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Mario Kart 9 ‘in active development’ and we might get a peak this year
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Look,Mario Kart 8 Deluxemight still be topping video game charts nearly five years after its release, but we can all agree it’s about time for a new entry, right?
After all the beloved racer was originally aWii Ugame dating back to 2014. Give us Mario Kart 9, designed for theSwitch OLEDalready, Nintendo!
However, we also know Nintendo is never exactly in a rush with these new first-party games, so reports Mario Kart 9 is “in active development” – with a view to Nintendo teasing it before the year is out – might actually come as a surprise.
The word comes from Kantan Games’ Dr. Serkan Toto, who has made a host of productions for the year in gaming while chatting withGamesIndustry.biz. He even says there’s a “new twist” on the way with Mario Kart 9.
He said: “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.”
Should Nintendo give us a glimpse of the next Mario Kart instalment this year, it’s still likely to be a couple of years away. After all, Nintendo originally announcedThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequelwas at E3 2019. It’s scheduled to come out at some point in 2022, although Nintendo is still to confirm a name for the game, let alone a release date.
Given that logic, we could see Mario Kart 9 around 2024 or 2025, and launch alongside a next-generation Nintendo console.
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Elsewhere in his predictions, Dr. Serkan Toto said it might be time for Nintendo to bring another first-party game to the mobile realm, following the launch of Mario Run and Mario Kart Tour.
He added: “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.”
Chris Smith is a freelance technology journalist for a host of UK tech publications, including Trusted Reviews. He’s based in South Florida, USA. …
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