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Long before Mario Kart World was announced, I theorized what Nintendo’s next spin on the franchise would be. Mario Kart 8 introduced anti-gravity, and Mario Kart 7 brought us hang gliders, so I was ...

I’m excited to play Mario Kart World for all the obvious reasons, not least among them that it’s the first new Mario Kart in 11 years. But today’s mini Mario Kart Direct confirmed for me that I’m most ...

At its core, Mario Kart is a game about trolling your friends. So what better way to ratchet up the hijinks than by allowing players to decide what power-ups spawn during races? Nintendo has released ...

When Mario Kart World releases on Nintendo Switch 2, it will offer a much different take on the franchise than we’ve seen from past games. The biggest change is that players will be able to explore an ...

Among the numerous tweaks, Nintendo has added a "Custom Items" rule to the game, allowing you to adjust which items appear ...

While Mario Kart World may have just received a rather hefty update, fans of the Switch 2 launch game have been eagerly ...

Nintendo has updated Mario Kart World to version 1.3.0, and the patch includes some notable quality-of-life improvements, especially for the game's slightly undercooked Free Roam mode. The biggest of ...

Mario Kart World gets some new options via an update for December, but some fans are disappointed about what was missing from ...

Selling nearly 200 million units since it was first launched in 1992, Mario Kart is undoubtedly one of the most popular video games of all time. Even people who don't consider themselves "gamers" and ...