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Topic: We need Mario Kart 9 yesterday.

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Oyaji_Music

After nearly 6 years Mario Kart 8 is feeling real outdated and dull. Nintendo needs to seriously pump some new blood into this series and i am not talking about the mobile device Mario Kart Tour. There needs to be a solid entry with plenty of NEW tracks and new characters. If Nintendo would put as much effort into MK9 as they did with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, they could have a KILLER game on their hands. And if they thought MK8 brought people on board with the switch imagine what a system exclusive like MK9 could do, especially closer to Christmas.

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WoomyNNYes

Uhh. Mario Kart. Is that game still around? I'm not sure anyone buys that game on purpose.

I'm kidding. I got the Switch just for mk8. Logged 250 hrs. The lack of new Mario Kart and Nintendo's mysterious silence regarding Mario Kart is disappointing. Feels like neglect. To avoid more disappointment, I've been assuming Mk9 is reserved for the next console. But, I'm with you. Me want Mk9.

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sixrings

I'm still hoping we get a couple dlc packs and then the next console you buy the ultimate version with it all included.

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Grumblevolcano

Super Mario Kart - August 1992
Mario Kart 64 - December 1996
Mario Kart Super Circuit - July 2001
Mario Kart Double Dash - November 2003
Mario Kart DS - November 2005
Mario Kart Wii - April 2008
Mario Kart 7 - December 2011
Mario Kart 8 - May 2014
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - April 2017
Mario Kart Tour - September 2019

There's a general pattern of around 2 and a half years from Super Circuit onwards so the next Mario Kart will likely come in 2022. Which would likely line up with the Switch successor's launch window if the rumours about a Switch Pro existing are false.

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WoomyNNYes

@Grumblevolcano I wonder if MK9 is being purposely timed to coincide with Super Mario World theme park somehow. I wouldn't be shocked if it is, or isn't, a factor, but the idea just crossed my mind.

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judaspete

We need a new F-Zero yesterday. Or even 1080, Excite Truck/Bike, Wave Race or a new racing IP. 8 is still consistently in the top selling games charts. Mario Kart 9 should be saved for the Switch successor.

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Octane

@Bearzilla823 MK8 is still topping the charts, from a business perspective it doesn't make a lot of sense to release a new one when people are still perfectly fine with buying the old one. Why invest in a new game when you can also do nothing and enjoy the same result?

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ralphdibny

Maybe they'll surprise launch it around the time of ps5/xsx to drive switch sales

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Magician

MK8. 31m sold and still selling well.

It'll be a while until Nintendo considers developing MK9.

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rallydefault

Yea, I think it's about time. I've put easily hundreds of hours into 8, especially across Wii U and Switch. One of the most finely tuned games of modern times.

But it's time for the next one. I was always one of the people like, "How could they POSSIBLY get better than 8?"

Years later, that statement is hilarious. 8 is so fantastic, but there is always room to improve or even really spice things up. There was another thread around here with lots of cool, solid ideas being thrown around.

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SkullDragr

@Octane @Magician If that's the case, I guess we'll never see GTA 6. Just remaster GTA 5 for PS5 and XBox Series X because it still sells a ton.

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Jarester

deluxe was pretty much 9.. for the mean time. but sometime soon I'd like it also I still only play on wii u.

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SillyG

It wouldn't surprise me if Mario Kart 9 is already completed or at least close to completion, and Nintendo are just waiting until MK8D sales slow down before they move in for the kill.

@SkullDragr : It would certainly be a smart use of resources!

It's just dawned on me that the current generation of consoles hasn't had a new Grand Theft Auto instalment, which is crazy when you think about it, but unsurprising when V is still selling lot hotcakes well over 6 years after the fact with no sign of slowing down!

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Octane

@SkullDragr I mean, it's been 7 years since the last new installment of GTA; that strategy is certainly working, isn't it? Rockstar are in no hurry to release a new one. Sure, eventually sales will dwindle down, and they have to. But the same applies to Mario Kart; I think they can easily ignore Mario Kart until their next console.

Though I wouldn't mind it if they released an F-Zero in the meantime instead.

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MasterJay

You guys got it all wrong, the next game is Mario kart 10, they'll count tour as 9, and go all out for this next one

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rallydefault

Wow 2014... can't believe 8 on Wii U was so long ago. That's crazy when I think about how much I still play it.

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Jarester

Octane wrote:

@SkullDragr I mean, it's been 7 years since the last new installment of GTA; that strategy is certainly working, isn't it? Rockstar are in no hurry to release a new one. Sure, eventually sales will dwindle down, and they have to. But the same applies to Mario Kart; I think they can easily ignore Mario Kart until their next console.

Though I wouldn't mind it if they released an F-Zero in the meantime instead.

fast rmx is literally f-zero tho..

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Krull

I don’t see the point in another Mario Kart on Switch. It would cannibalise 8D’s online community, and stop sales for a game that is a consistent top 10 entry week after week after week (after week). And it would also basically be the same game, but with different tracks.

Better to do a completely different racing game under a different or new IP. Star Fox Racing this Christmas - that’s my guess.

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Anti-Matter

@Krull
"Better to do a completely different racing game under a different or new IP. "

How about Mario Kart with Modnation Racers features (Character customization, Circuit Creation, Kart creation)?

Surprisingly, No One here noticed my unusual ideas about Modnation Racers features on next Mario Kart.

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