Items play an important role in Mario Kart World and the series as a whole. They transform a normal race into the exciting genre Nintendo has capitalized on with each new generation of games.

Where can Mario Kart go after the sublime Mario Kart 8? That’s the question that we were wondering for the past 7 years, especially as Nintendo stuffed their deluxe best-seller with more and ...

The latest Nintendo Direct was focused entirely on Mario Kart World and the action we’ll be getting into in the upcoming racing game. Among the content highlighted were the courses, which ...

The dedicated Mario Kart World Direct on April 17, 2025 included a showcase of six new items that players will be able to use to fight for first place while racing across various game modes.

Mario Kart World was one of the standout reveals of the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, both for all the right and wrong reasons. Mario Kart World's $80 price tag is unprecedentedly high, not just for ...

Mario Kart World expands on Nintendo's famous racing series, taking it from discrete circuits out into a massive open world. Given the enormous success of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Switch 1 (the ...

TL;DR: Switch 2 games, including Mario Kart World, are priced at $80 due to their extensive content and value, Nintendo says. Why do some Switch 2 games cost $80? In Nintendo's own words ...

Customers who visit the EE website can pre-order the Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle for £429.99. This is expected to sell out fast, so you'd better hurry if you want to pre-order the ...

Nintendo boss Doug Bowser has defended the cost of games for the Switch 2, with Mario Kart World set to cost players £74.99. The Switch 2 was unveiled earlier this year in a hardware-focused ...

Nintendo is Nintendo, and no, they are not pulling a “we hear you, we’re reversing course” with its recent, hugely controversial pricing of Mario Kart World at $80, with some regions higher ...

Last week's big Mario Kart World unveiling prompted plenty of excitement for the game's new open world formula and its expanded character roster - including its Cow. But the reveal also came with ...

I got to talk to Nintendo of America VP of Player & Product Experience Bill Trinen after the Switch 2 premiere, and, in a wide-ranging interview, he gave me some insight as to why Mario Kart costs ...