So, no updates on any faster mode right now, but who knows what could happen later down the line. 200cc first arrived in the Mario Kart series in Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U as a free update. And while it's not exactly a staple of the long-running series, as Yabuki mentions, there are players out there who are big fans of it.

Rolling Stone caught up with Mario Kart World producer Kosuke Yabuki to discuss the challenges of reinventing the series for a new generation of players, designing its interconnected world, and how balance becomes a key phrase in more ways than one.