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Theres so much discussion about the cost of the (for now) only 80$ game on switch 2 that i am curious, how much you got it for? (Considering i havent found reliable data on how much the game sold on bundles vs stand alone)

80$ (or full price)? You got it in the bundle? (50$ in north america regions) even less (some kind of sale or deal)?

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Nearly every post I see sings the praises of driving on top of water in World and are happy that actual underwater driving from the last few games has been 86'd, but why? Underwater driving allowed for, IMO, much more interesting and dynamic track design and this new nonsense makes it pretty much impossible for certain tracks from those games to be faithfully remade(just look at the utter butchering done to Wario Shipyard), so why do you guys seem to hate underwater driving and are so happy that it was replaced?

I want to make a YouTube series where I compare multiple versions of the same Mario Kart track to determine which game did that track the best. Should I include the tour versions of these tracks in my discussions?

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When I see gameplay footage of Mario Kart World, I always see the massive tracks, meaning that you have a lot of wiggle room for Handling. Like unlike MK8DX, where the tracks are tighter, therefore you have more use out of the Handling stat since it determines both control and drifting.

But similar to MKWii, the tracks in that game are huge, so it doesn't seem like having high Handling is useful, since you have a lot of leeway for control.

But I haven't played Mario Kart World since I don't have a Nintendo Switch 2, so I can't test this myself.

So for anyone whose played Mario Kart World, do you consider the Handling stat to be useful?

My hope for a DLC Expansion Pass (Not an actually realistic prediction, this is just what I want to see)

Four waves, each an island with 4-10 tracks and 1-3 battle mode maps built into connected/intermission routes, with a total of 30 courses (14 Nitro and 16 Retro) and 8 battle maps. To be released 3-9 months apart. 

Wave 1 and 4 are medium sized, with Wave 2 being a small shadow drop update with Wave 3 being the BIG one.

Wave 1-DK Island 

-8 tracks (2 Cups) 

-4 Nitro, 4 Retro (DK Jungle, DK Jungle Parkway, DK Summit, and DK Mountain) 

-2 Battle Courses 

-A New Battle Mode

-8 New Characters (Diddy, Dixie, K. Rool, Funky, Cranky, Void Kong, Ramby, Squawks) 

-a bunch of new costumes 

-200 cc (Free Update)

Wave 2-Wuhu Island

-4 tracks (1 Cup) 

-2 Nitro, 2 Retro (Wuhu Loop and Maka Wuhu)

-2 battle Courses (one being Wuhu Town) 

-Customizable Miis are introduced

-6 New Characters 

-A handful of new costumes 

Wave 3-Frosted Island

-10 Tracks (3 Cups, 2 revisited tracks) 

-4 Nitro, 6 Retro (Daisy Cruiser, Frappe Snow-land OR Snow Land GBA, Sherbet Land GCN, Rosalina’s Ice World, Mount Wario, Ice Ice Outpost) 

-1 Battle Course

-A Returning Battle Mode (Shine Thief)

-8 New Characters 

-A bunch of new costumes 

(4 Knockout Tour Rallies using routes from the expansion pass become available) 

Wave 4-Nintendo Island (theme park island) (Inspired by an Arlo video)

-8 Tracks (2 Cups) 

-4 Nitro, 4 Retro (WaLuigi Pinball, Hyrule Circuit, Baby Park, Water Park) 

-3 Battle Courses 

-A Returning Battle Mode (Renegade Roundup)

-8 New Characters 

-a bunch of new costumes 

(4 more Knockout Tour Rallies become available as well)

Theoretical Release planning:

DLC expansion is announced in a September direct, Wave 1 releases 2 weeks later. 

Wave 2 is shadow-dropped on Christmas Day, with the only acknowledgment of the release on Nintendo Today. 

Wave 3 is announced in the following March/April direct for release late spring/early summer. Wave 3 is big enough to warrant 2 direct spots, honestly. 

Wave 4 is announced in the following September direct for release in November.

I would think Nintendo would have multiple expansion passes, but if they only do one expansion, each wave would be more spread out.

I know there’s probably too many Ice themed tracks and recurring retro tracks but like, I LOVE Ice themed levels and areas and such. It’s MY DLC hope/prediction dang it!