Mario Kart is one of the most beloved franchises in gaming, but which games are the best? Mario Kart has a history like few others, spanning radically different

One month later, I’ve played Mario Kart World more than any other game on my Switch 2. The way it fits into my life, whether I have a few minutes or an hour to play, transformed it from being an odd-seeming launch choice to one that makes perfect sense, even if Nintendo’s doing its best to make it seem otherwise.

Donkey Kong Bananza, launching next week, is a Switch 2 exclusive. But that wasn’t always the case. According to Nintendo, it was originally conceived as a Switch 1 title.

The racing itself is perhaps the best it has ever been in a Mario Kart game. The biggest change is that there are now 24 racers, up from 16, but Nintendo has been smart in refining the core parts of the gameplay to accommodate the increased player count.

Nintendo has revealed in a new interview with IGN that Donkey Kong Bananza was originally planned for the Switch 1.