Shizzy Plays Mario Kart World - Part 14

Check out the Mario Kart World playlist here:    • Mario Kart World   Check out the Mario Kart Series playlist here:    • Mario Kart Series   Follow my channels & socials: https://linktr.ee/shizzyhollywood Channel art by Eternal Rhage: https://t.co/XjtYS7DvL4 Mario Kart World is a 2025 kart racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch 2. It is the first original main series Mario Kart game for a console since Mario Kart 8 (2014). As in previous Mario Kart games, players control Mario characters as they race against opponents. World introduces an open-world design and mode, off-roading techniques, an elimination mode, and unlockable costumes for the playable characters. Races support up to 24 players, twice as many as previous Mario Kart games. Mario Kart World entered development in 2017 for Nintendo Switch, shortly before the release of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and shifted to the Switch 2 in 2020 due to optimization problems. The title Mario Kart World was chosen over Mario Kart 9 to signify a "new approach". The soundtrack, composed by a team led by Atsuko Asahi, features over 200 tracks, including rearrangements of themes from across the Mario franchise. Nintendo teased Mario Kart World alongside the announcement of the Switch 2 in January 2025 before announcing it that April. It was released on June 5, 2025, as a launch game for the Switch 2, and received critical acclaim. Mario Kart World is a kart racing game. As in previous Mario Kart games, players race as characters from the Mario series in one of many selectable go-karts. The game features 50 playable characters; 24 of the playable characters have alternate unlockable costumes accessed by eating snacks during races, while most of the remaining characters additionally exist as obstacles on the game's tracks. It supports up to 24 players, twice as many compared to previous Mario Kart games, and includes features such as an open-world design, a free-roaming mode, off-roading segments, boat racing, rail grinding and wall jumping. Unlike prior Mario Kart games, the Grand Prix mode does not consist of four separate races. Rather, racers must drive to each course, though it was believed that there would be an option to turn off these intermissions. Mario Kart World features some past courses from the series that have been reimagined to fit the game's open world design and to include a shift from day to night. In addition, a mode called "Knockout Tour" is introduced in the game; the 24 racers compete in one much longer race spanning the game's world, with four eliminations at each of the six intermittent checkpoints. Battle Mode returns from previous games; players compete against one another to pop each other's balloons in Balloon Battle or collecting the most coins in Coin Runners. Another new mode called "Free Roam" is introduced in World; players are permitted to drive to any location, including those that are off-road or outside of race tracks. Numerous missions, such as finding collectibles, are present in this mode. In addition, players can also take photos of their chosen driver. Rebekah Valentine, writing for IGN, noted the mode's likeness to Forza Horizon (2012), an open world racing game. [Wikipedia] #mariokart #mariokartworld #nintendoswitch2