History YMMV / MarioKart8

** Frogging/fire hopping, which lets you extend a speed boost by repeatedly hopping. Furthermore, this only works on bikes.

** Frogging/fire hopping, which lets you extend a speed boost by repeatedly hopping. Some think it's cheating and are comparing it to ''DS'''s snaking, others think it's skillful.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: After the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013, the use of Bob-ombs (bombs) in a race is suddenly a bit dark. Also, if a bombing of an airport occurs, it will make you think twice about using the item in Sunshine Airport.

** The announcement of [[http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=229298 free Mercedes-Benz DLC]] for ''Mario Kart 8'' this summer ([[http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=231424 European and American confirmation here]]). This has shattered the base in numerous ways that include but are not limited to: Nintendo [[ProductPlacement selling out]] when this is not their first time [[http://www.gonintendo.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=139840#p976404 doing this]] (also some of the previous product placement [[NoExportForYou never left Japan]]), some are worried why Nintendo are doing this product placement first instead of giving Battle Mode much needed arena [=DLC=] or returning the cut characters first (also some people are worried that this product placement [=DLC=] is all we'd get for ''Mario Kart 8''), some people find real-world elements doesn't mesh well with the Mario universe, and some people view that there's nothing wrong with this product placement and that this is another case of people hating on Nintendo for no reason especially since this [=DLC is optional=].

** As far as the DLC characters are concerned, not many people seem to really about [[VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand Tanooki Mario]] or [[VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld Cat Peach]]. Mostly for being more versions of Mario and Peach.

** Any baby character except Baby Mario and maybe Baby Luigi has gotten shades of this, due to all of them being similar to one another and are found as wasting too many slots. Particularly infamous is Baby Rosalina, who was made just for this game which [[{{Retcon}} jeopardizes]] [[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy Rosalina's actual past self]].[[note]]Technically, they can coexist since Baby Rosalina is, well, a baby, while Rosalina's past self is a little girl. However, some fans are nonetheless worried that Nintendo will start treating Baby Rosalina as the "true" younger version of Rosalina, retconning her backstory as was revealed in ''Super Mario Galaxy''. That being said, mind you, [[NegativeContinuty the Mario games generally have no continuity whatsoever]], so this doesn't particularly matter anyway unless that suddenly changes for whatever reason. It's fairly obvious that the babies are there less because of time travel and more to do with Nintendo putting them in because they could.[[/note]]

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: The announcements for the DLC packs excited fans as much as they surprised them. Crossover cameos aside (and Nintendo throwing the F-Zero series a bone), the the fact that the sheer amount of content is about 50% of the base game for barely $13 at most was a delight for gamers who had become cynical about DLC practices. Some have argued it's the best paid DLC deal in years out of ''any'' games publisher/developer.

** Any baby character except Baby Mario and maybe Baby Luigi has gotten shades of this, due to all of them being similar to one another and are found as wasting too many slots. Particularly infamous is Baby Rosalina, who was made just for this game which [[{{Retcon}} jeopardizes]] [[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy Rosalina's actual past self]].[[note]]Technically, they can coexist since Baby Rosalina is, well, a baby, while Rosalina's past self is a little girl. However, some fans are nonetheless worried that Nintendo will start treating Baby Rosalina as the "true" younger version of Rosalina, retconning her backstory as was revealed in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.[[/note]]

** [[GameBreaker Frogging/fire hopping]], which lets you extend a speed boost by repeatedly hopping. Some think it's cheating and are comparing it to ''DS'''s snaking, others think it's skillful.

* IReadThatAs: If you think this game is going to be the first ''Mario Kart'' to have an "Aqua Cup" series of races, think again. Look closely to the sign above the cupcake-like underwater ride attraction at Water Park. It says Aqua ''Cups'', not Aqua Cup. Since DLC cups begin to exist, why not hoping for an Aqua Cup to happen?

* WinBackTheCrowd: Satoru Iwata believed that ''Mario Kart 8'' would be the game that helps the struggling Wii U boost in sales. [[http://www.polygon.com/2014/6/11/5801862/mario-kart-8-wii-u-sales So far it seems like it's working]].
* XMeetsY: Some people could think of this as ''Mario Kart Wii'' meets ''VideoGame/FZero'', since they have been asking for a new F-Zero game (possibly for Wii U itself) and as this game paralells closely to the latter in terms of the anti-gravity feature found in most of its courses. Lampshaded with a DLC pack that contains an F-Zero themed track and a Blue Falcon kart body.

* XMeetsY: Some people could think of this as ''Mario Kart Wii'' meets "VideoGame/FZero'', since they have been asking for a new F-Zero game (possibly for Wii U itself) and as this game paralells closely to the latter in terms of the anti-gravity feature found in most of its courses. Lampshaded with a DLC pack that contains an F-Zero themed track and a Blue Falcon kart body.

* WinBackTheCrowd: Satoru Iwata believed that ''Mario Kart 8'' would be the game that helps the struggling Wii U boost in sales. [[http://www.polygon.com/2014/6/11/5801862/mario-kart-8-wii-u-sales So far it seems like it's working]].

** Unlike in ''Wii'' and ''7'', Rosalina's base shattered due to her being overused online and overshadowing the other Cruiserweight characters. This is on top of her Peach-like voice and having a baby version of herself as a part of ''8''s roster.

** The announcement of [[http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=229298 free Mercedes-Benz DLC]] for ''Mario Kart 8'' this summer ([[http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=231424 European and American confirmation here]]). This has shattered the base in numerous ways that include but are not limited to: Nintendo [[ProductPlacement selling out]] when this is not their first time [[http://www.gonintendo.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=139840#p976404 doing this]] (also some of the previous product placement [[NoExportForYou never left Japan]]), some are worried why Nintendo are doing this product placement first instead of giving Battle Mode much needed arena [=DLC=] first (also some people are worried that this product placement [=DLC=] is all we'd get for ''Mario Kart 8''), some people find real-world elements doesn't mesh well with the Mario universe, and some people view that there's nothing wrong with this product placement and that this is another case of people hating on Nintendo for no reason especially since this [=DLC is optional=].

** Rosalina has become this due to being overused online and overshadowing the other Cruiserweight characters, on top of her Peach-like voice.

** Rosalina is very popular online in ''8''. Fitting, as she's a series-wide EnsembleDarkhorse.

* ReplacementScrappy: Baby Rosalina and Pink Gold Peach for characters like Birdo, Diddy Kong and King Boo. It doesn't help that Baby Rosalina and Pink Gold Peach are PaletteSwaps of the other baby characters and Metal Mario.

* BaseBreaker: Waluigi. His exclusion from ''Mario Kart 7'' has really divided the fans over whether or not that was a good idea. But he returns in ''Mario Kart 8'', to the joy of many fans.

* GameBreaker: There is a special technique called "fire hopping": after unleashing a mini-turbo, simply hopping a few times would cause the mini-turbo to last longer than usual. It is a technique so common-placed that fans are arguing whether it should be patched or not.

* KillerApp: The struggling Wii U's future would have been pretty uncertain [[WinBackTheCrowd if it wasn't for this game's success]].

* MostAnnoyingSound:
** In GCN Dry Dry Desert, the sitar playing the melody of the song is a lot louder in this game than it was in ''Double Dash!!'' and since you can't change the volume of the music or sound effects, it gets hard to hear the sounds around you while the sitar is blasting away.
** The spamming of the various car horns.

** For some reason, the whistle of the [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere magical flying train]] going around N64 Rainbow Road is exciting.

** Metal Mario is even considered a Scrappy to some people, because he is only a Metal version of Mario with slightly heavier stats. Some people [[MostAnnoyingSound even hate his voice]]. That being said, Japanese players and some ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros [[NamesTheSame 64]]'' fans love him.
** Pink Gold Peach quickly took Metal Mario's example UpToEleven, as she doesn't have a history for any of the games and is found as a cheap PaletteSwap.

** Sometimes the antigravity portions were pretty noticeably shoehorned into past courses, DK Jungle in particular.

* NightmareFuel: Metal Mario and Pink Gold Peach having blank sclera for eyes.

** Metal Mario is even considered a Scrappy to some people, because he is only a Metal version of Mario with slightly heavier stats. Some people [[MostAnnoyingSound even hate his voice]]. That being said, Japanese players love him.

** The new Rainbow Road track in ''Mario Kart 8''. While some people say it looks gorgeous and fun, others have panned it for being [[ItsShortSoItSucks too short]] and [[ItsEasySoItSucks too simplistic]] compared to previous versions, and not using enough of the anti-gravity track mechanics introduced in the game.

** This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcrY191NaYQ Dorkly]] video is about the Koopalings (specifically Larry) hating spending time with Bowser because all they do is [[SuperMarioBros3 guard airships and get beaten up by Mario]]. During the argument, Bowser says that "he can be a fun guy who takes them to go-kart races" but Larry says that Bowser only takes Bowser Jr to those. Guess who's in Mario Kart 8 and who isn't?
* InternetBackdraft: ''8'' has lag in online play that if two racers finish the final section/lap neck-and-neck, the racer just closely behind will almost always get the better placement than the racer in front. One example [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsUNqxq_okM can be found here]]. Whenever this lag happens, expect those on the wrong end of the lag to rage online somewhere about being screwed over.

* BestLevelEver: ''Mario Kart 8'' has Mount Wario, a race down a snowy mountain that feels like skiing; Electrodrome, a high tech racetrack that looks like it came from a rave party; and its incarnation of Bowser's Castle, which has a giant lava golem Bowser that punches the track so hard the track undulates. Since both the aforementioned Mount Wario and Electrodrome are in it, the Star Cup is also considered a BestLevelEver.

** ''Mario Kart 8''[='=]s Rainbow Road is this, as it is much simpler designed and obstacle light than to be expected of Rainbow Road. It's been made into something of a PostFinalBoss for the levels, while Bowser's Castle instead was made into TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon.

** ''Mario Kart 8'' bringing back some of the controversial features from ''Mario Kart Wii'', like having twelve characters per race instead of eight and [[TierInducedScrappy the]] [[GameBreaker bikes]], have caused some people to feel uneasy. However, the concern with the bikes has been relieved somewhat when it's been revealed that they'll control more like how the karts work.
** The fact that ''Mario Kart 8''[='=]s Rainbow Road remake from ''Mario Kart 64'' is getting the same treatment as the one from the 3DS did where the track is divided into three sections instead of three laps. Sure the track is long, but the game could've done something like shorten it to two laps like they did with Wario's Colosseum from ''Double Dash!!''. Some people, however, don't mind and are happy to see it back.

** The Rainbow Road track in ''Mario Kart 8'' is also stirring up controversy. While some people say it looks gorgeous and fun, [[StopHavingFunGuys others]] have panned it for being [[ItsShortSoItSucks too short]] and [[ItsEasySoItSucks too simplistic]] compared to previous versions, and not using enough of the anti-gravity track mechanics introduced in the game.

** Bone-Dry Dunes is already target of hate from ''Mario Kart 8'' players due to its many impossibly sharp corners, TONS of sand which slows the player down, and obstacles -- such as Dry Bones, Bone Piranha Plants and quicksands -- all over the place and put in very troubling positions.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: After the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013, the use of Bob-ombs (bombs) in a race is suddenly a bit dark. Also, if a bombing of an airport occurs, it will make you think twice about using the item in Sunshine Airport from ''8.''

** Any baby character except Baby Mario and maybe Baby Luigi has gotten shades of this, due to all of them being similar to one another and are found as wasting too many slots. Particularly infamous is Baby Rosalina, who were made just for this game which [[{{Retcon}} jeopardizes]] [[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy Rosalina's actual past self]].[[note]]Technically, they can coexist since Baby Rosalina is, well, a baby, while Rosalina's past self is a little girl. However, some fans are nonetheless worried that Nintendo will start treating Baby Rosalina as the "true" younger version of Rosalina, retconning her backstory as was revealed in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.[[/note]]

* BreatherLevel: ''Mario Kart 8''[='=]s Rainbow Road is this, as it is much simpler designed and obstacle light than to be expected of Rainbow Road. It's been made into something of a PostFinalBoss for the levels, while Bowser's Castle instead was made into TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon.

** Very few ''VideoGame/FZero'' fans were pleased when Mario Kart came and introduced the anti-gravity mechanic. They view this as a final nail in the coffin for the ''F-Zero'' series because there's no need for two racing series with anti-gravity mechanics.

** Any baby character except Baby Mario and maybe Baby Luigi has gotten shades of this, due to all of them being similar to one another and are found as wasting too many slots. Particularly infamous are Baby Daisy and Baby Rosalina, who were made just for the game with the latter [[{{Retcon}} jeopardizing]] [[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy Rosalina's actual past self]].[[note]]Technically, they can coexist since Baby Rosalina is, well, a baby, while Rosalina's past self is a little girl. However, some fans are nonetheless worried that Nintendo will start treating Baby Rosalina as the "true" younger version of Rosalina, retconning her backstory as was revealed in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.[[/note]]

* InternetBackdraft: ''8'' has lag in online play that if two racers finish the final section/lap neck-and-neck, the racer just closely behind will almost always get the better placement than the racer in front. One example [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsUNqxq_okM can be found here]]. Whenever this lag happens, expect those on the wrong end of the lag to rage online somewhere about being screwed over.