Nintendo seemingly confirms ‘Mario Kart 9’ with Switch 2 trailer

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Switch 2 with a brief teaser trailer yesterday (January 16) – but some fans believe a new Mario Kart has also been confirmed.The first-look trailer for the Nintendo Switch 2 focused solely on the new console’s hardware.

The bigger, more powerful bit of kit will feature reworked Joy-Con controllers and a larger screen.However to show off the new console, footage from a Mario Kart game was used.

While some fans think the clip was reworked footage from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which was launched alongside the original Switch in 2017, others think Nintendo have confirmed Mario Kart 9.The brief glimpse of the game sees a number of classic characters taking on new course Mario Bros.

Circuit. The opening seconds reveal 24 starting positions for the race while the closing moments show 14 different karts competing.