Mario Kart World picked up the trophy for Best/Sports Racing Game at The Game Awards 2025, but there were two way better kart racers this year.

A Canadian who has worked in the gaming industry for over two decades, Beck grew up on games such as Final Fantasy and Super Mario Bros. He specalizes in roleplaying games, but covers titles in almost ...

I went into Mario Kart World with low expectations. Not because I don't like the Mario Kart franchise, but the exact opposite. I loved Mario Kart 8 Deluxe so much and felt that it had done so much to ...

Since launching alongside the Switch 2 in June, Mario Kart World has now received seven updates. The last major one (Version ...

Mario Kart World is amazing, the new Rainbow Road is sublime, etc. etc. Now, to the obvious misfires: No ability to join a friend online in Knockout Tour. No splitscreen Free Roam (without jumping ...

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If you’ve played any Mario Kart game before, you’ll find familiar mechanics with “Mario Kart World.” Nintendo really hasn’t messed with the formula, and the game loop, driving, and mechanics all work ...

The good: Still focus on skill than taking random chances, apart from the first track, you get to travel across to the next track instead of the traditional way in grand prix, free roam is really ...

As Nintendo's sole major launch title, Mario Kart World is carrying a lot of weight on its shoulders. There's arguably no more proven quantity to do so. Mario Kart 8, across its two iterations on Wii ...

Oli Welsh is senior editor, U.K., providing news, analysis, and criticism of film, TV, and games. He has been covering the business & culture of video games for two decades. But Mario Kart is not like ...

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With Mario having just shown how karting is done with Mario Kart World, and so very fresh in the mind, Sonic Team has its work cut out to make Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds a success. When the kart racer ...