Mario Kart World
Race across connected courses and the roads between them in Mario Kart World, where checkpoint elimination in Knockout Tour sits alongside points-based Grand Prix competition and freely explorable driving.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.3 / 10
About this game
Mario Kart World takes kart racing beyond individual circuits: the roads linking courses are part of the competition. Grand Prix combines points across four courses, while Knockout Tour sends racers along a continuous route with position checks. Arrive at a checkpoint outside the required places and your run ends there. Free Roam opens the same world to self-directed driving. Leave the organized races to explore grasslands, cities, open water and volcanic surroundings, activate P Switch missions, or stop to compose a photograph. Camera positioning, poses, effects and frames provide ways to record those detours. The choice is between following a competitive route and heading out to investigate the surrounding landscape.
Collected in topics
Open-world exploration
Choose a route, follow a discovery and find your own reasons to explore worlds that invite curiosity and self-directed journeys.
Collected in series
Super Mario is Nintendo’s platform-adventure series, first launched in 1985. Mario and his friends leap through the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond, exploring colorful worlds and tackling playful challenges. Mushrooms, coins, pipes and surprising power-ups make every adventure full of discoveries.
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AI review
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A promising fit for racers who enjoy both elimination pressure and unhurried exploration.
Checkpoint elimination can make protecting your position matter throughout a Knockout Tour, rather than only at the finish. Free Roam offers a contrasting reason to drive, particularly for players who enjoy looking for missions and composing photographs.
Strengths
- Connected roads can give a race the character of a journey between places.
- Free driving, missions and photography could reward curiosity beyond competitive results.
Weaknesses
- Players who want to finish every event may find checkpoint elimination an unwelcome interruption.
Who it is for: Players drawn to route-based competition who also enjoy exploring a racing game's surroundings.
Play notes: Online play requires a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension The contrast between continuous Knockout Tour runs and self-directed Free Roam gives players different ways to set a session's pace. | Reviewed | 9.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension For players who enjoy defending a qualifying position, checkpoint elimination can make each stretch of a route consequential. | Reviewed | 9.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Moving between grasslands, cities, water and volcanic areas could strengthen the sense of travelling across one connected landscape. | Reviewed | 9.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Optional steering assistance could help players who want support staying on the course while learning to race. | Reviewed | 9.2 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Nintendo
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Release date
- Jun 5, 2025
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- www.nintendo.com
- Offline minimum players
- 1
- Offline maximum players
- 4
- Online minimum players
- 2
- Online maximum players
- 24
- Categories
- Racing · Primary genre
- Tags
- ReplayableDriving and RacingLow Entry BarrierLocal Co-opFast-pacedPlayer versus PlayerFamily-friendlyOpen WorldThird Person
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- CLASSIND: G
- Play modes
- MultiplayerLocal multiplayerNot providedSingle player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Nintendo Switch 2WorldwideJun 5, 2025
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com