Whether it's on Switch or otherwise, I'm hoping for a new Mario Kart. While 8 Deluxe is awesome, by next year the game will be six years old.
What kind of features, improvements, additions are you looking for?
There's plenty of stuff that can be done. The online lobby system could use an overhaul. Let us form lobbies like Call of Duty. There can be 6x6 online matches like team death match.
In the 6x6 mode (or perhaps 10x10), you won't be able to damage your team mates. Instead, you exist to help each other. Item sharing, boosting, there's plenty of possibilities. Perhaps you could link to each other to increase base speed.
Of course, it's still competitive; you want to finish first. But in the end, it's more of a team style mode. And, there could be hardcore team mode where you can damage your team mate unintentionally.
Of course, regular racing is still available. Basically free for all. You are still able to create lobbies in free for all. However, as a means to avoid cheating, you won't be able to tell which player is which. It will be unknown before the match which character you have chosen and names will not be displayed during the match. This allows any number of players to "party up" and join into matches with randoms.
Also, Mario Kart has had a "last man standing" mode since SNES. Create a battle mode of 100 players, each with three balloons. Last player standing wins.
Domination style in battle mode. Players hold down certain areas of the map for points.
A Splatoon style mode in battle mode perhaps. Your kart drops ink while you drive.
Other than that, Nintendo created some awesome tracks and mechanics for Mario Kart 8. I'm excited to see what their developers will come up with next.
Mostly, I think online modes are extremely limited as is. There's a lot that can be applied from stuff like Call of Duty.
I know there's a lot of want for a "Nintendo Kart" so to speak. In reality, it's just fan service. It doesn't do much in the way of new ideas. We already have courses and characters from various different game IP.
Anyway, what would you like from Mario Kart 9?
What kind of features, improvements, additions are you looking for?
There's plenty of stuff that can be done. The online lobby system could use an overhaul. Let us form lobbies like Call of Duty. There can be 6x6 online matches like team death match.
In the 6x6 mode (or perhaps 10x10), you won't be able to damage your team mates. Instead, you exist to help each other. Item sharing, boosting, there's plenty of possibilities. Perhaps you could link to each other to increase base speed.
Of course, it's still competitive; you want to finish first. But in the end, it's more of a team style mode. And, there could be hardcore team mode where you can damage your team mate unintentionally.
Of course, regular racing is still available. Basically free for all. You are still able to create lobbies in free for all. However, as a means to avoid cheating, you won't be able to tell which player is which. It will be unknown before the match which character you have chosen and names will not be displayed during the match. This allows any number of players to "party up" and join into matches with randoms.
Also, Mario Kart has had a "last man standing" mode since SNES. Create a battle mode of 100 players, each with three balloons. Last player standing wins.
Domination style in battle mode. Players hold down certain areas of the map for points.
A Splatoon style mode in battle mode perhaps. Your kart drops ink while you drive.
Other than that, Nintendo created some awesome tracks and mechanics for Mario Kart 8. I'm excited to see what their developers will come up with next.
Mostly, I think online modes are extremely limited as is. There's a lot that can be applied from stuff like Call of Duty.
I know there's a lot of want for a "Nintendo Kart" so to speak. In reality, it's just fan service. It doesn't do much in the way of new ideas. We already have courses and characters from various different game IP.
Anyway, what would you like from Mario Kart 9?
