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huh, i guess its cute but i never wouldve guessed it came from nintendo. if this really is to tease something pikmin related this is a very confusing way to do it lol

Having played and enjoyed both (and not even being a sonic fan), I think MKW has higher highs but lower lows, and SRC is more consistently good. MKW is has more exciting moments but more dumb decisions, while SCW doesn't really have any major cons just being a content-packed arcade racer

That is to say, the only loser here is our wallets, console wars are so back. GAMER FIGHTTTTT

funny enough my main way of playing crossworlds is switch 2 handheld mode and its been a blast, but its incredibly jarring how nicer this game looks on other platforms lol. the framerate personally hasnt distracted me during a race luckily

beyond the switch hardware fumbles, the only other major complaints ive seen are about end-game cosmetics being super grindy, slippery controls to adapt to if youre not used to arcade racers, excessive dlc, and the price. and i agree, but other than that fantastic game

i feel bad for small scale games that live or die having an online playerbase, that just feels like a losing battle for any game

pleasant surprise! i honestly thought they'd throw this game at the wall and never speak of it again. viewable stats and levels is such an easy way to encourage replayability and feel a sense of progression

I bought the game yesterday for my switch 2. My conclusion: it's very fun

@N00BiSH at this point its hard to beat how much fun they had with marketing Reggie and other nintendo faces during the wii/wii u days. We had one nintendo direct where they poked fun at doug bowsers and that was it lol

@Bigmanfan me too, it would be wild if they added the most requested update feature and then lock it to offline lol

big free roam W! i found it really charming at launch but after collecting all the obvious switches and medallions it just became a waiting room between matches id barely explore anymore

ufo will help us find a lot more blind spots, and i genuinely still love the idea of the open world. its sparks my childhood wonder of wanting to explore these courses out of bounds

@Bigmanfan actually i think it does effect online play. i havent tried the update yet but 1.2.0 used the exact same wording, "increased the frequency of lap-type courses appearing in the selection when choosing the next course in “VS Race” and wireless races"

i find it confusing too. i guess in their mind online play is lumped in with wireless races, but they couldve said it more clearly

its really interesting to contrast the crossworld segments and how theyre essentially small-scale, more exciting versions of MKW intermissions roads

hoping to pick this up! while i think MKW is more polished with better game feel, i think this game has more content and customization to pull people in

the base game has been solid enough to peak my interest, but the dlc hasnt been a pull for me at all. the picks just seem so, random? i love avatar but what is it doing in a sonic racing game

speaking of platinum points my cope is that they'll eventually release switch home themes that can be bought with them. nintendo today already toys with the idea of game themed UI we're so close

maybe im dumb for asking, but why isnt there an option to play these games in 2d so its accessible in handheld and tv mode?

but this does give me "hope" that DS games will eventually be added to NSO with a physical attachment, flip grip style. now that we know they arent above doing that

so excited for this! i can only hope those mii maker options on the bottom left corner mean makeup is fully back, i bought miitopia to design miis and prepare them for this game haha

It's why I personally hate the "nobody asked for this" argument over games we don't like. Nobody asked nintendo to make mario galaxy or odyssey either, but now that it's made all people want are sequels or dlcs packs for em

I think a lot of us only know how to ask for sequels. The actual devs have to create the new, innovative ideas first and its why nintendos survived for this long (whether or not these new ideas succeed is a whole other story)

Not to mention the 64gb size this game is. Sometimes the convenience youre paying for is not worrying about system storage

Its cute how the sfx and music come from a bunch of diff mario eras. Overall I just love how animated the mario cast has been allowed to be since wonder, we need to see mario be more of the goof he is

This makes me feel bad for mouse work, my pessimistic take was nintendo didnt want too many unique mouse control games near launch cause they wanted to release all the 1st party ones first, but it seems to be a bigger issue for a bunch of other devs too

1-2 switch 2 we're so back

ngl i was waiting for them to reveal the actual updated logo the whole video. i feel like its trying to go for the sleek simplicity of the smash ultimate but it doesnt feel fit imo, kirby should be allowed to have his cute flashy logo

otherwise great looking game

gotta hand it to sakurai for delivering in ways we dont expect. for reference this is also the guy that credits the composers better in smash bros's music player than nintendos own music app

I love how in depth sakurai gets with his presentations. He's probably gonna talk about all the stuff in the settings and I'm all for it

i played a lot during the early years since playing online didnt require NSO. im also surprised by what an underground success this apparently was. not only surviving as a switch exclusive, but collabing with several popular anime, having +180 episodes of an ACTUAL anime, and aforementioned merchandise

i eventually stopped playing just cause one ftp game cant hold my attention forever. story chapters took forever to come out too, by the time they did i lost interest lol

i know praising sakurais track record of games is the easiest thing to do, but darn it this guy made me love kid icarus. i have no history or attachment to air raiders, but just having his named attached to this project is enough for me to keep my eyes on it

this game is just ripe for events like this, it could be a fun way to introduce new rally tours or battle maps too. but thats just my cope for free update ideas that dont involve creating new resources

@KoiTenchi a nicer aesthetic definitely comes at a cost. my petty take is that battle league is a $20 game but you're paying an extra +40 for the vibes of the mario animations haha

@somnambulance I really like arms and still want a sequel, but yeah even back then it felt like an early sign to what a slog nintendos "free update" model will be. Part of me feels bad cause you can tell how much story arms wanted to tell, but they weren't even allowed to finish their graphic novel in development

even with the praise the gameplay gets, never underestimate the power of the vibes. its a shame how much more everyone believes the game could be, it makes me wonder about a timeline where splatoon or arms got the $20 treatment

my impression from this review and playing the demo is that the game can be fun, exhilarating, and have a lot of skill expression. but its a matter of IF people wanna do all that with how hard the game is control at first

kinda reminds me of battle leagues game model. barren modes and customization, but hoping the replayable high skill expression will warrant a decent fanbase

the $20 price at least means this game can get away with less. i did enjoy the demo and want to play more, but if the online scene dies idk if playing against cpus the whole time would save it for me

im interested to play more but im also worried about the longevity of the online. one hurdle this game has that its deceptively harder to control than it lets on. being both hard to play and hard to master

ill have fun with the game but its a matter of if enough people wanna get past that learning curve

having played for an hour my first impression is this game takes a lot more dexterity to control than i thought, doing precise turns and tricks especially. but ive been having fun, id like to practice and play more matches

not sure about mouse controls on my legs tho. its comfy but moving straight hasnt been consistent, it could be the folds on my shorts

this match honestly looks rad. the spin and fakeout toss at 1:26 got a laugh out of me

its interesting being in the gradual progression of nintendo fostering their lil community bubble, its more than making games and consoles now. we got amusement parks, movies, apps, QOL gadgets, lego sets and toys for both older and younger ages, ect

im not even saying this is anything new or even bad, businesses will business. but its now more apparent than ever nintendo wants us to think about them every minute of the day (i say, regularly checking a nintendo news site lol)

This is so bizarrely neat. The joycons are already pretty versatile for attaching to accessories, but I've never seen it done like this

That said I cant imagine anything coming of this unless they 100% commit to a big idea, like with labo or ring fit. Otherwise I don't think nintendo wants to sell games that require accessories you need to physically buy

i find the online ranking board so, useless in the game. besides looking at friends ranks it only ever shows the top players with maxed out scores, we cant even see where our own score is ranked worldwide

for a moment i thought the literal 3DS's Album music was added and i got excited. the 3ds ost, now THOSE are soundtracks id wanna see, the NNID settings music will always be a secret bop

minigames, trick mechanics, avatar customization. now this game has my attention. im seeing a lot more depth, and the park lobby having minigames to play while you wait for matches is giving me ARMS energy

i know they had to hold off on details, but for a new IP they really didnt show off enough until this point

@boxyguy im almost certain theyre hiding the free roam tracking in game cause they wanna save it for a MKW NSO app, ala zelda notes. heck someone even made a video on how the MKW map is actually a repurposed botw map with some tweaks lol

@KoopaTheGamer having played for the past hour or so im already noticing that random picks a lap-type course more often, opposed to the last update doing it almost never. im even seeing lap courses appear as an option more, i even saw 2 at once one time

hard to saw how well the update is working for everyone tho since we're still at the mercy of roulette luck, but my impression so far is we have more lap course frequency

rereading this again has me concerned. the update only mentions increasing lap-type tracks for "VS races" and wireless races. as in, "online play" isnt included? or is that included in the wireless races already?

im more ok with intersection tracks than others, but even ive found them overbearing after a while, especially when the fun parkour tricking are mainly on the lap-type courses. overtime ive found intersection laps more fun in a turn-my-brain-off way, not the test-my-skill kinda way

i remembering being a 3-star player in MK7 while playing tilt controls. this isnt really relevant to the article, i didnt even buy a 3ds wheel grip. i just look back on my days and think how did i play like that

i have it and im not comfortable recommending it at $20. i think the main value of the dlc comes from the new 2 rulesets and 14 mouse minigames added to the board game mode now, bowser live and carnival coaster are pretty disposable unless you have local play friends to bounce energy off of

having played Jamboree TV for the day, i think its quite telling how duct taped together this DLC is with the main game. i wouldve preferred if all the new content flowed together in the hubworld, but you quite literally have to decide first if you want SMP mode, or Jamboree TV mode

and just very janky menus. playing Jamboree TV doesnt give you party points, theres weirdly a lot of cutscene fluff before you can pick your character, carnival coaster and tag team rules cant solo queue, and when you exit Jamboree TV it plays the staff credits every time (tho you can skip them)

the actual content is fun enough, you get 3 camera games and 3 mic games for bowser live, and 14 mouse games which can also be featured in the board games. its just very disjointed dlc depending on whether you care more about wacky side mode local play (bowser live and carnival coaster), or new board rules and mouse minigames

I'm getting the dlc for it being the only console showcase GAME we have so far. Helps i finally resorted to spending my gold points for a cheaper price

I love mario party enough to try it out, but it's still frustrating how little polishing/updating was done to the main game. I'd love even little things more rule toggles and minigame options for the main game. There's so much content in this game that's just, segmenting into smaller side modes

I always theorized that part of why we didn't get a new baseball game is cause that requires having a LOT of characters with unique animations and courses, something nintedo was very selective with after starting the HD era, and battle league definitely proving they want to do the bare minimum

Now with MK world out, that gives me more hope baseball will come back, and they'll be less strict and go wild with character picks again. I loved this series as a kid

on one hand its a shame how the ports cant even be used for more gimmicky accessories without damaging the system, but on the other hand i wouldnt even want to do this even if i could

as a handheld players its WILD how bad the battery is at roughly 2 hours, i gotta constantly keep this thing charged after every session. its humorous how welcome tour doenst even highlight the battery life, just saying they "did their best"

I may eventually give this game a shot with it being the only new game made to showcase mouse control, but the $20 price does make me a lil sad. That DEFINITELY tells me there's nothing more to this game, and outside of sidemodes like jamboree TV they really don't have any bigger showcases for it. Warioware save us

having played for a few days, the intersection tracks dont bother me as much as i expected. but that could be the casual player inside me actually liking to drive through the world and free roaming, and less on optimizing 3 lap races over and over

great, unfinished game, pretty much nails the sentiment. theres so much potential for updates for more customization, costumes, knockout tour routes, heck give us more enclosed arenas for battle mode

open world mario kart was an ambitious idea. this game isnt lazy at all, but this is NOT the best it can do rn

this is a niche ask but i wish we could disable the system gyro when playing things like checkers and chess. playing it in a bumpy car ride with my brother got really annoying