Mario Kart World is the Switch 2 launch title that most people will recognize, but it wasn't always intended to be one. In fact, the game's developers have revealed they actually wanted to release the open-world racer on the original Switch console. But the older hardware just couldn't handle it.

You can also see the new spine on Switch 2 box arts - where the artwork wraps around the case. If you want to see this box art in all its glory yourself, you can download the Nintendo Today! mobile app on Android and iOS devices.

The tech genuinely works, and at the time we called Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit the perfect Christmas present for Mario-loving kids. But as clever as Nintendo’s typically innovative take on Scalextric was,