laps were not perfect by any means)

Malc

I tried to get a replay of your time and ended up sending you my crap ghost by accident. Sorry about that.

I've got mine down to 1:22.6 now - closing in slowly.

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 19:40

mrak wrote:

How about 8:30pm this evening?

sounds good, msn me up.

Daniel · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 139

mrak wrote:

How about 8:30pm this evening?

LET'S WAIT THREE MORE MINUTES.

Whomper · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 107

mrak wrote:

How about 8:30pm this evening?

I'm well up for that. I'm probably quite rubbish, mind.

RBR2 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 19:50

CUS · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 20:01

No because then I will have panic attacks that you are all dissing me where I can't see you. Then come the bannings.

Malc · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 20:03

I probably can't do tonight, too much on.

>:(

Malc

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25588

Hello - I will be there.

Mark - will you make the 'room' for everyone to congregate in please?

Do you have to send invites? I will be playing on Craig's console (I will drag him off the PC to play as well)

I only hope that it lets the two of us play on the console together in a friend game!

RBR2 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 20:10

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25588

Really?

Ok, will pop by and have gander

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 20:22

Will be there in a few as need feeding first...

EDIT Ready to go after 1 quick fag.

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