>>713737886
>playing mario kart online sounds like the most boring shit ever
I don't know about "ever" but I agree with your general sentiment.
Mario Kart is a Party game.
It's the Smash Bros/Mario Party/Halo of driving games. That's NOT a bad thing. It's a blast with friends and alcohol be it in person or online. But yeah, online competitive matchmaking is just a vastly different and inferior experience.

Now that all being said, I still think the change Nintendo made here is dumb.