Some Mario Kart 9 fans are less concerned about whether or not the racer will be Nintendo Switch 2’s launch title than they are about its name

The Nintendo Switch 2 reveal unveiled a new Mario Kart game, though what’s seemingly grabbed fans the most in the days since is what we’re actually calling the dang thing as Ninty is keeping that hush for now.

Given that we got Mario Kart 7 for the 3DS and Mario Kart 8 for the Wii U, you’d think Mario Kart 9 comes next. That’s mainly because we don’t have a game with the same name, though fans have taken to the name as easy shorthand in the absence of confirmation – much like plenty did with the Switch 2 and, say, The Witcher 4 before Nintendo and CDPR respectively confirmed that, yes, those are the names we’re going with.