I had a discussion about this game with a friend last night, and his opinion about the overall look of the game is vastly different than what the general consensus is.
Basically, he feels like the game has lost its "mario world" feel and that the graphics took too much of an overhaul. He's comparing the look of the game to things like F-Zero and Need for Speed.
When I showed him the Moo Moo Meadows comparison video, he says Mario Kart 8 looks better but Mario Kart Wii still maintains the Mario feel while 8 does not. He would have preferred if Nintendo kept the "mario world" feel with updated rendering instead of updating the graphics to make it look more realistic.
Is he the only one that thinks this or do others agree with him?