This thing is still really neat
So Mario Kart Live may not have caught on in a lot of households, but I still like busting it out from time to time. It’s still extremely dependent on how your house is set up, but if you have the space (kids help, too), the world is your oyster. I might be bringing it out a lot more given that there was just a huge Mario Kart Live update.
Live now, the update is being referred to as a “2.0” edition of the game, which seems accurate given everything it offers. Here’s a list:
- Split-screen mode, which allows two carts on one Switch
- Relay Race mode (two to four players can rotate between one cart and one Switch through eight laps)
- The Luigi Cup
- Three new courses (King Boo’s Courtyard, Music Broadway, Windmill Meadows)
- A new unlockable cart that you’ll earn if you place in all of the new courses (Luigi’s Poltergust)
It’s a lot! This thing that some people no doubt forgot about is being updated more meaningfully than some first-party games. It’s also an incredibly useful home job helper.
I’m glad that the powers that be haven’t forgotten about Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, because if they build upon it, it could be a really cool little subfranchise.
