Traxion has had the opportunity to chat with Sonic series producer Takashi Iizuka about the upcoming Sonic Racing CrossWorlds which recently had a successful open network test. Naturally when talk comes up about Sonic Racing CrossWorlds is kind of difficult not to mention Mario Kart World, which launched in June on the Nintendo Switch 2. Mr. Iizuka said that the company's main goal was simply to develop the best Sonic racing game they could and he feels that the CrossWorld experience, which sees you race on another track momentarily, differentiates the games.
"Of course, we don't know the road map of Mario Kart titles. So, when it was announced, the dev team was surprised about it."
"However, typically when Nintendo releases new hardware, it's pretty common that they also release a new karting title. So, the dev team was somewhat expecting a new Mario Kart to be released soon."
"Whether or not Mario Kart was going to be released, our goal was to develop the best kind of Sonic racing title. That hasn't changed – Mario Kart World won't have any influence."
