Nintendo has the chance to make the biggest change in Mario Kart history with its next game.

IfMario Kart 9wants to best succeed it needs to make one major change to the franchise.

Since then, word on theMario Kartfront has been relatively quiet.

Mario Kart Mario and Bowser

However, that looks to be changing soon.

Now, what exactly does that mean?

But these inclusions ultimately felt like mere sprinkles on the largerMario Kart 9sundae.

Mario Kart 8 keyart featuring Mario and other racers on drifting around a corner on Rainbow Road

And it is this crossover nature that could be the next groundbreaking evolution for theMario Kartfranchise.

When Fans thought theMario Kartformula was perfected with64, the company released the duo-racing Gamecube hitDouble Dash.

TheMario Kartformula has felt like it has reached its creative bounds.

Isabelle and Villager racing in Mario Kart 8

That is not to say the franchise should disappear entirely.

Perhaps a remaster of an older game likeSuper Smash Bros. Meleeis on the table forSwitch 2.

But the next mainlineSmashtitle is likely some time away.

Link drifting around a corner in Mario Kart 8

Mario Kart 9has no publicly listed release window (read about potentialMario Kart 9release rumors here).

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