Mario Kart 9 is one of the most highly-requested games to make an appearance during today’s Nintendo Direct, with fans asking for a new Nintendo Switch entry in the racing series. But will Nintendo unveil a brand new Mario Kart 9 trailer for viewers and give them what they want? Unfortunately, that’s unlikely to be the case. Here’s why MK9 probably won’t be revealed today.
Mario Kart 9 likely won’t be released before Q3 2021
Nintendo specified that today’s Nintendo Direct will focus on games being released in the first half of 2021, meaning that we’ll receive information on games with release dates from now until June. This is presumably to temper expectations and prevent fans from dreaming up announcements like Mario Kart 9, a game that hasn’t been formally announced yet.