MK9 definitively has to release somewhere in 2022. Mario Kart games usually release every 3 years, except Tour broke the cycle with only 2 years. Even then, 3 years after 2019 is 2022, so there's definitively a possibility.

Next year is mario kart's 30th anniversary so we might get something

MK9 takes so long because Nintendo puts a lot of effort to give the least possible competitive experience so that even my mom can beat me if she presses the item button once

I still have hope...

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still the best-selling Switch gamd though. Nintendo could make heck tons of money by making MK9

i didn't expect anythign splatoon related btu i don't follow it much so i was surprised with splatoon 3, but if they've released another splatoon game on switch then that gives me hope that nintendo may care about mk lmao

Mario Kart 9 will never happen, there's no reason to make it

Honestly you're absolutely right. This gives me hope mario kart 9 is on its way.