But Mario Kart World ’s high asking price doesn’t appear to be the standard for Switch 2 software. Nintendo also confirmed Wednesday that Donkey Kong Bananza, coming to Switch 2 in July, will cost $69.99. Still, these are indicators that Nintendo is comfortable charging more not just for the Switch successor, but for its next-gen games too.

The new Mario Kart World video also suggests the game will have at least 28 tracks spread across seven Cups, along with 24 vehicles. Interestingly, it looks like Mario Kart World has fully formed vehicles; players seemingly no longer select individual parts to assemble a car.

At its Switch 2 Direct presentation earlier Wednesday, Nintendo (NTDOY) announced that “Mario Kart World,” a new open-ended take on “Mario

From Mario Kart World to Donkey Kong Bananaza, here's all of the latest announcements from today's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct

That's a month after the console launches on 5th June. Most notably, the game features a re-designed Donkey Kong model that appears to be the same as that used in the new Mario Kart World (and similar to his design in the Mario film). In the trailer ...