Biggest Video Game News Of The Week (February 5 - 11)

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Any week that includes a Nintendo Direct is always going to be a busy one. Wednesday's presentation featured more stuff than it had any right to in 40 minutes, and most of it has been welcomed and even celebrated by those who watched. Hardly any discourse whatsoever, maybe there's hope after all.

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The past seven days haven't been dominated by Nintendo alone, though. While Mario Kart might be getting some new tracks, Polyphony had some exciting news to reveal about its own racing series. There has also been some pretty big Battlefield 2042 news unfolding throughout the week, and not the kind its creators will be happy about. All of that and more in the biggest stories of the week below.

There had been talk for a little while prior to this week's Direct that Nintendo had something big planned for the future of Mario Kart. Turns out that talk was correct, though it wasn't the new MK game some had hoped for. But it is the next best thing - some pretty substantial MK DLC. 48 new tracks, or rather tracks from previous MK games, that will be added to the game over the course of the next two years. The DLC will cost $24.99, or you'll get it for free if you're subscribed to the NSO Expansion Pack.

There were quite a few major talking points coming out of the Direct, one of them being Kirby can eat cars now. However, the one that appears to have people the most excited was the reveal of Nintendo Switch Sports. A spiritual successor to Wii Sports, one of the most popular games of all time since it was given away free with every Wii console. Switch Sports is going to cost you, but it looks like it'll be worth the money. It will feature some of the same sports that