Mario Kart 9 teased as potential Swap 2 launch title

Nintendo has formally revealed the Switch 2 to the world in a first-look video posted on its YouTube channel. Whereas particulars on the console and what video games are coming for it stay sparse, Nintendo did hint at one major title coming for the console, an untitled Mario Kart recreation that does not seem like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in any respect.

May it lastly be the long-rumored Mario Kart 9? There are some affordable indications it may very well be. The desert racetrack within the video is model new, and the karts look totally completely different. You may take a look at the Swap 2 reveal video beneath with the gameplay footage (beginning at 1:41).

A brand new Donkey Kong mannequin and extra gamers have been noticed

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The temporary gameplay snippet within the trailer reveals us some acquainted faces, like Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Toad, Daisy and Peach. However Donkey Kong is the one grabbing essentially the most consideration. Many eagle-eyed followers have pointed out that Donkey Kong’s design is totally completely different from the one in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and carefully resembles his look within the Tremendous Mario Bros. Film.

One other indication that it’s a brand-new Mario Kart recreation is the variety of gamers on the observe. Followers on Reddit identified that the observe within the trailer has 24 spots (seen on the 1:40 mark within the video), which implies the sport might have double the variety of gamers in on-line play in comparison with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which has 12.

Whereas there was solely about 15 seconds of gameplay footage within the trailer, which primarily targeted on the Swap 2’s design, it was sufficient to get many followers hyped concerning the prospect of a brand new Mario Kart recreation. Whether or not the title will launch with the Swap 2 is unclear, however given the way it’s the primary recreation Nintendo has proven off for the console, there is a good likelihood it’ll. Mario Kart is one in every of my favourite video games sequence of all time, and hopefully, with the facility of the Swap 2 console, this new Mario Kart recreation is ready to do some thrilling new issues.

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