Mario Kart World redefines the series with a Forza Horizon-like open environment and frenetic elimination mode that’ll leave your heart pumping as you blaze toward the finish line.
Mario Kart World was the first game that Nintendo showcased running on the Switch 2 during the system’s reveal. Considering that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe broke sales records on the original Switch, it makes sense Nintendo would revisit the series as soon as possible. I demoed this reinvented, cross-country take on classic kart racing at a recent Nintendo Switch 2 event.A Big Racing World
The initial Switch 2 teaser clued us in that Mario Kart World would feature 24 characters per race, double the usual 12. To beef up the roster, the racing game includes characters like the cow from Moo Moo Meadows and Waluigi in a mariachi outfit. With more racers, the tracks must expand to accommodate the vehicles. As a result, Mario Kart World has wider paths full of alternate pathways, pit stops, grind rails, and full-on highways with multiple lanes.
True to its name, this game lets you race around an entire world, seamlessly exiting one track and entering another.
