mrfindlay
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Post by mrfindlay on Feb 18, 2005 5:55:52 GMT -5
  Here's the press release about the game: Nintendo’s most popular game is being made for the arcade by Namco! Racing game “Mario Kart Arcade Grand Prix” will release this Fall. Entertainment company Namco Co., Ltd. is proud to announce that it has acquired the rights to develop the world famous game “Mario Kart” for Nintendo Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Kyoto, president: Satoru Iwata). “Mario Kart Arcade Grand Prix” is an item battle kart racing game in which various kinds of items are used to attack rival karts and compete for rank. Namco has been given the freedom to be creative* in the world of “Mario Kart” that Nintendo has made. Under Nintendo’s supervision, all kinds of needs are being met by this arcade game, from playing in a group to racing skillfully as a single player. It uses the Triforce system board, a next-gen 3-D graphics board using the architecture of the Nintendo GameCube, which was developed in a joint venture between Namco, Sega, and Nintendo. Further, this game will be on exposition on February 18th and 19th in Namco’s booth at the AOU 2005 Amusement Expo, in Hall 2 of the Makuhari Messe. * Examples of technologies used in “Mario Kart Arcade Grand Prix”<br>Namcam2: This equipment takes a player’s picture and puts it above the cart in the middle of a race. Rubber band system: To keep players enjoying the game, this system keeps the mobility of the karts consistent. Rewriteable card: This is a rewriteable magnetic card. The game’s progression, items, and so on can be recorded for continued play later. Product summary Title: Mario Kart Arcade Grand Prix (Official name: Mario Kart Arcade GP) Release date: Fall 2005 (tentative) Board: Triforce Genre: Racing Maximum number of connected units: 4 seats This site has some extra pictures www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20050218/aou_n.htm |
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Post by greatlink on Feb 18, 2005 8:07:19 GMT -5
It looks quite good, now we only have to hope it get's the F-Zero AX treatment and becomes a console game.
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Post by The Almighty Narf on Feb 18, 2005 9:21:41 GMT -5
.... Why is Donkey Kong purple?
I can't say I'm terribly excited about the game after how Namco treated StarFox.
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Post by Fryguy64 on Feb 18, 2005 9:50:17 GMT -5
Intriguing. I hope we get a console version as well.
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Post by Blueberry_pie on Feb 18, 2005 10:06:15 GMT -5
.... Why is Donkey Kong purple? Perhaps he's using some sort of shield powerup or something... Anyway, this looks quite cool! I also hope a console version of this is gonna be made, since arcades are almost a rarity here, I believe... Also, a Triforce system board? Sounds familiar  |
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Post by PsychoShredder on Feb 18, 2005 10:43:46 GMT -5
 There's a good shot of the top of the arcade cabinet which shows all the characters. Can anyone tell who the ones between Pac-Man and Yoshi are? I think they look like Ms. Pac-Man and possibly one of the Ghosts, but I can't really be sure. |
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mrfindlay
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Post by mrfindlay on Feb 18, 2005 10:47:40 GMT -5
It looks like a Goomba to me. Edit: It's actually the red ghost from Pac-Man (Blinky I think). Here's an advert that shows it more clearly:  Hopefully this game is like Namco's Tekken series, where new charaters a released after a certain time. |
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Post by PsychoShredder on Feb 18, 2005 13:04:45 GMT -5
Yup, the red one is Blinky. I guess we can start wildly speculating about secret characters:
Waluigi - since he seems to show up in pretty much all these Mario spin-offs nowadays.
Daisy - Ditto.
Ninja from I-Ninja, Mappy, Klonoa, Mr. Driller - With Pac-Man and co. being included I think its a pretty safe bet that more Namco characters may show up as well, and I think these ones fit the bill for a Mario crossover the best.
Sonic - j/k. Actually, since this is running on Triforce hardware, the thought of Sonic being in this isn't completely ridiculous. But still, don't count on it.
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Post by Blueberry_pie on Feb 18, 2005 16:48:00 GMT -5
 Look at the top-right corner of the ad, there you can see something with "ITEM BOX"... Do I see a pair of DK Bongos there? Meh, I guess I shouldn't really be surprised, since Namco made Donkey Konga too... |
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Post by Andronicus on Feb 18, 2005 18:48:39 GMT -5
Wow...
That's pretty damn cool.
Arcade Mario Kart...
Suddenly my interest in Mario Kart has re-emerged (and I was going to sell off all my Mario Kart stuff...) - if this hit the next Nintendo, then things could get very very cool - largely due to the possibility of NEW GAMEPLAY MECHANICS...
I will wait and watch... & watch and wait...
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Post by The Almighty Narf on Feb 18, 2005 23:19:11 GMT -5
Is it just me or did Nintendo buy out Namco and just forget to tell anybody?
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Post by Wildcat on Feb 19, 2005 0:26:56 GMT -5
Hm, those are the DK Bongos. Huh. Nice to see Boo's back. His omission hurt MK: DD. New items, too...hammers, anyone? Heh. I read that there's 24 tracks.  I hope this hits the Cube. |
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Post by Fryguy64 on Feb 19, 2005 15:56:30 GMT -5
Is it just me or did Nintendo buy out Namco and just forget to tell anybody? Heh heh, that would be one of the coolest things ever... imagine the blow to Sony if all the Ridge Racer games went Nintendo exclusive. And the "Tales of..." series. And let's not forget Mr. Driller! Hoorah! At the same time... nah... still, nice to see a high-profile company taking a lot of work off Nintendo's hands  |
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Post by Andronicus on Feb 20, 2005 4:01:02 GMT -5
I wish there was more info on this game...
There's always just too little info to make my mind up n Nitendo-related stuff...
I lie in wait of new info - this could very well be the evolution of the series that Mario Kart should have seen on the GCN...
I still want to see (for the next gen console) a Mario Kart game with as much graphical "WOW" as GT4 is managing on the PS2 (if not more) - I want to see reflections off car surfaces, new driving mechanics, every hair in Mario's moustache visible (and this would apply to every Mario Bros. game thereafter), more voice acting, many more courses, customizeable aspects (maybe cars, maybe character clothing, who knows???0, etc.
If we ever got that, then I'd be totally sold and would never doubt Nintendo again... until the next time I doubt them... ;D
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Post by kirbychu on Feb 20, 2005 9:02:33 GMT -5
I still want to see (for the next gen console) a Mario Kart game with as much graphical "WOW" as GT4 is managing on the PS2 (if not more) - I want to see reflections off car surfaces, new driving mechanics, every hair in Mario's moustache visible (and this would apply to every Mario Bros. game thereafter), more voice acting, many more courses, customizeable aspects (maybe cars, maybe character clothing, who knows???0, etc. I don't want realistic graphics... this is a CARTOON game. Being able to see every hair in Mario's mustache... would be very, very creepy. I WOULD like to have more voice acting, though... I really enjoy hearing Charles Martinet's voices. I don't know why. ;D |
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I hope this hits the Cube.
