Mario Kart World: Ask the Developer interview now live; additional footage

Even though Mario Kart World does not release for another two weeks, Nintendo has already shared the Ask the Developer interview for it. In this one, several developers from Nintendo came to talk about the development of what is undoubtedly the most ambitious Mario Kart game to date.

Here’s the participants:

• Kosuke Yabuki (Producer, Entertainment Planning & Development Department)
• Kenta Sato (Entertainment Planning & Development Department, Production Group No. 9
• Masaaki Ishikawa (Art Director, Entertainment Planning & Development Department, Production Group No. 9)
• Shintaru Jikumaru (Planning Team Leader, Entertainment Planning & Development Department, Production Group No. 9)
• Atsuko Asahi (Music Lead, Entertainment Planning & Development Department, Production Group No. 9)

As always, the interview was published in several chapters, though this time, all of them are available right away:

• Part 1: Taking it to the next level
• Part 2: A lasting impression
• Part 3: An interconnected world
• Part 4: A new generation of Mario Kart

And if you don’t have the time to read the full thing just yet, here’s a video compiling the few video clips of gameplay footage found throughout the interview:

Mario Kart World (Switch) comes out on June 5th worldwide.