Mario Kart World screenshots thread 56k

Kataploom said:
I was in the "I like how MK8 looks much more" camp, then I opened my eyes... This shit is just well above MK8, like not even comparable at all, the lighting specially, the shaders quality, textures, everything is just better, the only thing I'd say is a matter of tastes is the karts and characters design but that's it.

There's just too much going on on screen, too many characters, the physics are incredible in this game as well, the scale of everything, etc. There's a clear generational leap here. I just finished rainbow road and my mind is still blown away, they cooked for real this time.
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World actually started dev back in 2017 and was targeted for Switch, but their vision was move to an open world from the beginning of development. They ran into issues with the Switch's 4 GB of memory and trying to realize their targeted open world design. As the Switch 2's specs began to firm up in 2020, the dev team decided not to make it for Switch and moved to the Switch 2. Because this would result in the longest interregnum in Mario Kart's history, Nintendo came up with the idea of the Booster Pass for MK8 to fill the gap between MK8 and MKW. 11 years ultimately elapsed between MK8 for Wii U in 2014 and MKW in 2025

So it's true that MKW started out development for Switch, but 8 years later after the game was made to realize the intended scope, it's clearly not technically possible on Switch. The large open world, the fast loading of many assets, the 24 characters racing at once, the improved model detail and texture resolution, even the addition of realistic racing on water with players being affected by waves, are all things that were only possible once development moved to target the Switch 2
 
Unknown Soldier said:
World actually started dev back in 2017 and was targeted for Switch, but their vision was move to an open world from the beginning of development. They ran into issues with the Switch's 4 GB of memory and trying to realize their targeted open world design. As the Switch 2's specs began to firm up in 2020, the dev team decided not to make it for Switch and moved to the Switch 2. Because this would result in the longest interregnum in Mario Kart's history, Nintendo came up with the idea of the Booster Pass for MK8 to fill the gap between MK8 and MKW. 11 years ultimately elapsed between MK8 for Wii U in 2014 and MKW in 2025

So it's true that MKW started out development for Switch, but 8 years later after the game was made to realize the intended scope, it's clearly not technically possible on Switch. The large open world, the fast loading of many assets, the 24 characters racing at once, the improved model detail and texture resolution, even the addition of realistic racing on water with players being affected by waves, are all things that were only possible once development moved to target the Switch 2
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And even then it's clearly not using Switch 2 at it fullest, the game at impressive as it is still feels like Switch 2 has a lot of headroom, it's not using DLSS to begin with
 
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Haint said:
It genuinely looks terrible and the fake atmospheric fog/LUT effect washing out the contrast makes it look even worse. Nintendo been shitting up all their games with that low contrast washed out look since Breath of the Wild, it's sooooo bad.
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The game looks amazing in HDR and unfortunately the captures will not show this. But it still looks pretty good.
 
SILKYSMOOTH30FPS said:
Looks like a sharp Wii game from 2008. It is weird looking at Nintendo games without the image being obliterated by jaggies. So at least there's that.
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Of course it does sweetie. Why not go the full hog and claim it looks barely better than a Gameboy title lol... Emulated for your $5000 PC of course..
 
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SILKYSMOOTH30FPS said:
Shhhh what? Nobody mentioned Mario Kart running on a Wii. I said SMG2 running on pc, you know, so the resolution could be comparable. If you're not seeing any similarities, it's just that you don't want to see them.
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Yes exactly the same. So even this is nowhere near and it's emulated on a P.C. At least try to have a little credibility before you post such obvious drive by rubbish. ;)
 
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coffinbirth said:
You guys are seriously sad.
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They will only get worse when the Switch 2 launch figures are revealed. Guess many are still upset they bought a PS5 Pro with no disc drive and noboody else did. This of course was further confirmation of what we all knew in the first place. Only core hobby gamers with far too much time on their hands are obsessed with graphics and frame rates.
 
SILKYSMOOTH30FPS said:
Shhhh what? Nobody mentioned Mario Kart running on a Wii. I said SMG2 running on pc, you know, so the resolution could be comparable. If you're not seeing any similarities, it's just that you don't want to see them.
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The similarities are that Nintendo has timeless visual design that scales incredibly well at higher resolutions. I think what you're trying to say is that Galaxy 2 is a gorgeous looking game, and I don't think anyone will argue that.

Mario Kart World also has best-in-class art direction, just like Galaxy 2. The differences that I think people are talking about are the obvious and objective technological enhancements MKW has.

But you're kinda right, at the end of the day, good art direction will always trump brute forced rendering tech. And while Nintendo has always had incredible art direction on their 1st-party games, this is the first time in a while that their rendering tech has had a generational leap forward. And even if that only adds 10% to the overall visuals, it's still pretty cool to see.
 
Puscifer said:
GigaBowser GigaBowser is honestly one of my favorite posters. People hate a dude enjoying games and that's weird to me
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Without a doubt the guy is a NeoGaf legend. And pretty sure he posts the way he does to get a reaction from some of the more easily triggered members on here. And he usually does not have to wait long on here...Lol.
 
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Dacvak said:
The similarities are that Nintendo has timeless visual design that scales incredibly well at higher resolutions. I think what you're trying to say is that Galaxy 2 is a gorgeous looking game, and I don't think anyone will argue that.

Mario Kart World also has best-in-class art direction, just like Galaxy 2. The differences that I think people are talking about are the obvious and objective technological enhancements MKW has.

But you're kinda right, at the end of the day, good art direction will always trump brute forced rendering tech. And while Nintendo has always had incredible art direction on their 1st-party games, this is the first time in a while that their rendering tech has had a generational leap forward. And even if that only adds 10% to the overall visuals, it's still pretty cool to see.
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Well after the GameCube Nintendo pretty much had to rely on great art direction as they simply left the power race. But with mobile tech and Nvidia DLSS behind them you are now getting the best of both worlds.
 
Mozza said:
Without a doubt the guy is a NeoGaf legend. And pretty sure he posts the way he doues to get a reaction from some of the more easily triggered members on here. And he usually does not have to wait long...Lol.
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Nah dude, GigaBowser is exactly as he is on the tin. He's just a passionate dude with hilarious spelling (shoutouts to people who know multiple languages) who has zero filter between his brain and his posts.

I bet that dude would be fun as fuck to have a beer with at a BBQ.
 
Dacvak said:
Nah dude, GigaBowser is exactly as he is on the tin. He's just a passionate dude with hilarious spelling (shoutouts to people who know multiple languages) who has zero filter between his brain and his posts.

I bet that dude would be fun as fuck to have a beer with at a BBQ.
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Dacvak said:
Nah dude, GigaBowser is exactly as he is on the tin. He's just a passionate dude with hilarious spelling (shoutouts to people who know multiple languages) who has zero filter between his brain and his posts.

I bet that dude would be fun as fuck to have a beer with at a BBQ.
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quit beers buuuuutt bbq yeaaaaaahhhhh

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KINGMOKU said:
For fucks sake. Does every Nintendo thread have to be a cluster fuck? Hi-res Wii games? Asking for the threads OP posting privileges to be revoked? Fans of Nintendo games are stans?

Sometimes I forget GAF is a videogame forum, and not a hangout for old fucks, yelling at digital clouds, that are also bushes.

We all get it.
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well, this summarized some of our opinions here, most people here does not want Ninty fans happy : ))
 
Dacvak said:
Nah dude, GigaBowser is exactly as he is on the tin. He's just a passionate dude with hilarious spelling (shoutouts to people who know multiple languages) who has zero filter between his brain and his posts.

I bet that dude would be fun as fuck to have a beer with at a BBQ.
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Without a doubt.
 
FoxMcChief said:
Any pro Nintendo thread always brings out the idiots trying to hate on it, and they always look foolish.
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I'm waiting for the day when more people have this specific take on indie/AA game threads that randomly receive an unnecessarily large amount of hate before a demo is even released.
 
off, seeing this, makes me thinking, what possibilities in the future : ))
it's like jedi or ultra instinct racing style in steroid for hardcore players

 
Wow, amazing. Best graphics I have ever laid my eyes upon in a video game. Truly a pinnacle of computer graphics.

No, but really, game looks sharp for the hardware it is running on. Very polished.
 
Looks awesome.

Tonnes of salt from people who couldn't secure a pre-order, or are woefully transparent in pretending that they don't want a Switch 2.

I'm on hol atm, so I can't wait to get home and play the proverbial shit out of it.
 
Haint said:
He's not, and he's definitely not wrong, Wii was effectively a "Gamecube Pro", meaning this emulated Galaxy image is effectively showcasing assets nearing 25 years old. And you're in here trying to stan for a 2025 game on a brand new $500 console barely looking any better.
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Yes of course it is. And it's only guys like you two daring to tell people how it is lol... So sad.. ;)
 
Mozza said:
Great job... Just wish there was a way to show the HDR in the images because it's a real game changer.
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It absolutely is, whenever I see YouTubers show the game in SDR I can't stop thinking how washed out and bland it looks, the game is meant to be played in HDR
 
This open-world running natively on a handheld hardly looks any better than my super computer upscaling the best looking Wii game that used tiny planet chunk sized environments. How can Nintendo fans be so stupid
 
BlackTron said:
This open-world running natively on a handheld hardly looks any better than my super computer upscaling the best looking Wii game that used tiny planet chunk sized environments. How can Nintendo fans be so stupid
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Not sure if you are being serious here. As there is a massive difference between a game running pretty small individual levels like galaxy, or individual tracks in Mario Kart 8 for example, to a massive open word. But even in handheld mode at 1080p the game is still miles ahead in terms of scope, lighting and overall fidelity. On a properly calibrated HDR T.V it's a different world in what has come before on Nintendo systems. Which is what we should be judging things on.

As I said to you on a previous thread my sister has a 55 inch LG OLED and I do need to go round and re calibrate her settings as when you put a new device to the HDMI all the settings go back to the factory pre settings. I had to do quite a lot of tinkering to get the HDR just right and make things look their best. But I am looking forward to seeing what this looks like on a larger display. :)
 
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I think it looks better during gameplay because some of the screenshots aren't flattering with the low poly. While racing you won't notice.
Not sure why some are complaining about the thread, we have screenshot threads all the time here.
Antwix said:
No bullshit my friends and I did this when we were in Japan like 8 years ago. Absolutely incredible experience
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So it was you!
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Crashed into a fish shop.
 
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