Wii Motion Control Games for the Switch
Mario Kart Wii
File this one under: won’t happen but shucks it makes a lot of gosh darn sense, boy howdy. Most people in accounting talk like that, I’ll have you know.
The Nintendo Switch already has a Mario Kart port in the form of Mario Kart 8, and it is, needless to say, a fantastic offering that is peerless in its field. To suggest that they should take another step back and port an even older title is such a stretch, you’d think it was part of a balanced training regime at the gym.
However, let’s posit something to you: Mario Kart Wii’s remote and Nunchuk control combination is among the most fluid and natural in gaming, particularly when you’re riding on a motorbike (in-game, please don’t try this on an actual motorbike). Flick the Wii remote to pop a wheelie and gain speed, cruise smoothly with the Nunchuk, and claim the easy victory.
Sure, it was completely unbalanced and rendered the titular karts borderline obsolete, but it felt damned good, all the same. Imagine then, how amazing it would feel with a Joy-Con in each hand, completely untethered. Update the online capabilities, sell it as a digital-only title to cut on production costs, keep the sideways wheel functionality because surely someone out there uses it, and bam. Mario Kart Wii Deluxe.
As someone who has never been involved in the creation, manufacturing or publishing of video games, I think this sounds like a foolproof plan. If you agree, leave a comment down below! If you disagree, leave a comment but then click cancel because rumor has it, that makes it work even better.
