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Mario Kart 9 Is Actually Mario Kart World, Launching Exclusively On Nintendo Switch 2

Mario Kart World, a new installment of the popular Mario Kart franchise, was officially announced for the Nintendo Switch 2. One of the few games we knew would be released for the Nintendo Switch 2 is ...
GameSpot

Mario Kart World Isn't Titled Mario Kart 9 Because Nintendo Wants To "Take The Series To The Next Level"

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Nintendo has revealed why it decided to name the latest game in the Mario Kart series Mario Kart World rather than Mario Kart 9. This was revealed in ...

Mario Kart World Gets Official Deluxe And Mini Racing Wheels For Switch 2

Mario Kart World is getting a set of two officially-licensed racing wheels from Hori, nine months after the game's June 2025 release.
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Here's Why Mario Kart World Isn't Called Mario Kart 9

The marquee launch title for the Nintendo Switch 2 is, without a doubt, Mario Kart World. This marks the second straight console launch that a Mario Kart title has helped pave the way for Nintendo. Of ...
IGN

And why the game's not called Mario Kart 9.

Nintendo has discussed Mario Kart World's fan-favourite new character, Cow, and shown off the piece of concept art that secured her place in the game as a playable character. Speaking as part of a ...
Game Rant

Nintendo Just Gave Us A Perfect Concept For A Mario Kart Movie

Joshua Newby is a contributor at Game Rant, specialising in Video Game Adaptations for TV and Film. Mario Kart 9 becomes Mario Kart World, allowing players to race off the track in a new freeroaming ...
Polygon

Mario Kart World

Sandbagging goes back, well beyond Mario Kart 8, but bigger lobbies make the tactic feel like a circus ...
IGN

Mario Kart World for Nintendo Switch 2: First Hands-On Preview

We went hands-on with Mario Kart World, the first new home console Mario Kart game in a decade, and a Nintendo Switch 2 launch title. In our MKW Preview, we’ll be diving into the brand new massively ...
Game Rant

Mario Kart World Checks a Big Item Off Players' Wish Lists

Andrea is an editor at Game Rant, where she has been writing professionally about video games for nearly five years. She became a gamer for life at 8, thanks to a copy of Pokemon Red and her Game Boy.
Polygon

Mario Kart World has been in development for 8 years as Nintendo struggled to improve a ‘perfect’ formula

If you asked any Nintendo fan prior to the reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2, they’d likely tell you that the world would never see a sequel for Mario Kart 8. Why would Nintendo bother? A full decade ...
The Verge

Nintendo explains why it’s not called Mario Kart 9

The company revealed a bunch of new details about Mario Kart World in a new roundtable interview. The company revealed a bunch of new details about Mario Kart World in a new roundtable interview. is ...
GamesRadar+

Mario Kart World

Guide Mario Kart 9 (aka Mario Kart World) is finally here, along with the Switch 2, so here's all the latest news about the new Nintendo game ...