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So, Mario Kart World is bringing in all these shiny new characters, karts, and whatever else you can think of, right? Yet, there’s this glaring hole—some power-up that just screams “perfect match” for the Nintendo Switch 2 debut. You’d think they’d roll out some new items, like how Mario Kart 8 threw in the Boomerang Flower from Super Mario 3D Land. But nah, Mario Kart World has its own lineup with things like the Coin Shell, Kamek, and Dash Food. Still, they seem to have totally whiffed on one item that could’ve really taken the game up a notch.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder, man, that game made waves with its power-ups. The usual stuff isn’t that exciting, but this game came out with the Elephant Fruit, Bubble Flower, and some fancy badges. And then there’s the Wonder Flower. That’s the real wild card—gave the game a unique twist. Even though it hit the shelves in 2023 and got all these raving reviews, Mario Kart World looked the other way. It’s like they said, “Nah, we’re just gonna make a character into an item instead.”
Okay, so let’s back up a bit—I mean, Super Mario Bros. games really nailed the 3D thing with stuff like Super Mario Odyssey, and yet here comes SMB Wonder, doing its thing on the Switch. It’s like rounding third base and heading for home with the console’s lifecycle winding down. With rumors flying about the next big Nintendo thing, you’d think Mario Kart World would lean into that SMB Wonder success. Nope, they just missed that train.
Meanwhile, Mario Kart World’s not even cheap, sparking debates over the cash you’ll have to fork out. And then there’s this new, contentious item—named Kamek, of all things. The same name as the character! It shows off all these strange random effects, calls in hordes of enemies, turns players into whatever. Gets you thinking if they booted Kamek from the character list just to sneak this in as an item. But hey, what about SMB Wonder’s Wonder Flower? You know, that could’ve been the magical replacement, keeping Kamek alive as a character while riding the SMB Wonder wave. Introducing the Wonder Flower could’ve opened up a whole new world of fun possibilities.
With Mario Kart World packing in characters like Piantas and Conkdors (seriously, them?), it’s odd that they gave SMB Wonder a cold shoulder. Come on, Prince Florian, Poplins, the Flower Kingdom—there was so much potential! Slotting in the Wonder Flower would’ve amped up the places, faces, and races. Sure, it could be that Nintendo’s playing the long game, maybe planning some rad DLCs à la Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s Booster Course Pass. Who knows? Just feels like one crazy missed opportunity.
In the end, that’s Mario Kart World for you, full of potential yet somehow falling a bit short on a curve ball—they didn’t see coming or just decided not to swing at. Kinda makes you go, “Oh, what could’ve been?” But, hey, there might still be some twists and turns left in this track. Fingers crossed.
