A hyperactive Reggie Fils-Aime has taken part in a number of meetings and events these days, including an interesting interview on Kinda Funny in which he also talked about Mario Kart 9, albeit in a very quick and vague way, but arguing what it is like. probably being studied at Nintendo, at least from a conceptual point of view.
According to the ex-president of Nintendo USA, who we can well consider a person informed of the facts and reliable as regards the company in question, although he has not been a part of it for years now, Mario Kart 9 would exist at Nintendo, even if still in shape. project and not yet as a well-defined game, probably.
Fils-Aime doesn’t give it for sure, but knowing Nintendo’s modus operandi, he’s pretty sure the company is experimenting on a prototype of what could be Mario Kart 9, in the typical developer style: “Speaking of Mario Kart 9. .. their mindset is about building a great new experience for each platform, ”said Fils-Aime.
“Mario Kart 8 has always been a Wii U game that was later added to the Nintendo Switch, so conceptually they are probably working on a Mario Kart 9.”
So there would be a special Mario Kart for Nintendo Switch in planning at the company, however, “They will not release a Mario Kart 9 until they have well defined what can make it new, different and interesting “, explained Fils-Aime, their idea is to find “what the franchise can do because that’s what they want to do with each chapter.”
Basically, given a consolidated basis, the problem is being able to find elements of evolution in the historical structure of the series: according to the ex-president of Nintendo USA, a Mario Kart 9 is already in the design and prototype phase at the company, but until it has found its unique and evolved form compared to the previous chapter, it will not be finalized as a defined game.
Meanwhile, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sales don’t really make it necessary to release a new chapter, as it continues to be one of the best-selling games in the world . Proof of this is also the new Additional Paths Pass , intended to continue the game with new content until the end of 2023 .