Nintendo's Update to Mario Kart World Alters Online Racing Dynamics
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Oli Welsh
11mo ago· 3 min readenNews
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Summary
Nintendo's patch for Mario Kart World has changed the way courses are selected in online lobbies, frustrating players who prefer traditional racing styles.
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Nintendo has updated Mario Kart World to change ‘random’ voting in online play and push players further towards the ‘intermission’ races they don’t like
Nintendo has updated Mario Kart World to change ‘random’ voting in online play and push players further towards the ‘intermission’ races they don’t like
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