For those curious about how the upgraded hardware on the Nintendo Switch 2 will impact things, you may get a good idea from the upcoming Mario Kart World.
Based on its trailers, the game's visuals are a bit of an upgrade from Mario Kart 8, though not by too much. Instead of using the tech to boost graphical fidelity, Nintendo is using it for something players may care about even more: the actual gameplay.
According to a recent Ask The Developer interview from Nintendo themselves, the open-world aspect of Mario Kart World was part of its identity since 2017 - but they weren't able to get it to play right until the Nintendo Switch 2's hardware came along.
"We were thinking about what to do for the next Mario Kart game even during the development of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and we began prototyping in March 2017." Says Kosuke Yabuki, who worked as the game director for Mario Kart 7 and 8, and is the producer for Mario Kart World. "This time, we wanted the gameplay to involve players driving around a large world, and we began creating a world map like this."
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