Online mode was first introduced in Mario Kart Wii, but Mario Kart 8 didn't make many changes to its formula. It allows 12 players to join in online matchmaking, but aside from that, there's not a lot to it to make the online mode more interesting than racing against CPU opponents.

This relatively plain name is standard practice for the opening track in Mario Kart games, with Wii U turned Switch game Mario Kart 8 opening with Mario Kart Stadium, Mario Kart 7

The Nintendo Switch 2 got an official Nintendo-branded reveal this week, and what fans expect to be Mario Kart 9 showed a little bit of what’s next for the racing franchise. Nintendo has officially revealed the Nintendo Switch 2 after countless rumours,