We now know that the rumors are true and that another Mario Kart game is indeed on its way. We have little information by way of release date, but we do know that it could very well be on the shelves sometime this year.

Although it may be hard to believe, almost six years have passed since the release of Mario Kart 8, meaning that there will be legions of Mario superfans out there who are chomping at the bit for any and all information they can get on the next installment.