Mario Kart World SPEEDRUNS are CRAZY after just 1 WEEK! | Shy Guy's Bazaar
Mario Kart World speedrun at Shy Guy Bazaar in week 1 after release. #mariokartworld #speedrun #nintendoswitch2 Mario Kart World (Japanese title: マリオカートワールド, Mario Kāto Wārudo) is a new installment in Nintendo's popular "Mario Kart" fun-racing series and will be released as a launch title for the Nintendo Switch 2 – also as a bundle with the console. It is the successor to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and introduces open-world elements to the series for the first time. The first reveal took place on January 16, 2025, in a trailer for the Switch 2, and the official presentation was in the Nintendo Direct on April 2, 2025. The game offers races with up to 24 drivers (previously 12) and over 40 Nintendo characters – many with unlockable costumes. The race tracks are now freely navigable and interconnected, similar to Forza Horizon or The Crew 2. In the classic "Grand Prix," you only drive the first of the four tracks of a cup as usual over three laps, the rest via connecting tracks (sections), and only the final lap on the track itself. In addition to classic races, there is a Battle Royale-like mode, the Knockout Tour, in which four drivers are eliminated after each checkpoint until four compete against each other in the final. New features include rails you can "glide" on and wall jumps, which are made possible by pre-charged jumps. This offers several new shortcuts, especially for skilled players. The familiar anti-gravity elements from MK8 have been removed. In "Free Ride," the entire world can be freely explored. During this time, players can complete missions such as "Drive through all rings within the time limit" or "Collect all blue coins within the time limit." These missions can be activated using approximately 400 "P Switches." There are also "Peach Medals" and "? Floor Tiles" hidden throughout the world. Time trials, online races, multiplayer modes, and versus races are, of course, also included. The latter even offers the classic rules of three laps on each track. Visually, Mario Kart World is based on the style of Super Mario Bros. Wonder and the Super Mario Bros. movie (both in 2023). The game will be released digitally for €79.99 and physically for €89.99, which has drawn criticism from fans.
