And ps: IMHO the “online racing” part is simulated and it didn’t wasn’t real multiplayer. I played “online” on a severely throttled WiFi connection (so slow that is unusable) and it didn’t bat an eye. It just downloads a list of usernames to pretend the computer-driven karts are real players, then uploads the lap times for ranking after the “race”.
And ps: IMHO the “online racing” part is simulated and it didn’t wasn’t real multiplayer. I played “online” on a severely throttled WiFi connection (so slow that is unusable) and it didn’t bat an eye. It just downloads a list of usernames to pretend the computer-driven karts are real players, then uploads the lap times for ranking after the “race”.