Nintendo announces 'Mario Kart World' during Switch 2 stream
- Nintendo has officially announced a new Mario Kart game called Mario Kart World, set to launch exclusively on the Switch 2 on the same day as the console's release.
After months of hype, predictions, and sneaky glimpses , Nintendo has confirmed a brand new Mario Kart game: Mario Kart World .
Announced at the company's Nintendo Direct event on Wednesday, along with the Switch 2 , the latest instalment of the Mario Kart franchise will launch exclusively on the console on the same day. The news comes months after Nintendo gave us a brief glimpse of the upcoming game in January 's Switch teaser.
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Mario Kart World will feature 24 drivers (the most in Mario Kart history) including the cream of the crop: one of the cows from Moo Moo Farm, a track from the original Mario Kart.
In one of the best features, you'll also the option to drive off-course like the Canyonero you are, in order to explore the map and discover new areas. There's also a Knockout Tour option, in which you race non-stop from one corner of the world to another. And there'll be changing weather conditions for each course.
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It's the official follow-up to 2014's Mario Kart 8 . Between then and now, Nintendo released its mobile game Mario Kart Tour in 2019 and augmented reality/remote-controlled car hybrid Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit in 2020, but no proper Mario Kart sequel.
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