Mario Kart World is already one of the best games of 2025, but it could still improve in a handful of key ways.

As eager as you might be to slam on the gas and purchase a copy of Mario Kart World before you finish reading this sentence, there are a few things worth considering first. As a launch game for ...

Mario Kart World is the first truly new entry in the series in over a decade and brings with it numerous features, including two new gameplay modes: an open-world Free Roam and Knockout Tour.

Mario Kart World ’s biggest surprise, then, is how much that doesn’t really bother me. Once the final game was in my hands, I realized the open world exists to justify the modes you just pick ...

To unlock Mirror Mode in Mario Kart World, first complete every Grand Prix on 150cc, every Knockout Tour, get 10 of each collectible in Free Roam, then replay Special Cup at 150cc.

It might come as a bit of a shock if you haven’t been paying attention, but Mario Kart is far and away the most popular Nintendo franchise. That’s right, not even the mainline Mario games or best ...

Mario Kart World lets players race across a connected map with new courses and a massive roster of surprising characters. But to get the most out of the game, you will have a lot of unlocking to do.

Mario Kart World, the banner game for the launch of the Switch 2, carries with it the expectation that of course this will be one of the games most associated with the system for its entire lifespan.

Mario Kart World is an incredibly clean game. As the latest iteration of a decades-spanning franchise, it has been winnowed into something smoothly efficient and entirely absent of blemishes.

I wanted to believe that Mario Kart World ‘s world would be something it wasn’t, which set me up for disappointment when I finally took my kart off-road to explore. Despite being told what to ...