Nintendo's recent title for the latest installment in the Mario Kart series, Mario Kart World, marks a departure from traditional numerical naming conventions. During a developer interview, producer Kosuke Yabuki explained that rather than merely adding courses, they aimed to evolve the franchise. The new title reflects a commitment to creating an open-world experience, allowing players to explore a large, interconnected environment complete with dynamic weather and a Free Roam mode. This ambitious shift in design required significant effort, with the development team nearly giving up at one point due to the challenges involved.
"If the idea had just been to add more courses, then I think we would've called it Mario Kart 9. But, that wasn't our approach this time."
"I thought that with modern technology, being able to seamlessly transition between courses and realize a single, vast world wasn't beyond the realm of possibility."
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