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Mario Kart World
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
Release date World June 5, 2025[1]
Rating(s)
ESRB:E - Everyone[?]

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.

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.

Audience

Unknown

Courses

Footage of Mario Kart World shown on the Nintendo Switch 2 in TV mode
Gameplay of the game in the Nintendo Switch 2 first-look teaser, showing the Yoshi's restaurant in the "Mario Bros. Circuit" course

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

The following tracks are confirmed, but unknown which cup they will be featured in.

Knockout Tour

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

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

Unknown

  • A green kart or ATV shaped similarly to a boat, used by Bowser Jr. in the teaser.[3]

Course elements

Objects and obstacles

Other

Items

Sponsors

Main article: List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart World

New

Returning

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart World.

References to other media

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e Key artworkMedia:MKWorld key artwork no logo.png
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c d e English language website
  5. ^ Brian (@NE_Brian). Mario Kart World boxart, screenshots. Nintendo Everything. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  6. ^ Nintendo of America (April 2, 2025). Nintendo Switch Parental Controls – Nintendo Switch 2. YouTube. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ File:MKWorld Moo Moo Screenshot.jpgMedia:MKWorld Moo Moo Screenshot.jpg
  9. ^ world_cource_01_ProRes.mp4

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