I think I know the secret behind Mario Kart 9 on Nintendo Switch 2 – Reader’s Feature
I think I know the secret behind Mario Kart 9 on Nintendo Switch 2 – Reader’s Feature
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A reader examines the footage so far for Mario Kart 9 and thinks he’s worked out several new features not yet announced by Nintendo. We might have only got one game reveal in the Nintendo Switch 2 unveiling but, as has been already pointed out, the few seconds of Mario Kart 9 that we did get is a lot more than it first seems. Not only does it seem to confirm 24-player online action, which is going to be insane, but there’s clearly some kind of open world element going on.
![[Mario Kart 9 from Nintendo Switch 2 reveal trailer]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_236190841-12d5.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
You don’t notice at first but there’s no actual track. The race starts off with a dead end to the road they start on, then they all immediately go off-road and then down what looks like a long highway that disappears off into the distance. At no point is there a track and definitely nothing that looks like it’s going to loop round in laps.
That is a pretty major change for Mario Kart. I don’t know whether that’s the main mode or only online or something, but it looks to me that you’re making the course up yourself as you go along, kind of like the Dakar Rally. First of all, I think that’s a genius idea, but I also don’t think that’s the only innovation at play.
Who knows how big the actual map is you’re racing around in, but you can see lots of dirt paths in the footage and a very big and obvious roadside convenience. I think that not only are you going to be making your own path through the game but you’re going to be picking up fuel as you go as well.
