Penny Arcade opinions on Mario Kart Wii and Grand Theft Auto IV

[Edouble24]

HappySqurriel said:

Edouble24 said:
Has Mario Kart really changed much over the years? I don't think it has much at all, at least in comparison to how much GTA has changed since the original. Both franchises tread safe waters as far as changed go.

Mario Kart changes quite a bit but in a very different way than most games change ...

Nintendo maintains most of the core gameplay elements that people really enjoy, and then they add gameplay elements on top of that in order to create variety and give each game its own distinct flavour.

 examples? The only one that did things to shake things up was Double Dash. Adding a new item or something really isn't a big deal. Mario Kart games rarely change the core gameplay.