Famitsu has interviewed Kosuke Yabuki and asked a few questions about the development of Mario Kart8 Deluxe. Interesting to note is that he wanted to deliver the game as fast as possible, possibly to increase the Switch launch title library.

Nintendo did add some new features, such as the battle mode and other small enhancements, making Mario Kart 8 the best buy for any fan of the franchise. The game will also include all DLC that the WiiU version had to offer. The game is set to release on April 28th 2017.

– Kosuke Yabuki worked on both Arms and Mario Kart 8 DX simultaneously.
– Yabuki was very excited to make this version for Switch
– Wanted to deliver a Mario Kart game immediately and not start from scratch.
– Nintendo EPD used the extra power for 1080p/60fps on tv mode.
– Yabuki says the extra ram allowed his team to experiment with holding multiple items at once. (all 12 characters can hold 2 items at a time)
– Consulted with Nogami for the Splatoon stage and characters
– Lot of strategy can be used in battle mode
– Gyro controls improved
– Doesn’t completely shutdown the idea of future DLC, but he says the game already has so much content.

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