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When Nintendo shared footage of Mario Kart World during its Switch 2 Direct in April, players immediately spotted the cow as one of the racers and promptly lost their minds. Now, the opportunity has come to play as the grazing, grass-eater, and as Polygon noted, boy is the opportunity being seized.
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Nintendo Switch 2 arrived June 5 with improved graphics, new mouse controls and exciting launch games like 'Mario Kart World.' Discover if the upgrade is worth it, and what to expect from Nintendo’s latest console.
Nintendo aims to deliver on ideas the developers have been holding onto for a while, creating a game that’s bigger and more chaotic than ever before, without skimping on the little details that give the brand its spirit.
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Mario Kart World is indisputably the best first-party launch game for the new Nintendo Switch 2 console, and its new major departures for the franchise – like Knockout Tour and Free Roam – are delightful, but it remains to be seen if the kart racer can keep up the pace for the long haul.
In her speech, which included a reference to the fan favorite Moo Moo Meadows cow that I and other fans raced as in Mario Kart World, she celebrated the Switch 2 as “that step forward” for Nintendo, following the original console’s release back in 2017.
Rolling Stone caught up with Mario Kart World producer Kosuke Yabuki to discuss the challenges of reinventing the series for a new generation of players, designing its interconnected world, and how balance becomes a key phrase in more ways than one.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ’s beloved LAN Mode feature is available in Mario Kart World for Nintendo Switch 2, bringing 16-24 player mayhem to one household. Polygon can confirm that players must hold L+R (NOT ZL+ ZR) and then click the left joystick, to transform the wireless play option into LAN Mode.
Samantha Kelly, the actor who voiced Princess Peach and other iconic names in the Mushroom Kingdom for 17 years, apparently only found out that she had been recast in the role on the same day that Mario Kart World and the Switch 2 came out.