Mario Kart World launches exclusively with Nintendo Switch 2
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Nintendo officially revealed its new Mario Kart game coming to the console, which we now know to be titled Mario Kart World.
The Verge |
Nintendo finally revealed more details on the Switch 2 during its Direct on April 2nd at 9AM ET.
The New York Times |
The new console includes a bigger screen measuring 7.9 inches long with higher resolution and the ability to run games at 120 frames per second for smoother gameplay.
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In order to entice more devs to bring their games to the new console, Nintendo chose not to experiment with the Switch 2's hardware.
The Switch 2's home interface has sleeker icons, GameChat integration, grouped apps, and optimizations for its 7.9-inch display.
As in previous entries, World will have retro courses from earlier titles as well as brand new courses. We were able to see a few of the returning locations,
The 8-year-old Nintendo Switch is about to get a sequel, and we'll know a lot more on April 2. Nintendo revealed the Switch 2 via a several-minute-long YouTube trailer earlier this year that showed off the new console's contours and a single Mario Kart game but little else.
The game's unified open world even includes racing between tracks, turning race series into unified endurance competitions that take place all across the map.