Sonic the Hedgehog Team Criticizes Mario Kart

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You know, the gaming world always has these surprising little showdowns. Like, take Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and Mario Kart World. Apparently, the big talking point right now is how Sonic’s gonna stomp all over Mario in the kart racing universe. Could be the cross-platform play thing. Sonic lets you race against your buddy who’s on a totally different system. No fencing people off—pretty cool, right? Meanwhile, Mario’s still clinging to its Nintendo-only club. I mean, sure, it’s exclusive, but doesn’t that get old?

Anyway, Takashi Iizuka—he’s like this big shot in the Sonic world, been tinkering with Sonic since the third game—threw some subtle shade at Mario Kart World at the Summer Game Fest. He was all, “Oh hey, our game plays nice with everyone!” while Mario insists you need their brand new Switch 2 to join the joyride. Not to mention, 24 players at once! That’s like a wild karting party. But man, what a bummer if all your pals are stuck playing elsewhere.

Sonic’s throwing everything and the kitchen sink into CrossWorlds. Characters popping in from Sega, other companies—borderline bizarre, but kinda fun. I mean, you got Persona 5’s Joker, Minecraft’s Steve, and even Hatsune Miku behind the wheel. It’s like, why not, right? All of them racing along colorful tracks, maybe crafting a blocky road as they go? Who knows what else they’ll sneak in there.

Mario Kart, meanwhile, seems to have tightened its roster, focusing back on Mario-centric champs. But way back in time—or not that long ago, depending on how you see it—Mario Kart 8 Deluxe tempted us with characters from outside its usual circle. Remember Link battling it out in a kart? That was a trip.

Back to the free roam mode—Mario Kart World introduced it and suddenly everyone’s buzzing about how neat it is to just cruise. But isn’t it just like life? Sometimes you just want to explore without a finish line staring you down. Sonic caught on and guess what? Boom, there it is.

Some wonder if Mario Kart’s glory days are packing up soon. By the time Sonic hits the shelves on September 25th, folks might just wanna swap to see what’s new on the circuit. Or maybe the allure of Mario’s shenanigans holds fast. Whoever wins, it’s a heck of a time to be a gamer, right?