Ever since its debut on the SNES in 1992, Mario Kart has been one of Nintendo's most consistently good franchises, bringing together all their star characters and having them battle it out on courses filled with weapons, traps, and other drivers, all looking to finish in first place. Over thirty years later, the franchise is still going strong, and Mario Kart 9 is poised to be one of the most hyped launch games for the Switch 2, which launches sometime in 2025.