Mario Kart 9 looks set to be Nintendo's premier launch title for the Switch 2 but will it be enough to convince millions of existing Switch owners around the world they absolutely need this new hybrid system right away?

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe became a massive seller for the Nintendo Switch, and we're finding out that the game almost didn't happen.

There’s a huge deal of excitement around Mario Kart 9 and the Switch 2, but in a video published to their YouTube channel, former Nintendo PR managers Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang questioned Nintendo’s ability to out-d the all-conquering Mario Kart 8.

Two former marketing leads think it would be very "unconventional" for Nintendo to release the Switch 2 alongside the new Mario Kart game because the company usually promotes its more boundary-pushing projects as launch games, a la The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild or Super Mario 64.

Former Nintendo insiders have revealed that the Switch's best-selling game almost never came to be, as it was a total afterthought by the company.

The million-lap community challenge is just one way the company invites fans to celebrate its most iconic character. Nintendo really went all-out for 2025, including a custom JetBlue airliner nicknamed the Cloudtop Cruiser with depictions of Mario characters along the sides of the plane (and playable Mario games onboard the flight itself.)

One of the world's best Super Smash Bros. players has teased Nintendo is preparing to unveil Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Deluxe for the Switch 1 and 2.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in itself will be eight years old ... It's one of the official ways that Nintendo has suggested we can celebrate on March 10, alongside buying and playing other Mario ...