History YMMV / MarioKart8

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

** After the first DLC pack was release, online matches are practically flooded with Link players. They rival the number of Rosalina players.

** That said, this means cruiser weights (Rosalina, Donkey Kong, Waluigi, Roy, and both Metals) tend to pop up online a lot, due to having the best speed to acceleration trade off. Most notably, Rosalina, who was originally an EnsembleDarkhorse, is slowly turning into a TierInducedScrappy for a lot of people due to how many people play her online.

* 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]].

** The fact that the Rainbow Road remake from ''Mario Kart 64'' is got 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.

** That said, this means cruiser weights tend to pop up online a lot, due to having the best speed to acceleration trade off. Most notably, Rosalina, who was originally an EnsembleDarkhorse, is slowly turning into a TierInducedScrappy for a lot of people due to how many people play her online.

* GoodBadBugs:
** The Spiny Shell occasionally noclips through walls if it's close enough to its target.

** One of the most controversial features about ''Mario Kart 8'' is the character roster in general. While {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}s like Toadette and Waluigi have returned to the race, the 9 new racers have left a mostly sour taste in much of the fanbase. The 7 Koopalings are {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}s themselves, but the fact that they take a '''ludicrous''' amount of slots in the 30-character roster as well as playing somewhat similarly to each other has left the base a bit broken in that regard. The more controversial racers include Baby Rosalina and Pink Gold Peach, largely for the fact that they both contribute as {{Palette Swap}}s, making the roster have five babies that play too similarly to one another and two metallic {{Palette Swap}}s of Mario and Peach. Counting those with the seven Koopalings, they all take up almost ''half'' of the entire 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=] or returning the cut characters first (also some people were worried that this product placement [=DLC=] would be 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=].

** That's not even talking about ''F-Zero'', which people had started to write off as officially dead when Nintendo started treating ''Mario Kart'' like their fresh new anti-gravity franchise.

* ScrappyMechanic: ''Mario Kart 8'' brought the Coin item back, meaning it's all too possible for someone in first place to get a useless Coin item while the guy right behind them has a Red Shell. The Coin can still appear even if the player already has 10 coins, so getting the Coin item with full coins is the equivalent of getting nothing. It doesn't help that players can only hold one item now. This is especially noticeable since ''Mario Kart 7'' got rid of the Fake Item Box to prevent situations like that from happening.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: ''Mario Kart 8'' is shaping up to have the most gorgeous visuals of the franchise thanks to the WiiU's improved graphics.
** Even racetracks from past games are almost unrecognizable from their original appearances. It's especially notable with ones from as recently as ''Wii'' and ''7''. It's hard to believe how much different Moo Moo Meadows looks after only one generation.

* ScrappyMechanic: ''Mario Kart 8'' brought the coin item back, meaning it's all too possible for someone in first place to get a useless coin item while the guy right behind them has a red shell. The coin can still appear even if the player already has 10 coins, so getting the coin item with full coins is the equivalent of getting nothing. It doesn't help that players can only hold one item now. This is especially noticeable since ''Mario Kart 7'' got rid of the Fake Item Box to prevent situations like that from happening.
* ThatOneLevel:

* TierInducedScrappy: Bowser, Morton, and Heavyweight Miis. The flawed weight system in the game has turned them into unstoppable {{Lightning Bruiser}}s, and nearly all Time Attack records will have used one of the three.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: ''Mario Kart 8'' is shaping up to have the most gorgeous visuals of the franchise thanks to the WiiU's improved graphics. Even racetracks from past games are almost unrecognizable from their original appearances.

*** If it's not the crossover characters causing the outrage, then for many it will be the inclusion of [[PaletteSwap Tanooki Mario and Cat Peach]] from the ''Super Mario 3D'' series, adding in yet more versions of Mario and Peach treated as separate characters instead of alternative costumes/colors picked through a separate menu ala the Yoshi and Shy Guy re-colors.

* FetishFuel: With the smoother, higher polygon character models, the addition of dynamic lighting effects and the addition of [[VideogamePerversityPotential slow motion and dynamic angles of the Highlight Mode]], it's all too easy to be [[DistractedByTheSexy thrown off]] by the [[UnusualEuphemism "Enhancements"]] given to the [[BikerBabe princesses.]] This even hits characters like [[BigBeautifulMan Donkey Kong and the Mario brothers themselves.]] On the other hand, the same enhancements can also be found in characters like [[FanDisservice Wario, Waluigi]] [[YourMileageMayVary and Bowser and his kin, depending on how you view them.]]

* FetishFuel/Fanservice: With the smoother, higher polygon character models and the addition of dynamic lighting effects and the addition of [[VideogamePerversityPotential slow motion and dynamic angles of the Highlight Mode]], it's all too easy to be [[DistractedByTheSexy thrown off]] by the [[UnusualEuphemism "Enhancements"]] given to the [[BikerBabe princesses.]] This even hits characters like [[BigBeautifulMan Donkey Kong and the Mario brothers themselves.]] On the other hand, the same enhancements can also be found in characters like [[FanDisservice Wario and Waluigi.]] [[YourMileageMayVary and Bowser and his kin, depending on how you view them.]]

** Characters scream things like "YEAH!" or "WOOHOOOOOO!" at the top of their lungs for almost everything they do, even for little things like mini-turbos and wheelies. Although certain characters get more attention for it than others, when it comes down to it, every character could be considered equally annoying due to the cartoony ear-piercing voices.