Nintendo just dropped a brand-new, absurd clip on Mario Kart World where players supposedly herd cows in Free Roam, and the Collage of Interwebbers has erupted into excitement. It is precisely the kind of mess the description promises when the official Nintendo America account posted the clip and wrote, “Git along, little doggies! Steer your way through the herd in one of the hundreds of P Switch missions you can find in Free Roam mode in #Mario Kart World!”
The clip portrayed a kart racing around a cow field dodging cows like some bovine Grand Prix. Quick for roasting Nintendo for calling them little doggies, others just vibed to such an absurd show of cow-herding kart action. One player (@UdderlyFab) even went as far as changing their display name to “The Cow from Mario Kart World” and replied, “It’s a Moo!! 🐮,” which pretty much sums it all up.
So yeah, with the cow missions being so absurd, there were those who considered Free Roam worthy content and those who did not. Such as @YearOldOnTwit, who queries, “What’s the point?” while others chose to share speedrun strats like @aldeberuhn: “I just cut through the grass on this one. It saved so much time.” Classic gamer engineering: If there’s a shortcut, we WILL find it.
And here is when the drama really begins: everyone starts yelling for quality-of-life improvements. @eudigosousa calls out, “LET ME TRACK THEM SOMEHOW (Plus select the ones I already did from a menu),” which honestly sounds valid. @quentinClivstrm meanwhile wants that added to multiplayer free roam “please.” And then @DMedicEchsrick went full legendary rant: from Facebook screenshot support to removing of stats so “every character/kart has the same chances of being seen.”
Naturally, given the Mario Kart fanbase, this derail gave rise to character requests, with @kristanovva joking, “me: I hope we can play as kirby or captain falcon in the new mario kart game / nintendo: cow” while @LovelyXboxGamer had spin-off ideas ready: “when Cow inevitably gets a spin-off game I have the perfect way to bring back Mouser.”
The strangest thing? And this isn’t even the first animal-related drama in Mario Kart. There’s being debated by the players who is better, Daisy or Crab (shoutout to @YungPitaBot for sticking with their goat). And let’s not forget the player (@PixelOnFire) who got attached to the cow’s “wee ears jiggle 🥺.”
At the end of the day, Mario Kart World’s Free Roam keeps delivering that chaotic energy only one would expect from Nintendo. Whether cow-herding, secret shortcuts, or complete Twitter drama, one thing is certain: the Mario Kart edition of absurd racing mechanics is second to none. Well, excuse me, I must go hit the refresh button on my bovine-dodging skills before the next tournament.
