Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Available now.

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Soundwave said:

The HD Rumble on the Joycons is really nice though. Better than the Pro Controller where it's a bit too subtle. Feels real good.

I just tried 4 player split screen ... lol it's hilariously cramped, almost like a type of video game torture, but you can pull it off. It reminds me of some of my college buddies who used to play 4-player GoldenEye N64 hunched around a tiny little 12-inch black and white TV back in the late 90s into the wee hours of the morning, haha.

EDIT: Let me say again, horizontal Joycon mode is actually pretty good. Very, very usable. Just played another match with it. So for people asking from that first Switch system unveiling "yeah but can you really play Mario Kart like that ... it looks very uncomfortable" ... you totally can. The cramped screen size is more the issue for 2 player on a single Switch more than the controls are. 

Oh yeah Soundwave, I've played a ton of Fast RMX using 2 player like that, with the Switch screen even, that game is insanely fast for the size of screen and controller... but really after about half a lap to adjust it's exactly like back int he Good (bad) old days of split screen multiplayer joy with mates, pretty much anywhere you want for about 3-5 hours. Doesn't get much better imo.

 

Going to a cafe in a while to play some MK8D with mates :)