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Here's why Mario Kart World is bundled with the Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo has its reasons, and it isn't just because "it's Mario Kart"

In an interview with Inverse last month , Nintendo's senior vice president of product development, Nate Bihldorff, described the latest Mario Kart title as one of the “most broadly accessible games possible”, arguing that because of its “high skill ceiling”, it is “very appealing to both hardcore and casual players”. The console also has impressive third-party support, with games such as Cyberpunk 2077, Yakuza 0 and Hitman World of Assassination: Signature Edition making their debuts on a Nintendo system. Nintendo is following up Mario Kart World with Donkey Kong Bananza in July, and fans can look forward to Switch 2 Editions of Metroid Prime: Beyond and Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

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