Sega Mocks Mario Kart World and its Dull Open World in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Trailer

Sega has reignited its aged rivalry against Nintendo successful a spicy trailer for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds that doesn't clasp backmost connected its comparisons with Switch 2 motorboat rubric Mario Kart World.

In a voiceover for CrossWorlds' "Come Race connected Our Level" trailer, Sega highlights the differences betwixt the 2 games, hyping up its game's multiverse-spanning racetracks and cross-platform gameplay. The aforesaid voiceover past noticeably sounds bored erstwhile referencing the other game's quality to "roam astir connected the unfastened world" — a wide motion to Mario Kart World, whose open-world gameplay has garnered a mixed effect from fans.

What looks to beryllium existent footage of Mario Kart World is adjacent featured successful the trailer — though Sega has pixellated the video, presumably to debar getting sued.

The excitement levels from some games are represented visually with a sleek and speedy racecar for Crossworlds, compared to a dusty, old-fashioned RV for Mario Kart World. One changeable shows it stall adjacent to a cattle (a apt motion to the game's breakout Cow character) and a tortoise — an carnal not known for its speed.

"We each cognize that kart racing game," the trailer's voiceover states. "It's great, we don't request to amusement it to you. But what if you could blast done and contention connected a full different level? What if you could warp crossed antithetic dimensions, afloat customise and physique retired your instrumentality and vie head-to-head crossed antithetic platforms?

"Or, er, what if you privation to... roam astir connected the unfastened road..."

Mario Kart World is represented by a dusty RV, shown adjacent to a cow.

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds launches for PC, PlayStation 4, PS5, Switch 1, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S connected September 25, conscionable six months aft the accomplishment of Mario Kart World connected Switch 2.

A Switch 2 mentation of CrossWorlds is besides connected the way, but curiously not this month. Could this beryllium Sega knowing it would bash amended to permission much of a spread betwixt CrossWorlds and Mario Kart World connected Switch 2, oregon has Nintendo suggested it would alternatively Sega not merchandise a nonstop rival truthful soon?

Whichever is the case, here's hoping Nintendo inactive has a consciousness of wit erstwhile it sees this.

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