Mario Kart 9 May Have a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Problem
In spite of a steady stream of rumors that Nintendo recently started work on Mario Kart 9, it doesn't look like a new installation in the extremely popular racing franchise is around the corner. Nintendo recently announced a new wave of DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, in spite of its age, which heavily implies that developing a new Mario Kart game isn't a priority for Nintendo right now. Fans will just have to keep playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe or Mario Kart Tour for now, but in the meantime, it seems like rumors about bold innovations in Mario Kart 9 will continue to circulate.
The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass certainly makes it look like innovation in Mario Kart 9 will be key. As exciting as the Booster Course Pass is, it significantly raises the bar for the quantity of content that the next Mario Kart game will offer. Nintendo may have created a problem for Mario Kart that it's also experiencing in the Super Smash Bros. franchise. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's sheer scale raises questions about what another Smash game could possibly do to live up to its legacy, and Mario Kart 9 may be facing similar questions now.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC Opens the Door for More Surprise Expansions
Sora Ltd., Bandai Namco, and Nintendo certainly took a risk with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The Smash Ultimate roster includes every past fighter and then some, which results in a staggering amount of playable characters. It also brings back a huge amount of stages, packs its own story mode, and offers various other features that make it a dominant Smash experience. While that means Smash Ultimate is a great game in a vacuum, that also results in Ultimate being a seemingly impossible act to follow. After all the characters and amenities
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