I just don't see it being a clone. Yes it's of the same subgenre but I think there are more differences than similarities if we're looking at them both as Kart racers.

The physics based racing means the karts control differently (which has been a sore point in some reviews so I guess they should have just copied Mario Kart)

It has systems for rewarding good driving that allow you to block incoming attacks (putting up a shield) as well as boosting like in Burnout

You can upgrade weapons by holding on to them and getting higher levels

It isn't a kart racer designed to be in the "Sony Universe" and only has a few Sony characters as preorder DLC

It has an actual story mode beyond "race in the cups and stand on a platform at the end"

And of course the elephant in the room, the massive amount of customization that is in no way possible on any Mario Kart ever.

I agree that 3DDGH is a clone of the old 2D Zeldas, but if you think MNR is a Mario Kart clone I think you have too liberal a definition of the term.

Nothing beats Nintendo...Nothing!

Load time: Nintendo Racers?

I suggest people actually play and review and get some gameplay out.  Or, would you like to a write a 10/10 review for this game for Goes-to-11 before you actually play it in depth?

@Dr.A.Peter.Nintendo

just out of curiosity, where you saying that last gen????

Shadows of the Empire clones more like

Your belief is yours, mine is:

MKWii >>> MK:DD >>>>>> Brain Training > MKDS >>>>>>>>>> MK64.

I can'tsay where modnation racers would fit as I haven't played it, and can't determine how good it is from videos and screenshots... my guess would be if they fixed the loading times about the same as Double Dash, (15 seconds is a long loading time, 30 seconds is really bad) which is pretty awesome.

I myself see "kart racing" as a "sub-genre" but everyone sees different genres in different ways.... personally I don't even think FPS or TPS are genres of games at all, they are 2 different play mechanics for action games.

Kart racing could be a sub-sub-sub-genre if you like: Sports>Racing>Arcade>Kart

Yes.

Load time:  That Nintendo Racer. 

I have to be fair and give it an advantage here.  Early impressions of ModNation Racers indicate that if you were to start on page one in the Bible, you could read up to the middle of Exodus by the time the race loads up.

It goes up to 11 man!!!

I read the whole post!