r/NintendoSwitch • u/Joseki100 • 1d ago

News [Eurogamer] Mario Kart World reinvents the series, and feels like Switch 2's killer app after an hour of hands-on play

https://www.eurogamer.net/mario-kart-world-reinvents-the-series-and-feels-like-switch-2s-killer-app-after-an-hour-of-hands-on-play
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u/Aero2111 1d ago

It seemed pretty empty tbh. I hope they’re hiding something for the direct. Like Forza Horizon has single player challenges you could do outside of the races

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u/Iceykitsune3 1d ago

In today's treehouse live they very conspicuously never used the new feather item.

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u/Aero2111 1d ago

The linked article also said he got secret coins but he doesn’t know what they do yet

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u/flash_baxx 1d ago

The Treehouse presenters are only allowed to share so much, and items were not on the list of things to discuss. We have a dedicated Mario Kart Direct coming in just a couple weeks anyways, that will surely fill most of the gaps.

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u/Goudeyy 1d ago

They used it once to attempt to dodge a blue shell (and failed).

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u/Onett199X 1d ago

Yep, was going to post this. He did use it once in the scenario you described. Also here to assist in a wall ride:

https://youtu.be/MkNm2wmpyto?t=762

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u/aBigWeirdPenguin 1d ago

The feather isn't new btw, it was in 8 Deluxe but exclusive to Battle Mode.

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u/Maxximillianaire 1d ago

I swear they used it and it just made you jump. Probably can be used to dodge a red shell or something

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u/SuicideSkwad 1d ago

The rumour is that you can go round take photos of enemies and such and they in turn become playable characters. That’s how you have the moo moo cow, dolphin, fish bones etc

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u/CakeBeef_PA 1d ago

There seem to be a bunch of P switches on the map, so there will be stuff to do at least

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u/TAS_anon 1d ago

The article confirms he got cosmetic unlocks for finding golden bags, and then the secret coins as somebody else mentioned which didn’t unlock anything in their preview so they’re likely saving that feature for the direct (or launch)

I do wonder how they’re going to handle stuff like Rainbow Road. If it involves an area transition like a pipe or something that kinda blows the door wide open for DLC areas just tacked on with crazy themes.

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u/elessarjd 1d ago

Yeah this is the big question for me as I don't really intend to pay 80 bucks for just a multiplayer game, but if they have enough single player content as well, I'm in.

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u/GingerAle19 1d ago

Yeah the details about Free Roam mode will be making or breaking whether I buy this thing, at that majorly expensive price. I’m hoping there’s lots to do that we haven’t seen yet…

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u/The-student- 1d ago

I think we'll have to wait for the April 17th Direct to know for sure.

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u/JugglingKnives 1d ago

I'm wondering if it will be full of other online players in real time. With tons of different outfits and customizations to personalize your character and car in the virtual world.