Mario Kart World Was Supposed to Be a Nintendo Switch 1 Game — but I'm Glad It's Not

Mario Kart World was supposed to be a Nintendo Switch 1 game — but I'm glad it's not

Mario Kart World was supposed to be a game for the original Nintendo Switch, until developers realized the old console couldn't handle what they wanted.

Mario Kart World was initially planned for the original Switch

The upcoming Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World was developed for the original Switch, before the team realized the hardware couldn't handle it. This is thanks to a new developer interview from Nintendo.

Mario Kart World Was Going To Be A Switch Game But The System Couldn't Handle It

The first game we officially saw running on a Switch 2 was Mario Kart World. The open-world racing game will be launching alongside the new console next month, but that wasn’t always the plan. Mario Kart World was going to be a Switch 1 game, until the devs realized the aging console couldn’t handle it. So instead the…Read more...

Switch 2 will be launched, exactly here in two weeks and 'Mario Kart World' has been positioned by Nintendo as the major console launch game. What you may not know is that 'Mario Kart World' began to be developed as a title for the switch (original) in 2017. One of the players, Kenta Sato, recently realized that the team decided to launch 'Mario Kart World' on Switch 2 after realizing that Nintendo's current console was unable to deal with all t…

Mario Kart World started off as an OG Switch game, and don't worry, its driving cow is "still in touch with her animal nature"

Mario Kart World started development back in 2017 as a game for the original Switch, but ended up becoming a Switch 2 one because it devs felt the tech boost was necessary to deliver the world bit of it. Said devs have also offered us some more info about its most important character - Cow.

Mario Kart World Is a Switch 2 Game Because of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's DLC

Nintendo has revealed that Mario Kart World was originally set to debut on the first Switch, and that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's DLC saved it from that fate.Read this article on TechRaptor