First images of the new Mario Kart for Nintendo Switch 2: characters, player count...

Nintendo Switch 2 is now official, Nintendo has presented the design of its next console and has also revealed that the Nintendo Direct in which it will delve into the new hybrid machine will be next April 2. The game chosen to be part of the official presentation of the console was Mario Kart. A title that aims to be Mario Kart 9 and has everything to be the biggest release of the series so far, and that’s not easy having the background of the best-selling Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Some first images that fill us with enthusiasm for what will be one of the great games with which to release Nintendo Switch 2.

The biggest Mario Kart ever

In the images, the starting grid suggests that there will be up to 24 simultaneous players, an impressive number considering that the previous installment had a maximum of 12 players online and eight offline. A sign that the power of Nintendo Switch 2 will go far beyond that of its predecessor, and a race with more drivers, options and insanity is a good example of that.

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Mario, Bowser, Donkey Kong and other characters

In the images that have been shown, we can see several classic characters that are back with new designs and a much more polished and defined graphic style. In addition, the confirmation that Donkey Kong will have the look of the movie, a statement of intent by Nintendo that seems to want to make official also in the games this design much closer to the classic character in its beginnings than in the version that emerged from Donkey Kong Country.

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The characters of Mario Kart 9 that we can see in the images, some better than others, are the following:

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