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Over the course of four releases — Mario Kart Arcade GP (2005), GP2 (2007), GP DX (2013), and GP VR (2017) — Nintendo partnered with arcade staple Bandai Namco to introduce Mario Kart to coin ...

The Switch 2’s Mario Kart is a blast, but its open world isn’t the main reason why.

The Nintendo Switch 2 released this week alongside a new Mario Kart game, Mario Kart World, which is the console’s big launch game and, ultimately, its only consequential launch game.

Mario Kart World has a lot of characters to choose from, so you're bound to find a new favourite driver. There's the old favourites like Mario, Bowser, Peach, Luigi and, Eurogamer's favourite, Birdo.

New to Mario Kart World is the Knockout Tour, which features continuous races - known as a Rally - that joins together different tracks. There are eight Rallies which each feature six circuits.

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Mario Kart World has garnered a very comfortable "87" on Metacritic, but that's still a drop from Mario Kart 8's "92." And the criticisms lobbed at Mario Kart World are all valid.

Mario Kart World for the Switch 2 embraces a new format for the series with its interconnected tracks and free roam mode, but Nintendo wants people to know it's not an "open-world" title. Producer ...

Mario Kart World and the Nintendo Switch 2 both released this week. The jury is still very much out on the Switch 2, but Mario Kart World, unsurprisingly, is a success.

Mario Kart World is a launch title for the Switch 2, arriving alongside the console on June 5. The game costs $80 on its own or can be grabbed via a $500 Switch 2 bundle if you can find one in stock.

So, no updates on any faster mode right now, but who knows what could happen later down the line. 200cc first arrived in the Mario Kart series in Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U as a free update.