It’s been eight years since the latest proper Mario Kart game was released, Mario Kart 8. Since then, Nintendo fans have gotten Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Nintendo Switch, Mario Kart Tour on mobile phones, and Mario Kart Live Home Circuit also on the Nintendo Switch. Any self-respecting Mario Kart fan will tell you what they’ve been waiting for though is Mario Kart 9. For years, there was silence on this front, but recently rumors are starting to heat up about the next proper installment in the series. Depending on the rumor, this game is Mario Kart 9 or Mario Kart 10, with the latter rumors claiming that Nintendo views the aforementioned Mario Kart Home: Live Circuit as MK9. Unfortunately, we don’t know what the next installment is going to be called, as there have even been rumors it will be called Mario Kart Crossroads. So, for the purpose of this article, we are simply referring to it as the next Mario Kart game.
