Switch 2 officially announced, switch 2 direct 2nd of April

[Otter]

Soundwave said:

Nintendo was never going to start spending $150+ million willy nilly on game projects, so the new Mario Kart pouring more into more characters per race, probably 4K DLSS type resolution makes sense.

Someone noted that the karts look like they transform (jet ski?) so expect some nice water effects if that's that case.

That isn't required. Going back to the Wii U and even currently on PS5/Series X, it just takes developers some time to retool or learn how to make games look better beyond "more polygons". Compare Pikmin 3 to Pikmin 4 for example. Huge leap in fidelity but pretty similar hardware. This game could of also began as a Switch project and was later ported to Switch 2 similar to something like God of War Ragnorok which is essentially a PS4 title with settings maxed out on PS5. 

Edit: and on that note, A switch 1 cross gen release for MK9 is not out of the question. In fact I think its likely. Nintendo mentioned they want a smooth transition through generations without starting userbases from zero. I think Switch 2 exclusives will be more "core" games at first or games using unique features of the system... We'll find out in April.

Last edited by Otter - on 16 January 2025