This patch's biggest addition is the ability to set custom item rules when playing VS Race, Balloon Battle and Coin Runners, ...

This is a feature that lets you set which items appear. This is supported in "VS Race", "Balloon Battle", "Coin Runners", and "Room" in "Online Play" or "Wireless ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Mario Kart DS is celebrating its 20-year anniversary today, November 14, 2025. Below, we examine how the fan community has kept the game alive, and ...

You can now join friends playing “Knockout Tour” by selecting “Friends” from “Online Play” “1p.” Up to two players can now play “Free Roam” while waiting if the game was full when trying to join ...

Nintendo has updated Mario Kart World to version 1.3.0, and the patch includes some notable quality-of-life improvements, especially for the game's slightly undercooked Free Roam mode. The biggest of ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook All of that said, and as alluded to, Mario Kart World fans aren’t very happy. To this end, the top ...

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Nintendo has released a new Mario Kart World patch, and has seemingly made the game faster overall, meaning every world record should be beaten in the near future. However, it doesn't appear to have ...

Mario Kart 7 is rarely talked about anymore, which is strange because it added a lot to the franchise. This was the first widely online entry, plus it let us glide for the first time. I suspect the ...

A recent update to Mario Kart World has run the risk of alienating fans. Even though many people are still on the waiting lists to order the Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo has already put out an update ...

Nintendo has issued an update to Mario Kart World that fixes a number of in-game issues, including instances where the game would crash. Available to download now, and applied automatically when ...