User blog comment:Captain Moch/"Mario Kart 8 Direct" Bomb Drop of April 30th, 2014/@comment-1518158-20140430220037

Loved how different this Direct was from the past game-focused Directs. Nintendo's PR-ing lately (see Tomodachi Life, their E3 plan reveal, and this) has been absolutely bonkers and I love it. "Mario Kart Stadium" segment was the best. Newcomers are pretty terrible so far (Koopalings and Peach & Rosalina clones, bleh) but fortunately the magnificent track design and OST (really enjoyed the "Music Kart" segment as well) save the game. Being able to upload races directly to YouTube and having lobby voice chat are also really progressive for Nintendo, and again show why the MK series has the best online out of all of Nintendo's franchises.

The Wii U bundle is actually a really good deal. You get the Deluxe system ($300), MK8 ($60), the Wii Wheel ($5), Wii Remote Plus ($40), and a free downloadable game (ranging from ~$20 to ~50) for the price of $330, which would typically cost $435-$455 if bought separately, so you save over a hundred bucks. Would bite on that so hard I'd leave a bruise if I wasn't poor at the moment. :(