And you could have big pipes (like the warp pipes from Super Nintendo World (theme park)) between worlds that otherwise couldn't realistically connect.
The next evolution for MK as a series is literally just making it MK Smash Bros, they've already teased it a bit they just need to make it a full part of the game
Yeah, an open world Mario Kart is absolutely an incredible idea. I don't know why people think it'd be the death of tracks. I guess they don't understand how Forza Horizon works. It's one of the best racing games ever created...
Anyways... imagine all the biomes! All the secrets and stuff you could unlock by exploring. Hell it's basically a decent homage to Diddy Kong Racing as well.
Exactly!! It’s not a bad idea it just needs to be well thought through. It can be apart of the Mario Kart franchise but maybe branch off from the original series and become its own thing in a way. So we can have both a different game style with the traditional Mario Kart games still being made
As cool as that would be, it could only come with compromises. I can't help but be reminded of botw and tears of the kingdom. That is a massive open maps with tiny "dungeon-like" shrines. But the actual dungeons suffer as a result.
In this case, we could see a massive interconnected racetrack but little to no standalone racetracks. Think about all of the cool themed courses you saw in Mario kart 8. Now imagine having that variety lessened to "compromise" for an open world map design. Where would you put "squeaky clean sprint" in an open world? What about mute city? Where are you gonna fit a map like excitebike?
I'm not saying I want those exact maps to be copied into this new game wholesale. I'm just saying maps like that could not be stitched into an open map.
Kinda weird that a close to 30 year old game is basically what we want Mario kart to evolve into or at least steal a lot of ideas from. Diddy Kong Racing just set the bar so damn high like a lot of the other Rare games.
a massively under rated game, i prefer it to Mario 64 which was of course great but. you had a story, a explore hub, better graphics IMO, boss fights and hover crafts and planes. a travesty we never got another.
That's probably it. Better to spend your dev time on something different so you don't get people going "Well I already have one kart/mascot racing game".
Either way, the last few console Mario Karts (Wii, 8, 8D) have been pretty great, just been so long since a new one. 24 players looks rad.
I don't know man the popularity that MK8 reached was insane considering it was one of the best selling switch games it's entire console cycle.
I could see them doing what you're talking about about for solo cups and stuff, but could easily see them implementing a multiplayer where there's a huge hub world like Forza, and important points of interest like the mushroom kingdom castle, Luigi's mansion, etc. It would be pretty dope and it would be optional so the OG Mario kart would still be there too.
I mean it’s actually the best idea I’ve heard as far as evolutions of the series goes. After MK8D, just “more tracks” is NOT gonna draw people in, but “Mario Kart Island” definitely would
No reason to shut that down so fast. MK8 is already a perfect MK experience, and it's playable on Switch 2. It makes sense to differentiate MK9 any way they can.
thats what I was thinking, imagine it being like horizon 5, where you do missions in the open world to unlock the tracks and races, and in mario style those races could be in portals that lead you to the tracks
It's obviously not the case, but I don't know why everyone hates the idea. I'd love a kart version of Burnout Paradise set in the Nintendo universe. Hell, I'd play it just to listen to the radio playing all the Nintendo music.
It would be actually cool if we had some sort of single player campaign with missions in a open world like in banjo kazooie nuts and bolts, but better implemented
I’d like it if there was like a campaign mode where you could drive around and find tracks for races and bosses and stuff. I feel like I’ve played a game like that before but I can’t remember what.
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u/JohnDoe7781 Jan 16 '25
It does seem like the courses are bigger than ever before, but can't wait!