Mario Kart 9 could be revealed this year according to industry insider

Mario Kart 9 could be revealed this yr co-ordinate to industry insider

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There's a certain inevitability about Mario Kart nine. While technically unconfirmed, its predecessor, Mario Kart eight, is one of the best-selling Nintendo Switch games of all time. A follow-upwards is for all intents and purposes guaranteed.

The skillful news is that kart racing fans may not accept long to expect for official confirmation of the existence of Mario Kart 9 either. According to industry analyst Dr. Serkan Toto (via GamesIndustry.biz), Nintendo could be set to reveal the sequel this yr.

This news will surely please Mario Kart fanatics who are probably growing a little tired of playing Mario Kart 8 as the game is almost viii years quondam at this indicate. Later on all, there are only and then many times you can outrace your friends and family on the aforementioned couple dozen tracks before you crave new courses.

While Toto doesn't put a timeframe on when we tin can expect a reveal, or hint when the game itself might release, he does land it "comes with a new twist." This isn't particularly surprising, Mario Kart is no stranger to gimmicks designed to shake up the serial' traditional formula. Mario Kart 8 introduced anti-gravity tracks, and the previous entry on the Nintendo 3DS added the ability to glide and bulldoze underwater.

Toto works for Kantan Games, a Japanese consultancy house focused on the video game industry, and then there's definitely credibility to these claims. Of course, Nintendo is a notoriously unpredictable company so while a Mario Kart 9 announcement in the near future seems logical, Nintendo oft marches to the beat of its ain drum — see the reveal of baroque AR-game Mario Kart Live Home Circuit in 2022 as proof.

The final entry in the pop series, Mario Kart 8, was originally released for the Wii U in 2022 earlier a Deluxe edition was brought to the Nintendo Switch in April 2022. This Switch edition of the game has become the best-selling installment in the franchise, moving almost 40m copies every bit of November 2022. That number will take only increased over the terminal xiv months equally the game continues to rank high on sales charts.

Curiously, Nintendo has never released two mainline Mario Kart games on a single panel. This has led to fan speculation that the adjacent time Mario and pals go behind the bicycle of a kart volition exist on the Switch'southward successor, but there's always a first time for everything.

At that place are few party games out at that place as universally loved as Mario Kart, and then a fresh entry would certainly be welcome afterwards all this time. Perhaps the proclamation of Mario Kart ix will come alongside the reveal of the much-rumored Nintendo Switch Pro?

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