Nintendo Switch 2 is likely launching alongside a Mario Kart, and there are two long-forgotten PlayStation racers that could be used as inspiration.

After who knows how many years of waiting, Nintendo has finally unveiled the Nintendo Switch 2 — promising it’ll go on sale later this year. There are still a lot of things we don’t know, like pricing or an exact release date. But Nintendo might have sneakily revealed one of the games we might see at launch — a brand new Mario Kart.

The newly confirmed Mario Kart game for the Nintendo Switch 2 seems to feature a big improvement compared to its predecessor.

Nintendo Switch 2 seems to be launching alongside a new Mario Kart, and to make it the biggest entry to date, it may want to open one Pandora's Box.

Nintendo reported that Mario Kart 9 was in development and that it would have a new twist compared to the last version

A console is only as good as its games. While Nintendo didn’t reveal anything in the way of specs for the forthcoming Switch 2 platform, the gaming giant

The new Mario Kart game will be the first mainline release in the series since Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U in 2014. Given that it was the only game featured in the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal trailer, one can safely assume – for now – that it will be a launch title for the console.

There appears to be a good mix of familiar faces in the new Mario Kart game that we can play as. In the initial shot, we can see Mario and Luigi alongside Bowser, Peach, Yoshi, Toad, Daisy, Rosalina, Donkey Kong, Wario, Koopa Troopa and Pauline. Elsewhere, we catch glimpses of Waluigi, Baby Luigi and Shy Guy.

There's still no release date for Nintendo's Switch 2 console and the launch lineup is a mystery, but one thing has been revealed: gamers can expect Xbox games to become available for it at some point.

Here's our best guess at everything we'll be playing on the Nintendo Switch 2 when it finally launches later this year.