Mario Kart World looks like a big step in the evolution of the racing series. This upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game has an open world, drive-thrus, and costumes for the drivers. What you might not know, though, is that during development, developers had to dig deep into the lore to answer the real questions, like whether Mario does indeed eat mushrooms.
In a new Ask the Developers blog post, graphic artist Masaaki Ishikawa says: "The designers came up with various ideas, thinking that if the theme was a vast world, they could show things other than racing."
