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[tr1p1ex]

Clearly says that it was in development for Switch then swapped to Switch 2 in 2020.

Clearly you're answering someone else's question.


The game no doubt was started long ago because they said they had something up and running on Switch pre-2020.

But if I tell you my basement remodeling project was in-development for 11 years ... did I work on it for 11 years full time or did I start 11 years ago and work on it 1% of the time or in between that? ...hence the term 'in-development' being very loosely defined.

 

[Robb]

This game is going to be an absolute content-bomb.

Huge open world
24 players (Mario Kart 8: 12)
40+ characters (Mario Kart 8: 30)
100+ costumes
100+ track variations (Mario Kart 8: 32)
100+ missions (Mario Kart 8: 0)
200+ music tracks (Mario Kart 8: 68)

Holy moly!

 

[Lokaum D+]

This game is going to be an absolute content-bomb.

Huge open world
24 players (Mario Kart 8: 12)
40+ characters (Mario Kart 8: 30)
100+ track variations (Mario Kart 8: 32)
100+ missions (Mario Kart 8: 0)
200+ music tracks (Mario Kart 8: 68)

Holy moly!

"100+ track variations (Mario Kart 8: 32)"


Morning / Afternoon / Night / Rain / Snow / Inverted at least 6 variation of the same track, that leave us with 16 tracks

 

[Trekinspace88]

I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo do release a Switch 1 version at some point as there will still be a lot of Switch 1 owns not upgrading to the Switch 2 due to the price. So Nintendo would be foolish not to eventually release as many Switch 2 exclusives on the Switch 1.

 

[LordOcidax]

I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo do release a Switch 1 version at some point as there will still be a lot of Switch 1 owns not upgrading to the Switch 2 due to the price. So Nintendo would be foolish not to eventually release as many Switch 2 exclusives on the Switch 1.

That makes 0 sense… MKW exclusive for NSW2 is the smartest thing that Nintendo can do to push hardware sales.

 

[Hyet]

40+ characters (Mario Kart 8: 30)

We've seen the character they're padding this roster with, man...

"100+ track variations (Mario Kart 8: 32)"


Morning / Afternoon / Night / Rain / Snow / Inverted at least 6 variation of the same track, that leave us with 16 tracks

With track variations the don't mean cosmetic changes to the same route, they mean traversing a map through different routes (since they are integrated into a larger world).

 

[Robb]

"100+ track variations (Mario Kart 8: 32)"


Morning / Afternoon / Night / Rain / Snow / Inverted at least 6 variation of the same track, that leave us with 16 tracks

I might be wrong, but I think it means permutations of the roads/tracks on the map:

The cups all have specific track-sets but outside of those you'll also be able to connect roads/tracks in whichever way you want.

 

[Robb]

We've seen the character they're padding this roster with, man...

Eh.. We got way less characters in Mario Kart 8 and I'd take a lot of these over stuff like Metal Mario. And stuff like Cat-Suit Peach was a character in Mario Kart 8, something like that will just be a costume here, which is way better imo.

 

[yipchunyu]

I think it explains why nintendo charge the game so much (based on the development efforts)

 

[Regginator]

It'll obviously sell well, but I wonder if the backwards compatibility of the Switch 2 will cannibalize (is that the right word in this context?) sales for World when people can just play the MK8D they already own.

 

[LordOcidax]

It'll obviously sell well, but I wonder if the backwards compatibility of the Switch 2 will cannibalize (is that the right word in this context?) sales for World when people can just play the MK8D they already own.

Call of Duty games? Pokemon games? Fifa games… Etc Etc…

 

[Regginator]

Call of Duty games? Pokemon games? Fifa games… Etc Etc…

Most of those yearly games are played competitively, and most of them feel/are 'forced' to get the newest addition in order to remain competitive. That's not really the case for Mario Kart. The average Mario Kart player is more likely to continue playing MK8D if they for whatever reason don't want to get Word.

It would've been another story if the Switch 2 would get a brand-new Smash, because that's a lot more competitively played, but I'm fairly confident it'll just be Ultimate + all DLC just like they did with MK8D.

 

[Codes 208]

This game is going to be an absolute content-bomb.

Huge open world
24 players (Mario Kart 8: 12)
40+ characters (Mario Kart 8: 30)
100+ costumes
100+ track variations (Mario Kart 8: 32)
100+ missions (Mario Kart 8: 0)
200+ music tracks (Mario Kart 8: 68)

Holy moly!

And people here will still argue its not a system seller

 

[Danjin44]

This game is going to be an absolute content-bomb.

Huge open world
24 players (Mario Kart 8: 12)
40+ characters (Mario Kart 8: 30)
100+ costumes
100+ track variations (Mario Kart 8: 32)
100+ missions (Mario Kart 8: 0)
200+ music tracks (Mario Kart 8: 68)

Holy moly!

I'm so excited, I spend unhealthy hours on MK8 and with MKWorld with bigger scale.

 

[Fermbiz]

80 dollars for a Switch port....Thanks Nintendo...

 

[DeepEnigma]

Shocker!

 

[LordOcidax]

Most of those yearly games are played competitively, and most of them feel/are 'forced' to get the newest addition in order to remain competitive. That's not really the case for Mario Kart. The average Mario Kart player is more likely to continue playing MK8D if they for whatever reason don't want to get Word.

It would've been another story if the Switch 2 would get a brand-new Smash, because that's a lot more competitively played, but I'm fairly confident it'll just be Ultimate + all DLC just like they did with MK8D.

You may be surprised by the amount of people that play MK games online only also, is the NEW Mario Kart game, fans of the series are going to buy the game ASAP. Don't be surprised if the game sells almost 1:1 ratio with the hardware.

 

[Lokaum D+]

And people here will still argue its not a system seller

Mario Kart was and ll always be a system seller, but lets be honest, from the first minute to hour 500 its the same old same old gameplay

 

[Danjin44]

Mario Kart was and ll always be a system seller, but lets be honest, from the first minute to hour 500 its the same old same old gameplay

For me and many people MK gameplay is pure fun, I could spend hours just playing that game and never get tired of it.

 

[bender]

Mario Kart was and ll always be a system seller, but lets be honest, from the first minute to hour 500 its the same old same old gameplay

Yeah. Nintendo should switch (free pun) things up and make it not fun.

 

[Codes 208]

Mario Kart was and ll always be a system seller, but lets be honest, from the first minute to hour 500 its the same old same old gameplay

While true, I'd say that MK's strongest suit is its dynamics rather than just the gameplay.

Its a competitive party racing game, the biggest reason why Ive put so many hours into 8 was because its one of my favorite games to play with friends online.

 

[Deerock71]

Easiest decision ever to launch Switch 2 with Mario Kart. Makes you wonder what else was intended for Switch 1 but got pushed.

 

[blacktout]

We've seen the character they're padding this roster with, man...

Hard disagree. I love the idea of finally being able to play as extremely obscure enemies and random side characters. We've seen the same playable characters so many times in various Mario Kart, Party, and sports games. I'll take a bunch of silly meme characters over a regurgitated roster any day.

Also, this:

Eh.. We got way less characters in Mario Kart 8 and I'd take a lot of these over stuff like Metal Mario. And stuff like Cat-Suit Peach was a character in Mario Kart 8, something like that will just be a costume here, which is way better imo.

 

[LordOcidax]

For me and many people MK gameplay is pure fun, I could spend hours just playing that game and never get tired of it.

I turn on my Switch every week to play a few hours online, and every time i have a blast.

 

[Smasher89]

So why is it 20 bucks more expensive when budget is probably somehow comparable to switch 1 games.

Appealing to shareholders i feel is the answer, the most selling game for the switch earning more money on switch 2 is probably "easiest" solved by making the fewer payers pay more.



We will see in august if the console still sells out or weve got another wii u situation(with higher potencial first weekend sales)., concidering how kinda out of touch it is with how the current situation is for alot of people.
I've noticed a bunch of seemingly high quality games selling not super much and shutting down studios left and right the recent year, and even most played on gamepass didnt even help one of those studios. Will people prioritize 100 dollar mario kart (might be less expensive outside the nordic countries), or is it the smaller games that will get a even harder time.

 

[clarky]

It'll obviously sell well, but I wonder if the backwards compatibility of the Switch 2 will cannibalize (is that the right word in this context?) sales for World when people can just play the MK8D they already own.

Not a chance anyone is buying a Switch 2 then passing on World to just play 8 you lunatic.

 

[Scrawnton]

It'll obviously sell well, but I wonder if the backwards compatibility of the Switch 2 will cannibalize (is that the right word in this context?) sales for World when people can just play the MK8D they already own.

Joke post?

If this logic made sense CoD would've been a dead franchise over 15 years ago.

 

[Trilobit]

Crazy to think that Nintendo was already moving development to the Switch 2 back in 2020.

They must have a lot of titles stockpiled.

That sounds like music to my ears. I think I'll enjoy NS2 far more as a console than PS5 if it gets bombarded with exclusives.

 

[Robb]

It's interesting to hear that they would've gone for "Mario Kart 9" if the game had turned out more similar to MK8.

I've been seeing comments for years of people saying the next one would be labeled "10" because Nintendo considered Mario Kart Tour to be entry number 9. Not sure where that came from.

 

[GigaBowser]

same old gameplay

nort true pal i plays it at experience wallriding slides game change ssx3 of mario karts

 

[PonyStation4]

Crazy to think that Nintendo was already moving development to the Switch 2 back in 2020.

They must have a lot of titles stockpiled.

Why is that crazy? It takes 3 to 6 years to make games

 

[Team Andromeda]

It's the Nintendo way, and to me it looks for all the world like a Switch game. Open world racers are hardly new something even the 360 gen could handle

 

[Mozza]

And people here will still argue its not a system seller

It's because they are delusional and do not personally like the game themselves. But just look at the original Switch sales prediction thread to see they rarely get things right.

 

[RoadHazard]

Makes you wonder what the big game for the Switch 2's first year would have been then.

Donkey Kong? But I also think they have the next 3D Mario ready to go, the last one was 8 years ago. They're just holding onto it for now.

 

[Emedan]

Donkey Kong? But I also think they have the next 3D Mario ready to go, the last one was 8 years ago. They're just holding onto it for now.

Yeah 3D Mario must be done by now. It's the 40th year anniversary so it's definitively coming this year that's for sure.

 

[ADiTAR]

Easiest decision ever to launch Switch 2 with Mario Kart. Makes you wonder what else was intended for Switch 1 but got pushed.

DKB.

 

[BlackTron]

DKB.

According to their CEO, more processing power was needed to realize the destructible environments in DKB.

While we don't believe everything told by CEOs, if Mario Kart got switched over back in 2020, it's hard to see DK in its current form having ever been taken seriously on Switch 1...but anything is possible I guess. It could have started as a totally different game, or maybe Switch 1 could handle it after all. Hey it did TOTK's physics right.

 

[KungFucius]

Crazy to think that Nintendo was already moving development to the Switch 2 back in 2020.

They must have a lot of titles stockpiled.

I doubt they are stockpiled in the sense that they are ready, but I could believe that a lot of developed ideas got put into the Switch 2 bin, especially when they could pull in the remasters to have titles on the calendar. I am most curious about Zelda. TotK took forever as a sequel that shared so much with BotW. There must have been stuff they had to drop due to Switch being a fucking toaster that might be part of the next one. And Bowser's Fury, was that going to be something bigger or did they intend it to be what it was. That one is actually weird as they decided, hey you 4 WiiU owners who bought 3D World, here is some incentive to double dip when normally it is just Fuck you, take this old game for full price.

 

[Gambit2483]

It'll obviously sell well, but I wonder if the backwards compatibility of the Switch 2 will cannibalize (is that the right word in this context?) sales for World when people can just play the MK8D they already own.

The game is essentially 10 years old. I'm sure most of the people are ready to move onto something new.

Maybe the newer/younger gamers don't care but almost everyone else is ready for a new experience; New tracks, tricks, items, characters and social interaction (for some).

 

[hemo memo]

30FPS on the overworld and 60FPS on races? I mean that's awful but doable.

 

[ADiTAR]

According to their CEO, more processing power was needed to realize the destructible environments in DKB.

While we don't believe everything told by CEOs, if Mario Kart got switched over back in 2020, it's hard to see DK in its current form having ever been taken seriously on Switch 1...but anything is possible I guess. It could have started as a totally different game, or maybe Switch 1 could handle it after all. Hey it did TOTK's physics right.

I'm saying much like MKW, they started DK on Switch and decided to move it.

 

[rodrigolfp]

nvm.

 

[AJUMP23]

MX8 is the WiiU game that could. Just a brilliant game with so many great tracks in the end.

 

[Evil Calvin]

That's why it looks like a Switch 1 game

 

[The_Mike]

Easiest decision ever to launch Switch 2 with Mario Kart. Makes you wonder what else was intended for Switch 1 but got pushed.

 

[BlackTron]

I'm saying much like MKW, they started DK on Switch and decided to move it.

I mean my post responded directly to this statement sooo...yeah I know? No need for redundancy.

Do you think DKB changed to a different game after moving to Switch 2? Or that Switch 1 was able to handle the game all along? That's the "discussion" part of it

 

[ElFenomeno]

8 years working on a MK game.. what?!

 

[Deerock71]

Based off some replies, should've been called Mario Kart Salt World.

 

[ADiTAR]

I mean my post responded directly to this statement sooo...yeah I know? No need for redundancy.

Do you think DKB changed to a different game after moving to Switch 2? Or that Switch 1 was able to handle the game all along? That's the "discussion" part of it

I think it handled it. The engine def looks like it could. Maybe in 30fps not sure of dk is 60 now.

Possibly smaller zones and less destructability which honestly looks more like an effect than actual debris coming from the rocks.