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Mario Kart World was initially planned for the original Switch
The upcoming Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World was developed for the original Switch, before the team realized the hardware couldn't handle it. This is thanks to a new developer interview from Nintendo.
Developers pecked away at the "tough situation" until finally deciding to create more DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as a way to bide time as the team figured out what to do. "As we’d decided to release Mario Kart 8 Deluxe — Booster Course Pass, we thought that would give us a bit more time to continue development," said producer Kosuke Yabuki. "I felt that in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, we were able to perfect the formula that we’d been following in the series up to that point, where players race on individual courses," Yabuki continued.
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