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Okay, so get this: there’s a bit of a kerfuffle going on in the world of Mario Kart. You know how in some of the older games, you could see which country other players were racing from? Yeah, that’s gone now. People are talking about it, and opinions are kinda all over the place. In Mario Kart 8, you could see flags showing where folks were from. It was pretty neat. But in the latest game, Mario Kart World, that feature just…vanished. Poof. Who knows why? Maybe they got distracted—like I do at times. 🤷♂️
Anyway, Mario Kart World launched on June 5. Big day. It was one of just two main games for the shiny new Nintendo Switch 2 — alongside some other game called Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour. That one’s like a mini-game collection to show off the console’s bells and whistles. Meanwhile, Mario Kart’s been getting all the buzz. Couldn’t even avoid it if you tried.
Players and critics alike—yeah, they’re all pretty smitten with the whole open-world thing it’s got going on, plus the classic races we all love. But in the midst of all this praise, some folks are miffed about the missing flags in multiplayer. Like, come on! Seeing where players were from felt kinda like an Olympics thing. Reddit’s been lighting up with people reminiscing about this. Especially those intense matches with players from Japan. Apparently, winning there is like earning a little badge of honor. Wild, right?
But—not everyone’s crying over spilt milk. Some players lowkey hated those flags. Heard about folks who got griefed because of where they were from. That’s never cool. Plus, there were hiccups—like, one dude from Ireland getting slapped with the UK flag. Oops? Or those players who couldn’t even represent their home country ’cause it wasn’t on the Nintendo list. Talk about feeling invisible. 🙄
Oh! And what’s up with Miis not being a thing anymore? People loved those customizable little guys back in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Racing with Miis added some lively flair, and now they’re sort of out of the picture in this new game. Some players are just missing their cartoonish selves, I guess.
Anyway—wait, no—what was my point again? Oh yeah, so Mario Kart World is doing great. The open-world stuff, the speed, the drift, all the shenanigans—people eat it up. But the flags? They’re like, R.I.P. for now. Maybe they’ll return, maybe not. I suppose we’ll just keep racing and see what happens. 🎮🏁
