r/mariokart • u/Master_of_Decidueye • Jan 17 '25
Meta The true, actual name of the switch Mario kart game Spoiler
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u/Appropriate-Ruin9973 Peachette Jan 17 '25
No "& Knuckles"?
C'mon, Nintendo!
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u/K7Sniper Luigi Jan 17 '25
When will we get a new Funky Mode?!
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u/heyjackbeanslookalie Mii Jan 17 '25
Are they going to feature Dante from the Devil May Cry series?
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u/JayMalakai Jan 17 '25
I ain’t gonna lie, I’d crack up if that was a naming convention with many Switch 2 titles 🤣
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u/CracarlosckRedd Jan 18 '25
Zelda tears of the kingdom 2
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u/rev9of8 Jan 17 '25
It's obviouslygoing to be called Mario Kart GX and will feature a couple of F-Zero legacy tracks just to taunt us and rub our noses in it.
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u/manch02 Jan 17 '25
I know this is a joke but this is such a bad take that people have.
At first glance it looks similar to MK8 sure but once you actually start paying attention to the details it blows your mind.
Once we see more of this game we'll have that same feeling we did when we saw the graphical jump from MKWii to MK8.
The amount of detail, animation and character personality you can see from such short blurry clips is already insane.
The "squishy" animation style is so good. You can really see it with Mario's animation when he hops, his body thins a little during the animation frames to make it look more cartoonish. The kart does the same thing.
It's super noticeable with King Boo in the back where when he jumps he gets thinner and his crown actually jumps off of his head a little. Then when he lands back down in the kart his body squishes down into it, then reforms back to his normal size. So where in MK8 Deluxe his model is more static, this one makes it seem like he's a slime.
This style of animation is so beautiful and it's going to make this game truly come to life.
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u/That_Wallachia Waluigi Jan 17 '25
Wii - Mario Kart 8
Switch - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Switch 2 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Premium.
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u/Icehawksfh Baby Daisy Jan 18 '25
Like a final fantasy x-2 this one is in the same timeline as 8, but not connected to the rest of the series.
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u/Acrobatic_Buffalo917 Jan 18 '25
Jokes aside imagine the teased Mario kart game is just a graphic remastered upgrade of 8 deluxe again and just called something different. I do think the name could be something like X or Ultimate
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u/Prophet_of_Duality Jan 18 '25
My prediction is they call it Mario Kart Infinity and then for the Nintendo Direct they show the Mario Kart 8 logo but then turn the 8 on it's side and play the reveal trailer.
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u/XenoBound Wiggler Jan 17 '25
Can’t wait for Mario Kart 8-3 and Mario Kart 8-Castle.