Mario Kart 8 Deluxe still is insanely popular

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe still is insanely popular

Despite being an updated version of the outstanding Wii U game Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has proven to be an enormous monster in the racing game genre, and it is the best-selling Nintendo Switch title to date. The Nikkei spoke with Kosuke Yabuki, the game’s producer, about what he feels makes the game and the franchise so popular.

Why Kosuke Yabuki thinks Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is so popular

Did you anticipate the game becoming such a classic that it would sell more than 40 million copies?

We didn’t, but Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a wonderful fit for the Switch in retrospect. The console can be played anywhere, and the controller can even be split in half, making it simple to pick up and play with a close sibling or friend. That popularity hasn’t waned in the five years since the game’s debut.

What do you believe drives the popularity of the Mario Kart series?

In other racing games, you don’t want to slow down your opponent, but in Mario Kart, you spend races firing shells at them and attempting to make them slide on banana peels. Mario Kart’s allure stems from its distinctive techniques.

It’s a game that’s both simple and complex. Some individuals only play the game around Christmas or New Year’s, while others practice every day to enhance their abilities. We’re constantly trying to strike a good balance between the two categories of gamers.

When making Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, how did you keep accessibility in mind?

We wanted everyone to have a good time while playing the game. Although losing might be frustrating, there is much to make players grin or wish to play another round during races. The objective is that participants will feel emotions other than those related to the race’s conclusion. We built the game in such a manner that unimaginable events, such as sliding on a banana just before the finish line, occur one after the other.