But Breath of the Wild featured a true open world, letting you explore in any direction you chose. But instead of simply adding an open world, Nintendo opened these games up in a way that makes sense for each franchise. Now we’re seeing the same thing play out with the first few tentpole releases for the Switch 2, starting with Mario Kart World at launch. Mario Kart World. They may be familiar favorites, but the exciting part is seeing which way Nintendo decides to expand them.