Mario Kart LAN, not WAN

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From CVG:

MARIO KART PASSES FINISH LINE?

You want eight players? Yes you do, you know you do...

15:38 According to various reports and sources, Mario Kart GC is complete. So where is it? We're just waiting for the chequered flag to drop for us all to drool at the speeding Cooper's, Kong's and Princess Daisy's; we can't wait!
Mario Kart GC is being kept under wraps until the E3 games show in May where Nintendo is said to unveil it. And not before time: Mario Kart GC is easily one of the most eagerly anticipated games for the 'Cube.

Mario Kart GC, as we previously stated from our Shigeru Miyamoto interview, will not feature online play - which is a shameful travesty - but it will have the expected four-player split-screen race and battle modes.

However, according to reports, just add another GameCube and copy of Mario Kart GC, and you'll be able to link the two together for 8-player Mario Kart shenanigans. This system works in a similar style to the PlayStation 2 I-Link, but you'll also need two TVs as well. The 8-Player works via two four-player split-screens...

Why Nintendo canned the Internet link is still a mystery to us - look, it still drives us potty wondering why - but we're excited by the prospect of LAN play, expected to be revealed at E3. Afterall, the GameCube has a carry handle so people can bring their own, then link them together. Then you could have loads of Mario Kart fanatics taking each other on with their own personal full-screen TV rather than splitting into four.

The game is said to be finished, but until we can substantiate this, take it with a pinch of salt. However, the game is still expected to release in Japan later this year, so show us the green light Nintendo, we're having withdrawal symptoms!

Nick Walkland

It's finished already??? So when is it gonna come out??!!

But the lack of online play is a huge bummer. Stupid fucking Nintendo.