Nintendo is going all in on the Donkey Kong redesign spotted by fans in the Mario Kart 9 gameplay debuted during the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal event.

Nintendo Switch 2 is likely launching alongside a Mario Kart, and there are two long-forgotten PlayStation racers that could be used as inspiration.

Donkey Kong has looked pretty much the same since Rare put out Donkey Kong Country in 1994, but it looks like Mario Kart 9 might be a turning point for the character, as he now resembles his Super Mario Bros.

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,

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Mario Kart is one of the best Nintendo series, and Nintendo has the potential to make the best entry if it takes from PlayStation.

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.

With so many IPs, Nintendo has the potential to create the best Mario Kart by adding in these crossover characters.

Interestingly, Mario Kart 9 has some different character designs for some of the drivers. The biggest one we spotted is the new Donkey Kong look. It resembles his look from Super Mario Kart on the Super Nintendo, which is an interesting decision. Will Nintendo perhaps have different skins for characters?

Mario Kart 9 has big shoes to fill, as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has sold 64.27 million copies, which includes copies sold in hardware bundles. It is far and away the Switch's best-selling game ever, far outpacing the No. 2 game, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which has sold 46.45 million copies.

Mario Kart 9 (or Mario Kart 10, depending on who you ask) has been announced – kind of – along with the Nintendo Switch 2, and we’re left with a lot of questions that won’t get an official ...

From throwbacks to previous entries to concepts from other racing games, we've got ideas of what should be in the next Mario Kart title.