New Wave of Mario Kart World Details Surface Ahead of April 17 Direct

A new wave of Mario Kart World details have surfaced following hands-on previews. We get to learn a bit more about costumes, what's new and changed for items, and more.

A new wave of Mario Kart World details have been shared following hands-on previews. We get to learn a bit more about costumes, what’s new and changed for items, and more.

Thanks to IGN, we’ve got the following tidbits:

* Exploration led to finding a strange Peach-themed coin, stacks of smaller, regular coins, a huge evil cloud, a ton of grind rails to practice on, hidden back alleys and pathways, and more

* Better draw distance, more detailed characters and environments, and a ton of stuff happening at once compared to Mario Kart 8

* When your kart gets smashed by an item or another player, your recovery time is snappier and you’re back in the competition quicker

* Item boxes respawn almost immediately

* Gliders have been replaced with planes

* Underwater sections have been replaced with Wave Race-like boating areas

* No kart customization was spotted, at least not in hands-on previews

* The preview had a lot of preset kart options to start with

* Most characters have different costumed versions you can select from the character select screen

* You can also change their costume mid-race by finding certain power-ups that appear to alter your stats

* A lot of these items are food-based

* New items include throwable hammers and a question block that gives you a ton of coins in a row

* Some classic items have altered functionality such as lightning not lasting as long, blue shells having cartoon phrases that hit you when they hit

* Every throwable item now automatically drags behind your kart without you having to hold down a button to do it

Earlier this month, Nintendo announced that Mario Kart World will zoom onto the Nintendo Switch on June 5, 2025. A new Direct presentation will showcase the latest installment in the iconic racing series on April 17 at 7:00 AM PDT.output: A new wave of Mario Kart World details have surfaced following hands-on previews.

Thanks to IGN, we’ve got the following tidbits:

* Exploration led to finding a strange Peach-themed coin, stacks of smaller, regular coins, a huge evil cloud, a ton of grind rails to practice on, hidden back alleys and pathways, and more

* Better draw distance, more detailed characters and environments, and a ton of stuff happening at once compared to Mario Kart 8

* When your kart gets smashed by an item or another player, your recovery time is snappier and you’re back in the competition quicker

* Item boxes respawn almost immediately

* Gliders have been replaced with planes

* Underwater sections have been replaced with Wave Race-like boating areas

* No kart customization was spotted, at least not in hands-on previews

* The preview had a lot of preset kart options to start with

* Most characters have different costumed versions you can select from the character select screen

* You can also change their costume mid-race by finding certain power-ups that appear to alter your stats

* A lot of these items are food-based

* New items include throwable hammers and a question block that gives you a ton of coins in a row

* Some classic items have altered functionality such as lightning not lasting as long, blue shells having cartoon phrases that hit you when they hit

* Every throwable item now automatically drags behind your kart without you having to hold down a button to do it

Earlier this month, Nintendo announced that Mario Kart World will zoom onto the Nintendo Switch on June 5, 2025. A new Direct presentation will showcase the latest installment in the iconic racing series on April 17 at 7:00 AM PDT.