Hype - Mario Kart World coming June 5th to Nintendo Switch 2
- Bryan Applegate
- Jun 4
- 2 min read
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Available on: Nintendo Switch 2
Mario Kart World is an upcoming open-world racing game from Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch 2.
Mario Kart World was originally going to be a Switch 1 game, but the scope of the game
(Being an Open World Racing game) made the game too strong for the current Switch console. It is a brand new game in the Mario Kart subseries of Mario games.
Those facts alone help make the game interesting, and it shows that Nintendo is always thinking ahead with their games.
An interview with Programming Director Kenta Sato revealed that "It was difficult for us to incorporate everything we wanted, so we were always conscious of what we were giving up in return.” That quote helps build up the hype for me at least, as we could’ve gotten this game a lot sooner, but quality and polish always trump a poor rush job.
To me, they gave up a lot of their free time and resources to try and get this game working on Switch 1, and ultimately transferring development to Switch 2 when they could’ve scrapped the whole project and done something entirely different.
The fact that this game has been developed and worked on since the start of the Switch 1 era in 2017 has me hyped for this game. There’s a lot of content outside of races. For the first time ever, we get to Free Roam around the racing world.
For the first time since Mario Kart DS, we have a Mission Mode (within the Free Roam). I remember when my older brother and I would try to 3-star each Mission and boss battle, and I’m glad some semblance of that is brought back in Mario Kart World.
For developers, the game’s objective is to take the series to “the next level.” For players, the objective is to come in 1st place on all courses to unlock a “special course.”
I find the visuals, and characters such as the Moo Moo Cow, Mario Bros Sidestepper, and FishBone, track design, what with tracks able to be navigated in both standard and reverse directions freely in Free Roam, missions such as navigating a thinning wall of Moo Moo Cows and open world-free roam with the ability to meet up with friends and online players to take photos with to be things worth getting hyped for in regards to this game.
I also love the non-static title screen showing Mario and co riding around one of the tracks.
This amazing game will come out on June 5th, 2025 - the same day as the Nintendo Switch 2 console, as a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive.
Mario Kart open world?! I got chills! I can't wait to see how this Mission Mode turned out, it reminds me so much of the DS, such good nostalgia! June 5th, 2025 is already marked on the calendar. Try SuperMaker btw!
Open-world Mario Kart? On the Switch 2?? My brain is having trouble processing this. Remember when Flappy Bird was the peak of mobile gaming complexity? This is, like, the opposite of that.
I'm cautiously excited. I loved the Mission Mode in DS, so that's a win. But "free roam"? I hope it doesn't feel empty. I can see myself getting totally sidetracked just driving around aimlessly...which, honestly, might be the point? June 2025, huh? Guess I've got a new countdown to start.
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That sounds incredible! An open-world Mario Kart is something I've dreamed of. I remember being so disappointed when Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was just a port. If they're truly pushing the boundaries of the Switch 2, I hope it's got some wacky physics. Perhaps they could even add vehicles beyond karts, something like Eggy Car, but with a Mario twist? I'm definitely hyped to see more!
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