Nintendo Explains Why It’s Not Called Mario Kart 9

Nintendo explains why it’s not called Mario Kart 9

In a developer roundtable, Nintendo revealed new details about the Switch 2 launch game Mario Kart World.

The next Mario Kart for Switch 2 does not continue the numbering of the predecessor. The developers had decided that very early.

As the sequel to the eighth installment, Mario Kart World naturally aims to be even bigger and better than the original. The tracks are also being expanded.

In a FAQ organized by Nintendo, the producers of Mario Kart World have indicated the reasons why the karting racing game is not called Mario Kart 9, while it is the sequel to Mario Kart 8. After Mario Kart 8 comes... Mario Kart 9! That was in any case what we could

There is a reason why {Mario Kart World} is not called Mario Kart 9. Despite the series of names that has characterized the series, Nintendo wanted to go further with this game, and so decided to give up a numbered approach and bet instead on a less orthodox name, similar to the previous most significant jumps in the series. Speaking of it in an article by Ask the Developer, producer Kosuke Yabuki explained the reason for co-titled the game as “…

Nintendo reveals why Mario Kart World was not called ‘Mario Kart 9’

Following Mario Kart 7 and 8, there was a common assumption among fans of Nintendo’s beloved racing franchise that “Mario Kart 9” would naturally be the name of the next installment – until the announcement of Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World. In Nintendo’s latest “Ask the Developer” article, the name was addressed by producer Kosuke Yabuki, who explained that the numerical approach was left in the dust after it was established that Mario …