Overview
- Also Known As
- Mario Kart 9
- Number of Players
- 4 (24 Player Online)
- Genre
- Physical Release
- Standard Game Card
- Release Date
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Nintendo Switch 2
5th Jun 2025 — $79.99
5th Jun 2025 — £74.99
Nintendo eShop
- 5th Jun 2025 — £66.99
- Series
- Tags
- Official Site
- nintendo.com
Reviews
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Highway to Shell
Editor's note: Having only gotten our hands on the game and the new system extremely recently, this is — as you can see from the title — a review in progress. We just haven't had enough time with it yet, but we wanted to share our initial impressions (seeing as we're all playing it at once). We'll be updating the text over the...
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Mario Kart World Guides
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Guide Mario Kart World Guide - All Courses, Cups, Missions, Collectibles, Tips & Tricks
Your ultimate Mario Kart World resource
It's finally time — Mario Kart World is here, along with the Nintendo Switch 2, so that means you'll need some fuel to keep the engines running. That's why we're here with Nintendo Life's ultimate Mario Kart World Guide. In this guide, we'll be covering all of the tips and tricks you need to get yourself...
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Guide Nintendo Switch 2 Direct: Time, Where To Watch, What To Expect
It's time for Switch 2
Update: We're almost there! The April 2025 Nintendo Direct is today - can you tell we're excited? Our second Nintendo Direct of 2025 is coming, and it's a big one. On the day of the Nintendo Switch 2's reveal, Nintendo also confirmed that there will be a Nintendo Direct focused entirely on the brand new console in April...
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Guide Mario Kart World: How To Unlock All Characters
Every character in Switch 2 Mario Kart
Mario Kart World is a massive refresh for the ludicrously popular kart racing franchise, bringing the total number of participants per race up to 24, while moving the action into a fully open world environment in which you drive from one race course to the next. Quite a few returning favourites from Mario Kart...
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Guide Mario Kart World: Complete Course List - Every Track
Grander Prix
Mario Kart World looks to be the most ambitious game in the series to date, with 24 racers per course, more game modes, open-world driving and a host of other fresh features. But after a decade of Mario Kart 8, we're most excited for a fresh batch of courses. Nintendo is yet to lift the lid on every track at our disposal in the Switch...
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Guide Mario Kart World: All Costume Unlocks & Complete Outfit List
It's a fashion race
Who doesn't love to dress up? The roster of Mario Kart World certainly does, with tons of unlockable costumes for many of the Mario series' favourite characters up for grabs. We wish changing clothes were as simple as it is for the racers in Mario Kart World, but alas. Below, we've listed all of the costumes you can get in Mario...
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Nintendo Direct Mario Kart World: Time, Date, Where To Watch, What To Expect
Our predictions for Switch 2's biggest launch game
Nintendo announced during the Switch 2 Direct that there's another one coming: a Mario Kart World Direct is scheduled for 17th April. Promising details of the freshly unveiled open-world Mario Kart, it's the first game-specific Direct for a Switch 2 game and we're excited to get a closer look at...
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Nintendo Direct Mario Kart World: Every Announcement - How Would You Rate It?
Mario Kart whirled
The first Nintendo Direct dedicated to a single Switch 2 game has come and gone, giving us a 15-minute deep drive (c'mon, that's a keeper!) into everything we can expect from Mario Kart World when it launches alongside the system on 5th June. If you've been keeping up with hands-on impressions following the Switch 2 Direct and...
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Guide Mario Kart World: All Vehicles - What's The Best Kart?
Kartbeat
After the best part of a decade with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, you probably developed a pretty good idea of what kart best suits your driving style. Well, there's a new racer in town and, without the option to customise your body, wheels and glider, vehicle choice is all the more important. If you're desperate to know how to get the edge over...
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Guide Nintendo Treehouse 3rd April 2025 - All Switch 2 Gameplay Reveals
Feast your eyes!
Nintendo followed up its jam-packed Switch 2 Direct with an equally jam-packed Treehouse presentation focused solely on gameplay reveals. The first of two livestreams took us through a whole bunch of titles and features heading to Switch 2 at some point this year but, at a little over four hours long, there's every chance that you...
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Guide Mario Kart World: All Control Options And Assists Explained
Smooth steering
Mario Kart World ushers in a bigger era of Mario Kart for a new console generation, with many different ways to play on both the big and small screen. Everyone will want to in, and there are many ways to grab a controller or just help out. With all your shiny new accessories and a handful of options, we'll be running down the...
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Guide Where To Buy Mario Kart World On Nintendo Switch 2
Racing to find the best deals
Mario Kart World is a launch day game for the Nintendo Switch 2 and released on 5th June 2025. As the first proper mainline Mario Kart in over a decade, it's got big boots to fill. There's been a bit of controversy around the game's price, but it's safe to say that this will be a true next-gen Mario Kart experience...
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Guide Mario Kart World: Kamek Item Explained - What Does It Do & How To Get It
How to transform into other characters
Mario Kart World keeps its line-up of items relatively familiar. You'll be intimately familiar with the Super Star, Golden Mushroom, and the Blue Shell. But there are a couple of newcomers, including one former racer. Yep, Kamek — who was a playable racer in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Wave 5...
Mario Kart World News
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News Fans Have Noticed Someone's Name Is Missing From Mario Kart World's Credits
Miyamoto doesn't even get a "special thanks"
Shigeru Miyamoto is one of the most famous video game designers the world has ever seen and is responsible for giving us classic franchises such as Super Mario, Zelda, Pikmin and Star Fox. One of his most critically and commercially successful creations is Mario Kart, a series that has sold in excess of...
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News Princess Peach's Voice Actor Has Been Replaced After 18 Years
She was also the voice of Toad
The release of Super Mario Bros. Wonder in 2023 marked a new era for the character, with the legendary voice actor Charles Martinet officially replaced by Kevin Afghani as Mario. It led to questions at the time about what other voices might be swapped out in the future. While Peach's voice actor Samatha Kelly returned...
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"Mario Kart World is going to move a lot of Switch 2"
Mario Kart World has the most graphical horsepower we've ever seen in the history of the Mario Kart series, and if you're eager to know the exact details about how this game is performing on the Switch 2, Digital Foundry has now delivered its tech review. In the Switch 2's portable and tabletop...
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Poll Switch 2 Battery Reportedly Lasting Under Two Hours With Mario Kart - How Is Yours Holding Up?
How's that charge holding?
With gamers across the globe now settling in to put their Switch 2 consoles through their paces, we've been seeing a bunch of media outlets, alongside eager social media and Reddit s, report in on how they're finding the battery life thus far. For full transparency, we've yet to run a rigorous battery test here at...
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (7th June)
Gee, I wonder
Ahh, another quiet week in the world of Nintendo... Sorry, what's that..? New console..? Hmm. Ah yes. The Switch 2! The Switch 2 launched; it's finally here, folks. Literal years of rumours and speculation can now end. Well... until whispers of the Switch 3 begin – hehehehehe. Our coverage this week has been mainly getting all...
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News Switch 2 eShop "Top-Selling" Games At Launch Revealed
What games have you ed?
The Switch 2 is just a few days old now and we now know what people are purchasing and playing on the new hardware thanks to the eShop charts. We've taken a look at the US store specifically, which reveals the "top-selling" titles over the past three days, based on revenue. This includes regular Switch releases as...
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Opinion Nintendo New York's Switch 2 Launch Event Felt Like Coming Home
48th Street()
With the sounds of construction coming from every which way and the early June summer heat and warm afternoon sun rays shining down, it could have been a normal New York City day. But for today, anybody asking people on the line going along 48th Street had a new answer for the classic question of, “What are you all lining up...
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News Surprise, Xenoblade Chronicles Dev Also Helped Out On Mario Kart World
Jack of all trades
Monolith Soft, the developer behind the Xenoblade Chronicles series, has confirmed that it helped to develop Mario Kart World for the Nintendo Switch 2. Speaking on X (and highlighted on Reddit), the team provided a notice to mark the release of Mario Kart World and confirmed that it had been contracted to develop "fields and...
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News Mario Kart World Livestreams Are Already Speeding Off The Start Line
Let's-a go!
Thanks to the magic of timezones, Nintendo Switch 2 is now available in select regions. So, while we sit, patiently twiddling our thumbs for the clock to strike midnight, the floodgates are already opening for Mario Kart World livestreams. As brought to our attention on BlueSky by @Cheesemeister, those lucky enough to attend a midnight...
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News Mario Kart World Update Is Out Now, Here Are The Patch Notes
On your marks...
Mario Kart World, the highly-anticipated launch game for the Switch 2, has received a day one update, bringing the game up to version 1.1.0 (thanks, Nintendo Everything). Those who are starting to get access to the Switch 2 now will be able to the update immediately, allowing access to the camera, online capabilities, and...
Previews
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Preview Mario Kart World's True Genius Is Its Movement, Not Its World
Moo-ve it on out, girl
It’s not much of a claim to fame to say you’ve played Mario Kart World at this point. After countless public preview events, the number of people lucky enough to have had a pop must at least be in the tens of thousands. But I’m special. I’m special because I got to play it for about four or five hours solid. I had a...
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Hands On Mario Kart World Brings The Utter Chaos In Knockout Mode
The World Wide Road
I beat Nintendo of America at Mario Kart World's new Knockout Tour. Okay, that's a tiny bit of a humblebrag, but Knockout Tour is the mode that has finally convinced me that the "99" formula is fun. I know, I'm sorry, you were all right. Next to Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Mario Kart World was the game everyone wanted to play. Of...
About The Game
Put the pedal to the metal in Mario Kart World, a brand-new experience set in a vast interconnected environment.
Race seamlessly across connected courses that deliver Mario Kart racing like never before. Twenty-four drivers can compete in a race. Participate in the new Knockout Tour mode, where you’ll barrel through back-to-back courses and checkpoints, with no pit stops along the way.
If a player doesn’t make it to each checkpoint at a high-enough placement, they will be eliminated. And in Free Roam, it’s possible to go off the racetrack and drive in any direction you wish, explore areas that pique your interest and take some photos at scenic spots with a group of friends.
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I am so glad that King Boo was shown playable in the first trailer for this. He is, and always has been, my favorite character.
Thank God this isn't called "Mario Kart 9". I personally never liked that name.
This looks fun. I'll probably miss the 8/8DX kart customization, unless it is in there. So far, doesn't look like a deal-breaker to me. I wonder if Nintendo will eventually bring the courses from 8DX+B as some kind of "Classic" dlc, separate from the open-world concept?
@Obi-WonTheHighGround Or make them DLC where you go to a different "island" where those courses are connected?
@CaleBoi25 Possibly, yeah.
@nintendolife Just thought I'd let you know, ROB has been spotted.... Sort of. He won't be a racer, but there is a Bike based on him.
So disappointed so far. The open world gimmick is wrecking this game. 2/3 of most courses is now driving in a straight line to the course. Only one lap around Toad’s Factory, Shy Guy Bazaar,
Wario Stadium, Airship Fortress, etc. I loved these courses but this game is not giving them ANY justice. Hope they make an update where I can just do 3 laps around the 4 courses in grand priz mode. Don’t know what they were thinking, but very boring so far. I’ll be going back to Mari Kart 8 deluxe…
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