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[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Cross gen im guessing, otherwise its pretty lacking IMO.....those backgrounds are a blurry mess

 

[Kikorin]

MK 8D is still the best looking game ever made, so I'm fine for this looking close to it (but realistically will be cross-gen and sell 100 millions).

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Is it open world?

While there are barriers alongside some parts of the track there are no other obvious borders.

Could well be, the game will need a new “gimmick” as per 8’s upside-down sections.

 

[Holammer]

Is it just me or does it now even look that much better than Wiiu MK?

Surface level it doesn't look like much, but maybe the stages are huge and similar to Ridge Racer with variants? Look at the stuff in the distance as the camera turns 180 degrees and the cars continue towards the horizon.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Looks completely different to his appearance in Mario Kart 8.

I wonder if other characters have been redesigned to match the movie.

If not, could Donkey Kong be getting the special treatment due to a new upcoming game?

 

[IAmRei]

- Game does not yet have an official title

- Revealed alongside the console

- Donkey Kong character redesigned to match appearance in Super Mario Bros Movie

Let's a gooooo

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Cross gen im guessing, otherwise its pretty lacking IMO.....those backgrounds are a blurry mess

Do Nintendo do cross gen?

Apart from Twilight Princess and Breath of the Wild which started development on GameCube and Wii U respectively.

 

[ChoosableOne]

I own Mario Kart 8, and I still wonder how people enjoy this franchise. Sure, having a few races with a kid is fun, but being obsessed with the series? The fact that all the games in the series are basically the same makes it even more dramatic.

 

[Shaki12345]

You must be extremely retarded to think Nintendo would do a cross gen release and take sales away from Switch 2.

 

[DonF]

will this release on the switch 1 then? If it doesnt switch will be one of the biggest nintendo console without a mario kart.

 

[Fake]

Is it open world?

Hope not.

Would be better they take the CTR or Diddy Kong Racing method of world hub in story mode.

 

[Trilobit]

Good catch! That’s sounds very likely.

Looks like Cracky Kong.

 

[Spukc]

legit worst design EVAH

 

[Bond007]

Doesnt look like anything special- but its also sort of hard here given what is shown and over YouTube.
Still day one even if it looked like dog shit

 

[V1LÆM]

this looks exactly like MK8

who cares. let's at least wait for GAMEPLAY changes

 

[ADiTAR]

It's def launching with MK10.

 

[Robb]

I own Mario Kart 8, and I still wonder how people enjoy this franchise. Sure, having a few races with a kid is fun, but being obsessed with the series? The fact that all the games in the series are basically the same makes it even more dramatic.

Obsessed? It’s a fun game series and I’d argue the best in its entire genre. Same as with CoD, GTA or anything else that pulls insane numbers.

Looks like Cracky Kong.

The first ever 18+ rated Mario Kart incoming.

 

[SGRU]

I own Mario Kart 8, and I still wonder how people enjoy this franchise. Sure, having a few races with a kid is fun, but being obsessed with the series? The fact that all the games in the series are basically the same makes it even more dramatic.

MK8 is easily my most played game of the past few years.

 

[ChoosableOne]

Obsessed? It’s a fun game series and I’d argue the best in its entire genre. Same as with CoD, GTA or anything else that pulls insane numbers.

Maybe 'obsessed' wasn’t the right word; I could have used something else for people who are still excited about this game, like "being so into the series"?

CoD and GTA have shown different developments over the years(those are not my favourites btw), but this series has been almost exactly the same for 30 years. I’ve also played the GameCube and Wii versions, and even a knockoff South Park version back in the day. I enjoyed it as a kid, especially with a friend, but it’s interesting to see adults still getting excited for Mario Kart 9. I still occasionally regret the $60 I spent on it—just like I did with Smash Bros Ultimate.

 

[Deerock71]

Watch it run at 240fps to melt the brains of the fps crowd.

 

[Jinxed]

Looks exactly the same as 8...

 

[AJUMP23]

I will buy another Mario Kart, but 8 has more goodness and tracks than anything else.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Is it just me or does it now even look that much better than Wiiu MK?

Not ease to tell with that crap video quality.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Do Nintendo do cross gen?

MK8???

 

[E-Cat]

MK8???

MK8 is not 'cross-gen', it got ported to the Switch

 

[rodrigolfp]

MK8 is not 'cross-gen', it got ported to the Switch

How being a port or affects it beying cross-gen or not??

 

[E-Cat]

How being a port or not affects it beying cross-gen or not??

Seriously? It was not developed simultaneously for the Switch. By your definition all ports are cross-gen

 

[rodrigolfp]

Seriously? It was not developed simultaneously for the Switch. By your definition all ports are cross-gen

What is the practical difference between being simultaneously developed or not? GTA V is not cross gen? Jedi Survivor is not cross gen?

 

[GymWolf]

Good catch! That’s sounds very likely.

Dogshit redesign if you ask me.

New donkey looks retarded.

 

[Zacfoldor]

Soon.

 

[E-Cat]

What is the practical difference between being simultaneously developed or not? GTA V is not cross gen? Jedi Survivor is not cross gen?

I take cross-gen to mean that it's designed to take advantage of both consoles at the time of development, though obviously compromised to fit within the power envelope of the less powerful console.

For example, if an early PS4 game later gets ported to PS5 in the middle of its lifecycle, that no longer constitutes cross-gen for me. Hence, GTA V on PS4 is cross-gen, but GTA V on PS5 is a port.

The power of Switch being essentially on par with WiiU does complicate things, however. Can it even be considered cross-gen if it essentially belongs to the same gen?

 

[daclynk]

looks like MK8DD

 

[RoboFu]

anyone else notice how big that track is at the end? interesting.

 

[Robb]

but this series has been almost exactly the same for 30 years.

I guess that’s where we disagree. And I think the fact that there’s a humongous fanbase who all have different Mario Kart games as their favorite should be pretty telling that they’re not all identical. As with most franchises.

 

[rodrigolfp]

The power of Switch being essentially on par with WiiU does complicate things, however. Can it even be considered cross-gen if it essentially belongs to the same gen?

Wii U and Switch are different gens. Power has nothing to do with console gens.

 

[GoldenEye98]

[changes title number]

Nintendo: That'll be $450 + $80 dollars thank you... lol

 

[Kataploom]

I was hoping for them to not do make the style flat for next Mario Kart after the new DLC tracks... I guess it is what it is, I hope it's just an intentional first bad look like those Nintendo provide for their stuff which will then show real stuff and hype everyone

 

[Kataploom]

I own Mario Kart 8, and I still wonder how people enjoy this franchise. Sure, having a few races with a kid is fun, but being obsessed with the series? The fact that all the games in the series are basically the same makes it even more dramatic.

Online

 

[E-Cat]

Wii U and Switch are different gens. Power has nothing to do with console gens.

The term ’cross-gen’, and why it’s looked upon so negatively, wouldn’t even exist if power had nothing to do with it

 

[Tg89]

Lol people really out here analyzing the "upgrade" based on 10 seconds of footage on a TV inside a Youtube video.

I really am not expecting much of a graphical upgrade, MK8 is already pretty fantastic artistically, the style doesn't need much in that regard. I would imagine the upgrade comes in the form of the size of the tracks, amount of stuff on screen, number of racers, etc.

 

[rodrigolfp]

The term ’cross-gen’, and why it’s looked upon so negatively, wouldn’t even exist if power had nothing to do with it

Why not? If PS5 had nearly the same power of PS4, Horizon Forbidding West would not be cross-gen?

 

[Walter Matthau]

Looks like it will support 24 racers.

 

[chakadave]

The trailer with the road going on forever has me wondering if this is going to be a non standard Mario kart. Give me open world mushroom kingdom racing a la Forza Horizon and I’ll buy this shit day one.

Some sort of Diddy Kong Racing elements. Yes.

 

[E-Cat]

Why not? If PS5 had nearly the same power of PS4, Horizon Forbidding West would not be cross-gen?

For all intents and purposes, it would not, because the PS5 version would not be compromised by PS4 power. You are looking at this from the obtuse product cycle angle, whereas I’m looking at it from the viewpoint of the spirit of a gen. The only company insane enough to break that spirit is Nintendo.

 

[Horseganador]

Graphically it is disappointing, it hardly differs from MK8 (a game that came out 11 years ago)

 

[neocycle]

His appearance matches that of the Super Mario Bros Movie now

I like the old one better...

 

[Hookshot]

The amount of placements on the grid show up to 24 racers at once which as anyone who's played Mario Kart before knows would be absolute carnage.

Also Rosalina seems to be riding a Snowmobile on tarmac.

 

[ManaByte]

 

[FeralEcho]

Konkey Dong...the new redesign looks like dogshit. Gimme Tropical Freeze DK or not at all.

 

[Mozza]

Anyone else notice Donkey Kong here has been completely redesigned. I bet they have a new game with that look on the way that will be revealed at the direct.

They are always messin with Donkey.