“Mario Kart 8” was first launched on the Wii U in 2014, with many critics calling it one of the best installment within the collection to this point. Alongside the Nintendo Switch’s launch in 2017, the Japanese gaming large launched “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe”, an up to date port of the Wii U recreation with just a few added twists, however nothing definitive sufficient to name it a brand new installment. According to a Tokyo-based analyst, nonetheless, it looks like “Mario Kart 9” is at present in improvement, and Nintendo may “tease it this year.”
Kantan Games analyst Dr. Serkan Toto stated in an article that he’s “aware Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still selling very well on the Nintendo Switch, but Mario Kart 9 is in active development (and comes with a new twist).”
Toto additionally believes that Nintendo will add certainly one of their franchises to cell units, stating that it “has been very silent since Mario Kart Tour’s launch in 2019… 2022 is once we will see a longtime IP arriving on sensible units once more.”
Mario Kart Tour is a free-to-play cell recreation obtainable on Android and iOS.
“Mario Kart 8 Deluxe” is the best-selling entry within the collection, promoting 38.74 million copies to this point, in keeping with information from Nintendo. Despite releasing virtually 4 years in the past, it nonetheless sells extremely nicely and infrequently finds itself as one of many t0p promoting video games per week.
It will likely be attention-grabbing to notice the validity of Toto’s declare, as Nintendo has by no means launched a couple of “Mario Kart” entry per console.