Nintendo Switch 2 reveal teases new Mario Kart game

OK, so what can you play on the Nintendo Switch 2? Mario Kart, apparently.

Nintendo debuted the Switch 2 on Thursday, finally shining an official light on the worst kept secret from the past several years. The short video focused largely on the Switch 2’s hardware — the new features and upgrades that make the console next generation. Of course, the hardware is very little without games, and despite them not being the focus of the announcement, Nintendo did give a brief look at what appears to be a new Mario Kart 9 (or whatever fancy title it gets in the end).

The sneak peek at the game is very short — seconds long — and shows iconic Mario Kart racers speeding through a desert racetrack that’s called the Mario Bros. Circuit, and tearing by a Yoshi’s drive-in restaurant and billboards for Luigi’s Tires. When the camera pulls back on the track, you can see that it’s set in a vast, but seemingly desolate desert setting.

The video appears to confirm that up to 24 racers will compete at the same time, a new high for the franchise. Eagle-eyed fans have also caught some character redesigns, including a Donkey Kong that looks closer to his Mario movie counterpart.

Beyond a new Mario Kart, Nintendo said in November 2024 that the Switch 2 will be backward-compatible with Switch games — meaning all Switch games will work on the Switch 2, and players won’t have to repurchase games they had previously bought for their older console.



source https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch-2/509164/nintendo-switch-2-games-reveal

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