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Mario Kart World’s designers had to rethink everything to make it open world

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Mario Kart World is a follow-up to the Switch ’s best-selling game, one that steadily grew over the years .

The original concept focused on doubling the amount of racers and creating a connected, open world.

The most obvious change is right there in the title: it's the world.

Producer Kosuke Yabuki says the game wasn’t designed to be a realistic or believable place.

World has doubled the number of participating racers from 12 to 24 in its latest Mario Kart game.

Yabuki was inspired by the concept of kishtenketsu , a four -part story structure used for everything from poetry to comic strips.

One thing that hasn’t changed is just how weird the game can be.