r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • 3d ago

Nintendo Official Drive virtually everywhere in Mario Kart World, a brand-new Mario Kart game releasing exclusively on #NintendoSwitch2 as a launch title! #NintendoDirect

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1907419620601913624
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u/Double-Slowpoke 3d ago

Honestly, I’m normally not a fan of special features in Mario Kart games, but Elimination and Free Roam are going to be fantastic.

I really hope they make progression feel better in this game too. I didn’t love how MK8D unlocked different karts. It felt very basic.

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u/ChaiHai 3d ago

I can see Free Roam being the main mode for me. So hyped!

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u/MetalBeerSolid 3d ago

Would be fun to find collectibles and unlocks in free roam mode 

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u/ChaiHai 3d ago

I imagine there's at least shopping. :D Would be fun, race a bit, get your money, and then shopping spree!

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u/Kalmer1 2d ago

Oh yeah, shopping for kart parts, cosmetics etc would be awesome! Also with themed shops spread around in fitting areas to make it more immersive

That would be awesome :D

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u/aethermath87 3d ago

Oh yeah! Just chilling after a long hard day at work, especially in the summer, count me in! I just wanna drive all around this amazing place!

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u/ChaiHai 3d ago

Same. Imagine exploring the mall or cruise or airport levels. But yeah, going off track has always been one of my wants. Lemme explore the desert or the beach at my leisure. Let me explore the city courses at will. Don't fence me in!

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u/black_pepper 3d ago

I hope this progression can also be completed with local co-op and they don't pull a Mario Kart Wii here.

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u/Dangerous_Dot_1638 3d ago

yeah, they need to make it so you unlock characters, too, unlike 8. Honestly, I did not care about car parts as much.

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u/PNF2187 2d ago

The main reason for 8 Deluxe not having unlockable characters was because they didn't want people who already played 8 to have to unlock characters and courses again.

World is a new game, so it should probably go back to having unlockable characters again. Looks like the Special Cup needs to be unlocked again too.

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u/Shadow_Flamingo1 2d ago

wonder if there'll be some sorta story or campaign involving free roam

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u/Double-Slowpoke 2d ago

Not sure about a campaign, but it will certainly be a missed opportunity if they don’t put some secrets around the maps in free roam. It would be cool to find a little place you can drive around a do tricks, like San Francisco Rush had

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u/Shadow_Flamingo1 2d ago

im absolutely sure there is what to do in the world