Double Dash—the third entry in the series—made for the greatest sequel a kid could ask for. Races were smooth, slipping on a banana peel actually felt dangerous, and passing someone in first place after hitting them with a blue shell was the most satisfying move you could pull off in a video game.

There are 50 characters to use in Mario Kart World, though not all of them are available immediately. There are 32 characters available at the start, with the seven unlocked by completing Grand Prix races and 11 acquired by the Kamek transformation item during a race. Here is the full list.

Get coins quick with this simple, useful farming method that can help you unlock all the karts in Mario Kart World in an hour or less.

Mario Kart World is here, the Switch 2 is finally in your hands, and you’re itching to do more than just demolish your friends on Rainbow Road. You want compet

Get the full list of Mario Kart World race tracks and courses so you can start memorizing routes and shortcuts.

Spotted by IGN, an account on X called Ninjinaut showcased the Mirror Mode Easter egg in Free Roam for Mario Kart World. The video sees Baby Rosalina jumping into the window, which is a direct callback to Super Mario 64's mechanic for accessing new worlds.

An all-new Mario Kart World item, this shell when fired continues forwards along the center of the course for a set distance, damaging drivers it comes into contact with while dropping coins to be collected. More coins means faster driving, so this can be a valuable item for increasing your speed to gain an edge in a race.

It would have been exceptionally easy for Nintendo to stick with an established formula for Mario Kart World. While the series has added a few crucial new features here and there since its Super NES debut, it has settled into an extremely comfortable ...

Mario Kart World continues the franchise’s legacy of competitive online play, letting racers from around the globe test their skills against one another. If yo