>we're going to be stuck with this fuckass design for the entire generation (at least), like how Toon Link was shoved down our throats in the 2000s

I had it backwards. I always regarded the open world as a terrible gimmick that was tacked onto Mario Kart, but now it's clear that the remnants of traditional lapped races are the tacked-on aspect of World in Nintendo's eyes.

I fucking hate what this company's become.

Poke a BotW/TotKfag just a bit, and out comes gushing pure contempt for the rest of the series before them, every time.