Mario Kart 8 will always be a very special game. For more than a decade, it ruled the roost. It was the first Mario Kart for an entire generation of console gamers, and with its relaunch on Nintendo Switch, it cemented its legacy as an all-time great. But I know, in my heart, the second I get my hands on Mario Kart World, I’m dropping Mario Kart 8 immediately.
Thanks to Nintendo, I recently spent a solid few hours with Mario Kart World, and it swiftly convinced me of its brilliance. I’ve been hands-on with the game before, during the Switch 2 Experience in New York. But jet-lagged and frantic was not the ideal condition to fully recognise this game’s game.
