Switch 2 - Launch Thread

[Dr. Pezus]

90 on meta though...so far. Will most likely drop

[kitler53]

it did come.   a few hours later than the window but it did come.  my kid is happy.

[Legend]

90 on meta though...so far. Will most likely drop

Yeah only 6 reviews so far.

[kitler53]

the difference in size between a switch 2 and a ps5 is insane.

[kitler53]

my kids are loving Mario kart.  just not motion controls, knockout tour, or free roam.  so basically they just want mk8.

[Dr. Pezus]

my kids are loving Mario kart.  just not motion controls, knockout tour, or free roam.  so basically they just want mk8.

Mk8 has motion controls also, is there anything new about them in World?

[kitler53]

Mk8 has motion controls also, is there anything new about them in World?

my last mario kart and nintendo console was wii so i dunno.

[the-pi-guy]

[Legend]

Yeah I don't understand why they would replace her, same with Mario. It's not like they are making a new game that requires different voice actor skills.

[nnodley]

Ohhh I need the Mario kart MC to drop one more point and I may win!

[Legend]

Ohhh I need the Mario kart MC to drop one more point and I may win!

Come on critics! Do what you always do and give Nintendo inflated scores. Go up one!

[kitler53]

so 89 at the movement.

fair i guess.   i'm enjoying it but less than i enjoyed MK wii or doubledash.  looking at metracritic i'm surprised at how low these scored.   mario kart 8 deluxe seems like the highest rated in the franchise.  i might go back and buy that one someday.   

my main issue with mk world is the open world part.  being open world is for the most part completely irrelevant.  it adds absolutely nothing to the game.   but on some of the tracks it can detract from the game especially on the parts where you race from one track to another and where you are suppose to go is not entirely clear at moments.  

i haven't really figured out how to make good use of grinding and wall riding so maybe my opinion will change when i learn that better.  but for now this game feels incredibly like mario kart wii remaster to me.  like maybe not a remaster of mario kart wii but i've seen some of the mk wii tracks in mk world identically created.   i'm not sure what the percentage of old to new is but it feel like old is at least half of the tracks.

[the-pi-guy]

3D Mario and Zelda seem to be the ones that get guaranteed 90+ scores.  

Mario Kart doesn't seem like it gets the Nintendo rating inflation the same way.   

[Dr. Pezus]

3D Mario and Zelda seem to be the ones that get guaranteed 90+ scores. 

Mario Kart doesn't seem like it gets the Nintendo rating inflation the same way. 

It only gets the sales inflation 

[Legend]

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