2014's Mario Kart 8 Direct shows how much Nintendo has changed in a decade

2014's Mario Kart 8 Direct shows how much Nintendo has changed in a decade

After the Mario Kart World Direct finished airing this morning, YouTube served me a surprising recommendation. Thanks to the unassailable algorithm, YouTube figured I might want to watch the Mario Kart 8 Direct from April 30, 2014 -- a month before the game debuted on the ill-fated Wii U. I actually wrote about the presentation over a decade ago, but when I rewatched it today out of curiosity, I was fascinated by what I saw. Looking back to Apri…