With the most recent Mario Kart boasting an enormous roster of characters and an open world to discover, right here’s every thing new included within the sport.
It’s already clear that Mario Kart World goes to be the most important entry within the sequence but and probably the most effective too, primarily based on our hands-on session with the sport.
Since it’s launching the identical day because the Nintendo Switch 2, Mario Kart World is the proper decide for the console’s killer app. Especially as its hefty price ticket means it’s cheaper to purchase it similtaneously the console.
The sport has simply had a brand new Nintendo Direct devoted solely to it, so we’ve compiled every thing you could find out about Mario Kart World, together with its playable roster and number of racetracks.
Every playable character in Mario Kart World
Mario Kart World has the most important roster of playable characters in any Mario Kart video games, with not less than 50 racers confirmed to date. By comparability, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe had 48 characters, and that was solely after lots of DLC.
Aside from a wholesome mixture of returning and model new racers, most characters additionally sport a number of alternate costumes you possibly can unlock.
Nintendo hasn’t revealed the official full roster, however right here’s a listing of each playable character we’ve noticed within the trailers and photographs shared by Nintendo Treehouse (not together with the totally different costume variants).
Returning characters from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe:
- Mario
- Luigi
- Peach
- Bowser
- Daisy
- Yoshi
- Toad
- Toadette
- Rosalina
- Donkey Kong
- Wario
- Waluigi
- Koopa Troopa
- Pauline
- Baby Mario
- Baby Luigi
- Baby Peach
- Baby Daisy
- Baby Rosalina
- Bowser Jr.
- Lakitu
- King Boo
- Shy Guy
- Birdo
- Dry Bones
- Wiggler
New Mario Kart World characters:
- Goomba
- Piranha Plant (not Petey Pirahna)
- Pianta
- Spike
- Dolphin
- Cow
- Hammer Bro
- Chargin’ Chuck
- Nabbit
- Monty Mole
- Pokey
- Para-Biddybud
- Penguin (probably each Mama Penguin and her child)
- Sidestepper
- Snowman
- Cataquack
- Fish Bone
- Peepa
- Swoop
- Stingby
- Rocky Wrench
- Coin Coffer
- Cheep Cheep
- Conkdor
How many racetracks are in Mario Kart World?
With seven Grand Prix cups with 4 racetracks every, Mario Kart World has not less than 28 racetracks altogether.
However, contemplating previous video games have sometimes had eight cups, and given the blatant Rainbow Road tease within the Mario Kart World Direct, there’s in all probability not less than 32 racetracks.
In truth, there’s footage of an eighth cup that may be seen in this YouTube video from Nindawko, as evidenced by the trophy proven on the 15:36 mark which doesn’t match the symbols of any of the opposite cups proven in official trailers.
Additionally, a few the identical racetracks are listed twice, however are believed to supply totally different routes since they’ve totally different icons relying on the cup they’re in.
Plus, nearly half of the racetracks – 14 to be actual – are reimagined variations of ones from older video games, that means there are round 18 solely unique racetracks within the sport.
As such, right here is each racetrack in Mario Kart World by Grand Prix cup as evidenced by official Nintendo footage and preview occasion recordings:
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Mushroom Cup
- Mario Bros. Circuit (impressed by the Grand Canyon)
- Crown City (impressed by San Francisco)
- Flower Cup
- Star Cup
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Shell Cup
- Koopa Troopa Beach (SNES)
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Banana Cup
- Salty Salty Speedway (impressed by Venice)
- Dino Dino Jungle (GameCube)
- Leaf Cup
- Lightning Cup
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Special Cup (this isn’t the confirmed identify of the eighth cup however that is historically what it’s referred to as)
- Mario Circuit (SNES – believed to be a mix of the three Mario Circuit racetracks from Super Mario Kart)
- Rainbow Road (that is the one course to not have any footage obtainable however it’s a sequence staple and was teased within the Direct)
31 of the racetracks are re-used for the Knockout Tour mode, which is split into eight rallies composed of six races every. Some tracks seem greater than as soon as in numerous rallies. For instance, Moo Moo Meadows seems within the Golden, Moon, and Heart Rallies, based on the fan-made Super Mario Wiki.
The one omission is Rainbow Road. Based on Nintendo’s teasers, this might be as a result of the racetrack is suspended within the sky and is incompatible with the Knockout Tour mode, because it requires driving from one monitor to the subsequent with each lap.
What new objects are included in Mario Kart World?
While lots of staple objects are coming again for Mario Kart World, Nintendo has highlighted six new ones that can be included, though most of them technically originate from different video games. These objects are:
- Coin Shell – initially from the Mario Kart Arcade GP video games, it is a projectile merchandise that leaves a path of cash in its wake
- Ice Flower – initially from the Mario Kart Tour cellular sport and solely usable by particular characters, this allows you to throw as much as eight icy projectiles to spin out opponents
- Hammer – one other merchandise from the arcade video games and Tour, this allows you to throw a number of hammers without delay, that spin out opponents and stick with the racetrack to impede different racers
- Mega Mushroom – initially from Mario Kart Wii and solely showing within the arcade video games and Tour, this merchandise quickly turns you big and allows you to crush any racers you drive over
- Feather – initially from Super Mario Kart after which made unique to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Tour’s battle modes, this merchandise returns for normal use in races and allows you to hop excessive into the air
- Kamek – an entirely unique merchandise that summons a random enemy kind to impede different racers, whereas concurrently remodeling them into that enemy kind
- Dash Food – an merchandise that transforms your character into a unique costume variant. The kind of meals seems to find out what the costume can be. For instance, consuming sushi unlocks Japanese impressed outfits.
What are the multiplayer choices in Mario Kart World?
Mario Kart World has three totally different multiplayer choices. For native play, there’s split-screen multiplayer for as much as 4 gamers on a single console.
There is an area wi-fi choice that helps as much as eight Switch 2 consoles. Each one permits for as much as two gamers, that means native wi-fi multiplayer can assist upwards of 16 gamers without delay.
Lastly, on-line play permits races for as much as 24 gamers without delay. All three choices enable for normal races, Grand Prix, Knockout Tour, and Battle mode. Friends will even be capable of free roam the open world collectively in on-line play.
How a lot does Mario Kart World price?
Mario Kart World prices £66.99 digitally and £74.99 bodily. There is a bundle that features the Switch 2 and a digital copy of the sport for £429.99, that means you’re solely paying £34 for the sport itself. However, the bundle will solely be obtainable in restricted portions by way of autumn 2025.
When does Mario Kart World launch?
Mario Kart World launches completely for Switch 2 on June 5, 2025.
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