Alright, let’s dive into this Mario Kart thing. You know, Mario Kart World dropped on June 5, and boy, are people going nuts about it. It’s like the only other big game for the Nintendo Switch 2 is this thing called Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour. Haven’t heard much about that one, but whatever. People are really all about racing Mario-style right now.
Okay, here’s the thing: folks are upset about something missing. Previously, you could see where other racers were from, like what country, flags and all. It felt like the Olympics – well, a cartoony, sometimes bananas-filled Olympic kind of competition. But now? Nada. Zip. Can’t see where anyone’s racing from, and that’s been a whole kind of drama.
I stumbled across some Reddit chatter, and it’s wild. People were loving their global racing squads, like especially flipping out when they saw players from Japan. They were all, “Oh no, time to lose! But heck yeah, bring it on!” Because, seriously, Japanese racers have this whole rep for being crazy good.
But, not everyone’s crying over those missing flags. Some folks got some not-so-nice comments thrown their way in the past. I mean, who needs that? And the representation mix-up was a whole mess anyway. Imagine being from Ireland and labeled with a UK flag. Like, what? Or having to pick the US flag ’cause your actual country doesn’t even show up in the shop. Makes you wonder who was asleep at the wheel when they set all that up.
Now, another bone people are picking? Miis, or the lack thereof. Remember those? They were little digital characters, kind of like your own personal avatar. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, they got to race with all the Mario crew, and some players are missing having their little Mii buddies zipping around.
So yeah, Mario Kart World is breaking records or whatever, everyone’s having way too much fun exploring and racing around new worlds, but there are some gripes. It’s a swirl of nostalgia and new things, with a dash of what-the-heck. Sometimes gaming life is a bit of a roller coaster, huh?
