Mario Kart 9 (FacedNopon900)

Mario Kart 9 is an upcoming racing game for the Nintendo Switch and the ninth installment to the Mario Kart series. Is is being developed by Paper Flat Productions and published by Nintendo. It is slated for release on October 16, 2020.
It is combining mechanics from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart Wii in an attempt to provide a more exciting experience for seasoned players. A prominent new feature is the Mach Boost, an uncontrollable boost at the speed of sound that is charged up by drifting for a certain amount of time.
==Gameplay==
The main goal of Mario Kart is to race laps around unorthodox but vibrant race tracks, while other racers try to stop you with items that can greatly impact the outcome of the race. Drifting around tight corners and taking in the sights of the vastly different locations will always promise an exciting experience, and even if there is a boring moment, Mario Kart's original soundtrack will coat your ears.
This game uses an alterated version of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe engine, which means that features such as gliding, going underwater and anti-gravity mechanics return. Gliding allows you to fly above danger and execute shortcuts. Underwater sections have slightly floatier physics. Anti-gravity sections allow you to defy gravity and go ways that would be otherwise possible and crashing into other drivers will spin them around and give you both a boost.
In addition to this, a new gameplay mechanic is introduced, the Mach Boost. It is a meter that is charged up during the time spent drifting. After ten seconds of drifting, the meter is full, and with a press of the Y or X button, the racer starts driving at Mach 1 for the same amount of time until it is empty again. It is very hard to steer while you are using the Mach Boost, so it is suggested that it is used when driving down a relatively straight track. If it is used before going underwater, you will drive on top of the water until it runs out, so if used correctly, it opens many new opportunities for shortcuts.
This game also brings back many mechanics from Mario Kart Wii in hopes of providing a more competitive and exciting experience for the more experienced players. A returning feature for bikes only are wheelies, which carry momentum from mini-turbos, but are hard to steer, so they can only be used briefly. To make both vehicles equal, karts have three levels of mini-turbo, starting with blue sparks, then red, then purple. The further the mini-turbo progresses, the longer it will last. On the other hand, bikes only have one level, blue sparks. Each character has access to ten karts and ten bikes based on their weight class. Half of these are inside drifting, which are intentionally more competitively viable vehicles, as it allows the driver to make the most of tight corners and stay as close to the walls as possible. However, the other half are outside drifting: these are intended for newer players, as drifting is less sharp, and is at a wider angle. You can also perform standing mini-turbos upon crashing into a wall or being hit with an item, which is helpful for vehicles with low acceleration. If dropped to the ground from any height, a perfectly timed A-button press will give you an instant mini-turbo and put you back to top speed.
Coins return, albeit not as items. An unlimited amount can be collected on the tracks, and are saved until the end of a Grand Prix or VS. Race. Being hit or falling off the track causes you to loose three coins. Unlike past instalments, coins have a purpose outside of racing, as they no longer increase your top speed. Visiting the Toad Market allows you to spend coins on various things. You can purchase alternate costumes for different characters, spray paint in order to customise your vehicles, and tutorials on how to do certain things. Even some of the games' major unlockables like characters can be purchased here if you don't know how to unlock them normally or don't want to go through the tedious process. However, the character you get is selected at random from the ones you don't already have. This game has no microtransactions, so to get coins, you will have to play the game.
==Characters==
There will be 45 total playable characters, consisting of 13 default characters and 32 unlockable characters. The total amount of characters in this game is the highest in the series, excluding Mario Kart Tour.
===Starting Drivers===
Weight	Characters
 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
===Unlockable Drivers===
Weight	Characters
 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
===Unlocking Criteria===
Unlocking Criteria	Unlocking Criteria 	Unlocking Criteria	Unlocking Criteria
Character 	Standard Criteria 	Racing Criteria 	Online Criteria
 	Win the 50cc Special Cup. 	Play 120 races. 	Win 70 online races.
 	Win the 50cc Thunder Cup. 	Play 240 races. 	Win 140 online races.
 	Rank 1 Star or higher on all 50cc Retro Tracks. 	Play 750 races. 	Participate in 3 online tournaments.
 	Complete Time Trials on 24 different courses. 	Play 1050 races. 	N/A
 	Win the 100cc Bell Cup. 	Play 1320 races. 	Win 175 wireless races.
 	Complete World 1 of Missions. 	Play 1600 races. 	Win 700 online races.
 	Unlock 16 Expert Staff Ghosts. 	Play 1720 races. 	Win 300 wireless races.
 	Complete Time Trials on all 64 courses. 	Play 2000 races. 	Participate in 10 online tournaments.
 	Win the 100cc Acorn Cup. 	Play 2170 races. 	N/A
 	Rank 1 Star or higher in all 100cc Nitro Tracks.	Play 2340 races. 	Win 1000 online races.
 	Unlock 32 Expert Staff Ghosts. 	Play 2500 races. 	Win 470 wireless races.
===Body frame sizes===
The size of the vehicle will change to Small, Medium or Large, depending on the character. The size change can influence the vehicle's hitbox. Mii's body frame size depends on how tall or heavy it is.
Size 	Characters
Small 	
Medium	
Large 	
==Courses==
===Nitro Courses===
There are currently 40 tracks in the main game, consisting of 20 new tracks and 20 retro tracks. Like in the retro tracks from the 3DS and Wii U installments, the retro tracks feature altered sections in order to incorporate gliding, underwater and anti-gravity features. Names in italic are names used in the PAL version.
Mushroom Cup 	Flower Cup 	Egg Cup 	Acorn Cup 	Star Cup 	Special Cup
Yoshi Park 	Mario Circuit 	Dry Bones Museum 	Fall Valley 	Bowser Jr Big TopBowser Jr. Big Top	Twin Peaks
Metro Avenue 	Mountain Lagoon 	Haunted BeachGhost Beach	Luigi's Casino 	Big House 	Rosalina's Anomaly City
Soda Snowhill 	Sherbet SinkholeSherbet Caverns	Melody Sanctum 	Koopa CircuitKoopa Troopa Circuit	Searchlight Fortress 	Bowser's Castle
Peach's CastleBob-omb Battlefield	Subcon Factory 	River Ruins 	Piranha Pagoda 	Dragonite Island 	Rainbow Road
===Retro Courses===
Shell Cup 	Banana Cup 	Bell Cup 	Cloud Cup 	Leaf Cup 	Lightning Cup
GCN Luigi Circuit 	N64 Koopa BeachN64 Koopa Troopa Beach	DS Mario Circuit 	GCN Mushroom City 	Wii Dry Dry Desert 	GBA Broken Pier
3DS Daisy Hills 	SNES Vanilla Lake 1 	Wii U Dragon Driftway 	SNES Koopa Beach 2SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2	DS Airship Fortress	Wii U Big Blue
SNES Choco Island 1	N64 Mario RacewayN64 Mario Circuit 	GBA Lakeside Park 	Wii U Cloudtop Cruise 	GCN Wario Colosseum	N64 Bowser Castle
Wii Toad's Factory 	GBA Sky Garden 	Wii DK SummitWii DK's Snowboard Cross	3DS Wario Shipyard3DS Wario's Galleon 	DS Bowser Castle 	3DS Rainbow Road
===Battle courses===
Nitro 	Retro
Galaxy Airlines	Wii U Battle Stadium
Aqua Temple 	N64 Block Fort
Mecha Moon 	GBA Battle Course 2
DK Volcano 	GCN Luigi's Mansion
N/A 	Wii Funky Stadium
N/A 	DS Twilight House
MouserIconMK9.png|Mouser's character select icon.|link=Mouser
BabyWarioIconMK9.png|Baby Wario's character select icon.|link=Baby Wario
CaptainFalconIconMK9.png|Captain Falcon's character select icon.|link=Captain Falcon
ROBIconMK9.png|R.O.B's character select icon.|link=R.O.B
VillagerIconMK9.png|Villager's character select icon.|link=Villager
KamekIconMK9.png|Kamek's character select icon.|link=Kamek
PaulineIconMK9.png|Pauline's character select icon.|link=Pauline
WigglerIconMK9.png|Wiggler's character select icon.|link=Wiggler
LubbaIconMK9.png|Lubba's character select icon.|link=Lubba
PeteyIconMK9.png|Petey Piranha's character select icon.|link=Petey Piranha
HoneyQueenIconMK9.png|Honey Queen's character select icon.|link=Honey Queen
BoomBoomIconMK9.png|Boom Boom's character select icon.|link=Boom Boom
GreenBronzeIconMK9.png|Green Bronze Luigi's character select icon.|link=Green Bronze Luigi
DiddyIconMK9.png|Diddy Kong's character select icon.|link=Diddy Kong
BirdoIconMK9.png|Birdo's character select icon.|link=Birdo
SprixieIconMK9.png|Sprixie's Princess' character select icon.|link=Sprixie Princesses
EGaddIconMK9.png|E. Gadd's character select icon.|link=E. Gadd
PikachuIconMK9.png|Pikachu's character select icon.|link=Pikachu
SpikeIconMK9.png|Spike's character select icon.|link=Spike
NabbitIconMK9.png|Nabbit's character select icon.|link=Nabbit
MK9BoxArt.png|Mario Kart 9's pre-release box art.