It’s set to be the biggest lineup in Mario Kart history.
Mario Kart World has now been officially revealed and it’s easily on track to becoming the biggest Mario Kart game ever. This includes what looks to be an absolutely huge roster of playable racers.
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DLSS and “real-time ray tracing” also confirmed.
Nintendo’s technical specs chart for the Switch 2 officially confirms the system is powered by a “custom processor made by Nvidia”. Now, in an update, Team Green has shared some insight – claiming the new hybrid system has “10x the graphics performance” of the original Switch.
It elaborates on the power of Nintendo’s new hardware in a blog post – explaining how the custom processor features an Nvidia GPU with “dedicated RT cores and Tensor Cores” for “stunning visuals and AI-driven enhancements”.
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Say it loud.
We were completely amused at the reveal of the Switch 2 Camera. It felt like a very Nintendo thing to couple with the new GameChat button on the Switch 2 Joy-Con, but also something that’s 20 years too late. The EyeToy and Kinect have been and gone over the past two decades with mixed results. So what will make Nintendo’s camera worth it, aside from video calls? Super Mario Party Jamboree! Nintendo Switch Edition + Jamboree TV.
This enhanced release of what we think is already the best Mario Party game ever has leaned into the daftness and stupidity of Mario Party with its new Switch 2 peripheral and the new Mouse Mode in the Joy-Con. We’re back to the microphone of Mario Party 6 days, except things work a lot better here. It’s also surprisingly really fun.
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“There’s a lot of advancements that have been made”.
Months of rumours and leaks meant that yesterday’s announcement that Nintendo Switch 2 will come with an LCD screen wasn’t all that big of a surprise. We had been preparing to say goodbye to the OLED for a while now, but Nintendo is keen to point out that the change isn’t a decision that the team took lightly.
During a roundtable discussion with Kouichi Kawamoto, Takuhiro Dohta and Tetsuya Sasaki at yesterday’s Nintendo Switch 2 hands-on event in New York, Sasaki admitted that “There’s been a lot of advancement that has been made in LCD screen technology” since the release of the Switch 1, and the team “took a look at the LCD technology that is available to us now” during Switch 2 development.
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“it’s a bold move”.
Nick Arran, managing director of UK retailer GAME, has stated that digital games being cheaper than physical on the Switch 2 will be “a challenge”.
As reported by The Game Business, Arran commented on the cost of the Switch 2 console and games, stating that although the £75 price point for Mario Kart World “seems expensive”, he believes it’s necessary to cover the rising costs of production and publishing.
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Beyond expectations.
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond being cross-gen was inevitable. After a near two-decade wait for a sequel and a handful of delays, including a return from series developer Retro Studios, the game needed to land with a bang. And boy did it when it re-emerged during the June 2024 Nintendo Direct.
We’ve seen it twice since, and each time it’s impressed more and more. Yet the latest time, during the Switch 2 Direct, all the gloves were off despite little gameplay. A Switch 2 Edition, 4K, 120fps in performance mode, and smooth 60fps in handheld? And then we got to play it.
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“If they pull it off, others will follow”.
Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct gave us an absolutely mammoth amount of information about Switch 2, but one of the less welcome revelations was that game prices are rising for Nintendo’s new console, with leading launch title Mario Kart World costing a whopping $80 / £75 in physical form (the digital version is less).
As you can imagine, that price hike has caused quite a bit of consternation online. With recent conversations regarding GTA 6 possibly costing as much as $100, Nintendo’s bump is only going to give Rockstar Games the confidence to increase its prices. After all, Mario Kart World and GTA 6 are the two closest things you’ve got to a sure bet in games retail right now.
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Here’s the estimated equivalent locally.
Nintendo hasn’t officially revealed the local pricing for Switch 2 game upgrade packs (yet), but it seems the company’s Japanese website might have already given fans a rough idea about what it might cost to enjoy certain past-generation games with various enhancements on the new system.
According to Nintendo’s Japan website, players who already own a game and want to upgrade it can expect to pay between 1,000 to 2,000 yen, which is estimated to equate to about “$10 to $15” (or the regional equivalent).
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What’s going on here?
Nintendo’s Switch 2 Direct highlighted all sorts of new and existing titles but one of the more interesting discoveries in the American broadcast was artwork for what appears to Yoshi’s Woolly World (officially known as Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World on the 3DS) in the “compatible Nintendo Switch titles”.
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“Available while supplies last”.
If you’re considering the Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle, you might need to make a decision sooner rather than later.
While this new offering might seem like it’s just a standard offering, it seems it will actually be a “limited time” deal. Yes, according to Nintendo deal will actually be a “limited time production” through to Fall 2025 (at least in the US) and available “while supplies last”.
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