Mario Kart World on Switch 2: Is This Really A Generational Leap?

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Nintendo's lead launch title for Switch 2 - and guaranteed to sell untold millions - Mario Kart World sees the platform holder push the formula and the game technology into fresh new territory. Oliver takes a look at everything revealed thus far and puts together this analysis.

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00:00 Overview
00:29 Revisiting Mario Kart 8
01:50 Mario Kart World graphical similarities
03:27 Mario Kart World visual upgrades
06:12 Image quality and frame-rate
08:28 Gameplay thoughts



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