It’s time to start your engines and prepare to race across a sprawling world in the new Mario Kart World coming exclusively to the Nintendo Switch 2. For the first time ever, players can race off the track to explore the new world in the Free Roam mode.

Mario Kart World’s $80 price tag has ruffled some feathers, but adjusting previous games’ prices for inflation shows this has been a long time coming.

Mario Kart World is the first new home console Mario Kart game in a decade. We went hands-on with this Nintendo Switch 2 launch title and played a ton of it across several different modes, so let’s break it all down!

Nintendo rocked the video game world last week with the unveiling of its new console the Switch 2, its price and, most surprisingly, a driving cow. The Switch 2, releasing on June 5, will cost $450 for just the console and $500 for a bundle that comes with “Mario Kart World,

This week, the big Switch 2 reveal dominated online gaming conversations, with people gushing about their excitement for games like Mario Kart World on one hand (and falling in love with a playable cow in particular),

The new Mario Kart World video also suggests the game will have at least 28 tracks spread across seven Cups, along with 24 vehicles. Interestingly, it looks like Mario Kart World has fully formed vehicles; players seemingly no longer select individual parts to assemble a car.

Doug Bowser said that Nintendo is practicing "variable pricing" on Switch 2 titles. He does realize that's not actually reassuring, right?