The IGN article didn't say snaking was gone, they said it was easier to do, so at least maybe it will be a bit more even. The only thing that's changed is that when you slide it charges up automatically instead of needing to move the control stick back and forth to charge the boost. So you can still slide through the entire track getting boost after boost, you just don't have to work so hard to do it.

snaking was easy anyway.

True. But my girlfriend, amongst many other casual players that do not have time to learn that stuff, will never want to play the game with people that do it. I do know how, but it takes away from thee unpredictable fun of the game. The game becomes more like Ridge Racer and Juiced (a stripped down version) than anything fun.

CAN'T WAIT!!!!!! THIS IS THE BEST GAME OF THIS GEN (ALONG WITH SMG, SSBB, MP3, & LOZ)

THANK GOD for the controls....... same as SSBB... FTW.

 From the article:

"Of course, the question of "snaking" came up, whether multiplayer games are going to boil down to what's happened with Mario Kart DS: players simply powerdrifting on every possible straightaway as rapidly as possible. Well, with the new powersliding mechanic it makes it difficult for quick fingers to get more boosts than the racers with slower fingers. So perhaps this is Nintendo's way of combating the awkward "love it/hate it" snaking mechanic."

Where does it say it is easier to do?  To me this means snaking is a mute point or non-effective as you have to actually hold the button to get a boost built up and you can't get anything for just quickly hitting B. I guess we'll have to play it to see the difference.

Possible eliminating of snaking is good in my eyes. If the game has snaking, I won't buy it. If it doesn't, I'll look into getting it.

I'm too busy salivating over Brawl to pay a lot of attention to Mario Kart, but the times they are a-changin'.

After Brawl this is my most anticipated game of the year.