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Dominating Online In Mario Kart World Is Easier With The Right Vehicle Choice
11.7.2025
The abundance of characters and vehicles to race with is one of the great joys of Mario Kart World. Who wouldn’t want to drive around as Baby Mario or grind some rails as a Dolphin riding on the identical-looking Dolphin Dasher? Not every character or kart is built the same, however. Vehicles...
Mario Kart World: Where To Find Every Big Vehicle
11.7.2025
Between the large open world to the brand-new Rail and Wall Riding mechanics, Mario Kart World offers plenty to discover. One notable feature that isn’t explained at all are the handful of giant vehicles you can briefly take over. It doesn’t take long to figure out that driving into the large...
One Of Mario Kart World's Best Improvements Is Hidden, But Clumsy To Use
10.7.2025
Whether it’s from familiarity with the franchise or through cultural osmosis, launching a Green Shell forward to hit another driver is something everyone knows to do in Mario Kart World. Those with more experience also know that many power-ups can be thrown forward or backward. And now in Mario...
Mario Kart World Has Some Fantastic SNES-Era Throwback Tracks You Need To Try Out
10.7.2025
394 P-Switch challenge missions might just be the biggest time sink in Mario Kart World’s Free Roam mode. These missions can involve anything from collecting a certain number of blue coins to navigating around an obstacle course using a particular item. Seven of these tasks that particularly stand...
The Best Characters And Karts For Smashing Mario Kart World Time Trial Records
9.7.2025
Earning first place in Mario Kart World‘s 150cc races depends on a lot of factors, ranging from shortcuts, knowing where to wall ride, and how to deal with the uncertainty of getting bombarded with shells. That hasn’t stopped players from figuring out the game’s unspoken meta, locking down which...
Mario Kart World: 8 Clever Ways To Dodge Blue Shells And Keep Your Lead
9.7.2025
There is nothing more dreadful in Mario Kart World than losing your lead because of a Spiny Shell, a.k.a. the dreaded Blue Shell. The potential threat of a power-up item that specifically targets the driver in first place ensures you never feel quite safe. Thankfully, avoiding them isn’t...
The Rarest Mario Kart Track Is Playable Once More
9.7.2025
There are many Mario Kart tracks. But one of them, Piranha Plant Pipeline, is only available in Nintendo’s mobile phone game Mario Kart Tour. However, it’s only ever made playable for a limited time. This makes it arguably the rarest and hardest-to-play Mario Kart track in the franchise. And this...
Say It Ain't So, Charge Jumps Are Slowing You Down In Mario Kart World
9.7.2025
If you’re like me, you might have booted up Mario Kart World and immediately started spamming Charge Jumps as soon as you learned how to do them. After all, they seem like a Drift that lets you keep moving straight, and Drifts are awesome! Charge Jumps generate Mini-Turbos just like drifting does...
Three Excellent Tracks To Snap Photos On In Mario Kart World
8.7.2025
Mario Kart World is overflowing with charm and whimsy, thanks to its colorful tracks and adorable cast of characters. So, whether you’re racing alone in Free Roam or Grand Prix, or you’re taking to the tracks with pals in some online races, you’ll want to take a moment or several to snap some...
The Best Uses Of Rewind In Mario Kart World
8.7.2025
If there’s one thing about Mario Kart that’s been consistent for decades, it’s that you rarely have to relearn the controls for each game. One button accelerates, another breaks, and then you have buttons to drift and use items. New features and obstacles have been introduced, of course, but...
The Nintendo Switch 2: One Month Later
7.7.2025
It’s been just over a month since the Nintendo Switch 2 launched and ushered in the next generation of Nintendo hardware. Most of us here at Kotaku own the thing and have been playing it over the past four weeks. Now that we’ve had extensive time with the Switch 2, what do we think about it?...
The Best Characters For Every Track In Mario Kart World
7.7.2025
Mario Kart World ended the legendary 11 year run Mario Kart 8 held as the “current” Mario Kart. While Mario Kart World isn’t coming out the gate with the 96 courses its predecessor received over the course of the decade, it still features a standard roster of 30 courses. This is almost on par with...
Xbox Failed At The Most Important Part: Games
7.7.2025
“Xbox launching without exclusives is so crazy, it just might work,” read one headline from November 2020. It did not. While the PlayStation 5 rang in the holiday that year with Spider-Man: Miles Morales and the Demon’s Souls remake, the Xbox Series X/S was huddled up alongside next-gen upgrades...
Every Mario Kart World Track Has A Closed-Circuit Version, But It's Not Easy To Play Them
7.7.2025
Mario Kart World added an unexpected, interconnected open world where every track exists simultaneously. Both the Grand Prix and the new Knockout Tour mode take advantage of this by including the connecting roads as part of the races. While it’s a lot of fun, this can make the tracks themselves...
Kotaku’s Best Game Tips For The Week July 05, 2025
5.7.2025
If you’re stuck on a tricky boss fight or a challenging puzzle, or just want to make the most of your time with a new release, we’ve got you covered. Here are some of the tips we found most helpful this week.Read more
Your Kart's Stats Are As Important As Ever In Mario Kart World
3.7.2025
Choosing who to race with isn’t just an aesthetic choice in Mario Kart World. Every character belongs to a particular weight class and their set stats change when paired with the various vehicles. Read more
Mario Kart World Has A Whole Bunch Of Extra Characters For You To Unlock
3.7.2025
One of the biggest additions to Mario Kart World is the addition of loads of enemies and NPCs as kart drivers to help expand the game’s already massive roster. From Sunshine’s Piantas to the football gear-clad Chargin’ Chuck, there’s loads of new drivers to unlock that have never been playable...
Here's Every Mario Hero Outfit You Can Collect In Mario Kart World
3.7.2025
In Mario Kart 8, the only racer that ever had a wardrobe change was Princess Peach. She wears her pink dress when driving a regular cart; but give her a motorcycle and she changes into a white jumpsuit with pink boots and a scarf, making her one of the most badass racers in the roster. Now in Mario...
Mario Kart World: How To Unlock Every Baby Outfit
2.7.2025
If you thought your babies have cute clothes, the outfits worn by the infant versions of our heroes and princesses in Mario Kart World are even cuter.Read more
Unlocking Daisy In Mario Kart World Is Super Easy
2.7.2025
As you begin playing Mario Kart World, you already have Princess Peach in your racer roster from the get-go. Princess Daisy, on the other hand, is not readily available, so you need to unlock her to switch between playing as her and Peach when the occasion suits you. Or you can play as Peach while...