At the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, the next Mario Kart was fully revealed as a launch title for Nintendo’s next-gen console
As suggested by the initial Switch 2 reveal, the big launch game for Nintendo’s new system will be an all-new Mario Kart. It’s called Mario Kart World and will launch alongside the console, Nintendo revealed during Wednesday’s Switch 2 Direct.
Mario Kart World is an open-world racing game in the style of Forza Horizon, in which fields of 24 racers compete across a huge map with different regions. It has many features associated with more realistic racing games, including a photo mode, dynamically changing weather conditions, and time-of-day that will affect the racing experience. Players will be able to go off-road and drive “virtually everywhere in this world” in a free-roam mode, while the drive from one race to another during a traditional Mario Kart four-course Grand Prix will be an integral “part of the competition.
