https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/apr/04/mario-kart-world-hands-on-nintendo-switch-2

It may not reinvent the wheel but the forthcoming racer looks awesome, plays flawlessly, offers more exhilarating carnage than ever before – and even allows some open-world exploration• I got to play Nintendo Switch 2: a first look at 2025’s gaming must-have

How do you follow a game as complete and extensive as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? Nintendo is banking on the answer being: go bigger. Double the number of racers to 24. Increase the number of characters (60 in total). More weapons. And, most eye-catchingly, more exploration.