There are obviously plenty of similarities between the Nintendo Switch and the upcoming Switch 2. One of their key similarities is that both put a Mario Kart title within their launch windows. The OG Switch had MK8 Deluxe, and the Switch 2 has Mario Kart World. Throughout the original Switch’s lifecycle, fans, including us at the Nintendo Entertainment Podcast, wondered why we didn’t get a new entry during its lifespan, especially given how the Wii U port became the system’s best-selling title. Now, we have an answer to that question via a new “Ask The Developer” Interview.
The team behind the upcoming title revealed that they actually were making Mario Kart World for the Nintendo Switch system, but as they thought about what to put in the game, they realized the system couldn’t handle it:
Ironically, the “saving grace” for the team wasn’t just the Switch 2 arrival, but the DLC that came with the deluxe version:
The added power of the Nintendo Switch 2 allowed the team to put more detail into the overworld while also adding key open world elements that would help define the game’s overall “feel”
So, while it may have been a long...
