Mario Kart World is open world and coming to Nintendo Switch 2
The game will come exclusively to Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo has revealed the first details on Mario Kart World, one of the first games coming to Nintendo Switch 2.
The game, which was first teased earlier this year, got its first full showcase at Wednesday’s Nintendo Switch 2 Direct.
Mario Kart World will be released the same day as the Nintendo Switch 2 console, June 5. A special Mario Kart direct will take place on April 17.
It will feature grinding, wall jumping as well as multiple different outfits for each character. Players will be able to “drive virtually everywhere” in the game, and 24 drivers will feature in each race.
World will also feature a free-roam mode which will allow players to explore “new areas, and routes.”
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“Put the pedal to the metal in Mario Kart World, a brand-new experience set in a vast interconnected environment,” Nintendo said. “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. Mario Kart World races onto Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5.”
The trailer confirmed several characters, both new and returning. Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad, Bowser, Pauline, and more. Depending on the time of day, and the weather conditions of the map, the races will change, Nintendo said.
Mario Kart World will be the first entirely new mainline Mario Kart game in over a decade. The last Mario Kart release was Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Nintendo Switch, which itself was a release of Mario Kart 8, which debuted on the WiiU.
