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File:Mario-Kart-World-NSW-USA-boxart.jpg North American box art For alternate box art, see the game's gallery. | |||
Publisher | Nintendo | ||
Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch 2 | ||
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Mario Kart World is an upcoming launch title game in the Mario Kart series set to be released alongside the Nintendo Switch 2 worldwide on June 5, 2025. First teased during the system's "first-look" trailer on January 16, 2025, the game was properly revealed in the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct presentation on April 2, 2025. It is the sixteenth entry in the Mario Kart series, the twelfth to be released by Nintendo, the first game announced for the Switch 2, and the first new Mario Kart title since Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, released almost five years prior. It is also the first Super Mario game overall to be released for the Switch 2 and the first Mario Kart game to feature Kevin Afghani's voicework.
Races now consist of 24 racers, doubling from the previous 12. Bikes and All-Terrain Vehicles return following their absence in Mario Kart Tour. Some karts in this game utilize unique wheel designs, with some ditching wheels entirely in favor of treads. Kart customization as seen in Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart 8 does not return, and gliders introduced in Mario Kart 7 are also absent. Instead, karts can now extend wings, enabling them to fly freely over the course. Karts can also drive along the top of water now, rather than beneath it; together, this creates a comparable vehicle system to Diddy Kong Racing.
The art style of the game's characters appears to have changed significantly to resemble 2D illustrations drawn by Shigehisa Nakaue, much like the in-game art style of Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Additionally, characters who would automatically wear racing suits on bikes such as Princess Peach are shown wearing their standard clothing, and clothing worn by characters is substantially more detailed than in previous games. The game's roster marked the playable debut of many enemies from across the series, including Cataquack, Coin Coffer, Swoop, and Conkdor, among many more. Altogether, this game features the most brand new playable character additions to the Mario Kart series to date.
A dedicated Nintendo Direct for the game titled the "Mario Kart World Direct" is set to be broadcast on April 17, 2025 at 6:00 a.m. PST / 9:00 a.m. EST / 2:00 p.m. BST.[1]
Characters
Racers
At least 50 playable characters have been shown off in the initial teaser, as well as the Switch 2 Direct.
Veterans
Of the returning characters, Nabbit, Hammer Bro, Chargin' Chuck, and Monty Mole are playable for the first time in a home console Mario Kart game, following their debuts in Mario Kart Tour.
- Wiggler Mario Kart World.jpg
Newcomers
With the exceptions of Goomba, Piranha Plant, Pianta, and Spike, all currently confirmed newcomers also make their overall playable debut in any Mario game, and all of them except Coin Coffer, Spike, and Conkdor appeared as background characters or obstacles in previous games.
- Mario Kart World Piranha Plant.png
Audience
Unknown
Giant Sandmaargh resembling a Charvaargh[2]
Courses

Mario Kart World contains at least 28 race courses, used for both Grand Prix and Knockout Mode. Unlike previous games, all courses are now interconnected with each other across a large, open world, which is explorable in Free Roam mode. After a race is over, the racers will continue on a path that leads to the next course, with each path also counting as part of the race.[1]
Unlike previous games since Mario Kart DS, the game's cups are no longer separated between the "Nitro Grand Prix" and the "Retro Grand Prix", with the game's seven cups (consisting of the previous mainline cups except the Special Cup) instead housing a varying amount of both new courses and classic courses.[1] Among the known courses, 8 of them are new and 9 return from previous games. Additionally, classic courses no longer have a prefix attached to the beginning of their names.
Grand Prix
- Mushroom Cup[1]
- Mario Bros. Circuit - A circuit course set in a desert, seemingly based on Route 66[3]
- Crown City
- Whistlestop Summit
- DK Spaceport - A course based on the arcade Donkey Kong with a mechanical Donkey Kong[4]
- Flower Cup[1]
- Star Cup[1]
- Shell Cup[1]
- Koopa Troopa Beach - Based on the SNES Koopa Beach courses
- Faraway Oasis
- Crown City
- Peach Stadium - A course set around Peach's Castle, comparable to Mario Circuit courses from across the series.
- Banana Cup
- Leaf Cup
- Lightning Cup
The following tracks are confirmed, but unknown which cup they will be featured in.
- Toad's Factory[1]
- Super Mario Circuit - A fusion of the various Mario Circuit courses from Super Mario Kart except Mario Circuit 4.[1]
- A fusion of the Choco Island courses from Super Mario Kart.[1]
- A fusion of the Ghost Valley courses from Super Mario Kart.[1]
- A fusion of the Vanilla Lake courses from Super Mario Kart.[1]
- Moo Moo Meadows[1]
- Peach Beach[1]
- Dino Dino Jungle[1]
- A volcanic course with a giant Bowser Statue overlooking it[5]
- A dark course with a cinema theme.[1]
Knockout Tour
- Golden Rally[1]
- Desert Hills
- Mario Bros. Circuit
- A canyon-like course
- Moo Moo Meadows
- Super Mario Circuit
- A forest course
- Ice Rally[1]
- Sky-High Sundae
- Starview Peak
- A course with elevated trees and an underground section
- An autumnal, oriental course
- Peach Stadium
- Crown City
- A Rally represented by a Power Moon[1]
- A Rally represented by a Spiny Shell[1]
- A Rally represented by a Double Cherry[1]
- A Rally represented by a Super Acorn[1]
- A Rally represented by a Cloud Flower[1]
- A Rally represented by a Life-Up Heart[1]
Battle courses
Vehicles
All racers use different vehicles in the trailer, with each vehicle having unique wheel and tire designs.[3] Karts no longer use gliders, and wheels are no longer customizable. At least a few vehicles can travel along the surface of water.
Karts
- A new version of the Standard Kart, used by Mario in the teaser.[3]
- A vehicle that resembles the Tiny Titan from Mario Kart Wii or the Monster from Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally, used by Toad in the teaser.[3]
- A snowmobile-themed vehicle resembling the Snow Skimmer from Mario Kart Tour, used by Rosalina in the teaser.[3]
- A rally racer-themed vehicle with "SPINY SHELL" stamped across the windshield, used by Luigi in the teaser.[3]
- A kart resembling the Flame Flyer and Mini Beast, with an engine that resembles a Fire Flower, used by Donkey Kong in the teaser.[3]
- A three-wheeled kart with a large, bulbous orange head, used by Wario in the teaser.[3]
- A red and yellow kart with a red tip on the front, used by Baby Mario in the teaser.[3]
- A kart that is silver and is similar in shape to the 300 SL Roadster, used by Baby Luigi in the teaser.[3]
- A pink kart shaped similarly to the Circuit Special, used by Baby Peach in the teaser.[3]
- A lime green kart with a large front, used by Baby Daisy in the teaser.[3]
- A white and cyan kart resembling the Badwagon, used by Birdo in the teaser.[3]
Bikes
- A bike with two headlights and red forks, used by Peach in the teaser.[3]
- A bike designed after Warp Pipes, used by Yoshi in the teaser.[3]
- A bike that resembles the Flame Rider, used by Waluigi in the teaser.[3]
- A bike that resembles a radio speaker, used by Moo Moo in the trailer.
- A Wario and Waluigi-themed bike, used by Moo Moo in the trailer.
ATVs
- A new version of the Standard ATV, used by Bowser in the teaser.[3]
- A three-wheeled ATV resembling a jet-ski, used by Daisy in the teaser.[3]
Unknown
- A green kart or ATV shaped similarly to a boat, used by Bowser Jr. in the teaser.[3]
Course elements
Objects and obstacles
- MKNS2 Car.png
- MKNS2 Cargo truck.png
- MKNS2 Dash Panel.png
- MKNS2 Traffic cone.png
- MKNS2 Cone Creature.png
A creature resembling a Biddybud, hiding underneath a traffic cone
A tire-like Grrrol
A large Bob-omb variant on a small vehicle, resembling a Bob-omb Car
- Bowser Monument[4]
- Cyber Kong-like entity[4]
- Dinosaurs[4]
- Mega Goombas[4]
Other
Item Boxes (top) and yellow objects (middle) resembling coins[3]
- MKNS2 Yellow object.png
A glowing yellow object shaped like a smiling bag
Items
- Coin
- Green Shell
- Triple Green Shells
- Red Shell
- Triple Red Shells
- Banana
- Triple Bananas
- Mushroom
- Triple Mushrooms
- Fire Flower
- Ice Flower
- Boomerang Flower
- Star
- Blooper
- Bob-omb
- Spiny Shell
- Lightning
- Bullet Bill
- Boo
- Super Horn
- Mega Mushroom
- Hammer
- Coin Box
- Cape Feather[6]
- A new crystal ball-like item with Kamek's magic symbols inside that seems to summon him[1]
- A cheeseburger that changes the character's outfit
Sponsors
- Main article: List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart World
New
- Banana[7]
- Batadon Aero Parts[7]
- Biofuel[3]
- Boat Rental[7]
- Bully Steel[7]
- Buzzy[7]
- Unclear Dolphin sponsor[7]
- Fire Flower Gas Station[3]
- Flower Blast[7]
- Fuzzy Batteries[7]
- Headlights, featuring the image of a Conkdor[7]
- Mario Bros.[7]
- Mario Bros. Circuit[3][7]
- Nabbit[3][7]
- Pipeline[3]
- Red Shell[3]
- Shine Sprite Oil[7]
- Spiny Shell[3]
- Squid Motor Oil[3][7]
- Stingby Biofuel[7]
- Swoop[3]
- Waluigitires[8]
- Yoshi's[3][7]
Returning
- 1-Up Fuel[3]
- Bob-omb Plugs[3]
- Luigi Tires (new logo)[3]
- Tagline: "NEW AND USED. PREMIUM QUALITY. FULL SERVICE."[3]
- Mario Motors (new logo)[3]
- Tagline: "FUEL / PARTS / MAINTENANCE"[3]
- Mario Kart TV[3]
- Morton Construction[3]
- Mushroom Piston[7]
- Princess Orange[3]
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart World.
Mario performing a Drift
References to other media
- Super Mario Bros.: Graffiti on a banked turn resembles the artwork of the Green Koopa Troopa from this game's 35th anniversary.[9]
- Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally: A kart based on the Monster appears in this game. The redesigned logo for the Mario Motors sponsor is based on the logo of this game.[3]
- Super Mario Bros. 3: One of the new sponsors is named after and has a logo featuring a Hot Foot.[2]
- Super Mario World: Super Koopas and Passin' Chucks reappear.[2][1]
- Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars: One of Yoshi's costumes is based on the appearance of Boshi.[1]
- Super Mario Sunshine: Mario wears the Shine Sprite shirt and sunglasses originating from this game in one of his costumes.[1]
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!: The Luigi Tires sponsor returns in this game.[3]
- WarioWare: Touched!: The Wario Games sponsor uses the mustache creatures seen on the title screen of this game. The yellow background references the color used in the Japanese and Chinese versions of this game.[1]
- New Super Mario Bros. series: Koopa Troopa's select icon features him swinging his arms as he does when reacting to a "Paah" in this series.[1]
- WarioWare: Smooth Moves: The "Wario" sponsor graphic resembles the graphic of Wario's face used on this game's box art and title screen.[1]
- Mario Kart Wii: Dash Panels feature a yellow-orange-fuchsia gradient which are the colors they typically alternate between in this game.[3]
- Super Mario Galaxy 2: One of the Knockout Tour Rallies has an icon featuring the Cloud Flower.[1]
- Mario Kart 8: Several sponsors return from this game.[3]
- Super Mario Odyssey: A picture mode similar to this game's Snapshot Mode appears. Several of Mario's and Peach's costumes originate from this game or are based on their designs from this game. One of the Knockout Tour Rallies has an icon featuring the Life-Up Heart.[1]
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Several Knockout Tour Rally icons are based on cup icons from the Booster Course Pass.[1]
- Mario Kart Tour: Various costumes return from this game. The Hammer, Coin Box, and Ice Flower return as items.[1]
- Princess Peach: Showtime!: One of Peach's costumes has her hair wrapped in a ponytail with a magenta bow like in this game.[1]
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | マリオカート ワールド[?] Mario Kāto Wārudo |
Mario Kart World | |
Chinese (traditional) | 瑪利歐賽車世界[?] Mǎlìōu Sàichē Shìjiè |
Mario Racing World |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al Nintendo of America (April 2, 2025). Mario Kart World – Nintendo Direct | Nintendo Switch 2. YouTube. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Key artwork
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq Nintendo of America (January 16, 2025). Nintendo Switch 2 – First-look trailer. YouTube. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e English language website
- ^ Brian (@NE_Brian). Mario Kart World boxart, screenshots. Nintendo Everything. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ Nintendo of America (April 2, 2025). Nintendo Switch Parental Controls – Nintendo Switch 2. YouTube. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Nintendo (April 2, 2025). bg_map.webp. Nintendo. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ File:MKWorld Moo Moo Screenshot.jpg
- ^ world_cource_01_ProRes.mp4
External links
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Donkey Kong franchise | Donkey Kong Bananza (2025) |
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Super Mario franchise | Super Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV (2025) |