According to a recent preview of Mario Kart Wii I read in Nintendo Power, once you've played the game with the snap-on Wii Wheel peripheral, you'll never want to play it any other way. But maybe your friends are going to have to get used to playing with out it, because according to a GameStop ad, this piece of plastic will cost gamers $14.99.
When the game ships on April 27 (and believe me, I'm can't freakin' wait), it will come packed in with the wheel peripheral at the sweet MSRP of $49.99. While Nintendo hasn't confirmed pricing, if what GameStop is advertising is true, it'll cost you close to $100 to play the multiplayer game the way it was "meant to be played." What is this Rock Band or something?
In all seriousness, fifteen bones for some plastic seems like a bit of a stretch. While the game can be played sans plastic wheel casing, if what Nintendo Power says is true (and really, when hasn't it been?), expect some clever penny-pinchers to come up with some alternatives before the game's late-April release.
[Via Gizmodo]
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10:10 AM on 03.31.2008
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Hounestly, if any of you pay for this, I am coming to your house and taking the best game you have because apparently money means nothing to you.
Even if it is a chunk of cheap plastic 14.99 doesn't seem very expensive to me but maybe thats because I'm used to inflated prices in the UK.
I'm not buying this shit.
The next issue of NGamer (brilliant Nintendo magazine) out 23rd of April comes with a FREE Wii Wheel specially for the release of Mario Kart.
The magazine is £5 but its worth it just for the magazine, very funny, informative and generally great.
and it'll have free stickers, posters and the wheel.
I dont work for them, just a heads up.
Just get 4 empty toilet paper roll tubes and get to taping!
But yeah, this is a moot point, as the classic / GC controller is far better.
But then it wouldn't have the Official Nintendo Seal of Quality. That seal is priceless...
You're either going with the wheels because they are fun, and provide great ergonomics for that control scheme
*OR* you're going with Gamecube or Classic controllers...because you must have better times or you fear change.
It's silly to call this extravagant in a world where people play Rock Band on their PS3s and buy DLC and accessories for it. Mario Kart with 3 extra wheels is still 70-80 bucks under the price of the base Rock Band package and near the price point for a DDR game...wow.
In fact it's probably *the* most stable, even the old 2d game has just about the same mechanics as the newer 3d ones.
bleh. gimmicks.
i'd rather buy another nunchuck.
I generally buy 2 and rely on friends to supply there own if theres any more.
Unless theres a significant controller upgrade eg. PS1 controller getting Rumble and analoge, wavebird, s controller. I usally just stick with two throughout my conoles life.
Except all of the Rock Band peripherals have actual electronics in them. Even the DDR pad is essentially a large controller.
The MK Wheel is literally a hunk of plastic. At least the Zapper has a trigger mechanism.
What has happened to you guys ? Did somebody put a leech on your head that sucks out all the awesome ?
Most of my friends have their own systems and can bring their own controllers, so usually it's not a problem. In this case, if you don't have your own Wii-mote and wheel, then you get to use one of my Gamecube controllers.
Although it does seem a bit pricey for the wheel. If Mario Kart really is only $50 with the wheel included, that is kinda weird cause I thought for sure MK would be $60 with the wheel. So the fact you're getting it for free with the game kinda makes it strange that it's so much money separate.
The thing that gets me is not the price. I think if you can afford the game you can afford the freakin wheel just don't eat at those fancy lunch bistros for a few days, right? What bothers me is that it looks as if you have to um...hold it up? Like if I'm playing and a race lasts ten minutes I have to hold my arms up and this thing for ten minutes?? I don't think so. When I drive my hands *rest* on the wheel. It would have to be mounted on something sturdy for me to be truly interested.
I'm getting nervous about these peripherals. If you wanted a wheel, why aren't you playing a driving game on another console?
The Wiimote, for me is supposed to be like the magical box we all played with as children - it could be anything, a rocket-ship, car, boat, a monster, whatever. It's my sword, my gun, surgical tool, flight stick.
The moment I have to spend 20 seconds changing one shell to another, is the moment I know I have no imagination. I wish Guitar Hero 3 can without a shell, because I would quite like to play some damned air guitar, as it happens, I can buy a real guitar for the amount it costs (70 freakin' pounds!).
Shells == Developer Laziness
The Wheel worked very well with the only other Wii racing game I've played (Excite Truck) and from what I've heard in reviews is getting many more thumbs up than down?
It wouldn't make me feel any better if instead of just extending a button using plastic they stuck a bunch of unnecessary electronics in there. First off, good solid plastic probably doesn't cost much less than simple electronics required to do whatever you think the wheel should do...unless you think it should have AI or something. :)
Wii Wheel has a trigger too.
I'll just glue my controller to my hand and be the ultimate racing machine!
Note: Everyone will probably have the game so we might not have to worry about getting extra wheels anyway.