Mario Kart World

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Mario Kart World
North American box art For alternate box art, see the game's gallery.
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo Switch 2
Release date	June 5, 2025
Language(s)	English (United Kingdom) English (United States) French (France) French (Canada) German Spanish (Spain) Spanish (Latin America) Italian Dutch Portuguese (Portugal) Portuguese (Brazil) Russian Japanese Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Korean
Genre	Racing
Rating(s)	ESRB: - Everyone PEGI: - Three years and older CERO: - All ages ACB: - General USK: - All ages ClassInd: - General audience SMECCV: - All ages GRAC: - All ages[?] GSRR: - Six years and older
Mode(s)	Single-player Local and online multiplayer
Format	Nintendo Switch 2: Game Card Digital download

Mario Kart World is an upcoming game in the Mario Kart series set to be released alongside the Nintendo Switch 2 as a launch title 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, the first Mario Kart game to feature Kevin Afghani's voicework and the first Mario Kart game to be a launch title for its console.

Races now consist of 24 racers, doubling from the previous 12. Players receive points in racing as before, with some positions receiving the same number of points. Bikes and All-Terrain Vehicles return following their absence in Mario Kart Tour. Some karts in this game utilize unique wheel designs, with some lacking 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, which function the same as gliders. Karts can also now drive along the top of water rather than beneath it, with both new mechanics creating a comparable vehicle system to Diddy Kong Racing. Karts have also gained the ability to drive on walls after a height boost, without anti-gravity, and balance on railings and other thin platforms to quickly charge up Mini-Turbos. In addition, two new in-game modes were added: Knockout Tour and Free Roam. Knockout Tour is an all-out battle mode where players race over consecutive tracks and are eliminated on a specific lap if not met after the required amount of racers, while Free Roam is an open-world adventure mode where one or multiple players can freely explore any track both on- and off-road. Classic courses return, including some of the Super Mario Kart courses connected together.

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 now have a wide variety of alternate costumes 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.

The game was covered during the Nintendo Treehouse: Live events on April 3 and 4, 2025. 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.

Characters

Racers

There are currently 50 racers confirmed, with 30 returning and 20 newcomers.

Returning characters

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.

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  Mario

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  Luigi

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  Peach

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  Bowser

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  Yoshi

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  Toad

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  Daisy

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  Rosalina

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  Donkey Kong

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  Wario

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  Koopa Troopa

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  Pauline

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  Waluigi

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  Toadette

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  Baby Mario

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  Baby Luigi

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  Baby Peach

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  Baby Daisy

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  Baby Rosalina

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  Bowser Jr.

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  Lakitu

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  King Boo

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  Shy Guy

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  Birdo

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  Dry Bones

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  Wiggler

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  Hammer Bro

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  Chargin' Chuck

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  Nabbit

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  Monty Mole

New characters

With the exceptions of Goomba, Piranha Plant, Pianta, Spike, and Dolphin, all currently confirmed newcomers also make their first playable appearance in any game, and all of them except Coin Coffer, Spike, Conkdor, Peepa, and Para-Biddybud appeared as background characters or obstacles in previous Mario Kart games.

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  Goomba

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  Piranha Plant

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  Pianta

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  Spike

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  Dolphin

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  Cow

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  Pokey

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  Para-Biddybud

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  Penguin

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  Sidestepper

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  Snowman

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  Cataquack

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  Fish Bone

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  Peepa

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  Swoop

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  Stingby

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  Rocky Wrench

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  Coin Coffer

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  Cheep Cheep

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  Conkdor

Character costumes

Some characters now have costumes that they can wear, similar to Mario Kart Tour and Super Mario Odyssey, with some costumes from those games making a return. Certain costumes can be obtained mid-race after eating various food items, though it currently unknown if they have any differences gameplay-wise.

Mario

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  Touring

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  All-Terrain

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  Aviator

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  Happi

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  Cowboy

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Luigi

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  Pro Racer

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  Gondolier

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Peach

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  Touring

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  Pro Racer

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  Yukata

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Daisy

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  Swimwear

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  Oasis

Rosalina

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  Touring

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  Pro Racer

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Bowser

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  All-Terrain

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  Biker

Toad

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  Burger Bud

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Wario

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  Biker

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Waluigi

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  Mariachi

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  Wampire

Toadette

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  Soft Server

Birdo

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  Vacation

Baby Mario

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  Swimwear

Baby Luigi

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  Work Crew

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Baby Peach

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  Touring

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Baby Daisy

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  Touring

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  Explorer

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Baby Rosalina

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  Touring

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  Sailor

Lakitu

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  Fisherman

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King Boo

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  Aristocrat

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Yoshi

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  Food Slinger

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  Touring

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  Matsuri

Koopa Troopa

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  Runner

Donkey Kong

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  All-Terrain

Bowser Jr.

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  Biker Jr.

Pauline

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  Aero

Shy Guy

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  Slope Styler

Background characters

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  Lakitu

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  A red Lakitu that leads Knockout Tour

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  Shy Guys

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  Sledge Bros.

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  Heavy Fire Bros.

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  Toads

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  Yoshis

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  Piantas

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  Koopa Paratroopas

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  Para-Biddybuds, who carry signs on Mario Bros. Circuit

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  Boo Crews, in the background of Boo Cinema

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  Boohemoth, in the background of Boo Cinema

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  Seagulls, which fly in the air of beachfront courses

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  Hawks or Eagles

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  Drones resembling Spiny Shells

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  Para-Beetles wearing blue shells with propellers instead of wings

Unknown

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  Giant Sandmaargh resembling a Charvaargh

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  Batadon

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  Tokotoko

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  Super Koopas

• Elephants found on Faraway Oasis and Shy Guy Bazaar
• Pterodactyls
• UFOs
• Lumas
• Boos
• Dragoneel
• Bulber
• Jellybeam
• Stingbies

Courses

The interconnected world map

So far, Mario Kart World is known to have 30 courses, 31 if the two routes for Crown City are counted separately. Sixteen of those courses are new, while the other fourteen return from previous entries, including one course from Mario Kart Tour, two courses each from Super Mario Kart (both of which combine multiple iterations of the track into one), Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Mario Kart Wii, and Mario Kart 7, and three courses from Mario Kart DS, while no courses from Mario Kart: Super Circuit and Mario Kart 8 are shown to return so far. New to the series are intermissions, which are long, open trails filled with various hazards that connect courses to each other across a large, open world, which is explorable in Free Roam mode.

Classic courses in this game (marked with their origin game's prefix below) have been significantly revamped, bearing even less resemblance to the original courses than as they appeared in previous games. Unlike previous games since Mario Kart DS, the game's cups are no longer separated between new and classic courses, with the game's known seven cups instead housing a varying amount of both types of courses. This is the first Mario Kart game since Mario Kart: Super Circuit to not have prefixes appended to the names of any of the classic courses.

Grand Prix

The format of the Grand Prix has been changed significantly from previous games. Now, only the first race of a cup follows the traditional three lap format. The last three races follow a sectioned format instead, with the first two sections of the race taking place across intermissions that transition from the previous course to the next, while the final section consists of one lap of that next course.

Three lap races are not entirely absent from the game, however, but it is unknown how they are implemented. One mode allows players to configure intermissions in the rules.

The backgrounds of the cup icons are reflective of the biome the cup's courses are located in. For example, the Star Cup's icon has an icy background, as its courses are near or within the snowy biome.

Cup	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4
Mushroom Cup	Mario Bros. Circuit	Crown City	Whistlestop Summit	DK Spaceport
Flower Cup	Desert Hills (DS)	Shy Guy Bazaar (3DS)	Wario Stadium (N64)	Airship Fortress (DS)
Star Cup	DK Pass (DS)	Starview Peak	Sky-High Sundae (Tour/8 Deluxe)	Wario Shipyard (3DS)
Shell Cup	Koopa Troopa Beach (SNES)	Faraway Oasis	Crown City	Peach Stadium
Banana Cup	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
Leaf Cup	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
Lightning Cup	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

Choco Mountain (N64) and Toad's Factory (Wii) have been shown to be part of the Lightning Cup, being connected in that order. However it is unknown which exact position they have in the cup, and Moo Moo Meadows (Wii) also displays advertisements for the Lightning Cup. Signage for the autumnal themed course shows a Leaf Cup emblem.

The following courses are also confirmed, but it is unknown which cup they will be featured in.

• Salty Salty Speedway - A course set in a town resembling Venice where racers mainly drive through canals. The icon for the course features a statue depicting Birdo as a mermaid. Signage around the course reads "Lagoon City".
• Boo Cinema - A dark, ghostly course with a cinema theme.
• Dry Bones Burnout - A course within a lava lake themed after skeletons.
• Dandelion Depths - A course with elevated trees and an underground layer.
• An autumnal course styled after feudal Japan.
• Great ? Block Ruins - An elevated temple course with a structure resembling a giant ? Block
• Acorn Heights - A tree-centered course that resembles Wild Woods.
• Bowser's Castle - A volcanic course with a giant Bowser Monument overlooking it.
• A new version of Rainbow Road
• Mario Circuit (SNES) - A fusion of Mario Circuit 1, 2, and 3 from Super Mario Kart.
• Peach Beach (GCN) - Redesigned to revolve around a castle on a beach resembling Mont-Saint-Michel. It features signs reading "Peach Resort".
• Dino Dino Jungle (GCN) - Redesigned to revolve around a laboratory named "Dino Dino Laboratory", with more dinosaurs directly on the course. Dinosaurs returning from the original also feature new designs.

Other courses

While not confirmed to be playable as traditional race courses, several other tracks can be seen in the open world as part of intermissions, including Ghost Valley 1, Ghost Valley 2, and Ghost Valley 3 near Boo Cinema, Choco Island 2 near Choco Mountain, a fork in an icy section that may be Vanilla Lake 1 near an entrance to Sky-High Sundae, and a quicksand pit that appears similar to Thwomp Desert in the desert near Airship Fortress.

Knockout Tour

Knockout Tour consists of rallies rather than cups, with each of the eight rallies having 6 races within. Unlike races, there are no breaks in between, as players who qualify for the next race will simply continue it. Unlike the Grand Prix, Knockout Tour focuses primarily on the intermissions between the courses, with the first five races taking place on a continuous path of them, while only the final race consist of a lap around the final course.

Rally	Starting point	Checkpoint 1	Checkpoint 2	Checkpoint 3	Checkpoint 4	Final course
Golden Rally
	Desert Hills (DS)	Mario Bros. Circuit	Choco Mountain (N64)	Moo Moo Meadows (Wii)	Mario Circuit (SNES)	Acorn Heights
Ice Rally
	Sky-High Sundae (Tour/8 Deluxe)	Starview Peak	Dandelion Depths	File:MKWorld Icon autumn course.png An autumnal course styled after feudal Japan	Peach Stadium	Crown City
Moon Rally	Bowser's Castle	Toad's Factory (Wii)	Moo Moo Meadows (Wii)	Dandelion Depths	File:MKWorld Icon autumn course.png An autumnal course styled after feudal Japan	Faraway Oasis
Spiny Rally	Boo Cinema	Starview Peak	DK Pass (DS)	Salty Salty Speedway	Peach Beach (GCN)	Wario Shipyard (3DS)
Cherry Rally	Peach Beach (GCN)	Dino Dino Jungle (GCN)	Koopa Troopa Beach (SNES)	DK Spaceport	Whistlestop Summit	Desert Hills (DS)
Acorn Rally	Toad's Factory (Wii)	Wario Stadium (N64)	Choco Mountain (N64)	Peach Stadium	File:MKWorld Icon autumn course.png An autumnal course styled after feudal Japan	DK Pass (DS)
Cloud Rally	Airship Fortress (DS)	Shy Guy Bazaar (3DS)	Mario Bros. Circuit	Crown City	Faraway Oasis	Great ? Block Ruins
Heart Rally	Shy Guy Bazaar (3DS)	Airship Fortress (DS)	Dry Bones Burnout	Mario Circuit (SNES)	Moo Moo Meadows (Wii)	Peach Stadium

Vehicles

Karts, Bikes and ATVs all return in Mario Kart World. All racers use different vehicles in the trailer, with each vehicle having unique wheel and tire designs. Vehicles are no longer customizable, like they were up to Mario Kart Wii. Instead of Gliders, vehicles now feature wings that allow them to glide in a similar manner. When going over water, the wheels of all vehicles change into water skis, allowing them to float.

Karts

• Standard Kart, used by Mario in the teaser
• Plushbuggy, a pink and white kart
• Zoom Buggy, a yellow and green dune buggy
• Rally Kart, a rally racer-themed vehicle with "SPINY SHELL" stamped across the windshield, used by Luigi in the teaser
• Baby Blooper, a kart themed after Bloopers
• Chargin' Truck, a monster truck themed after Chargin' Chuck
• Tiny Titan, returning from Mario Kart Wii
• Blastronaut III, a three-wheeled kart shaped like a rocket, used by Wario in the teaser
• Roadster Royale, a kart shaped similarly to the Circuit Special, used by Baby Peach in the teaser
• Carpet Flyer, a kart shaped like a flying carpet
• Billdozer, a kart resembling the Bullet Blaster
• Big Horn, a brown tractor-like kart with cow horns in front
• Hot Rod, a kart resembling the Flame Flyer and Mini Beast, with an engine that resembles a Fire Flower, used by Donkey Kong in the teaser
• A snowmobile-themed vehicle resembling the Snow Skimmer from Mario Kart Tour, used by Rosalina in the teaser
• A red and yellow kart with a red tip on the front, used by Baby Mario in the teaser
• A lime green kart with a large front, used by Baby Daisy in the teaser
• Pipe Frame, returning from Super Mario Kart
• Biddybuggy, returning from Mario Kart 8
• Bumble V, returning from Mario Kart 7
• B Dasher, returning from Mario Kart DS
• Cloud 9, returning from Mario Kart 7

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  Standard Kart

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  Plushbuggy

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  Zoom Buggy

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  Rally Kart

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  Baby Blooper

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  Chargin' Truck

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  Biddybuggy

Bikes

• A new version of the Standard Bike
• Cute Scoot, a bike resembling the City Tripper
• Rally Bike, a bike with two headlights and red forks, used by Peach in the teaser
• Mach Rocket, a bike that resembles the Mach Bike
• W-Twin Chopper, A Wario and Waluigi-themed bike, used by Cow in the trailer
• Fin Twin, a bike themed after a fish
• A bike designed after Warp Pipes, used by Yoshi in the teaser
• A bike that resembles a radio speaker, used by Cow in the trailer
• Dolphin Dasher, returning from Mario Kart Wii

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  Standard Bike

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  Cute Scoot

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  Rally Bike

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  Mach Rocket

ATVs

• Bowser Bruiser, an ATV with a skull decoration on the front, used by Bowser in the teaser
• Funky Dorrie - A three-wheeled ATV resembling a jet-ski, designed to resemble Dorrie

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  Funky Dorrie

Unknown

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

Course elements

Objects and obstacles

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  Cars

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  Cargo trucks which can be hijacked for a speed boost

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  Dash Panels

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  Goombas

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  Goomba Towers

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  Pipe-dwelling and grounded Piranha Plants

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  Fire Piranha Plants

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  Rings

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  Rings resembling metallic Bramballs

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  Traffic cones

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  An enemy wearing a traffic cone as a hat

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  A tire-like Grrrol

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  Bob-omb Car

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  Bullies

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  Chill Bullies charging at racers in Starview Peak

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  Robo DK, a giant robotic Donkey Kong that tosses barrels down slopes

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  Wedge-shaped Whomps that act as ramps when tipped

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  Rocky Wrenches

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  Pokeys

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  Hammer Bros.

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  Fire Bros.

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  Spikes that roll Spike Balls down the road

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  Skeeters, retaining their design from Super Mario Galaxy 2, albeit with a star burst pattern on their back instead of stripes.

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  Ty-foos

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  Chargin' Chucks

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  Passin' Chucks

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  Clappin' Chucks

• Bowser Monument
• Dinosaurs
  • A Triceratops-like dinosaur whose head can be driven up like a ramp
  • A brachiosaur-like dinosaur similar to Noshi that stomps its feet. Its back can be driven along
  • A T-Rex that runs towards racers and bites at them
• Zebras that run across Faraway Oasis, visually similar to the horses in Mario Sports Superstars
• Giraffes that walk along the Faraway Oasis
• Very large bison also found running along Faraway Oasis
• Large rolling armadillos
• Dromedaries found off the course in Shy Guy Bazaar
• Bomber Bills, returning on Airship Fortress
• Banzai Bill Cannons
• Conkdors
• Cows, walking along Moo Moo Meadows
• Monty Moles, tunneling through Moo Moo Meadows
• Wigglers
• Dolphins
• Barrels
• Cataquacks
• Lava Geysers
• Ptooies
• Trampolines
• Mushroom Trampolines
• Sidesteppers
• Boomerang Bros.
• Oil drums
• Fire Snakes that come from oil drums
• Chain Chomps and rolling Chain Chomps
• Flying Shy Guys, returning on Shy Guy Bazaar
• Snowboarding Shy Guys, returning on DK Pass
• Shy Guys on jet skis, on Peach Beach
• Whales that breach through the water on Peach Stadium
• Boulders
• Freezies
• Ice Bros.
• Shoe Goombas, retaining their yellow shoes from Mario Kart Tour
• Skating Goombas
• Para-Biddybuds
• Boos
• Cheep Cheeps
• Rolling acorns
• Buses
• Trains
• Spinies
• Cloud Blocks and Bouncy Clouds

Other

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  ? Blocks

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  Brick Blocks

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  Note Blocks

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  Cloud Lifts

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  P Switch

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  Binoculars

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  Arrow fields

Items

As with Mario Kart Tour, items are automatically held behind racers in this game.

Of the returning items, the Ice Flower, Hammer, and Coin Box make their first appearance in a home console Mario Kart debut following their initial debut in Mario Kart Tour. Additionally, the Feather is now usable during races like in Super Mario Kart, rather than being exclusive to Battle Mode like in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Mario Kart Tour.

Items found on the track
Item Box	Gives the player a random item.
Double Item Box	Gives the player two random items as opposed to one.
Coin	Gives the player a small boost and increase top speed when more are collected, up to a maximum of twenty.
A smiling yellow fast food bag	Provides a random food item that changes the player's outfit when eaten, with an effect similar to that of a Wonder Flower.
New items
Coin Shell	Travels along the track, leaving a trail of coins behind, before exploding, leaving eight coins in a ring shape on the track.
A crystal ball with Kamek's magic symbols on it	Summons Kamek, who then proceeds to summon many of a certain type of enemy ahead of all the racers in front of the player who used it, as well as turning them into that enemy temporarily.
Various food items	Obtained from the bag-shaped objects that give the player a speed boost, then change the character's outfit, if they have any.
Returning items
Coin	Grants the player two extra coins and a micro boost.
Coin Box	Temporarily places a ? Block above the player's head, which they can repeatedly hit, giving them coins while also scattering more coins in front of them.
Green Shell	Travels in a straight line and knocks over a kart it hits.
Triple Green Shells	Three Green Shells that orbit the player's kart, protecting them from incoming attacks.
Red Shell	Homes in on the closest kart in front of the player and knocks it over.
Triple Red Shells	Three Red Shells that orbit the player's kart, protecting them from incoming attacks.
Banana	Protects the player from incoming items, and spins out other racers that hit it.
Triple Bananas	Three bananas that orbit the player's kart, protecting them from incoming attacks.
Mushroom	Provides the player's kart with a small speed boost.
Triple Mushrooms	Orbits the player's kart, providing them with three separate speed boosts.
Golden Mushroom	Provides the player's kart with continuous speed boosts for a short time.
Mega Mushroom	Increases the player's size, allowing them to flatten any player they hit.
Feather	Causes the player to spin and leap in the air, allowing them to reach high areas and even drive on walls.
Fire Flower	Allows the player to throw up to eight fireballs for a short time that cause other karts to spin out on impact.
Ice Flower	Allows the player to throw up to eight ice balls for a short time that cause other karts to temporarily lose control on impact.
Boomerang Flower	Can be thrown up to four times, hitting racers forward/backward and returns to its user before the final use.
Hammer	For a limited time, allows the player to throw multiple bursts of 5 hammers each, which travel in an arc and stick to the track, spinning out any player that comes into contact with them.
Super Horn	Emits a radial shockwave hitting racers, as well as destroying all obstacles, including the Spiny Shell.
Star	Provides the player invincibility from all terrain and items, and also giving a speed boost.
Blooper	Sprays ink on all racers ahead and reduces their visibility. The racers hit also lose some of their traction while sprayed.
Bob-omb	Explodes after a short time when thrown or dropped, knocking over any kart in its blast radius.
Spiny Shell	Targets the racer in first place, knocking over all other karts in its path.
Lightning	Causes all opponents to drop their items, shrink, and drive slowly for a short time.
Bullet Bill	Transforms the player into a Bullet Bill, rocketing through the track with auto-pilot, and providing invincibility from all terrain and items.
Boo	Steals an item from randomly selected racer in front of the player, while granting temporary invisibility, making the player invulnerable and able to pass through hazards.

Sponsors

Main article: List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart World

New

• 1st Place Shopping
• Banana
• Batadon Aero Parts
• Biofuel
• Boat Rental
• Bowser Motors
• Bully Steel
• Buzzy Helmets
• Conkdor Headlights
• Dash
• DK Boosters
• Dolphin Marine Sports
• Dorrie Watercraft
• Drink Refresh
• Everything you Need Kart Supplies
• Fire Flower Gas Station
• Fire Flower Oil Company
• Flower Blast
• Foo
• Fried Chicken
• Fuzzy Batteries
• Galaxy Engine Oil Cooler
• Golden Dash Mushroom
• Hot Foot Gasoline
• Lava Bubble
• Mario Bros.
• Mario Bros. Circuit
• Nabbit Courier Service
• Pipeline
• Red Shell
• Rosalina Bus Tours
• Royal Motors
• Shine Sprite Oil
• Spiny Shell
• Squid Motor Oil
• Stingby Biofuel
• Sunshine Railway
• Super Leaf
• Surfshop
• Swoop
• Tenants Wanted
• The Adventures of Toad
• Toad
• Traffic Apparel
• Turbo Engines
• Waluigitires
• Wario Games
• Wario Motors
• Yoshi's Hamburger

Returning

• 1-Up Fuel
• Bob-omb Plugs
• Chain Chomp Racing Chains (new logo)
• Luigi Tires (new logo)
  • Tagline: "NEW AND USED. PREMIUM QUALITY. FULL SERVICE."
• Mario Motors (new logo)
  • Tagline: "FUEL / PARTS / MAINTENANCE"
• Mario Kart TV
• Morton Construction
• Mushroom Piston
• Peach & Daisy Royal Patisserie
• Princess Orange
• Roy Smooth Sounds (new logo)

Gallery

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

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  Mario performing a Drift

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  Luigi

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  Peach

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  Bowser

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  Goomba

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  Key artwork

References to other media

• Donkey Kong (arcade): DK Spaceport features stylized, neon illustrations of an oil drum and a Fire. The layout of the track resembles the girder structure from 25m.
• Donkey Kong (Game & Watch): The starting banner in DK Spaceport is based on the Donkey Kong Game & Watch unit, and directional pad iconography is seen throughout the course.
• Mario Bros.: The game's logo appears as an advertisement.
• Family Computer: The Rally Bike has a design inspired by the pulseline design of Family Computer cartridges, including text reading "RLB-01" reminiscent of the product codes on each cartridge.
• Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels: Graffiti on a banked turn resembles the artwork of the Green Koopa Troopa from this game.
• 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.
• Super Mario Bros. 3: One of the new sponsors is named after and has a logo featuring a Hot Foot.
• Super Mario Land: Batadons and Tokotokos reappear, and the former is the base of a sponsor, "Batadon Aero Parts". A desert palace with Daisy's emblem appears in Shy Guy Bazaar, referencing the desert setting of the Birabuto Kingdom. The palace entrance also features statues resembling Gao.
• Super Mario World: Super Koopas, Passin' Chucks and Clappin' Chucks reappear. Dino Rhinos appears on the packaging of chocolate bars.
• Super Mario Kart: Mario Circuit contains the layouts of Mario Circuit 1, Mario Circuit 2, and Mario Circuit 3. Mosaics of Yoshi, Koopa Troopa, and Toad's sprites from the game appear on the walls in Mario Circuit.
• Super Mario 64: An arrangement of Piranha Plant's Lullaby can play in Free Roam.
• Mario Kart 64: Choco Mountain and Wario Stadium return as courses. An arrangement of the Frappe Snowland and Sherbet Land theme can play in Free Roam. Certain actions will cause stylized onomatopoeias to appear in a similar fashion to this game.
• Yoshi's Story: An arrangement of the ending theme can play in Free Roam.
• Mario Kart: Super Circuit: An arrangement of Ribbon Road can be heard during one of the intermissions in the Mushroom Cup Grand Prix.
• Super Mario Sunshine: Mario wears the Shine Sprite shirt and sunglasses originating from this game in one of his costumes.
• Mario Kart: Double Dash!!: The Luigi Tires sponsor returns in this game.
• 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.
• Mario Kart DS: Desert Hills, DK Pass, and Airship Fortress return as courses.
• 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.
• WarioWare: Smooth Moves: The Wario Motors sponsor graphic resembles the graphic of Wario's face used on this game's box art and title screen.
• Super Mario Galaxy: Starview Peak is built around a structure resembling the Comet Observatory.
• Mario Kart Wii: Dash Panels feature a yellow-orange-fuchsia gradient which are the colors they typically alternate between in this game. Moo Moo Meadows and Toad's Factory return as courses. A sign in Moo Moo Meadows states the farm was established in 2008, a reference to this game's launch date. An arrangement of DK Summit's theme plays in one of the intermissions in the Star Cup Grand Prix. An arrangement of the first half of the ending credits theme can be heard while waiting before a Knockout Tour match starts.
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii: An arrangement of the desert theme can play in Free Roam. The castle boss theme plays in one of the intermissions in the Star Cup Grand Prix. Super Stars plays a jingle that signals that their effects are about to expire, a behavior that originates from this game.
• Super Mario Galaxy 2: One of the Knockout Tour Rallies has an icon featuring the Cloud Flower. Skeeters reappear using their design from this game. An arrangement of Sky Station Galaxy's theme plays in one of the intermissions in the Mushroom Cup Grand Prix.
• Mario Kart 7: Shy Guy Bazaar and Wario Shipyard return as courses.
• New Super Mario Bros. 2: Boohemoth returns in the background of Boo Cinema.
• New Super Mario Bros. U: The illustration of a Bomber Bill on the world map icon of DS Airship Fortress is based on its artwork from this game.
• Super Mario 3D World: The promotional renders for various Toads are based on Toad's key artwork from this game.
• Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Several sponsors return from this game. Course select icons generally feature prominent track elements superimposed over images of the courses they belong to, like in this game. Trick-able, surfboard-bearing vehicles return. Karts can illuminate the road ahead of them using headlamps, like in this game. Smart Steering returns. The design of the crown is inspired by its design in this game. Several Knockout Tour Rally icons are based on cup icons from the Booster Course Pass. An arrangement of Sunshine Airport's theme can play in Free Roam. Starview Peak features a segment of road split between a green left path and a yellow right path, like Ice Ice Outpost.
• 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. The dance Mario does in the character selection screen is similar to the one he makes when listening to music from the Boombox.
• Super Mario Maker 2: Heavy Fire Bros. return as audience members.
• Dr. Mario World: Baby Rosalina's pacifier color is cyan instead of yellow, and her crown is angled the opposite side from before; both of these traits were first seen on Dr. Baby Rosalina.
• Mario Kart Tour: Various costumes return from this game. The Hammer, Coin Box, and Ice Flower return as items. Items are generally held behind the player, like in this game. Sky-High Sundae returns as a course. Pickup trucks with Piranha Plants return. An arrangement of Tokyo Blur's theme plays in one of the intermissions in the Mushroom Cup Grand Prix, and an arrangement of Vancouver Velocity's theme plays in one of the intermissions in the Star Cup Grand Prix.

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 Kart World
Korean	마리오 카트 월드 Mario Kateu Woldeu	Mario Kart World

External links

• Official Japanese website
• Official North American website
• Official European website
• Official Korean website
• Official Hong Kong website