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Five Things We Expect To See From Nintendo This Year

Trone Dowd

created: Jan. 5, 2026, 6:40 p.m. | updated: Jan. 9, 2026, 2:38 a.m.

If we look at history, mainline Mario games typically drop within a year of the new Nintendo console. Even better was the wave of free title updates that provided these older Switch games a fresh coat of paint. Mario Kart World Gets Even BiggerMario Kart World is a decent Switch 2 exclusive, but it can’t measure up to the greatness of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. NintendoWith the dust settled, it’s safe to say that Mario Kart World did not live up to the hype. Mario Kart World laid a solid foundation at launch.

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