Tag: Mario Kart World

In a Mario Kart World Direct video broadcast tonight (April 17), Nintendo revealed specific details about Mario Kart World, which will be released alongside the Nintendo Switch 2. This game includes "Mario Bros. Circuit" (Mario Bros. Track), "Trophy City" (Trophy City), and "Salt Town" (ソルティタウン), "Rojeta Observatory" (ロゼッタ Observatory), "Ghost Cinema" (おばけシネマ), and "Tonobio Factory" Nostalgic tracks such as "Peach Beach" (キノピオファクトリー), "Peach Beach" (Peach), and "Wario Ship" (Vario Ship). The cast includes Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, and other characters, as well as new characters making their debut such as "Clipper," "Gabon," and "Ushi." Different characters will affect the performance of the selected vehicles. The races are divided into "Grand Prix" and "Survival Race," with the number of participating characters increased to 24. Players can use various items to interfere with their competitors, and the tracks will be filled with projectile assassins and hammer-throwing brothers (Hamburos) that will also affect progress. The "Grand Prix" also includes different categories such as the "Mushroom Cup," "Flame Flower Cup," and "Star Cup," with each race requiring completion of all four tracks for ranking. The "Survival Race" includes events like the "Power Rally" and "Ice Rally," which are continuous, long-distance races. Failure to pass checkpoints within a certain ranking will result in elimination. ...

Along with announcing the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo also revealed new games that will be released to coincide with the Nintendo Switch 2. These include Nintendo's own titles such as Mario Kart World, Dom Kiss, and Kirby's Sky Pirates, as well as Koei Tecmo's Hyrule Warriors: Record of the Lost Souls and FromSoftware's The Duskblood. There are also more games published by third-party developers. Thanks to the upgraded hardware specifications and the new dock with a built-in cooling system, the Nintendo Switch 2 can output in 4K resolution, supporting more AAA games. These include titles like Elden Ring (developed by FromSoftware), Cyborg 2077 (developed by CD Projekt), and even Final Fantasy VII Remake from Square Enix. This breaks the stereotype that the Nintendo Switch could only play games at a maximum of 1080p resolution and was criticized for its insufficient hardware performance, thus attracting more AAA games to the Nintendo Switch 2. Furthermore, the Nintendo Switch 2's portability means users can play AAA games outdoors and then connect it to the dock at home for a larger screen on a TV. The Nintendo Switch 2's diverse interactive features also enhance the gaming experience. Therefore, it is expected that the lineup of games to be released on Nintendo Switch 2 will be more extensive than before, and the following is a list from the "Nintendo Direct: ...