Items play an important role in Mario Kart World and the series as a whole. They transform a normal race into the exciting genre Nintendo has capitalized on with each new generation of games.

Fans now know how long the April 17 Mario Kart World Nintendo Direct livestream is going to be, with the presentation set to last around 15 minutes. A new Mario Kart game was first shown off ...

Mario Kart World looks to be making some deep pulls from Mario's history. The usual suspects of Mario, Peach, Luigi, and Yoshi are joined by the likes of Spike, Conkdor, Penguin, and more.

Mario Kart World is the first new home console Mario Kart game in a decade. We went hands-on with this Nintendo Switch 2 launch title and played a ton of it across several different modes ...

For the last couple of weeks, much of the internet has been abuzz about Mario Kart World, but not entirely for positive reasons. This was already hinted at during the big Switch 2 Direct a couple ...

The hook for Mario Kart World is simple: for the first time in a Mario Kart game, players can roam around an interconnected world composed of various tracks. The result feels a little like ...

The dedicated Mario Kart World Direct on April 17, 2025 included a showcase of six new items that players will be able to use to fight for first place while racing across various game modes.

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. After being glimpsed during the Switch 2 reveal, Nintendo formally announced Mario Kart 9 during this week's Switch 2 Direct livestream--the game ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Mario Kart World is, above all, a damn hoot. The headliner for the new Switch 2 is clearly following in the footsteps (or tire tracks) of the ...

One of the more interesting details about Mario Kart World is that it’ll finally add skins for various characters. During the latest Nintendo Direct, we learned exactly how we’ll acquire new ...

TL;DR: Nintendo announced that Mario Kart 9 will be released as a console exclusive with the Nintendo Switch 2. Nintendo has confirmed the big first-party title to launch alongside the Nintendo ...

The latest Nintendo Direct was focused entirely on Mario Kart World and the action we’ll be getting into in the upcoming racing game. Among the content highlighted were the courses, which ...