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Mario Kart and Pikmin 2 screens

Mario Kart

Pikmin 2

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Woah... Mario Kart is shaping up nicely... But too bad I couldn't tell the difference between Pikmin 1 and 2.. lol

Why do they have two people on the cart? Well NM...it looks nice, especially when I see Koppa tropper in there. :D

I think these are larger

I heard it also supports LAN

And the official name is Double Dash

I like the car idea, but what is luigi driving in that last one? He is so whipped by daisy.

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The latest in the acclaimed Mario Kart series is here, and this time, you won't be racing alone! Each kart holds two racers, so choose from Mario, Luigi, Peach, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Yoshi, Birdo, Wario, Waluigi, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Bowser, Bowser Jr., Koopa, and Paratroopa and pair them up any way you see fit. The character in front handles the driving duties, while the character in the rear doles out damage with six normal items and eight special items that only specific characters can use. Racers can swap places at any time, so switch it up on the fly to make the best use of your items as you tear around curves and over huge elevation changes.

From Nintendo's official e3 2k3 site. First info on Mario Kart: Double Dash.

So according to this, any of the 16 characters can be teamed up. Bowser and Mario? Peach driving Bowser's get a way car? Peach and Daisy in a Kat Fight?

Also, I guess you control both of the characters and have the abilirty to switch in and out.

http://igngcngb.50megs.com/mariokart.jpg

I wonder if you can make any combination of characters.... Cause we see Mario & Luigi pairs, but also Mario & Peach...

Haha Baby Mario & Baby Luigi!! :D

Edit: BreakABone posted just before me. :)

The graphics are pretty decent by the way.

According to the magazine, it could have LAN. I dunno japanese though...

And as sad as it is, this is a thread for PikMin 2 as well and found it only right to talk about that as well.

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Captain Olimar has returned to the planet where the Pikmin live, and he's all business this time!
The company he works for is going bankrupt, so to save it, Olimar must salvage the treasure buried all over the planet. His company's debt is a whopping 10,000 pokos- luckily, Olimar brought an assistant, so if the two of them can delegate their work well, they should be able to erase that debt in no time! Of course, they'll need the help of the Pikmin to do that-these two can't do anything by themselves. Alternate controlling the main characters-Olimar and his assistant-as you command your Pikmin to defeat enemies, propagate more Pikmin, collect precious doodads, and solve puzzles. With no time limit, new colors of Pikmin, and two-player cooperative play, Pikmin 2 improves on the original in every way.

Well this sounds cool. Will Nintendo allow for both olimar and his assistant to control two different groups of PikMin for some puzzles?

No time limit? The game could be longer/shorter?

Co-op play? Is that Nintendo's word for the year?

*Goes back to staring at Mario Kart screens*

Makes me wonder... is Mario Kart co-op?? Does 1 player steer, and the other attack?? Then how would they do 4 splitscreen, like in the first screen? :confused:

Is it me or they are on a buggy

Good god.. Mario Kart looks reeeaaallly good :eek:

Pikmin.. meh.

I like this combination idea a lot. See, now that we have Diddy in this game, it's like Mario Kart and Diddy Kong Racing. :p But yeah! Good to see Nintendo still has ideas up their sleeves.

Well this is the fully translated article from Famistu.

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Scoop #1: “Mario Cart GC” (tentative title): First Available Screen Shots of Long-Awaited Game!

Title: Mario Cart GC (tentative)
Platform: Nintendo GameCube
Release Date: Undetermined
Price: Undetermined

Ok, the name is no longer tentative as it's titled Mario Kart: Double Dash.

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The GC version of “Mario Cart” has at last been announced to the public! Unlike previous installments, this one features two characters riding the carts simulatenously – one in back and one in front. The number of selectable characters has grown to 16, opening up the range of races to be had even more. Furthermore, there are items that can only be used by certain characters, as well as those that only can be utilized depending on the combination of characters chosen. Choosing the right character to ride behind you and using the items effectively will be the key to victory.

Well 16 characters is what, double the number the other games had?
Certain team combos? Does that mean Mario and Luigi will make a better team than say Mario and Birdo?
Also this double character car racing will give a whole new meaning to backseat driver..

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Special Focus:
Increased Multiplayer Options?

Famitsuu would like to turn reader’s eyes to this game’s incorporation of LAN-based competition, an experimental effort involving competitive play though network technology. As it’s been made clear that Nintendo is working on a network-based plan of their own, it’s safe to say that this game will be one of those to take advantage of this plan.
Although multiple GC units and copies of the soft will be necessary to employ it, LAN-based competition features no time lag and allows for greater multiplayer possibilities. Look for Nintendo to elaborate on this at E3.

Well, it's finally confirmed that Mario Kart: Double Dash will feature LAN support, but what I find even more intriguing is the fact that this doesn't sound like the only game Nintendo got planned to take advantage of this feature. I wonder with this added emphasis on co-op gameplay...

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The heart-pumping races of Mario Kart featuring simultaneous 4-player competition come back to life!

Mario Kart for the GC will of course feature simultaneous four-player competition, with the screen to be split into four parts as shown in the picture. Looks like the number of carts and courses has increased as well!

Well ofcourse there are more karts since every character seems to have their own custom one.
I don't know how they can tell the number of courses, but you can see some from Isle Delfino.

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Check out the picture of Mario looking to the side as he uses an item. This and the other screen shots would imply that items can be used in whatever direction – forward, back, right, or left.

I figured that's why the second character was included to give you manual aim at weapons and what have you.

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Point 1:
New strategy comes to life with two characters riding the same cart – one in front and one in back!

Take on the various courses with an extra character riding in the back of your cart, an option unavailable in the previous Mario Kart games. This amazing new option allows for the two characters riding the same cart to switch positions, and only the character seated in the back is alloweed to use items. The items that can be used change according to the characters chosen, making the selection of the racing team to be used a major point.

Point 2:
The characters that have been confirmed to appear are…

Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Yoshi, Catharine, Wario, Waruiji, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Koopa, Koopa Jr., NokoNoko and PataPata 16 characters in all. Perhaps there are some secret characters as well…?

Point 3:
The advantage of LAN-based competition

LAN-based competition will allow a max of 8 players to play simultaneously. Loooks for more details to be announced at E3.