Perhaps the biggest talking point at the moment about this new entry is the fact there have been 24 spaces spotted on the starting grid. Now, if you've played Mario Kart over the years, you should already know how the race size has jumped from eight to 12 players, so this seems to be another leap.

Nintendo has big plans for Mario Kart 9. For starters, it was the only game shown as part of the Switch 2 reveal trailer, meaning we can expect it to act as a launch title for the new console later this year.