Here in the Search nav, you can.... SEARCH. Start typing a game or gamer, it will autosuggest. Press one to go, or hit Enter to get the full search results.
Below the searchbox, you'll see recent games, gamers, clubs, events, and quests you've visited.
Below that is the full site map with all of the different pages on this platform. Most of these are accessible in the other navs too. But here they're all in one place, if you're into that sort of thing.
Jump in a virtual or IRL event, tournament, or league. Participate in a Quest (a gaming challenge that you can do any time). Channel 3 has something for all skill levels, including gaming-focused daily minigames.
Go to Events below to search for real-time tournaments or other events. Quests will show you offline challenges you can complete at any time.
You may have friends here already, or you may meet your next lifelong squadmate here. Either way, Channel 3 is most fun when you find your people and can have friendly competitions and participate in challenges together.
Below you can navigate all the gamers, clubs, and causes on Channel 3.
If you'd like to create and run a Club, submit an New Club Request.
Whether it's 1 to 2, or 99 to 100, leveling up is the best feeling in the world. On Channel 3, when you participate in quests, when your post gets 1Up'd, when you crush a daily minigame, you get XP. Get 1k XP, and you level up and unlock rewards. Rewards can be custom reaction GIFs, cool backgrounds, or prize wheel spins for IRL gaming gear or in game currency.
Turbo is an optional subscription for superusers. You don't need Turbo to enjoy Channel 3. Turbo users get early access to new features, and are able to unlock more levels in a season.
On Channel 3, seasons last 3 months. They will always run January 1 - April 1, April 1 - July 1, July 1 - October 1, and October 1 - January 1.
Open channel3.gg in Chrome. Click the Install icon in the right side of the address bar:
Click Install when you get this prompt.
After installation, you can pin to the Windows taskbar alongside your other favorite apps.
Open channel3.gg in Safari. It has to be Safari.
Tap the Share button in the middle of the footer.
Tap Add to Home Screen.
Tap Add on the prompt.
BOOM. You're done. iPhones try to act like it's "just a website bookmark" because they want everyone to go through the App Store but really it functions just like an app... Full screen, moveable icon on your home screen. All of it.
Enjoy.
Install the Channel 3 app from the Google Play Store.
I remember hearing chatter of people wanting a new game a few months before the DLC was announced. Everyone had played the "original" 48 tracks to their hearts content and wanted something new. But I feel like the DLC was the perfect way to extend the lifetime of Mario Kart on the Switch without dividing people across two games. I was always an advocate for more tracks instead of a new game too, so I was super excited with the initial announcement; especially given the scale of adding 48 tracks in 2 years or so. The DLC definitely just set this game as one of, if not, the best Mario Kart game in series history and gave it another couple of years of life until we inevitably get the next console.
While the final roster of courses added to the DLC isn't perfect (even though any selection won't make everyone happy), it includes a lot of great tracks and fan favorites from across the franchise. Bringing over the Tour tracks too was a nice refresh, even though many of those tracks don't play as smoothly as the rest. Adding new and returning characters also spiced up the roster which probably resulted in people switching up their favorite characters to play.
TLDR: DLC great, new game on Switch would be bad, 10/10 would recommend buying
