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Equally Mario Kart has seemingly inspired the inception of several recent arcade racing games this generation, programmer Gameloft SE is joining in on the trend with Disney Speedstorm. Set for release this summer on Nintendo Switch, the driving game was revealed to exist a costless-to-play championship and will include familiar faces from both Disney and Pixar franchises.

Revealed during Wednesday's Nintendo Direct, the starting time gameplay of Disney Speedstorm highlighted characters such as Mickey, Donald Duck, Captain Jack, and Mulan, all of who were shown battling and racing through a number of tracks based on popular Disney lore. Disney Speedstorm will bring its own twist to the genre, every bit each commuter volition have their own special and ultimate abilities to employ against other racers.

For now, its game modes have nonetheless to surface, merely one moment in the gameplay does hint that players will exist able to customize their vehicles equally well every bit upgrade them. The free-to-play game volition as well be delivering new content by way of seasons, each said to bring additional karts, characters, and tracks periodically.

Aside from Nintendo Switch, information technology isn't understood which of the other platforms the game may land on. However, information technology was revealed Speedstorm offers both online cross-play and split-screen multiplayer.