Didn't have a chance to post my thoughts last night as the Direct ended at 1am here and I had to steal as much sleep as I could before work first thing in the morning, but as someone who bought Mario Kart 8 on Wii U in May 2014, it's hard to overstate just how good it feels to have a proper new entry.
It look gorgeous, evolving the look of the series in a way that doesn't compromise its identity, the more open tracks and free roam is a cool way to differentiate it from prior games, and having 24 cars on the track at once should result in some brilliant mayhem.
It's been a long 11 years, I will be there day 1.







