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I always really hated how in Mario Kart 8 that if you played in multiplayer, the auto-controls would always default to "On" for players 2 through 4.

It made it rather exhausting when sharing the game with more casual players and having to explain the auto-control options every time and ask whether they wanted them on or not.

@Anachronism I recently learned that you can dodge a blue shell entirely if you use the new rewind function at the last second before it hits you. Doing so has actually saved some Knockout Tour runs for me. 😉

In my opinion, the best thing about Mario Kart World is that it is the epitome of the game design vision I've loved about the series in the last few entries, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe especially.

Namely, that the Mushroom Kingdom isn't just a collection of abstract obstacle-filled levels where all you do is reach the flagpole and win. Rather, it feels like a fully realized, interconnected world, where Mario Kart is a major televised event watched by millions of viewers, and where there are real businesses that provide valued services like Fuzzy Battery, Morton Construction, Boomerang Bros. Airlines, Rainbow Exploration Agency, etc.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was already fantastic in this regard, but Mario Kart World makes it even better. Various aspects like how you can travel directly from one track to another in real-time instead of merely going through menu screens, that when you are at a high-enough altitude you can see nearby tracks off in the distance, the landscape being peppered with realistic architecture like power lines, suspension bridges, freeways, and ski resorts, and lastly the end credit visuals, really sell the Mushroom Kingdom as being a inhabited place that you'd definitely want to go and visit. I think it's the closest the Mario franchise as a whole has gotten to making its universe feel real.

Overall, a 10/10 game for me. Oh, and it has the best Rainbow Road in the entire series. =)

My first Zelda game, so I might be biased, but I've never understood why people disliked the sailing in the original so much, when you get to listen to the Great Sea music, one of the best songs in the entire series in my opinion.

Plus, seeing the islands come into view over the horizon as you approach is really cool. It even takes the height of the island into account, like how the Forsaken Fortress actually appears into view first before the smaller islands around it do.

Pretty unfortunate that she seems to have been let go far more unceremoniously compared to Charles Martinet. Peach and Toad are almost if not just as important to the Mario franchise as Mario and Luigi are, after all.

@FlyingDunsparce Yeah, that's pretty lame, honestly. They could've made it work by having the Tingle Tuner bring up a simulated GBA screen within the GameCube NSO app that you could then switch to at any time while playing the main game.

I remember playing FF Tactics Advance on my GBA when I was a kid. It was fun but also really tough, and I never managed to finish it, even with the Nintendo Power strategy guide.

I'll still be happy with my Switch 1, but unlike seemingly (and a little strangely, to me) every single person here, I very excited for the Switch 2. 👍

Chiming in again to say that the people here commenting things like, "This is toxic positivity, everyone will just be blindly praising it, why would anyone defend such a garbage series?"... Saying that seriously just feels like toxic negativity to me.

Again, just because someone is liking something that may be flawed, it doesn't mean they are ignoring the flaws. It means that they can still like it despite the flaws.

I just really dislike all the assumptions being made in this comment section.

As someone who still appreciates Pokémon despite its flaws (I really liked Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl), this sounds very nice.

I really don't understand why people here are thinking this will only be toxic positivity... Toxic negativity exists too... And just because you enjoy something doesn't mean you are being oblivious to its issues.

The "let people enjoy things" mentality can be annoying, yes, but I think the "don't ask questions, just consume product" mentality is equally annoying.

12 out of 13 for me. Only missed the Yoshi star cursor question.

@dew12333 This isn't a game. They're making fan art.

Still trying to get used to his eyes... They just feel a little too off to me...

I've always loved Pokémon's logo. Very clean and elegant in my opinion, especially with the two Os looking like eyes. Great story.

@Ryu_Niiyama The basic point is that you generate cookies by clicking on the cookie.

When you have enough cookies, you can buy upgrades that help you generate cookies faster automatically.

When you have even more cookies, you can buy even better upgrades that help you generate cookies even faster automatically.

This repeats until you've generated cookies in the billions, trillions, quadrillions, and beyond.

There's a bit more to it than that, but that's the general point of idle games like this. Generate enough of some resource so that you can buy upgrades to generate it faster and watch that sweet number skyrocket.

Anyone else think the music is the one aspect of the Pokémon franchise that's always consistently good?

Like, say what you will about the gameplay and graphic qualities of the Pokémon games on the Switch, but Sword and Shield's Gym Leader battle theme was absolutely fire. 🔥

I still think that the most perfect time for Zelda: Four Swords Adventures to have been rereleased would've been on the Wii U. Then, instead of having to buy a bunch of cables to connect Game Boy Advances to a GameCube, you could simply connect a bunch of 3DS systems to the Wii U through wi-fi, like how you could use your 3DS as a controller for Smash 4 on Wii U.

But now the 3DS is long gone, so they can't do such a setup anymore... So I wonder how Nintendo would handle the multiplayer in Four Swords Adventures if it ever gets added to Switch Online...

In Super Mario Run, after grinding a lot of Toad Rally I've finally amassed the 50,000 Toads I needed to purchase Peach's Tent. With that, I've now fully 100% completed the game with all levels finished and all items collected! 😀

I think Super Mario Run is very underrated. It takes the common endless runner genre and perfectly meshes it with classic Mario platforming. Getting good enough at the game to see your character gracefully acrobat their way around each level provides a very unique thrill unlike that of any other Mario game. The fact that Super Mario Run as a mobile app is a cheap one-time purchase with no ads is the icing on the cake. 🙂

Happy gaming, everyone!

I just don't really like new DK's eyes very much... They're too scrunched together...

Still not fully a fan of the new Donkey Kong design. It looks a little too off-putting in a way that'd hard to describe... I think it's the eyes in particular that I dislike.

Yes, finally! Mirror and Classic Ace League tracks to be consistent with the other leagues! 😀

Personally, I think the game could've instead costed no more than $70 maximum, but I still think it looked really cool and fun in this Direct. It helped that I was able to watch and discuss it with my fellow game-loving dad, who works at Nintendo of America in the technical department and has already been able to try the game himself a little bit, including with the new GameChat feature lol.

One of the things I think is most underrated about the Mario Kart series in the last few installments, especially Mario Kart 8, is how "real" it feels, perhaps more so than anything else in the whole Mario franchise. I see the world the games take place in with all of the fake brands dotting the courses (Fuzzy Battery, Boomerang Bros. Airlines, Rainbow Exploration Agency, etc.), as well as the in-universe Mario Kart Television broadcasting company filming it all, and it really feels like an inviting, believeable universe where Mario Kart is a major televised event watched by millions around the world. Mario Kart World definitely looks to be a natural evolution of that core design philosophy.

Overall, I'd give this Direct a 9/10. I'm very hyped for it! =)

I've never understood why people dislike the sailing in the original version so much, when you get to listen to the Great Sea music, one of the best songs in the entire series IMO.

Also, you can add me as someone that overall prefers the original version's graphics for not having the overpowering bloom. And the lack of Tingle Tuner functionality in the HD version hurts a bit, especially since it was replaced by the Tingle Bottle that's now completely unusable now that Miiverse is shut down.

Overall though, both versions of the game are great.

As an American, I'm not too familiar with GAME. Is it as bad as GameStop?

@Gamer666 The original Wii actually did have analog triggers on the Classic Controller attachment for the Wii Remote, but they then went back to digital triggers for the later Classic Controller Pro.

Somewhat related, but I'm sure most of us remember that 3DS cartridges had a little notch on the side to prevent them from being inserted into a normal DS.

But it appears that Switch 2 cartridges have no such notch to differentiate their shape from Switch 1 cartridges. Hopefully nothing bad happens if someone were to insert a Switch 2 cartridge into a Switch 1.

Not saying it still isn't expensive, but I'd like to inform everyone that sees this comment that the physical version of Mario Kart World will cost $80 just like the digital version. The rumor of the physical version costing $90 is false.

This was confirmed to me by my dad, who works in the technical department at Nintendo of America over here in Washington State and has been able to try out the Switch 2 himself.

@EarthboundBenjy Great job on having the top spot! I lost to you by only three seconds lol.

Woo! 12/12 in 1:30! I knew the answer to all of these except for the Tri Force Heroes one, which I haven't played. Guessed right on it, though!

@RainbowGazelle I'd say possibly because unlike the Wii there's no sensor bar for the Switch to keep a pointer location accurate.

Just curious: What makes the yen weak? And consequently what would be the issue with the system charging the same as in other regions exchange rate-wise?

People here seem to think this feature lets you talk to random people online... It looked more to me like you can only talk to your friends with it.

Very surprised at the middling reactions here. I thought it was pretty great. 9/10.

@Uncle_Franklin Because picross puzzles are fun to solve, I'd say?

@DrJoson I agree, Star Fox Adventures has some great songs. It was developed by Rareware, after all. Their games from that era were always amazingly scored.

Cool update, though now both of the theme updates the Alarmo has had so far have been Mario-themed. Hopefully we can get themes from other series that haven't been represented yet!

@Spider-Kev The themes are free.

@PikaPhantom Yes! I greatly enjoyed the Mario vs. Donkey Kong remake, especially with it having more worlds than the original version. I would hardly call it "middling".

It hasn't even been two months and I am so tired of this presidency already...

@wildesttimelines Nintendo accepting USAID was reported to be fake. It came from a fabricated image on a 4Chan post:

https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2025/02/fact-check-usaid-did-not-pay-nintendo-9-million-dollars-to-study-infantailism-fake-4chan-post.html

@Mana_Knight Yeah, Super Mario Bros. 2 doesn't have a lot of tracks. Outside of the situation-specific themes (character select, boss battles, etc.), there's only two different level themes in the whole game. Anywhere outside? Overworld theme. Anywhere inside? Underground theme. Even the first game had more level themes than that lol.

Super Mario Bros. 2's soundtrack is short, but the game's overworld theme is one of the best overworld themes in any Mario game.

Man... As someone who overall really enjoys the Diamond and Pearl remakes, seeing so many people say they are bad is frustrating to see...

Great tracks here. Some of the Streetpass DLC games also had some really great music, like Mii Force or Ultimate Angler.

@-wc- I was able to 100% this game as a kid... with the help of the Nintendo Power strategy guide lol. 😅

@-wc- The 3DS remake actually makes very few changes to the masks design-wise. If I remember correctly, only one has a different appearance and only one other one has a different name, and that's it.

Have played Majora's Mask many times so got 24/24 very quickly.

I sometimes wonder how Link sees out of some of these masks, like the Couple's Mask or Kamaro's Mask lol.

Best version for me would be the PC port version that came out last year, 2 Ship 2 Harkinian. It has since added many great features that neither the original N64 or the 3DS versions have.

After this Splatfest, at least here in America, Big Man has officially won more Splatfests than Shiver. This was his 10th victory, while Shiver has won 9.

Meanwhile, poor Frye has still only won 3 Splatfests.

Fun fact: You know how the pause screen music has Wario constantly saying "nyah nyah" over and over and over? If you wait a whopping 50 minutes (seriously), he says "sorry" and then stops doing it after that lol.