-
Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.
-
We have made minor adjustments to how the search bar works on ResetEra. You can read about the changes here.
Mario Kart Tour downloaded over 20m times globally in its first day (Outpaces day-one downloads of Pokemon Go, Clash Royale)
- Thread starter Xavi
- Start date
I am sure the game is not that bad, but it makes me sad so many people are getting tricked and thinking the game has multiplayer with random people. I overheard a couple of classmates this morning talking about how the game totally has that feature. I doubt they are the only ones.
I've played more of this than MK8D, even while at home. My phone's more accessible (always on my person or desk/nightstand, one handed play) than my Switch (a few feet away, and with load times).
People like progression and unlocks as well.
(And real multiplayer is coming, as the in-game menu indicates.)
People like progression and unlocks as well.
(And real multiplayer is coming, as the in-game menu indicates.)
Yeah. It's pretty scummy the way they're trying to trick people.
It's fun, but there's so much shit (That, the overly stingy gacha, a monthly subscription on top of said gacha) surrounding the game.
Welcome to mobile gaming. Nintendo tried using a traditional monetization system in the mobile space with Mario Run, but it didn't just fail financially but people also complained in droves about Nintendo's perceived arrogance of trying to charge $10 for a mobile game. The mobile market is completely fucked and to a very considerable degree that's also the fault of the people playing mobile games who are unwilling to spend more than "free".
That said, I don't actually think Mario Kart has a particularly outrageous monetization scheme. From the little I've played, the gacha seems to be pretty limited and not vital for progressing in the game. The subscription is a weird choice, but also not particularly attractive. I actually think this will be another Nintendo title that will make a modest amount of money compared to its player base, because there's just not all that much interesting to spend it on.
I'm probably done with MKT now that I've realized it is impossible to play the game in landscape orientation. Nintendo still has a lot to learn about the largely fickle and capricious mobile world.
I see this strawman argument pop up way too frequently when criticising games with shitty practices, especially when criticism of mobile games gets dismissed as "what I don't like."
Man, Dragalia Lost is crazy! I really hope we'll get a console game one day.
You did better than me. I never opened it after downloading it, haha.
Japanese audiences tend to prefer portrait mode because it's easier to play with one hand, as a lot of mobile gaming in japan is done on subways/etc. while the other hand is needed to hold a bar or something. You'll see most Japanese developed mobile game are portrait-only or designed with portrait as the primary focus.
They don't have to give up on the account system, but demanding a login immediately right off the bat is just a terrible idea. People want to get in the game and start playing, not get caught up in the tedious and frustrating password recovery process. Part of the problem with Nintendo ID is that most of their consoles automatically log you in, so some signficant number of people won't remember their password.......so now instead of playing your game they are sifting through emails looking for a recovery link. If I hadn't remembered my Nintendo password I probably would have just deleted MK Tour and called it a day.
Not when it will never touch Pokémon Go as a whole, that game exploded in a way that we will probably never see again in our lifetimes
Not everything needs a landscape mode, but to not provide one for a racing game seems pretty crazy. Not only is the wider field of view important for gameplay, but it allows for the gyro controls to be more nuanced and natural-feeling. Do even Japanese racing titles lock you into portrait?
OP
OP
Was gonna say the same thing. It's amazing how trash this game is in just about every aspect. Wouldn't be surprised if people get tricked into thinking they're playing against other people though.
It's interesting that the subscription option doesn't charge until two weeks from now. Guess I see what they mean by waiting to see what the actual revenue is since it's the most popular "purchase".
It feels kind of telling that despite 10 times the downloads it's made only a quarter of what FEH did in the same period
Well the most popular in-app purchase isn't being tracked yet.
Not really, because as said in the article.
fair enough. wasn't aware, don't actually care that much
Having played both and after spending hundreds of dollars in feh, what it tells me is how much of a rip off feh is and how it manipulates myself and others to splurge on it. Mario kart already feels pay to win to me but it dumping money into it isn't as compelling..... Yet.
The gold pass has a 2 week free trial, so all spending for the first day is outside that.
As soon as I saw the "GET THIS CARD TO GET 3 ITEMS PER BOX", I uninstalled the game.
Nope. I'm out.
Nope. I'm out.
There are multiple control methods and you only played the tutorial. You can't have an opinion on the quality of the game yet.
Game looks amazing, controls great (once you "get it" after 2-3 minutes) and its just fun. I played hours yesterday without having to pay anything.
Lots of people saying "how many uninstalls though"...that doesn't matter. This is not MK8 competition. This is MK, on your phone! And its a very polished product at that.
MP will just keep boosting usage once its updated.
Lots of people saying "how many uninstalls though"...that doesn't matter. This is not MK8 competition. This is MK, on your phone! And its a very polished product at that.
MP will just keep boosting usage once its updated.
I'll repeat myself..
This one will make past 1 billion 1st year.
Nintendo is in a nice position... really nice.
This one will make past 1 billion 1st year.
Nintendo is in a nice position... really nice.
This game completely shocked me. After reading so much slander on era I thought it must be awful, but it's a really polished and fun game, and the monetisation isn't that bad considering how much you can do for free.
One thing though is that genuinely every single person I know who's playing it (which is like, a lot) thinks they're versing others online. I fear there will be some kinda breakout news article about how that's not true, and a lot of people will be put off once they find that out. Ultimately tho this looks like a big success
One thing though is that genuinely every single person I know who's playing it (which is like, a lot) thinks they're versing others online. I fear there will be some kinda breakout news article about how that's not true, and a lot of people will be put off once they find that out. Ultimately tho this looks like a big success
Mario Kart has always been the evergreen king of legs on console. I can't think of any other game aside from GTA and Minecraft that has managed what MK always does in that regard.
I think if any Nintendo game could keep legs in the download charts it'll be this one. But sure that doesn't necessarily translate to conversion, and it'll be interesting to see how it fares in the top grossing.