All of the Mario characters somehow looks adorably chubbier. Almost like they're going back to the original Mario Kart 64 3D sprite renders. I kinda like it actually.
@mjr0947 why mario kart 2 when it... isn't mario kart 2? Lol genuinely asking, I'm confused. I could see super mk 2 though, but I personally think they are gonna drop the number
Before the reveal I was hoping we'd get 16 characters racing at once, it always bugged me how they only added 4 extra characters instead of just doubling it from 8 but I never imagined 24. I kinda hope this mean that they're going to add other Nintendo characters in, and the roster will be huge.
@@Will5353_ It was also sloppy to it was a reason why Nintendo slowed down 200cc in the switch Ver of Mario kart 8 the Wii u Ver was fastest and sloppy.
@@Will5353_ It also took away the fun. Constantly having to use the breaks is poop. 200cc is poop. Mario Kart is not F-Zero. It doesn't need to be that fast.
The city in Cars is called Radiator Springs, which is based off of a specific real life town of Holbrook, Arizona. It's known for being that specific stop along the American Route 66 that's home to plenty of these Mesa formations, very stereotypically "Western", it appears Mario Bros. Circuit is based off of the exact same town. Going for a classic American highway theme, as well as featuring Arizona specific cacti and geographic formations
Double the players and much higher shadow mapping, with a large map makes me think it will have to be, even if it isn't the most immediately flashy showing off as a next gen title
I hope you still have the option to switch to the princesses' biker outfits. Hell, having different unlockable skins/outfits for all the characters would be pretty cool :D
That mystery racer you've mentioned looks like dry bones. I also believe mario kart 9 will %100 be a switch 2 exclusive and not a backwards compatible game.
That's some good detective work, but we can safely assume 24 racers just from the number of starting positions. There's no way the number isn't intentional.
Having already squinted at this footage earlier I’m pretty sure the 2 you’re missing are Baby Rosalina (for sure) and either Lakitu or someone very similar. You can make out the Lakitu-esque mask
As someone who has been the first to comment on this video, I can confirm that this video had been uploaded a few seconds before I posted this comment.
This brings me back to when I was obsessively scrutinizing every detail on Ocarina of Time images printed on a Nintendo magazine prior to having my hands on the game, back in '98 or so. I'm loving it. And we're still only one day after the announcement. Only 75 more to go!
They need to add some of the mario kart tour challenges, the ones where you'd have to shoot a giant bowser or compete a course without hitting any obstacles. Reminds me of the DS challenge mode
The reality, at least for Nintendo, is that most games if not all will work on the old Switch, as there are 130+ million out in the wild. For a return on investment, offering games for those users guarantees tons of sells out of the gate. Of course the Switch 2 will provide better framerates and maybe even more features, like having 24 racers while the OG Switch sticks with 12. Nintendo is placing themselves in the best possible situation to make the most money possible, and I haven't seen anything so far showing otherwise.
@ They also know better than to not drop prices on systems, and not have a greatest hits line up of games as well, but none of those things happened this last generation for them. They've never really had a "2" system before either, this is all new territory for them. I'm sure they will have exclusives at some point, maybe from the start, I just don't think it will be big name titles at the start, not until they get the S2 user base way up.
7:40 "Cool Hub" Thats what I've been saying for a couple years now. Original Mario Kart 8 came out on Wii U before the Original Splatoon. And the reason why I bring that up is cause I feel like Mario Kart could take some inspiration from Splatoon in the form of a hub world. Mind you, a tiny hub world. Maybe instead of moving around the hub world with Karts, you use a mini RC Car to choose what you want to play - ala Splatoon. After playing MK8D for literal years now on Switch, I find scrolling through the menu screens incredibly boring and dull.
They ruined Donkey Kong. I'm not even talking about the fact they only make 2D games with him, I'm talking about the fact he looks like he eats batteries and sucks mufflers.
This will be crazy to see when it comes out. The other thing is that anything from Tour (including Piranha Plant Pipeline) now has a chance coming back in this game, along with all other courses that never reappeared yet.
Radiator Springs is what you are referring to, but it's based on Route 66 a real road that goes through the West Coast (this track is most likely also based on it)
What I'd love is some tracks where it randomly selects a layout from say 3 or 4 variants so you don't know what layout you are going to get or tracks where there are 3 distinctly different laps but they aren't always in the same order so that it feels like there are more tracks than there actually are.
Mario Kart 9 better have a metroid race, and Samus Aran, same for Starfox, or Link from Zelda... (The latter already have happened) But this Mario kart better be the Smash Bros of Mario Kart.
Home circuit is technically in the "Mario Kart Live" series, so I doubt that it would count. It would be amazing having a home-themed circuit as a nod to that game though
24 characters means so many things, it probably means we're going to get a lot of new items to balance out the game, probably most of any new Mario Kart, it most likely means we'll have a very big roster and maybe even costumes, and the track 10 bigger and longer
They clearly mean to show that while the actual "Mario Bros. Circuit" would have continued to the left, they veer off from the race track via the dirt road and into the open road! The highway that they drive off into is not part of the Mario Bros. Circuit! This clearly hints that they going "off-track" away from rigid race tracks. I doubt that Mario Kart would go properly "open-world" but I think there's going to be huge maps that would house multiple alternative tracks.
I'm hyped beyond belief. The artsyle is a gorgeous middle-ground between the hyper realistic Mario Kart 8 and the cartoon-esque of Mario Kart Tour, Booser Course Pass and, arguably, the Super Mario Bros. Movie. Donkey Kong looks phenomenal, as if he's been plucked directly from the movie, and the rest of the gang are clearly inspired from Super Mario Bros. Wonder. The new track is intriguing, it's clearly longer than tracks located in Mario Kart 8, there isn't a clear circuit which, given this is probably the "tutorial" track, might suggest that there aren't any at all (in which case, theming has to be on point) and I can't see a clear new racing gimmick (other than 24 players, which is going to spell the ultimate chaos). Another brilliant decision by Nintendo confirmed.
The cartoony squash and stretch in the karts and characters feels very much Mario Wonder like. There are new physics too, you can see wheels individually bouncing over the ground as well. I’d wager this was a compressed video, and the game itself is going to look absolutely stunning when you play, and there is no way it would be playable on Switch. Not with 24 characters.
I still don't hear enough content creators talking about Peach's design 😭 Not only is she wearing her dress while being on a motorcycle, but this is the first time in over 20 years that she has her hair down in a Mario Kart game! As someone who grew up with Mario Kart 64, this means quite a lot to me. Maybe this is a possible hint for character customization? 🤔
If it does become officially true that we have 24-player mario Kart, it would be insane if they added Baby Park into the game. Also it would be amazing if they kept it where we can customize what items we want in a race so it would be 24 players on baby park with only blue shells and bombs
If nintendo wanted to make the new mario kart game compatible with the original switch, they'll have to put some thought into optimizing the game as there can be 24 characters which is a lot to render, along with the high detailed map
I really really REALLY hope this is just a new mode. For players who are really good at mario kart, this looks like it'll be very boring. Imagine you're in first place going down these straightaways for 30 seconds at a time with nothing in front of you but a straight road. And then when the track does turn, it's very long, wide open turns. It's like forza style tracks in mario kart. Mario kart is about drifting around sharp curves and tight corners, courses like yoshi circuit are what i live for. I'm concerned. And that's not even touching on how it's seemingly the flagship game for nintendos next console, and yet it looks graphically identical to its predecessor that technically came out over 10 years ago.
I'm pretty sure this game was being developed for switch 1 at some point, but they scrapped it after the success of mk8 deluxe and just added 12 more players and longer tracks
I hope they have a F1 Grand Prix style instead of just 4 per cup. Saving in between races and tune your Kart for different tracks. Simple tuning like more acceleration or more speed. Man I am looking forward to this game.
At first glance it just looks like MK8 but take a closer look at the geometry of the Kart Mario is on. The wheels and steering wheel no longer has a polygonal appearance. They're round, no corners. It's the best looking models for a Mario kart game. As for the textures, we need a clearer image quality of the video.
The character designs of this game seem to be in a classic/retro style. Mario’s character model looks like how he looks on the box art of Mario Kart 64. And at first, I thought DK’s design was based on the Mario movie, but I recently found out that the design seems to based on the original design for DK.
All of the Mario characters somehow looks adorably chubbier. Almost like they're going back to the original Mario Kart 64 3D sprite renders. I kinda like it actually.
DKs redesign is giving DK Jr from Super Mario Kart vibes for sure as well
@@nathonso_edits Oh damn! I just noticed that. I'm feeling really old now lol
I can imagine this game being called “Mario Kart 2” or “super Mario kart 2”
Thought the same thing! The eyes look like n64 eyes
@mjr0947 why mario kart 2 when it... isn't mario kart 2? Lol genuinely asking, I'm confused. I could see super mk 2 though, but I personally think they are gonna drop the number
24 racers is gonna be so wild it sounds amazing.
Yayy! More bugs, com errors, and more ways to get mario karted.
@@sparkypack what bugs and com errors are gonna occur now with 24 players?
@@sparkypacksounds like a wifi issue bud.
@@sparkypackwelcome to mario kart. Chaos is good. I’m sick of mk8d where you can either frontrun or bag. Reward the middle players with the chaos
oh god the amount of redshells
I think just due to the colour of the unidentified character, I think it might be dry bones.
I think you're totally right looking at it again, well spotted my friend! - Felix
My thought too.
Shy Guy hiding behind King Boo in the distance until the absolute last second is the most on brand thing he could do in a console reveal like this.
2 things:
1. The rock formations in the background are mushrooms
2. Luigi's tires is also in Cars lol
Potential pixar cars collab?
Before the reveal I was hoping we'd get 16 characters racing at once, it always bugged me how they only added 4 extra characters instead of just doubling it from 8 but I never imagined 24. I kinda hope this mean that they're going to add other Nintendo characters in, and the roster will be huge.
There's plenty of characters in the Mario universe that they can add
Hopefully Link comes back.
they could add other series character in to mario kart like how smash bro did
@@minisculex3 probably about two or three
@@sombraelerizototk Link with the tatted arm 😂
The big looking tracks might be to take advantage of 200cc and give you plenty of room without the need to use brakes.
Using breaks in 200cc added more of a skill element to racing
@@Will5353_yea but assuming you are not breaking on these wide turns most turns that will be slower because of the wide lines you will be taking
@@Will5353_ It was also sloppy to it was a reason why Nintendo slowed down 200cc in the switch Ver of Mario kart 8 the Wii u Ver was fastest and sloppy.
Open races across places rather than tracks
@@Will5353_ It also took away the fun. Constantly having to use the breaks is poop. 200cc is poop. Mario Kart is not F-Zero. It doesn't need to be that fast.
Single lap elimination
Every lap the last place gets eliminated until there is only one driver left would be awesome
I didn't even think of that. I LOVE F-Zero 99, so if it's anything like that system, well I would be very happy! - Felix
I hope they add a Double Dash mode.
I’ve even asking for this for years! 🙏🏻
Dont do that. Dont give me hope.
I swear that's all I want from a Mario kart. Or at least the special items...
12 double karts (24 racers) would fit perfectly, just saying.
The physics on that Donkey Kong kart bounce is a fun detail!
The city in Cars is called Radiator Springs, which is based off of a specific real life town of Holbrook, Arizona. It's known for being that specific stop along the American Route 66 that's home to plenty of these Mesa formations, very stereotypically "Western", it appears Mario Bros. Circuit is based off of the exact same town. Going for a classic American highway theme, as well as featuring Arizona specific cacti and geographic formations
That's what literally popped in my head when I saw this.
I had no idea that Radiator Springs was based on a real town!
@TheSmart-CasualGamer it isn't
bro did not mention CARS once
@@graysonschnellhardt835the guy literally compares the new map to Cars at 6:12, so maybe watch the video before making such a comment
MK9 will DEFINITELY be Switch 2 exclusive. Nintendo needs to pull all the MK8 players to the new console.
We don't need 5 different babies... Unique characters would be nice
Double the players and much higher shadow mapping, with a large map makes me think it will have to be, even if it isn't the most immediately flashy showing off as a next gen title
Handheld. Not a console. Consoles are things that are permanently attached to your tv. This is a HANDHELD that has a console MODE.
Peach is wearing a dress on a motorcycle for the first time.
Why? Wouldn't that chaff? Tsk tsk.
I hope you still have the option to switch to the princesses' biker outfits. Hell, having different unlockable skins/outfits for all the characters would be pretty cool :D
That mystery racer you've mentioned looks like dry bones.
I also believe mario kart 9 will %100 be a switch 2 exclusive and not a backwards compatible game.
Um well no sh-
they said in the trailer that switch 2 games wont work on the switch 1 already
@FrothyPine WHAT, HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS?
@ It was on the end so i could see why you missed it.
@FrothyPine and look in the sky, it's a flying joke you missed
Lil' chubby King Boo looks so cute
That's some good detective work, but we can safely assume 24 racers just from the number of starting positions. There's no way the number isn't intentional.
24 players is going to be wild. Holding out hope for a 12 player double dash mode with double karts, it would still be 24 characters lol.
48 characters double dash 😉
The new model of Donkey Kong has seen the end of days
Looking much more like the Movie DK than the game series DK.
@@mvallenceThat's not entirely true, as his movie design is actually derived from his original design and artwork pre-DKC
@@mvallence yes. I hate it
It’s from the Mario Bros movie
I love it, he looks so goofy
Look, if we finally get Dixie Kong as a racer in a mainline game, I'll die happy
this is the original donkey kong design
Radiator Springs! A happy place!!!
OH! Ok, Bessie, you think that's funny??
"Is there going to be an open hub like Forza?"
Diddy Kong Racing: Am I a joke to you?
Great analysis! Loved the video. It's Also nice to know DK looks stoned during your player count breakdown!
24 player mario kart is gonna be insane Online!
Think of Super Mario Maker 2 but 20 times worse
@@Jordanisokatnth why?
You guys are way too good at thumbnail design
A very long track instead of looping three times, actually sounds very cool to me. Never thought about it, but it makes so much sense.
Having already squinted at this footage earlier I’m pretty sure the 2 you’re missing are Baby Rosalina (for sure) and either Lakitu or someone very similar. You can make out the Lakitu-esque mask
As someone who has been the first to comment on this video, I can confirm that this video had been uploaded a few seconds before I posted this comment.
Lol!!!
as someone who opened up the comment section, i can confirm that your comment was the first one i viewed
@yellowshoe6365 Thanks for telling it like it is yellowshoe!
Jumping in to take advantage of first comment.
This is definetely early footage, not saying its bad, but will get better
So proud 🥹💖
This brings me back to when I was obsessively scrutinizing every detail on Ocarina of Time images printed on a Nintendo magazine prior to having my hands on the game, back in '98 or so. I'm loving it. And we're still only one day after the announcement. Only 75 more to go!
They need to add some of the mario kart tour challenges, the ones where you'd have to shoot a giant bowser or compete a course without hitting any obstacles. Reminds me of the DS challenge mode
I see diddy kong as that mystery character. Could be wrong
The reality, at least for Nintendo, is that most games if not all will work on the old Switch, as there are 130+ million out in the wild. For a return on investment, offering games for those users guarantees tons of sells out of the gate. Of course the Switch 2 will provide better framerates and maybe even more features, like having 24 racers while the OG Switch sticks with 12. Nintendo is placing themselves in the best possible situation to make the most money possible, and I haven't seen anything so far showing otherwise.
I mean the message at the end of the teaser quite literally said there will be switch 2 exclusive games
Nintendo knows better than to not have exclusives and system sellers.
@ They also know better than to not drop prices on systems, and not have a greatest hits line up of games as well, but none of those things happened this last generation for them. They've never really had a "2" system before either, this is all new territory for them. I'm sure they will have exclusives at some point, maybe from the start, I just don't think it will be big name titles at the start, not until they get the S2 user base way up.
What Nintendo console launched without some big name 1st party game? @@chrislaustin
@@metallicafan416 Where did I make that claim?
Nice job Felix, I am so hyped for this game
I hope there is more to it than just 24 racers, there are already 99 in F-Zero.
Graphics look the same as the Switch too.
7:40 "Cool Hub"
Thats what I've been saying for a couple years now. Original Mario Kart 8 came out on Wii U before the Original Splatoon. And the reason why I bring that up is cause I feel like Mario Kart could take some inspiration from Splatoon in the form of a hub world. Mind you, a tiny hub world. Maybe instead of moving around the hub world with Karts, you use a mini RC Car to choose what you want to play - ala Splatoon. After playing MK8D for literal years now on Switch, I find scrolling through the menu screens incredibly boring and dull.
They ruined Donkey Kong. I'm not even talking about the fact they only make 2D games with him, I'm talking about the fact he looks like he eats batteries and sucks mufflers.
Mario and Donkey Kong are Stolen characters, you guys support thieves 😂
The town in Cars is called Radiator Springs in English.
In German too
The town in cars is called Radiator Springs
The excitement is too much too handle!
This will be crazy to see when it comes out. The other thing is that anything from Tour (including Piranha Plant Pipeline) now has a chance coming back in this game, along with all other courses that never reappeared yet.
The characters kind of look like the original Mario kart but fully 3D
According to this footage, Shyguy was also the second shooter on the Grassy Gnoll.
Radiator Springs is what you are referring to, but it's based on Route 66 a real road that goes through the West Coast (this track is most likely also based on it)
The Donkey Kong in the trailer looks a bit like Donkey Kong Jr. Reference to the original?
That yellow thing by Yoshi’s Diner …
That’s a Wonder Seed!! 👀
I wonder how many baby character we'll get this time? Baby Wario? Baby Waluigi? Baby Pauline? Baby Peachette?
Baby Bowser would actually be a sick Yoshi’s Island reference
Baby Metal Cat Pink Gold Tanooki Peachette-oopaling (Yellow color)
What I'd love is some tracks where it randomly selects a layout from say 3 or 4 variants so you don't know what layout you are going to get or tracks where there are 3 distinctly different laps but they aren't always in the same order so that it feels like there are more tracks than there actually are.
Radiator Springs from Cars Felix the way you dissected every aspect of this MK Teaser is Amazing job well done mate
It's gonna be an open world game called "Mario Kart GT-A" and it'll come out before GTA 6
I’m so here for the new dk look. His fur doesn’t look plastic anymore!
DK should shave.
How they change an iconic character like Donkey Kong for what ever is that thing🤦🏽🤦🏽
I just love how the tires on the kart Mario's driving got that round looking shape 😁😁
Thanks for showing the confirmation of 24 players.😊
3:58 drybones without a doubt
Agree
Mario Kart 9 better have a metroid race, and Samus Aran, same for Starfox, or Link from Zelda... (The latter already have happened) But this Mario kart better be the Smash Bros of Mario Kart.
Imagine a Sephiroth and Cloud racing in a FF7 stage, or any other IPs they managed to get for Smash Bros
Mario kart 11! If you count home circuit and tour
It's the Super Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 2 Booster Course Pass Promo 101
Home circuit is technically in the "Mario Kart Live" series, so I doubt that it would count. It would be amazing having a home-themed circuit as a nod to that game though
I know everyone wants it to be called Mario Kart X, but I'd really like Mario Kart: Open Road
The courses look HUGE. I would imagine the races will be a lot longer.
Can't wait to race in Radiator Springs
The unknown racer is probably Dry Bones.
24 characters means so many things, it probably means we're going to get a lot of new items to balance out the game, probably most of any new Mario Kart, it most likely means we'll have a very big roster and maybe even costumes, and the track 10 bigger and longer
I wish they add more Nintendo characters outside of the Super Mario brand!
Praying for Mario odyssey characters, I’d love to drive as a Calavera from the sand kingdom. Also Mario odyssey tracks !
Great video. Definitely some good information and opinions. I’m looking forward to playing it.
They clearly mean to show that while the actual "Mario Bros. Circuit" would have continued to the left, they veer off from the race track via the dirt road and into the open road! The highway that they drive off into is not part of the Mario Bros. Circuit! This clearly hints that they going "off-track" away from rigid race tracks.
I doubt that Mario Kart would go properly "open-world" but I think there's going to be huge maps that would house multiple alternative tracks.
Hats off you did a great job analysing the new Mario Kart footage.
I'm hyped beyond belief. The artsyle is a gorgeous middle-ground between the hyper realistic Mario Kart 8 and the cartoon-esque of Mario Kart Tour, Booser Course Pass and, arguably, the Super Mario Bros. Movie. Donkey Kong looks phenomenal, as if he's been plucked directly from the movie, and the rest of the gang are clearly inspired from Super Mario Bros. Wonder. The new track is intriguing, it's clearly longer than tracks located in Mario Kart 8, there isn't a clear circuit which, given this is probably the "tutorial" track, might suggest that there aren't any at all (in which case, theming has to be on point) and I can't see a clear new racing gimmick (other than 24 players, which is going to spell the ultimate chaos).
Another brilliant decision by Nintendo confirmed.
The cartoony squash and stretch in the karts and characters feels very much Mario Wonder like. There are new physics too, you can see wheels individually bouncing over the ground as well. I’d wager this was a compressed video, and the game itself is going to look absolutely stunning when you play, and there is no way it would be playable on Switch. Not with 24 characters.
I wonder if it’s going to be a more open world racer? Could explain the multiple layouts and locations dotted around the course.
Loving the animation on the characters faces.
The last character is lakitu! You can get a great view of him and his glasses in a different frame!
Dry Bones as one of the unrecognized characters?
Dry Bones deserves better treatment following the Jamboree debacle.
It could be Mario Kart 11 if they count Mario Kart live: Home Circuit
Is the character at 2:44 King Bomb Omb or Chain Chop? Could be Ninji?
It doesn't look much if any different graphics wise to me, but I do hope we have a lot of racer and car options, and some really cool tracks.
I doubt Mario Bros Circuit is a single lap because they're coming from behind the starting line, indicating the footage is either lap 2 or 3.
I still don't hear enough content creators talking about Peach's design 😭 Not only is she wearing her dress while being on a motorcycle, but this is the first time in over 20 years that she has her hair down in a Mario Kart game! As someone who grew up with Mario Kart 64, this means quite a lot to me. Maybe this is a possible hint for character customization? 🤔
4:01 - You had me at 9
Felix, that is a DOPE sweater you are wearing 👌🏻
If it does become officially true that we have 24-player mario Kart, it would be insane if they added Baby Park into the game. Also it would be amazing if they kept it where we can customize what items we want in a race so it would be 24 players on baby park with only blue shells and bombs
24 player Mario Kart is gonna be insanely fun
You're right. The track does look like Radiator Springs from Cars.
6:18 The cars town is called: radiator springs
The Fantastic Mr. FELIX ✊
We solute you 🫡
If nintendo wanted to make the new mario kart game compatible with the original switch, they'll have to put some thought into optimizing the game as there can be 24 characters which is a lot to render, along with the high detailed map
I was sold the moment it got rumored. Love MK been playing since the GBA MK circuit.
Hopefully we'll see 250 cc and 300 cc with bigger tracks. That would be insane
The two drivers you couldn't make out seem to be Baby Rosalina and Dry Bones
Donkey Kong is just classic Donkey Kong now… not really a redesign just going back to old school
I really really REALLY hope this is just a new mode. For players who are really good at mario kart, this looks like it'll be very boring. Imagine you're in first place going down these straightaways for 30 seconds at a time with nothing in front of you but a straight road. And then when the track does turn, it's very long, wide open turns. It's like forza style tracks in mario kart. Mario kart is about drifting around sharp curves and tight corners, courses like yoshi circuit are what i live for. I'm concerned.
And that's not even touching on how it's seemingly the flagship game for nintendos next console, and yet it looks graphically identical to its predecessor that technically came out over 10 years ago.
Please bring back Dry Bones’ tank
If you thought you were getting nuked by blue shells and lightning bolts before, wait till you get a load of this.
I'm pretty sure this game was being developed for switch 1 at some point, but they scrapped it after the success of mk8 deluxe and just added 12 more players and longer tracks
They should add ALL characters from Smash Ultimate! Smashio Kart!
I hope they have a F1 Grand Prix style instead of just 4 per cup. Saving in between races and tune your Kart for different tracks. Simple tuning like more acceleration or more speed. Man I am looking forward to this game.
At first glance it just looks like MK8 but take a closer look at the geometry of the Kart Mario is on. The wheels and steering wheel no longer has a polygonal appearance. They're round, no corners. It's the best looking models for a Mario kart game. As for the textures, we need a clearer image quality of the video.
It's like they're going back to the SNES and N64 character designs, combined with the movie's art style.
The character designs of this game seem to be in a classic/retro style. Mario’s character model looks like how he looks on the box art of Mario Kart 64. And at first, I thought DK’s design was based on the Mario movie, but I recently found out that the design seems to based on the original design for DK.
Good catches.
Nice job Felix!
11 years of Mario Kart 8 will be over. How can you not be excited?