The reason for this is clear: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe gives Switch owners a taste of console - quality Mario Kart in
handheld form less than two months into the system's life, while also giving those who skipped the Wii U a chance to finally play it.
Their Past — A
lesser light in the stable of Nintendo first party studios, 1 - Up studios (or formerly Brownie Brown) was
formed in 2000 and was responsible for fantastic
handheld RPGs such as Mother 3 and Sword of Mana on the GBA.