Mario Kart 9 is in 'Active Development' and 'Comes with a New Twist' - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 March 2022 / 4,532 Views
Kantan Games' Dr. Serkan Toto in an article on GamesIndustry that includes predictions from multiple industry analysts says he has heard Mario Kart 9 is in development and that it will have a new twist. He does say Nintendo might tease it later this year.
"I am aware Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still selling very well on the Nintendo Switch, but Mario Kart 9 is in active development (and comes with a new twist) and Nintendo could tease it this year," said Toto.
"On mobile, Nintendo has been very silent since Mario Kart Tour's launch in 2019, but I think 2022 is when we will see an established IP arriving on smart devices again."
The Mario Kart series has sold nearly 160 million units worldwide, while Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Nintendo Switch is the best-selling entry with 38.74 million units sold. Mario Kart Wii has sold 37.38 million units and Mario Kart DS sold 23.60 million units.
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Imagine the twist being you play as a wheel and the characters are the actual karts
I almost spit out my coffee... I never do that...
So the twist is the wheel is twisting the chars.
Nintendo should make a Mario Kart Ultimate with racers from all of Nintendo's franchise! They've already added in Link, Inklings from Splatoon, and Villagers from Animal Crossing, so why not add everyone?
more car models and tracks, so a lot of work and cost, plus people will expect the same in all the spinoff marios.
I don't think a lot of work and cost would be an issue considering MK8D most likely hit 40 million units sold by now and sales aren't slowing down, and Nintendo games don't usually drop in price. I mean, the game hasn't gotten any updates in who knows how long and it's consistently one of the best selling games in the world every week. Even after almost 5 years since release, it's back to $60 after the holiday season. So Nintendo can definitely take as much time as they need and provide however much of a budget a game of that magnitude would need.
But you are right in that expectation after a game like that releases, which does put a bit of a damper in those hopes :(
I know money isn't a problem, but if they can get away for cheap they most likely will.
Pretty obvious stuff if you ask me. Does he actually have insider info?
He have an uncle who works at Nintendo
Yeah, this was a given. Every new MK has some sort of new gameplay modifier added and considering how well 8D sold, this is just common sense. These are not leaks, these are just people who want some attention and pretend to know stuff. IMO most VGC users could be leakers by simply using common sense.
I guess the not so obvious part is to announce it this year while Mario Kart 8 DX sales are going strong, and it’s an especially popular title for holiday discounts and bundles. I can’t see them announcing it before the first Nintendo Direct of 2023.
I agree on that point.
Your post just makes me want a sequel to Diddy Kong Racing more than ever .
I figured they had Mario Kart 9 in the can and were just sitting on it because eight deluxe was still selling so well.
coming towards the end of this generation, deluxe version on the switch 2! Nintendo knows the new practice.
I would guess that Mario Kart will launch the next generation of Switch hardware. Although, I think it’ll be playable on Switch as well with lower fidelity graphics.
Thanks captain obvious.
Probably, they’re also probably taking their sweet *ss time with it though.
Big if true! A new Mario Kart game, who would have thought?
Would make sense if they actually intend to keep the Switch going for more than another 2 years. Otherwise, would probably work better as a launch title for the next system.
I feel like it is obvious that MK9 is in development but Nintendo could just as well sit on it even if it's ready to go. And Nintendo has the habit of adding a new gameplay element to every new game from a major franchise they have so this is again not surprising.
Mario Kart 8 + 8 DX and Mario Kart Wii Make up half the sales of the entire series. MK9 will surely sell similar numbers. Most importantly though MK9 must bring back Funky Kong.
I would love for Nintendo to start a gaming media frenzy by stating in anticipation of the Switch reaching an upcoming major milestone we are proud to be announcing the release of MK9. It will be arriving March 2023 in celebration of the Switch reaching the halfway mark of its life.
That would surprise me if we would see MK9 for Switch. I'd have expected a launch year title for Nintendo's next gen system.
With the way the current industry is going, you're probably better off waiting until MK9 hits their next console, since that'll probably be the full game anyway lol.
For instance, I bought MK8 on Wii-U and loved it, but was saddened there was no real battle mode. Then it came out on Switch (which I was going to buy anyway) and poof... the full MK8 experience. And, of course, I bought it. Now I'm thinking maybe I'll just wait it out and get it when it's complete. Skip the double dip (heh... there's a slogan).
I'm assuming MK9 will be release title for Switch 2 in 2+ years. But if this rumor is right that they are going to tease it this year that would suggest it'll be on Switch. If they launch MK9 on Switch instead of for the successor that'll be a strong signal that Nintendo plans to keep the Switch going for a long time and the successor is still a number of years away (late '25 or '26). I don't think they'd tease a game for the Switch 2 unless they are ready to announce the Switch 2. My guess is we hear about MK9 in a year and a half or so when they first tease the next Nintendo system for a '24 launch. Of course they are working on the game though, even though it is very likely a Switch 2 launch release, as it would take years to make.
Seriously doubt they'll call it Switch 2. In all their years, they never called their next console the same thing as their previous one. SNES and Wii-U got close, but even they were different.
Switch-Us?
Should probably put "Rumor" in the title. Sounds likely though since even if it's planned for the next console they would probably have started by now.
They will likely do what they did with breath of the wild and release it on both.
