Mario Kart 8 Switch runs 1080p 60 FPS for 1-2 split screen, 30 FPS for 3-4 players

https://www.technobuffalo.com/2017/03/12/mario-kart-8-deluxe-fps-resolution-nintendo-switch/

Not bad, not that great. Occasionally I do like to play 4 player split screen with friends so 60 FPS would have been nice. But 1080p 60 FPS will be sweet on one screen. Your thoughts, SW? Do you care?

Hell yeah. Mario Kart beast mode activated.

Curious, on older platforms how did MK in 4 player run?

I have Mario Kart on the WiiU. Good game, but this really isn't hype worthy.

It isn't a selling point if you have or have had a WiiU.

Already played the hell out of this, not going back.

This is gonna be fantastic. I just love me some battle mode.

720p/30fps on Wii U.

Switch has a god damn beast mode who the hell needs beast mode when you got 60 fps 1080p buttery smooth pc version doesn't even exist

@crashnburn281: Balloon battles return.

Man remember those epic BATTLE MODES with my brother

finally an online game worth playing your move microsoft and sony we dont like playing ur crap online compared to mario kart battle mode

I'd prefer 60faps over the resolution increase.

i suck at the racing... stopped playing on wiiu.

ill try it again to see if they changed the handling or if holding two items makes me better.

either way im buying mostly for the battle mode....hopefully its better than the racing.

Nope, don't care will be double dipping on this game...love MK8 ... great when the family are around. :P

Tegra X1's SM has the following features

1. quad rate Int8 <-------- 340 GFLOPS Fp32 x 4 rate = 1360 GIOPS or 1.36 TIOPS

2. double rate Int16 <-------- 340 GFLOPS Fp32 x 2 rate = 680 GIOPS or 0.68 TIOPS

3. double rate FP16 <-------- 340 GFLOPS Fp32 x 2 rate = 680 GFLOPS FP16 or 0.68 TFLOPS

If Switch games optimized for tile cache rendering, Switch can maximize it's GPU performance.

Wii U doesn't have NVIDIA's pack math advantage.

XBO S doesn't have NVIDIA's pack math advantage, hence it's stuck at 1.4 TFLOPS Fp16/Fp32 and 1.4 TIOPS Int8/Int16.

I swear everything about the design of the Switch was done to serve Mariokart. That's their mega console seller. The joycon local multiplayer thing, and the wireless console connection ability, are just perfect for Mariokart. You could have every racer be a human, all local player (edit: although it sounds like you can't do that). It would not surprise me if the Switch's processors themselves were designed to make Mariokart as smooth as possible ahead of other types of games.

oh but it does

You can play mk8 right now on PC at 4k native@60fps with extra graphical effects.It's fully playable even on older cpus.

I'm glad I didn't get this game or a Wii U the first time, this is definitely a must-buy for me so I can have a great multiplayer game to play with friends and showcase the Switch.

Probably no AA so jaggies are bundled with the game.

@silversix_: Mario Kart 8 was gorgeous. Stop hating. The game is going to be awesome with battle mode back and online battle mode.

MK8 on Wii U didn't have AA, but I think Switch does? Not too sure, but it looked okay on the handheld screen

What do you think of the performance of this game?

Every version of Mario Kart had a frame rate drop for 3-4 player.

It ran about 10 FPS on the 64 if you were lucky.

That's better than Wii U at least. Still, the battle mode isn't enough to make me buy the game again when I already purchased the Wii U version and the DLC.

Yeah I was hoping for some new maps/ a new cup

*sigh*

I'm becoming very tempted to pick up a Switch.

The Shinen developers are technical wizards.

@93BlackHawk93: Yeah pretty much.

About MK8, expected.

FAST RMX has 60fps 4 player split-screen, so a bit disappointed, BUT gonna get this anyway, will be awesome on the go!

@MirkoS77: Never played the Wii U version but the Switch one is pretty impressive.
The game is really fun. If you like F-Zero it's a no brainer.

Ps1 graphics confirmed

im looking forward to digital foundry comparing this version to wiiu graphically

i am also interested to see if digital foundry thinks fast racing rmx looks better in handheld mode

So, it's about the same as it is on Wii U?

No Issues then.

@KBFloYd: here you go

I still am. Disappointed we dont get a brand new game,

Did you play MK8 on the Wii U?

I am sure a new one will be coming haha

Holy fucking shit

Yeah, it was one of 4 games I bought for the system. I liked it and the new courses. I dont think I would get this remaster for Switch if I do buy it someday.

I'll probably end up picking it up since I loved MK8 (plus being able to play some Battle Mode with friends would be cool), but yeah, I hope they have a new one on the system soon too

I'm pre-ordering it next month

I wouldn't expect a new Mario Kart for 2-3 years at least IMO. But do people really feel the need for a new one right now? This will have 48 courses (new and old), 42 characters, battle mode with 8 maps, 200cc, 1080p and 60fps. Do we really need another one? I'd rather just see more courses added via DLC.

@mojoz:

Mario Kart 8 is a solid foundation, but I think for those who have already played Mario Kart 8 to exhaustion on Wii U, I can understand why they (me included) would like to see something fresh.

I think re-releasing Mario Kart 8 on Switch is a great opportunity to experiment with Mario Kart 9; given that the system will already have a traditional Mario Kart game should fans wish for that experience. We'll see. :P

I have it for the Wii U, but I'll double dip just to have a portable version of this game.

mk8 deluxe isnt released yet....it might take the crown from fast racing rmx?

So do you mean that you would like to see Mario Kart 9 really shake things up? I feel that could be interesting, but if it's just more of the same (with say, a release of 30 maps this time) I just feel that they will have trouble justifying it, as this deluxe version really does have a huge amount of content. It's like Smash 4, they've made it so huge now, making a new one must be so daunting! I'm not sure what direction they could go in with 9 though!

Awesome, can't wait to rebuy a game I already own. Backward compatibility is for losers.

this is remaster with updated visualls and brand new battle mode with new tracks plus all prior dlc included.

this is better than backwards compatibility.

@mojoz:

That's what I mean, yes. :)

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is kind of the strongest execution of the concept. Mario Kart 9 releasing on the same console would feel a little redundant if it was even more of the same.

In order to really justify Mario Kart 9 (Remembering that there hasn't been two Mario Kart titles on one console yet) it will have to really shake things up.

Interesting... Do you have any ideas? I liked what Sonic Transformed did, where the stages were changing per lap, and you would be in a kart, flying and in water on the same level.

No its not better than backwards compatibility. Stop being a fanboy. Geesh.

@mojoz:

Yes, something like that. Mario Kart 7 and 8 toyed with this idea but not to the same extent as Sonic Racing Transformed.

Another angle could be to adopt the approach to single-player campaigns that Diddy Kong Racing and Crash Team Racing teased. This open space/ HUB world approach might make sense given the return to openness presented in Breath of the Wild and Mario Odyssey.

I don't think Nintendo will do this but we'll see.

are you serious?

if you were just able to play mk8 at 720p 60fps for free and thats it....it's like it wouldnt even matter.