Meow Motors Is A New Switch Racer Just Like Mario Kart, But With Lots More Cats

A note to all developers: MarioKart is the only game that can get away with being MarioKart (the Sonic game came close) don’t bother.

reminds me of modnation racers oddly.

Cats and hedgehogs and bandicoots should not be permitted to drive.

Does it run at 30 or 60 fps?.......

Well... it looks better than Garfield Kart and that Hello Kitty kart racer at least.

With this, crash team racing and sonic, feels like everyone’s trying to get a piece of the Mario kart pie atm...

@JayJ Garfield kart???? I love Garfield. And some great supporting characters. Never heard of this though! Add in orsons farm characters and you have have a super selection! Shame it sucked from what you say

@Stocksy I am sure some people like it. If you don't mind taking a risk I am sure it's cheap.

@Realness "Don't bother" To have this type of attitude is just unnecessary, I could say what you said about thousands of other games. Just because you have the definitive kart racing game doesn't mean you can't enjoy others or find entertainment in others. It is such an elitist and arrogant attitude to have.

Also, Team Sonic Racing was pretty damn good, maybe not to rival Mario Kart but still a solid game, and definitely good enough that the developers shouldn't have had the mentality of "don't bother". Rather have a few duds here and there and then a few good ones then none at all just because there is this perfect game they have to compete with.

You can also look at the recent Days Gone, which is judged to be an average game and by your standards isn't something they should have bothered with yet the consumers out there love it.

Just because you have one perfect example of a genre, doesn't mean that games coming after that doesn't have the same amount of quality can't be enjoyed and loved by consumers in the market.

@Realness Crash Team Racing is calling

@Yorumi I think you misunderstood, did you read the person I was replying to? This is a whole different topic then what I was arguing about.

@bleedinmagic81 Yup, and I hung up the phone. I was told by so many that it was actually better than MK. I was like “Better?!? Holy crap, I gotta see this.” So I bought it, popped it in aaaaaaaand... they shouldn’t have bothered. I will continue to maintain, that Sonic came close. So close in fact, that I thought Nintendo should steal a couple ideas from it.

@Yorumi First of all, definition of perfection when it comes to games is very subjective, so you have to kind of ask to let me explain to you what I mean by that. Second of all I was talking about the general opinions about the game. Most people would tell you that MK8 and the MK series is the perfect example of the perfect game for that genre. Whether you agree or disagree doesn't matter.

Second of all, your complaints are things I've never ever experienced or had an issue with playing MK8 on Switch so I have no relation to that and based on my performance and other peoples performances online. I have to say that the experience disagrees with you and proves otherwise. I have seen so many people including myself have perfect runs after each races several times with no problem so even if it's luck based it is heavily focused on skills and knowing the map. Sorry but I have to say based on what I see, you are wrong about this. Your theory might be right but it sure as hell doesn't show when playing the game.

Also per definition, perfect only means as good as it possibly can be. Which is a contradiction to the "no flaw" part of the definition, so you can pretty much have a subjective opinion and defining it in a subjective way what a perfect game is.

Just wanted it out there before you decide to have a huge argument about definitions.

@TAndvig I get what you’re saying but, one of the reasons MK is always successful, is Nintendo’s stable of beloved and recognizable characters. That seriously, nobody else can come close to. Again, besides Sonic (sorry Crash) every other kart racer just fades quickly into obscurity. That’s the way it is. And as a small company, to bet the farm on a genre Nintendo has a stranglehold on, is a sure fire way to go out of business. Truth be told. It’s best not to bother.

Meowio Kat Sixty-Fur

What is with a lot of developer obsession with cats as an all-encompassing theme for games? Meow Kart, Cat Quest, Cat Tails, that cafe cat game... I know there is dog-themes ones sometimes, but damn cats eclipse them twice over.

Not upset, just... Really curious where this is coming from.

Cats! Count me in 🥰

@Realness How do you know this though, I feel we need to bring up some sales stats to really know if this is true. They might never sell as well as MK does but a lot of companies don't need to, to be able to fund their next projects. Sonic Team Racing is really great though and I am really excited to have it on Switch so I can play it with my wife.

Will admit that I am a bit biased since kart racers except for Rayman are the only games I can get my wife to play with me. So I do want a lot more kart racers.

@datamonkey Don't forget that Nick racer that's a big meh compared to the 2000's game.

Also, hate to be that guy, but i'm not paying $15 just to race as a cat. Still more interested in Team Sonic Racing TBH.

It looks pretty for sure! Hopefully it plays smoothly

Might nab it for a cat-obsessed friend if it goes cheap in a sale or something. The only kart racer I enjoy is Mario Kart, though. Every other one I've played has something about it that I just don't care for.

Sort of like my experience with Monster Hunter vs other hunting games, actually.

@Realness I really wish this mentality would go away. Just because a video game ends up being similar to another doesn't mean it shouldn't exist. It's called genres dude, there's always going to be games that are similar, doesn't mean developers should throw in the towel and give up.
In fact, I say they should do the opposite, if they've got something to measure up to, it can actually drive (no pun intended) them to try harder.
Look at Shovel Knight, that game took a lot from other platformers and yet that game is fudging awesome, you didn't see Yacht Club Games throw in the towel because it "ended up being too similar to Super Mario" now did you? Neither should companies like this.

So PS4 and PC owners have been playing a game for the past few months that is "Just Like Mario Kart" and they only payed $15 for it 🤨

I will give them a +1 for the lots of cats. They got me there.

@NCChris I reserve this mentality for this one and ONLY particular genre. Because I do agree with what you had to say. BUT, honestly, do you really think that Meow Motors is gonna be the one? MEOW MOTORS??? As someone that helps run a small business, this was not a good money making plan. 1st gain some steam; make a name for yourself; earn enough capital to fall back on if something goes awry and once you have those things in place, THEN try to dethrone the King. The big boys still haven’t done it. This was and is NOT a safe bet. I am not gambler, but I will bet anyone, anything, that this game goes nowhere. Truthfully, I’m only looking at it from a business standpoint. I’m sorry, but this is going to be one of those games in the “Great Deals” section. That retailed for $14.99 and is now $.99

If I were to ripoff a mario kart game at this point, I’d rip off double dash.

Then I’m providing something “different”

Meanwhile, there's still no one filling the Bomberman Fantasy Race hole in my heart...

Seriously, everyone's trying to pass or ride the coattails of Mario Kart when there's a perfectly good market for foot racing games primed for the taking!

Cats, I love cats (and dogs) maybe Nintendo could make a Nintendogs+cats Kart in the near future to compete with this one.

Doesn't look too shabby for a generic 15 dollar kart racer, but with Crash Team Racing and Team Sonic Racing(hopefully it turns out good) looming on the horizon, it's hard to care about this. Needless to say we already got the kart racing king with MK 8 Deluxe as well...

That actually looks pretty solid. I'm surprised and it could turn out to be good. You can tell some actual effort has gone into this one.

@Realness Well see, that's the thing, this is an indie game so of course it's not going to "Dethrone the King".
Indie games never attempt to match the big leagues because they know they will be stomped big time. As awesome as Shovel Knight is, do you really think he has what it takes to take down Super Mario? Of course not, that's borderline insanity.
Just because Meow Motors is clearly trying to be a kart racer does not mean it's automatically trying to best Mario Kart, it's an indie games hence why it's prices are a lot lower than your standard Triple AAA games.

Wait a second Hold on Theres guns?!? Nani..

@Yorumi You just purposefully ignored everything I said, I told you the dictionary contradicts itself regarding what perfect means, it says no flaw but yet say as possible as something can be therefore of course something can be perfect and yet have flaws. I think you need to calm yourself down. It's like you take this as a personal attack or something. Not my fault if your bad at MK and therefore it doesn't work a certain way or it must be the game's fault. Grow up. Like I told you, there are several examples that contradicts what you are saying, maybe it's because of updates or maybe because this have nothing to do with the game's mechanics but you just being bitter about losing constantly.

@TAndvig @Yorumi Now now you two don't need to fight..

Haha, well daddy gotta tel mommy when she is acting stupid. We both still love you.

@TAndvig don't start with me and @Yorumi just let it go and move on....

@Yorumi No arguments? I handed you several great arguments for why you're wrong, for why bringing up definitions are moot. So don't give me that scorn attitude about how insulted you are for me suggesting this is all about your lack of skills and your inability to accept that. If someone is being a child or an idiot, I will call them out for it. Can't handle it? Then stay out of discussions with people that you can't deal with proving you wrong.

Not only this but then instead of actually counter arguing you start getting all about semantics thinking you will have a point when I clearly show you that your argument is moot because even the definition tells you that something perfect can't be flawless but only flawless in terms of what is possible for it to be. Therefor you can pretty much sum it up to having a subjective interpretation of what perfect means. Not only that! But none of this is new, people's definition of "the perfect game" in the games industry have been a topic for years now with the discussions of reviews and giving games 10. Your inability to accept this is giving me a headache. I will leave you with all my arguments that I gave you which you mostly just ignored and went into semantics. As a goodbye because you clearly don't have the intention of having an interesting discussion on this but just wanted to shut me down because you are so offended.

"Second of all, your complaints are things I've never ever experienced or had an issue with playing MK8 on Switch so I have no relation to that and based on my performance and other peoples performances online. I have to say that the experience disagrees with you and proves otherwise."

"I have seen so many people including myself have perfect runs after each races several times with no problem so even if it's luck based it is heavily focused on skills and knowing the map."

"Your theory might be right but it sure as hell doesn't show when playing the game."

"it says no flaw but yet say as possible as something can be therefore of course something can be perfect and yet have flaws."

@ShinyUmbreon Started? Dude, your the one butting in.

........ and your being a idiot and still fighting..

Does it have motion controls?

@TAndvig Dude, take my advice, put this 1 on your ignore list. I've given plenty of rebuttals to some of the crap he's come up with and yet all he's done is carried on saying the same thing despite me providing arguments against it.
Hearing you say "You just purposefully ignored everything I said" comes as absolutely no surprise to me.
Also, from what I can read on your side, it seems you've already been hit with the "You insulted me" card, another lazy tactic he likes to employ.
Honestly, I wish he'd leave this site, he's obviously just here to drum up drama.

@NCChris Honestly I was trying to stop this fight..

@NCChris Thanks! Nice to see rational people. I will just ignore that sort of stuff from now on. Clearly no reason to discuss with people like that, will just escalate things. Thank you! Really helpful and I appreciate that.

@ShinyUmbreon I know you meant well but if I may offer some advice; Calling people "idiots" isn't a good way to calm them down, all that's going to do is make them even more willing to carry on.
As for your original comment, again I know you meant well but the tone you took was like a Parent telling a couple of kids to knock it off. While I admit I heavily disagree on a lot of what Yorumi says, himself and TAndvig sure as hell don't act like children so to take such an approach is again only going to add more fuel to the flame.
There's a difference between know what to do and knowing how to go about it.

@NCChris Yea sorry I have autism and having a hard time not worrying about my self in to a fight yea sorry..

@ShinyUmbreon Oh hey, nice to know I'm not the only autistic person here.

@NCChris oh welcome to my world...