#11
Mario Kart World is the Switch 2 launch racer and the obvious question-mark hanging over Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's ranking. I own both Switch generations and the upgrade in visual fidelity is real. The open-world race format is genuinely new. It did not displace MK8 on this list because MK8 Deluxe remains available on a much larger install base and its track depth is still hard to beat. If you are already on Switch 2, World is the one to get. For everyone else, MK8 Deluxe is still the better broad recommendation until World builds more of a track record.