http://www.gamnesia.com/news/rumor-gamestop-to-have-playable-demos-of-mario-kart-8-this-weekend1#.U3DqZOIpDQ9

 

Mario Kart 8 demos are going to be in GameStop locations this weekend. The link provided in the gamnesia post will take you here:

http://www.gamestop.com/gs/landing/events/Mario_Kart_8_TestDrive/default.aspx?utm_source=linkshare&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=deeplink&cid=afl_10000087&affID=77777&sourceID=TnL5HPStwNw-qCor6N6RIOWHy0P4wJBSLA

Oh heck yesssss. Best way to celebrate finishing off the school year!

Oh heck yesssss. Best way to celebrate finishing off the school year!

I'll be at my GameStop the most of this weekend.

Time to get my race on! *vroom vroom* here we go! I hope there's multiplayer!

Sadly I'm not getting the game anymore due to not having my favorite characters in the game, so whatever! Sorry Nintendo you lost out on another sale!

Time to get my race on! *vroom vroom* here we go! I hope there's multiplayer!

There should be multiplayer, the demo at E3 did last year (I didn't play it, but I watched others play.)

Just when I was going outside to get a Amazon card, this happens. Hmm... I wonder if I can make it to a GS to get myself a nifty poster. I won't make the same mistake with Nintendo World in having them run out on the disorganized "first" 100 customers.

Just when I was going outside to get a Amazon card, this happens. Hmm... I wonder if I can make it to a GS to get myself a nifty poster. I won't make the same mistake with Nintendo World in having them run out on the disorganized "first" 100 customers.

If only I still had my copy preordered. I took the money off long ago, thinking I'd never be able to pay it off in time, and I had $20 to add onto the $40 from then, I had it......but it's all gone.

Edited May 12, 201411 yr by Vexoria

Nice, you could go play the game, or you could wait until the 30th and beat the game. Now which one should I choose?

Hmm only for this weekend? I'm glad to see that there will be playable demoes at GameStop stores but they should keep the demoes until the full game comes out. That way a lot of peoiple will get the chance to play it before they buy the game.

I'd call just in case. I was expecting the worst to be that there wouldn't be any demos, but at least I'd preorder and get the free poster. I thought wrong and yet again GS fails at making me buy from them; list the GS at the mall as participating, yet it's firetrucking closed and being replaced by some other store. *claps*

 

Next stop, the pharmacy for Amazon!

Sadly no Demo today, because they got the wrong keys to open the lock and put the Demo into the Wii U lol.  But the good news is that they should be getting the right keys to open the Wii U tomorrow.

Edited May 17, 201411 yr by Kodakliv

Demo was at my GameStop, no poster or real event though. I asked about it previously this week and expected something that would be somewhat fun. Unfortunately it was a normal walk in with the demo on the kiosk.  Also no poster...

Edited May 17, 201411 yr by Hero of Winds

Demo was at my GameStop, no poster or real event though. I asked about it previously this week and expected something that would be somewhat fun. Unfortunately it was a normal walk in with the demo on the kiosk.  Also no poster...

Mine was the same way. : At least the game was fun.

Mine was the same way. : At least the game was fun.

I felt very uncomfortable not holding my own gamepad.

I felt very uncomfortable not holding my own gamepad.

I've only had mine for half a year, so it wasn't too weird for me. The weird part was when my brother asked to use the Gamepad, so I had to use the Wii remote and nunchuk... It didn't feel right at all.

I've only had mine for half a year, so it wasn't too weird for me. The weird part was when my brother asked to use the Gamepad, so I had to use the Wii remote and nunchuk... It didn't feel right at all.

I looked at the Wii Remote like it was some foreign object.

I looked at the Wii Remote like it was some foreign object.

I was more confused by them not allowing a player to just use the remote. My brother only ever used the Wii Remote for MK Wii, and even he felt uncomfortable with the nunchuk. I always stick to a traditional controller, so not using one felt awkward for me.

I was more confused by them not allowing a player to just use the remote. My brother only ever used the Wii Remote for MK Wii, and even he felt uncomfortable with the nunchuk. I always stick to a traditional controller, so not using one felt awkward for me.

I didn't know the nunchuck would actually work this time. At least that's something.

I didn't know the nunchuck would actually work this time. At least that's something.

It didn't in MK Wii? ._.

It didn't in MK Wii? ._.

Not from my memory.

Sadly no Demo today, because they got the wrong keys to open the lock and put the Demo into the Wii U lol.  But the good news is that they should be getting the right keys to open the Wii U tomorrow.

 

The wording was off in media sites and GS itself. It is either handed to you once you pre-ordered or given to you at release date if you pre-ordered beforehand. 

 

This is the poster. You'll get it when the game comes out. They didn't exactly specify this on the website.

So wait we get that poster for pre ordering Mario Kart 8 at gamestop?

So wait we get that poster for pre ordering Mario Kart 8 at gamestop?

Yep. At least from what I know.

Yep. At least from what I know.

I'm guessing we r getting it when we get the game because my gamestop guy didn't mention anything of the sort to me.