Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: New routes in comparison video fans criticize the look

For a long time there are rumors to a possible Mario Kart 9. But instead of announce a new part, Nintendo will publish more routes for Mario Kart 8 deluxe in this and next year. And that also makes sense, because over 43 million copies of the racing game have already been sold, so the title is one of the most successful switch games ever

• The new routes for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe are reminiscent of Mario Kart Tour
• The community is not enthusiastic
• So is not a Mario Kart 9 for now?

This is commanded: From 18 March to the end of 2023, there will be 48 new routes that will appear in six waves of eight courses and two cups. For 25 euros (or with the online expansion pass) you can secure the complete DLC, and with the price, most fans seem to be absolutely satisfied. Less, however, with the look of modernized routes.

The new routes for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe are reminiscent of Mario Kart Tour

48 new routes are a lot - so that the route number of Mario Kart 8 deluxe doubles - even if it is new editions. The fact that the price of Nintendo ratios is still relatively moderate, could do so that the graphic can not keep up with the existing courses. At least that's the opinion of some fans who have compared pictures of the revised courses with those of the original slopes.

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New look for new routes: It is very clear to see that the rather realistic look of the already existing MK 8 courses differs a colorful and "smoother" look. Everything looks a plastic, as detailed textures are missing. Anyone who played the Mobile-Offshelf Mario Kart Tour will perhaps recognize the similarities with the DLC routes.

In this comparison video of Gamexplain, it becomes clear that the tour courses are taken over almost 1: 1 and also orient the other routes to the graphics of the mobile game:

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The community is not enthusiastic

Some Mario Kart fans seem to like the new, less realistic look. However, many are reserved and see a "downgrade" for the basic game. In any case, the obviously adapted artstyle is something that sometimes has to get used to it, as can be used, among other things, some Twitter comments on the game.

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Also on Reddit various discussions on the subject are burned. The comments range here by disillusionment ("I do not mind that they look bad - because honestly they look a bit ugly - but that they bite themselves with the other tracks in Deluxe.") To bad sarcasm ("I was Unshorn until I remembered that God hates Nintendo fans. ").

No MK8 functions: How users PHYSICAL_DENTIST_395 notes, the port also means that we will not see Mario Kart 8-specific gameplay features such as underwater rides and Zero-Gravity passages in the Booster Pass, even if they are fair Already on the already existing routes do not really increase in weight.

Ultimately, of course, it still has to be waited whether the optics of the finished routes from March are actually different from that of the existing routes. Only then are really concrete comparisons possible.

And here you can see the announcement trailer to the Booster Pass:

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So is not a Mario Kart 9 for now?

At least before 2024, we do not need to expect a new Mario Kart. However, some insiders say that it is in development and many Nintendo characters and routes to include the Mario Universion. Another part of this rumor is that the title should appear in parallel for the switch and its successor. Maybe the scarcity of semiconductor chips has shifted a switch 2 but backwards and a Mario Kart 9 equal to. What do you think of the look of the new routes for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe?