{"id":136465,"date":"2025-05-27T17:27:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T17:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/136465\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T17:27:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T17:27:08","slug":"mario-kart-world-for-switch-2-tops-famitsus-most-wanted-games-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/136465\/","title":{"rendered":"Mario Kart World For Switch 2 Tops Famitsu’s “Most Wanted” Games List"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mario<\/a>Image: Nintendo<\/p>\n

It’s hard to believe but the Switch 2 is out next week and naturally, excitement for Nintendo’s new kart racer Mario Kart World<\/a> is on the rise.<\/p>\n

The famous Japanese video game outlet Famitsu has shared its latest “most wanted” games list based on reader votes and this new entry in the Mario Kart series is now in the top spot – surpassing Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Multiple other first-party and third-party Switch 2 games have also entered Famitsu’s top 30 “most wanted” reader list including titles like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition<\/a> and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment<\/a> and Street Fighter 6<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here’s the full “most wanted” list for 7th May – 13th May (via Nintendo Everything):<\/p>\n

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1. [NS2] Mario Kart World \u2013 712 votes<\/strong>
2. [NSW] Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake \u2013 610 votes
3. [NSW] Super Robot Wars Y \u2013 334 votes
4. [NSW] Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma \u2013 325 votes
5. [PS5] Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake \u2013 323 votes
6. [PS5] Pragmata \u2013 304 votes
7. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Z-A \u2013 292 votes
8. [PS5] Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater \u2013 170 votes
9. [NS2] Donkey Kong Bananza \u2013 161 votes<\/strong>
10. [NSW] Professor Layton and the New World of Steam \u2013 159 votes
11. [PS5] Onimusha: Way of the Sword \u2013 143 votes
12. [PS5] Death Stranding 2 \u2013 122 votes
13. [NS2] Pokemon Legends: Z-A \u2013 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition \u2013 117 votes<\/strong>
14. [NSW] ToHeart \u2013 111 votes
15. [NS2] Kirby Air Riders \u2013 108 votes<\/strong>
16. [NSW] Metroid Prime 4: Beyond \u2013 106 votes
17. [PS5] Grand Theft Auto 6 \u2013 88 votes
18. [PS5] Super Robot Wars Y \u2013 87 votes
19. [PS5] Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter \u2013 85 votes
20. [NSW] Everybody\u2019s Golf: Hot Shots \u2013 82 votes
21. [NS2] Street Fighter 6 \u2013 80 votes
22. [NS2] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment \u2013 77 votes<\/strong>
23. [NSW] Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter \u2013 76 votes
24. [NS2] Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom \u2013 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition<\/strong> \u2013 74 votes<\/strong>
25. [NSW] Raidou Remastered \u2013 71 votes
27. [NSW] Rhythm Heaven Groove \u2013 69 votes
28. [NSW] Inazuma Eleven Re \u2013 66 votes
29. [NSW] Gradius Origins Collection \u2013 64 votes
30. [NSW] Ushiro \u2013 61 votes
30. [NSW] Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter \u2013 87 votes<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Noticeably games like Donkey Kong Bananza<\/a> (arriving in July) and Kirby Air Riders<\/a> (due out later this year) have both moved up the ladder<\/a> in recent weeks. The Switch 2 version of Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A<\/a> also features.<\/p>\n

Keep in mind this is only a small sample of votes. According to updates in recent weeks, the Switch 2 is expected to have a strong launch, with pre-orders in some parts of the globe reportedly reaching “historic” levels at select retailers.<\/p>\n

What Switch 2 games on this list are you excited about? Is Mario Kart your number one? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

[source nintendoeverything.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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\"Liam<\/p>\n

Liam is a news writer and reviewer across Hookshot Media. He’s been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of many iconic video game characters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: Nintendo It’s hard to believe but the Switch 2 is out next week and naturally, excitement for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136466,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[59687,2122,2487,128,270,53,16,15,614],"class_list":{"0":"post-136465","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-famitsu","9":"tag-japan","10":"tag-mario-kart-world","11":"tag-nintendo","12":"tag-nintendo-switch-2","13":"tag-technology","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-upcoming-releases"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114580976055360297","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136465\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}