Today, Nintendo just dropped a Direct focused on Mario Kart World. And as you’d expect, it had some new information in it. Here’s what the most notable stuff was:
- We got footage of some new courses like Boo Cinema, Crown City, Mario Bros. Circuit, Salty Salty Speedway and Starview Peak.
- The game features compatibility with a peripheral called the Joy-Con 2 Wheel.
- A new movement option called Charge Jump was featured. It enables players to jump out of the way of obstacles, onto rails and even start riding directly along walls for a small period of time.
- Time Trials return, alongside Ghosts.
- The Direct teased that Rainbow Road or something reminiscent of it awaits players who've won every Grand Prix cup.
- Both Balloon Battle and Coin Runners were confirmed to return.
- There are new yellow and green teams for Versus Mode that didn’t exist before. Previous Mario Kart games only had 2 teams, now you can play with any number between 2 and 4.
- An overview of some new and returning items, notably including Kamek.
- There’s Dash Food players can get at Drive-Thrus across the world. These unlock new costumes based on whichever locale the Dash Food was obtained.
- A new feature called Rewind, that lets players roll back their own actions. However, it doesn’t undo the actions other characters have taken, so it’s a bit of a risk to use.
- There are P-Switches scattered across the map which activate special missions.
- The world also features hidden panels as well as medallions that can be collected.
Author’s Note: Honestly, wouldn’t say we learned much from this Direct. Like, it wasn’t nothing but given it was fifteen minutes long I felt the presentation was a tad underwhelming. That said, the game itself is still fascinating! Anyway, what did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!
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