Mario Kart World - June 5, 2025

[Diesel]

Mario Kart World – Nintendo Direct | Nintendo Switch 2 - YouTube

Mario Kart World Direct 4.17.2025 - YouTube

[prkchopexpress]

i still feel like there are going to be a ton of fun suprises in this we wont know until we start playing

[TheBlayman]

30 MKW courses, all 96 courses from MK8D and 48 bonus courses plus the Dolphin Dasher.

[prkchopexpress]

Originally Posted by TheBlayman

30 MKW courses, all 96 courses from MK8D and 48 bonus courses plus the Dolphin Dasher.

wait what? source?

[Donl1282]

Given it’s $80 the whole game better be in the cartridge.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Donl1282

Given it’s $80 the whole game better be in the cartridge.

Everything for the game at the time of release will be on the cartridge. That being said, it seems a good bet there will be DLC packs down the road, as with MK8 Deluxe. Obviously that content wouldn't be on the launch physical version.

However, Nintendo does have a habit releasing revised cartridge versions down the road, which often do include any patches and often additional content. For example, there are revised cartridge versions of Super Mario Odyssey with all patches on cart, as well as cartridges of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Breath of the Wild that DO have all the content (including all DLC) on the cartridge.

[ophone]

I watched the presentation yesterday.
Now I'm really hyped. Goomba as a playable character, that's a dream come true. And the music seems to be even better than in Mario Kart 8.

[ay221]

What is the recommended controller for this game? The wheel or the pro?

[master gandhi]

Originally Posted by ay221

What is the recommended controller for this game? The wheel or the pro?

I’d recommend the Pro controller if you want to be extra competitive. It might be fun to use the wheel, but I doubt it’s as precise as using a more ergonomic control scheme.

[prkchopexpress]

Originally Posted by ay221

What is the recommended controller for this game? The wheel or the pro?

people have only played it an nintendo switch event thus far lol. how would there be a recommended controller?

[ps3bd_owner]

Originally Posted by prkchopexpress

people have only played it an nintendo switch event thus far lol. how would there be a recommended controller?

It's a Mario Kart game so it's not too hard to come to a conclusion. I'll be using the GCN Wireless Controller (it has HD Rumble, just like the Pro NS2 controller).

[heyadol]

Originally Posted by ps3bd_owner

It's a Mario Kart game so it's not too hard to come to a conclusion. I'll be using the GCN Wireless Controller (it has HD Rumble, just like the Pro NS2 controller).

Does the GCN controller have analog triggers or are they digital like the Switch Pro controllers?

[ps3bd_owner]

Originally Posted by heyadol

Does the GCN controller have analog triggers or are they digital like the Switch Pro controllers?

Analog.



Expensive compared to previous generations, but it's wireless, has HD Rumble, USB-C, left shoulder button, NFC, and whatever. This will be my Switch 2 Pro Controller.

Edit: It has no extra back buttons which to me is a good thing as I don't care about it.

[ZombAid]

Originally Posted by ps3bd_owner

It's a Mario Kart game so it's not too hard to come to a conclusion. I'll be using the GCN Wireless Controller (it has HD Rumble, just like the Pro NS2 controller).

But you won't have L3, which is used to reset challenges.

[TecmoZack]

Originally Posted by ay221

What is the recommended controller for this game? The wheel or the pro?

Pro all day

[dyne]

https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew...-world-part-1/

Mario Kart World will feature over 200 music tracks for the jukebox (music for Free Roam) including brand-new arrangements and live recordings.

"We prepared pieces from quite a wide variety of musical genres."

[dyne]

Same Q&A

The game's development started in March 2017 as a Switch 1 game, and was moved to the Switch 2 sometime after 2020.

The dev team was struggling to get the game working on the Switch 1 with the features, graphics, and frame rate they wanted.

[Diesel]

Sounds like development started in full after ARMS finished up its updates in late 2017.

[bradnoyes]

I've got three Switch Pro controllers lying around so I'm not picking up the new one. But I was very happy to preorder a GCN controller and I have a feeling I'll be using it a lot as the standard controller for most games. Looking forward to seeing how it feels playing MKW with one.

[heyadol]

Looks like the team at inXile won’t be working on Clockwork Revolution for a few days. Ngl, if I had a preorder I would’ve taken the 5 & 6th off for MKW (although I am taking an early lunch to line up at Costco).

https://x.com/inxile/status/1929917374842712102

I wonder if Xbox will congratulate Nintendo on the Switch 2 launch at their show this weekend?