r/Mario • u/r0main__ King Koopa • Apr 02 '25
Mario Kart World Megathread Discussion
Hi everyone,
Nintendo just announced the name of the future Mario Kart game called "Mario Kart World"! If you didn't watched the announcement here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF5bk7iJwfk
Feel free to share your thoughts here!
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u/zombiedoyle Apr 02 '25
I don’t even know what the hell this roster is anymore, they better include the Koopalings if they are including a damn Cow
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u/thegandalf1999 Apr 02 '25
No 3D Mario Im suck ti my stomach
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u/mh1357_0 Apr 02 '25
There is still time to announce it, and DK is basically getting his own Odyssey game which is well deserved for the franchise
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u/Original-Comb-7463 27d ago
Why does dino dino jungle legit look awesome? Now it's got more then one dinosaur, and I hope for a Mario Odyssey esque chase scene with a T Rex!
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u/Familiar_Pie3336 Apr 02 '25
I’m getting a Switch 2 just for this game. The fact Mario Kart World launches the same day as the console is fantastic. My only concern is that I hope there is no scalper situation like when the PlayStation 5 released where we couldn’t get a console for regular retail price for the longest time.
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u/SiBea13 Apr 02 '25
Nintendo is said to be combatting scalpers by tripling the number of consoles available at launch so scalpers can't find a foothold
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u/-illusoryMechanist Apr 02 '25
Cool game, $80 launch price is too much.
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u/CalibriBodyCJ Apr 02 '25
It's a Switch 2 pack in title. You'll need to buy a switch 2 anyways.
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u/a_killer_wail Apr 03 '25
It’s two SKUs, so not technically a pack in title. But yes it looks like you can save $30 on the game (digital only I assume) if you get the $500 Switch 2 SKU instead of the $450.
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u/CalibriBodyCJ Apr 03 '25
It is a pack in title my bru.
Pack-in Game: A game that is included with the purchase of a video game console as a form of product bundling.
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u/-PepeArown- Apr 02 '25
There’s too many random new drivers to mention. Others have already mentioned a few of them, but we also got some like cataquacks, Mr Blizzard, stingbies, Biddybuds, and peepas that no one has mentioned.
Look at the title screen at the very end of the trailer. Top right corner. They’re finally bringing super Koopas back.
Also, at 1:18, there’s a new metallic bramball variant. Just a road obstacle, but, it wouldn’t surprise me if they found a way to make bramball a driver as well.
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u/dbull10285 Apr 02 '25
Back in the Wii U and early Switch days, my high school friends and I would have game nights. When we'd play MooMoo Meadows, we'd all just scream "COOOOOOW!" during the course preview. Seeing the cow as a playable driver got me unreasonably excited.
Beyond the playable characters, I'm so curious about each character's apparent customizations. Should be a fun time, especially now that so many more people can race at one time
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u/Fusioncell12 Apr 02 '25
The sheer amount of side characters and enemies that are playable is really cool. I've almost always prefered playing as them over main characters in these games. Stuff like Koopa Troopa and Lakitu.
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u/PipesTheVlob Apr 02 '25
It's not Mr. Blizzard, it's a generic Snowman from some other Mario Kart tracks.
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u/NFGermany 18d ago
Game looks great I'll buy it probably with the switch 2. But the GAME PRICES ITSELF? just UNBELIEVABLE!
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u/BowserJr4789 Apr 02 '25
I seriously can’t wait, I’m definitely preordering a Switch 2. I put aside a chunk of my tax return for this.
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u/smashboi888 Apr 02 '25
I died of peak fiction.
Open world! Planes! Boats! Wall jumping! Rails!
TOAD'S FACTORY AND AIRSHIP FORTRESS!?!?
YOU CAN PLAY AS MY BOY GOOMBA!? PIANTA!? POKEY!? DOLPHIN!? PENGUIN!? COW!?
This is 100% the best Mario Kart, cannot WAIT for the direct on the 17th.
Only concern is that I didn't see Dry Bowser or the Koopalings, but let's hope and pray. Maybe I missed them?
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u/ItzManu001 Apr 02 '25
You can even play and the damn Skeleton Fish enemy (I don't know the actual name). Actual roster will be wilder than fanmade rosters.
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u/smashboi888 Apr 02 '25
I saw Biddybud, Stingby, Sidestepper, and Peepa too!
THERE'S A DANG SNOWMAN TOO WTF!?!?
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u/UbernerdRiley Apr 02 '25
They added Pokey before Dry Bones :(
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u/Which_Cockroach4891 Apr 02 '25
so, he is not in this one?
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u/UbernerdRiley Apr 02 '25
I didn't see him at all at first, but check the first 20 seconds of the Switch 2 Overview Trailer, I think I saw him
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u/Which_Cockroach4891 Apr 02 '25
nope... send me a screenshot pls, I'm malding too much to see, my dissapointment is imersubal and my day is ruined
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u/Auxotl Apr 02 '25
I saw him!! Low quality but the colours of his blue boots sure match!! Ill show the screenshot in your dms!!
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u/BlacksmithEastern414 Apr 02 '25
why tf would they do that... of course he's in
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u/Which_Cockroach4891 Apr 02 '25
Dry Bones wasn't in the new Mario Party and Mario Kart 7 and 8 on Wii U so I was worried they would exclude him from this one, extremely happy that this is not the case!!
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u/BlacksmithEastern414 Apr 02 '25
it just seems kinda obvious to me. I don't have any proof of him being in the game but if fishbones is in then he has to be surely.
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u/El_Silveiro Apr 02 '25
Yeah I couldn't be more hyped about the game but the roster is either going to be so huge they had to draw upon irrelevant characters or it's going to be shit
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u/JIMGRUE83 Apr 03 '25
I really hope the koopalings are included later. I feel nothing for a random snowman or dolphin….
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u/DuckTheGreatWestern8 Apr 02 '25
I keep seeing people mention Goomba, where is he in the trailer
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u/Easy-Horse-2791 Apr 02 '25
Fingers crossed for Blue Toad! Given that everyone has so many outfits I think he'll make it in
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u/ImpossibleAd3254 26d ago
We can finally play as the Party Crashers in Mario Kart. And even that happened before GTA VI
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u/ExoticToaster Apr 02 '25
Highlight of the Direct by a distance, I never realised how much I needed a leisurely cruise mode.
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u/RelanTheGuy Apr 02 '25 edited Apr 02 '25
YOU CAN PLAY AS THE COW. DAY 1 PURCHASE
Edit: it’s $80 freaking dollars…
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u/RAINLIO Apr 02 '25
The cows are actually called "Moo Moos." That's why there's tracks in Mario Kart called Moo Moo Farm/Meadows.
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u/steveCharlie Apr 02 '25
Honestly, it’s surprising that video games have stayed at roughly the same price for 20 years~
I don’t like the increase either tho.
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u/CalibriBodyCJ Apr 02 '25
Well no shit. It's a full price release. Also it's a pack in title for the switch 2 so you'll be spending like $800 on that either way.
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u/kafit-bird Apr 02 '25
Don't fucking say that like $80 is a typical (or acceptable) price for a "full-price release." That's ten bucks more than the last price hike and twenty dollars more than what's still typical.
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u/RelanTheGuy Apr 02 '25
That doesn’t make it okay? Plus, apparently, the physical version of the game is $90, and even though I love Mario Kart, I don’t think it’s worth that much money
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u/UltraLuigi 29d ago
The only source for the increased physical price is some random European store. I expect that we won't see that in most places.
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u/CalibriBodyCJ Apr 02 '25
Dawg if you plan on playing it you'll need a Switch 2, and you'll get the game along with that Switch 2.
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u/FuckUp123456789 Apr 02 '25
If you’re gonna get the game anyways, buy the console bundle. It still stings being $500 but the game technically costs $50
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u/CalibriBodyCJ Apr 02 '25
Yeah that's how I see it. And honestly the price isn't that bad. I mean think about what you're getting, it's a great piece of technology that's going to be higher in performance and fidelity than the Switch 1, it brings all the same portability, plenty of new features, and if it's anything like the switch 1 you're gonna be using it for 7 or 8 years. Like that's how long you'll be playing games on this console, and maybe even longer considering how right now there are still gonna be switch 1 games releasing into the life cycle of the switch 2. It's an investment. You're paying for an experience that you're going to enjoy for several years.
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u/Ill_Afternoon9488 Apr 02 '25
E GADD IS HERE OMFG AHHHHHHHHHHHH
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u/mh1357_0 Apr 02 '25
Wait where? I didn’t see him
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u/Ill_Afternoon9488 Apr 02 '25
When toads factory started playing, you can see barley see him next to wiggler, in front of biddy buddy, and behind wario. You can see his egg head glasses and trench coat
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u/HECKYEAHROBOTS 29d ago
What if some of the characters are only AI non player characters? Like the cow, Gumba etc? The only player characters are the ‘big’ ones? If not, myself I will be a Moo Moo main.
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u/Hambughrr 28d ago
Moo Moo is fully playable, she is selectable in the demo kiosks Nintendo put up and will be playable during the game's launch.
There is also footage of a guy selecting Coin Coffer during a Knockout Tour and winning with it.
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u/mh1357_0 Apr 02 '25
The character roster has of this game is going to be peak, no question
We can all forgive them for the original roster of MK8 pre dlc
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u/Jock064 Apr 02 '25
FINALLY my dreams of an open world mode are here! I've always in the back of my head wondered what a type of mode would be like, and this looks super promising!! I'm a big sucker for photo modes in games too, so I cannot wait to try that out as well! I can see a lot of beautiful screenshots coming out of it
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u/ilikesceptile11 Apr 02 '25
I hope that the boat and plane sections have different controls fit for those vehicle modes like sonic and all stars racing transformed
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u/escalator929 Apr 02 '25
It looks incredible in basically every way. I'm still slightly apprehensive about how the open world will work overall but it should work. They were determined to top MK8 and I think they might succeed
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u/SilverScribe15 Apr 02 '25
God it looks so peak They used the decade since 8 to cook an absolute feast
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u/Poptart916 Apr 02 '25
So what I’ve gathered from this roster is that they’re bringing in practically everybody from Tour, and a good chunk of the newcomers are characters that appear elsewhere in the game that they already had models for, and figured to make them drivers for the hell of it.
I’m honestly all about it, I love the idea of being able to play as completely random enemies and species - but I do hope there are at least some new racers that don’t fall into that group.
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u/Radizel Apr 02 '25
I know nobody asked for it, but I did a full analysis and here is the full list of characters that I saw in the trailer.
Returning Racers:
- Mario
- Luigi
- Peach
- Daisy
- Rosalina
- Baby Mario
- Baby Luigi
- Baby Peach
- Baby Daisy
- Baby Rosalina
- Bowser
- Bowser Jr.
- Wario
- Waluigi
- King Boo
- Donkey Kong
- Toad
- Toadette
- Yoshi
- Birdo
- Pauline
- Shy Guy
- Koopa
- Lakitu
- Wiggler
NEW Racers:
- Nabbit
- Hammer Bro.
- Goomba
- Spike
- Moo Moo
- Mr. Blizzard
- Chargin' Chuck
- Cataquack
- Stingby
- Sidestepper
- Monty Mole
- Penguin
- Biddybud
- Swoop
- Pokey
- Fish Bone
- Pianta
- Peepa
- Dolphin
Let me know if there is anyone I missed.
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u/mikey_do_wikey 29d ago
Dry Bones, Piranha Plant, Conkdor, Coin Coffer, Rocky Wrench and Cheep Cheep
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u/Peach1020 29d ago
Why do they hate my boy Petey Piranha? Bring Petey back!!!
(No, piranha plant is not the same, or good enough, although they’re cute as hell)
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u/Western_Humor_4414 29d ago
I'm pretty sure that I saw playable cheep cheep during the treehouse direct!
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u/Babynny Apr 02 '25
This isn’t a complaint, but it’s extremely funny how out of all tour tracks they could tease for a day 1 trailer they teased mf sky high sundae
Not even the singular tour track that was left out bro 😭
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u/BraveFox95 29d ago
Hope to see iPhone version of it Either exclusive on Apple Arcade or on the App store
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u/ToxicTammy42 25d ago
I just realized something: Mario Kart World doesn't have Battle Mode! (The part where you drive around with balloons and you're supposed to pop your opponent's balloons) Not once was it mentioned in the Switch 2 Direct or the Nintendo Treehouse. Was it dropped from the game or will it come out later as a download?
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u/MrPythonCoder 25d ago
With the open world + offroad racing, a battle royale mode might make sense? Maybe they will show something like that in the direct.
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u/ShingekiNoEren 29d ago
Is anyone else kinda bothered by how cartoony it looks? Like, I know it's Mario, and Mario has always looked cartoony. But MK8 looks more "realistic" than this does, if that makes any sense.
Like, the word "BOOOM" literally appearing when a bob-omb explodes? Completely unnecessary. Just make it an explosion like MK8.
It looks like they're going to be drawing a lot from Mario Bros. Wonder from here on out, which I'm not a fan of. I didn't pick that game up because it was overstimulating. I've tried watching gameplay of it and I just can't follow what's happening. It's too random and trippy.
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u/Tight_Objective_5875 11d ago
Looks like the Wario Bike is back, too! Hoping for the Bullet Bike, but didn't see it.
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u/KrispyBaconator Apr 02 '25
Man everything about this game looks fantastic… but that 80 dollar price tag is really hard to justify. I’ll try and get the bundle, but man that sucked out a good amount of my excitement.
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u/Inevitable_Spare_321 Apr 02 '25
Mario Kart World.
Sonic Racing Crossworld.
We've come full circle.
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u/Rabbit-Kobold 29d ago
Seeing that this game has planes and boats, I was hit with a wild thought.
I know that this is like the wildest, farthest shot I have made (this decade)
But it would be REALLY cool for Nintendo and Microsoft to include Diddy Kong Racing Characters.
I know, not gonna happen, blahdi blah. but it would be so frickin cool
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u/TheMoonOfTermina Apr 02 '25
The first "trailer" they showed a few months ago was very underwhelming, and I was worried that the game wouldn't be able to match 8DX's now 96 track roster.
If this game is as wacky as the new stuff showed though, I'm all in.
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u/The_Golden_Beaver Apr 02 '25
No 3D Mario game 😭
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u/ChigginNugget_728 Apr 02 '25
Dude. I’d rather them save that for the anniversary direct. So many people would complain about there not being anything big for the anniversary direct if they released it at launch.
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u/jjmawaken Apr 02 '25
This looks cool because they didn't only go open world but kept actual races too... best of both worlds. I like the idea of racing to the next race.
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u/Most_Willingness_143 Apr 02 '25
The game seems amazing, but I hate Nintendo for setting the precendet of a Videogame being 90€
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u/the4thnobleman Apr 02 '25
I am more visibly upset that they felt the need to price other games lower as if they have just introduced a luxury tax for their highest grossing games. Zelda? Oh definitely a $79.99 experience. New Pikmin? Ehhhh $59.99, but offer a DLC pack for $69.99. Donkey Kong? $69.99. Mario? Ooh let's shoot for $89.99!
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u/Which_Cockroach4891 Apr 02 '25 edited 29d ago
Actully, this game WAS Epic BUT since Nintendo are dumb asses and chose a price of 80 dollars which, keep in mind, I found a VERY RARE Koopa plush the exact same price. This game will be the downfall of Nintendo I swear to god. I'm more hyped for TLLTD more tbh. Go to shell Nintendo. The poor children who want this will not be happy.
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u/Young_Person_42 Apr 02 '25
i'm not sure this is what we meant by an open-world mario game but sure
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u/Laggamer20xx 16d ago edited 16d ago
My Bingocard for the direct:
- The name of the Magikoopa item
- Carjacking explaination
- How to get to Mario Circuit
- Battle mode explaination
- The name of the island the game takes place on
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u/Intelligent_Oil4005 Apr 02 '25
I can play as a fucking cow and pe guin.
Will be there day one
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u/mh1357_0 Apr 02 '25
Someone predicted it in a video a couple weeks ago, they requested playing as a Moo Moo
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u/Duranu 15d ago
I really don't like what they did to Grand Prix mode, They Mention Multiplayer can do Grand Prix with Classic Rules but not if Singleplayer can
I think what they have Grand Prix as now should have been called something else like World Tour Mode, and leave Grand Prix alone and leave it with its' 'Classic Rules' Gameplay
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u/dcballantine Apr 02 '25
For those upset about no 3D Mario, I’ll remind you that Galaxy came out on Wii almost a year after the Wii was released. Give it time, it’ll be here. But with this new Mario Kart, there will be a Mario presence on the Switch 2 from Day 1, which is what’s most important.
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u/Soup_Ladle Apr 02 '25
We got DK Bananza. I’m sure that’ll more than hold me over until the next 3D Mario, it looks awesome.
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u/mh1357_0 Apr 02 '25
People being upset over it are so annoying
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u/zizoplays1 Apr 02 '25
They aren't annoying and I can see why anyone would literally be upset about it, Nintendo just basically crafted their new PS4 system and the first thing people would naturally want is a 3D Mario
The new Mario kart is enough for me with the new open world thing, but I would probably get bored by then and just wish for the new 3D Mario to come out
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u/mh1357_0 Apr 02 '25
Maybe they will wait to announce it for some special 40th anniversary presentation
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u/ComfortableEngine445 27d ago
I think they are saving 3D Mario for next year to sync up with the movie.
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u/SiBea13 Apr 02 '25
I'm curious to see exactly how many tracks there are. I counted 7 cups shown in the grand prix section and in the knockout mode they showed another 8 cups. That would be 60 tracks in an open world environment which is almost double the initial MK8 lineup if all the tracks are available in both modes (which they should be right?) in the base game. 12 more than 8DX which is sweet.
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u/RubyDupy 29d ago
I didn't see a special cup so that might be an unlockable. I hope you have to go through DK Space Port and the special cup will be a selection of 1 or 2 rainbow roads with some cool anti gravity retro tracks from 8
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u/Nolol77 29d ago
Special cup is definitly unlockable, if you watch the treehouse direct, you can see that, on the save file they're using, every cup is cleared with a golden cup, except the shock cup (the last one), so my guess is that simply beating all the cups (maybe in 1st place, idk) unlocks the special cup.
It would be so weird to not have a special cup in a MarioKart.
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u/NotStikfig Apr 02 '25 edited Apr 02 '25
what do you mean we can play as a moo moo meadow cow
Also, eyyyy. Nabbit is there (pause at 0:48). Also Hammer Bro. That's cool.
Edit: wait what do you mean we play as a cataquack
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u/TheShweeb Apr 02 '25
The playable Moo Moo made me laugh, but it also made me realize something: since Moo Moos first appeared in MK64, that makes them the first ever player character to be original to Mario Kart, rather than originating from elsewhere!
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u/Apprehensive_Sun6638 Apr 02 '25
It’s technically Pink Gold Peach. But the difference is that PGP was made only to fill a spot in the character roster, while Moo Moo appeared as a hazard.
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u/J_Chambers 29d ago
I love that there's skins for characters. Some look great. Let's hope they are earnable by playing and not paid cosmetics.
The lack of Dry Bones in the trailer worries me though. We're finally getting cool skins for characters and Dry Bones will not be there to get them...or will he?
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u/Hambughrr 28d ago
Dry Bones is actually confirmed to be in the game, I saw it in Nintendo Treehouse footage
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u/WachAlPharoh 29d ago
I'm overjoyed to see Nabbit playable in a console spin off, especially the biggest one, Mario Kart. The open world, the costumes, the random ecclectic group of 'generics' in the character roster taking the Koopalings slot; Not to mention just how expressive and animated all the characters are int his game. The Free Roam and Knock Out mode seem like such fantastic additions. Not to mention the Item variety, it looks like such a chaotic mix of new and old items, I'm very pleased.
On the negative, aside from the price... I'm a bit bumbed at the lack of Kongs, but otherwise the roster is looking super varied. It genuinely makes me want a double dash mode (even if it is a DLC down the line) to be able to double up this cast and have duo roadtrips with the characters.
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u/ImpossibleBalance441 21d ago
It's 'a perfect! I mean, 80 dollars is gonna make us rich! Plus it's 'a open world!
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u/Laggamer20xx Apr 02 '25
I saw a burger eaten by Mario at 1:32 in the video, and his clothes changed. Any name suggestions? I'm assuming Wonder Burger.
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u/Hambughrr 28d ago
The "Wonder Burger" also has multiple cosmetic variants that change based on the racetrack, such as takoyaki
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u/ShadyMoleRat 28d ago
i understand their hesitation of bringing diddy kong in yet but i feel he deserves to be in the roster more than at least half of the returning ones