Multiple other first-party and third-party Switch 2 games have also entered Famitsu's top 30 "most wanted" reader list including games like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment and Street Fighter 6.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was originally conceived as a Wii U title, and ended up launching simultaneously on both the Wii U and Nintendo Switch when the latter came to market in 2017.

Mario Kart World was originally going to be another regular Mario Kart game. The technical constraints of the Nintendo Switch were distressing the team, The change to development for the Switch 2 was "a ray of hope" for the Mario Kart World team.

Mario Kart World was originally in development for the original Switch, but Switch 2 has allowed the developers to realise their vision.

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The decision to move to Switch 2 "opened up a bunch of possibilities," according to one Mario Kart World producer.

Mario Kart World and the Switch 2 are set to launch in United States on June 5. GameStop says it will have some Switch 2 consoles available in stock for fans who weren’t able to get a pre-order. The $450 console will likely be hard to get this year, and might go up in price in the future due to tariffs.

Mario Kart World was originally in development for the original Nintendo Switch, Nintendo has revealed.