The first dedicatedMario Kart WorldNintendo Direct has ended, and fans are sharing their disappointment online, as the meagre new content doesn’t match the game’sincredibly high price point.
Mario Kart World has seen intense scrutiny since launch, due to how expensive it is, costing $80/£74, whichcosts way morethanMario Kart 8 Deluxe. The game is being included in some Nintendo Switch 2 bundles for a reduced cost, but the standalone price is seen as far too high.
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Mario Kart fans have rushed to the game’sRedditpage to share their concerns about Mario Kart World, claiming that the game isn’t worth the price tag, especially as the Direct didn’t reveal anything that would have gotten people excited, like somenon-Mario Nintendo characters.
Mario Kart World Doesn’t Offer Enough New Content For The Price Tag
In onethread, one user wrote, “In the end they really destroyed the hype they managed to create despite the price tag, it’s really bad advertising to me,” while another said, “In the end, the consumer base will show whether the Price-Up was worth it with their wallets. As for me, from this Direct, they really aren’t proving Mario Kart deserves the $80.”
In anotherthread, a user wrote, “I absolutely agree here. It looks extremely barebones and absolutely not worth the price tag. I don’t see why they thought they needed to make an open world if they weren’t going to do anything with it. I don’t want to drive through nothing to get to things a menu could have done in any other Mario Kart game.
It didn’t help thatNintendodidn’t have a chat channel active on the YouTube feed for the Mario Kart World Direct, likely to stop people spamming it with messagesabout the price tag.
“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The only way they could’ve justified the price is with free post-launch updates. Costumes, karts, characters, and tracks. Even a small, “more is coming” would’ve been something. Instead, it’s just a blatant cashgrab.”
Mario Kart is secretly one of Nintendo’s best-selling franchises, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe shipping a ridiculous number of copies. That was an updated version of a fully-formed game, one that embraced the traditional gameplay loop. Mario Kart World is asking for a lot of money for a more experimental experience, and Nintendo fans mightdecide not to show upfor this race.
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