Mario Kart 9, which is the unofficial title of the next installment in the long-running racing series, is reportedly now in development at Nintendo. In recent years, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Nintendo Switch has continued to be one of the platform’s strongest selling titles, leading many to believe that Nintendo itself may not opt to develop a new entry in the franchise any time soon. Luckily, it sounds like that conjecture is wrong, at least according to one source.
In a new article from GamesIndustry.biz, a number of video game industry analysts shared their predictions for 2022. One of those analysts happened to be Dr. Serkan Toto from Kantan Games. In his latest round of expectations for 2022, Toto claimed that Nintendo is now working on a new Mario Kart title that we could begin to learn about as the year progresses. “I am aware Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still selling very well…

