Nintendo knows a thing or two about sequels. With the long-awaited Switch 2, it has decided not to mess with a winning formula. The Japanese gaming giant unveiled its highly anticipated console on Thursday,

Beyond a new Mario Kart, Nintendo said in November 2024 that the Switch 2 will be backward-compatible with Switch games — meaning most Switch games will work on the Switch 2, and players won’t have to repurchase games they had previously bought for their older console. This applies for both physical and digital games.

During today's reveal of Nintendo's new hardware, the Nintendo Switch 2, we got a brief look at a brand new game that's coming to the system: it's a new Mario Kart, and we know...next to nothing about it.