Mario Kart World

Mario Kart World
File:Mario Kart World Box NA.png North American box art
Developer	Nintendo EPD Monolith Soft 1-UP Studio Bandai Namco Studios
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo Switch 2
Language(s)	English (United States) English (United Kingdom) Spanish (Spain) Spanish (Latin America) French (France) French (Canada) German Italian Dutch Russian Portuguese (Portugal) Portuguese (Brazil) Japanese Korean Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional)
Genre	Racing
Rating(s)	ESRB: - Everyone PEGI: - Three years and older CERO: - All ages ACB: - General USK: - All ages GRAC: - All ages GSRR: - Six years and older FPB: File:FPB PG.png - Parental guidance GCAM: File:GCAM 3.png - Three years and older
Mode(s)	Single-player Local and online multiplayer

“A world of racing awaits”

—[[Game tagline|Game tagline]]

Mario Kart World is a racing game in the Mario Kart series released worldwide as a launch title for the Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5, 2025. Initially teased during the Nintendo Switch 2's reveal trailer on January 16, 2025 as the first game shown for the system, the game was properly revealed in the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct presentation on April 2, 2025. It is the sixteenth entry in the Mario Kart series, the twelfth to be released by Nintendo, and the first new Mario Kart title since Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, which was released almost five years prior. It is also the first Mario Kart game to be a launch title for its console.

The game's roster marked the playable debut of many enemies from across the series, including Cataquack, Swoop, and Conkdor, among many more. Altogether, this game features the most brand new playable character additions to the Mario Kart series to date. Two new in-game modes were also added: Knockout Tour and Free Roam. The art style of the game's characters appears to have changed significantly to resemble 2D illustrations drawn by Shigehisa Nakaue, much like the in-game art style of Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

The game was covered during the Nintendo Treehouse: Live events on April 3 and 4, 2025. A dedicated Nintendo Direct for the game titled the "Mario Kart World Direct" broadcast on April 17, 2025 at 6:00 a.m. PST / 9:00 a.m. EST / 2:00 p.m. BST.

Gameplay

New features

Races can now have up to 24 racers, doubling from the 12 seen in Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 8, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and tripling from the eight seen in the other entries. Players receive points in racing as before, with some positions receiving the same number of points.

Although underwater driving (introduced in Mario Kart 7) and anti-gravity (from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) do not return, gliding does, with gliders being replaced by retractable wings installed on the vehicles. When going over water, the wheels of all vehicles change into water skis, allowing them to float on the surface of the water. Both of these mechanics create a comparable vehicle system to Diddy Kong Racing.

Many new mechanics are introduced in this game: vehicles now have the ability to drive on walls after a height boost and balance on grindrails{{{1}}} and other thin platforms to quickly charge up Mini-Turbos. When holding down the button after a hop without turning, players can charge up a Charge Jump instead of initiating a drift. After such a jump, the player is granted a small speed boost similar to a Mini-Turbo. The jumps can be charged, yielding blue and then yellow sparks, with yellow sparks granting a longer-lasting boost after landing A new Rewind feature has also been added, which allows the player to rewind their position back to where they were before. However, this feature does not rewind the other racers and can only be used in Free Roam or in solo races.

Unlike previous installments, all of the courses in the game take place in a large, open world, connected via the newly introduced routes, which are long, non-looping tracks filled with various hazards that connect from one course to another during races. Footage in the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal trailer shows racers seamlessly racing on Mario Bros. Circuit into the route leading to Crown City, with no starting countdown. Some modes allow players to configure an "intermission" in the rules when playing online, though it is currently unknown what this refers to, or which modes support this feature.

Players are able to enter large vehicles scattered around the world, such as cargo trucks, boats, or UFOs, and control them from the inside.

Visually, the game is the first entry in the series, and the first Super Mario game overall, that can be played in resolutions higher than 1080p.

Game modes

Grand Prix

Grand Prix returns as the main game mode from previous games, where the player races through four tracks of a cup in an attempt to get the most points, with higher placements yielding more points. However, the format of the Grand Prix has been changed significantly from previous games. Now, only the first race of a cup follows the traditional three-lap format. The last three races follow a sectioned format instead, with the first two sections (or more in certain cases) of the race taking place across routes that transition from the previous course to the next, while the final section consists of one lap of that next course.

Grand Prix point spread
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23rd	24th
15	12	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	1

Time Trials

Time Trials return and function the same as they have previously. Players drive through a selected course to complete it as fast as possible. Like in previous games, players can race against ghost times set by other players online. It is currently unknown if Staff Ghosts return.

VS Race

VS Race allows up to four players to play together locally and eight players to play wireless. Players can choose to race in regular three-lap races on a single course or choose a course to start at, then choose another course that is connected to the starting course to drive towards. Team races return from previous entries, but it is now possible to have up to four teams instead of only two. Class, item, CPU difficulty, and race count settings also return, with odd-numbered race counts returning from Mario Kart Wii. Routes not used in Grand Prix or Knockout Tour are available in this mode.

Battle

Battle modes return, but as in Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 7, there are only two battle modes to choose from: Balloon Battle and Coin Runners. Coin Runners functions similarly to how it does in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, but Balloon Battle has been reverted back to the elimination-based system used outside of said game.

Knockout Tour

Knockout Tour is an all-out battle mode where players race over consecutive tracks across the open world and are eliminated at a specific checkpoint if they are in the last four places. Unlike races, there are no breaks in between, as players who qualify for the next race will simply continue in it.

Knockout Tour consists of rallies rather than cups, with each of the eight rallies having six races within. Unlike the Grand Prix, Knockout Tour focuses primarily on the routes between the courses. The first five races take place on a continuous path of them, with each checkpoint eliminating the players that place in the bottom four of the group. For the final race, the last four players standing will race a lap around the final course.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Chinese (Traditional)	生存賽 Shēngcún sài	Survival Match
Dutch	Knock-outrally	Knockout rally
French	Survie	Survival
German	K.-o.-Tour	K.O. Tour
Italian	Sopravvivenza	Survival
Korean	서바이벌 Seobaibeol	Survival
Portuguese	Eliminatória	Knock Out
Russian	Марафон на выбывание Marafon na vybyvaniye	Elimination Marathon
Spanish	Supervivencia	Survival

Free Roam

Free Roam is an open-world adventure mode where one or multiple players can freely explore any track both on- and off-road. As displayed in the HUD when viewing the world map in this mode, P Switches, ? Panels, and Peach Medallions appear as discoverable objects. P Switches activate missions reminiscent of the Missions mode from Mario Kart DS and bonus challenges from Mario Kart Tour. CPU drivers can also be encountered in Free Roam.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Chinese (Traditional)	自由行駛 Zìyóu xíngshǐ	Free Drive
Dutch	Rondrijden	Driving around
French	Balade	Stroll
German	Freies Fahren	Free Drive
Italian	Corsa libera	Free run
Korean	프리 런 Peuri reon	Free Run
Portuguese	Modo livre	Free mode
Russian	Свободная езда Svobodnaya ezda	Free riding
Spanish (Americas)	Paseo libre	Free walk
Spanish (Europe)	Modo libre	Free mode

Characters

Racers

The game has a total of 50 racers, including 30 characters returning from past installments and 20 new playable characters (labelled in bold), most of which are also playable for the first time in a video game overall, excluding Goomba, Piranha Plant, Pianta, Spike, Dolphin, and Cheep Cheep, as well as Coin Coffer if captures in Super Mario Odyssey are counted. Additionally, Nabbit, Hammer Bro, Chargin' Chuck, and Monty Mole are playable for the first time in a console Mario Kart game following their debuts in Mario Kart Tour.

Twenty-six drivers in this game, six returning characters and twenty newcomers, are part of a sub-category of drivers referred to as "NPC drivers" during development. All except Coin Coffer also appear in the game as either background characters or obstacles during races. During races, the Kamek item can transform drivers into various characters from this group, while in some cases many members of that species will appear on the race track. Unlike the main roster, NPC drivers currently lack any alternate outfits, with Dash Food only providing them with a speed boost.

Default drivers

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  Mario

• LuigiMKworld.png

  Luigi

• PeachMKworld.png

  Peach

• YoshiMKworld.png

  Yoshi

• ToadMKworld.png

  Toad

• KoopaMKworld.png

  Koopa Troopa

• BowserMKworld.png

  Bowser

• WarioMKworld.png

  Wario

• WaluigiMKworld.png

  Waluigi

• PaulineMKworld.png

  Pauline

• Babymariomkworld.png

  Baby Mario

• Babyluigimkworld.png

  Baby Luigi

• Babypeachmkworld.png

  Baby Peach

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  Baby Daisy

• Toadettemkworld.png

  Toadette

• Babyrosalinamkworld.png

  Baby Rosalina

• Shyguymkworld.png

  Shy Guy

• Nabbitmkworld.png

  Nabbit*

• MKWorld Piranha Plant Racer.png

  Piranha Plant*

• Hammerbromkworld.png

  Hammer Bro*

• Montymolemkworld.png

  Monty Mole*†

• MKworld Goomba.png

  Goomba*

• Cow MKWorld Select.png

  Cow*†

• Mario Kart World Sidestepper.png

  Sidestepper*

• Mario Kart World Cheep Cheep.png

  Cheep Cheep*†

• Pokey MKWorld Select.png

  Pokey*†

• MK NS2 Dry Bones.png

  Dry Bones*

• MKWorld Wiggler.png

  Wiggler*

• Stingby MKWorld Select.png

  Stingby*†

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  Para-Biddybud*†

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  Penguin*†

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  Snowman*†

* - NPC driver
† - unlockable in Version 1.0.0 but made default in subsequent versions

Unlockable drivers

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  Donkey Kong

• DaisyMKworld.png

  Daisy

• RosalinaMKworld.png

  Rosalina

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  Lakitu

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  Birdo

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  King Boo

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  Bowser Jr.

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  Spike*

• Coin Coffer MKWorld Select.png

  Coin Coffer*

• Chargin' Chuck MKWorld Select.png

  Chargin' Chuck*

• Cataquackmkworld.png

  Cataquack*

• MKWorld Fishbone Select.png

  Fish Bone*

• Mario Kart World Pianta.png

  Pianta*

• Mario Kart World Rocky Wrench.png

  Rocky Wrench*

• MKWorld Conkdor.png

  Conkdor*

• Peepa MKWorld Select.png

  Peepa*

• MKWorldSwoop.jpg

  Swoop*

• MKWorldDolphin.jpg

  Dolphin*

* - NPC driver

Character outfits

Returning from Mario Kart Tour is the ability to equip the main 24 characters with various types of outfits. 102 total outfits are included in the game. Some outfits use designs seen previously in games such as Mario Kart Tour and Super Mario Odyssey. These outfits are obtained mid-race after eating Dash Food, with characters having up to nine outfits. Outfits have their own slot on the character selection screen, unlike in Mario Kart 8 and its port (except for Tanooki Mario and Cat Peach). Consuming Dash Food unlocks outfits for use anytime, and the type of food the player uses determines the outfit the character wears.

Mario

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  Touring

• MKWorld Mario Pro Racer Outfit.png

  Pro Racer

• MKWorld Mechanic Mario.png

  Mechanic

• MKWorld Mario Costume 6.png

  Dune Rider

• Mario Cowboy MKWorld Select.png

  Cowboy

• Sightseeing MarioSelect.png

  Sightseeing

• MKWorld Mario Costume 3.png

  Aviator

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  Happi

• Mario All Terrain.png

  All-Terrain

Luigi

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  Touring

• Luigi Pro Racer.png

  Pro Racer

• MKWorld Luigi Mechanic alt.png

  Mechanic

• MKWorld Luigi Oasis alt.png

  Oasis

• Luigi Farmer MKWorld Select.png

  Farmer

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  Happi

• MKWorld Luigi All-Terrain alt.png

  All-Terrain

• Luigi Gondolier.png

  Gondolier

Peach

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  Touring

• MKWorld Peach Costume 1.png

  Pro Racer

• Peach Farmer MKWorld Select.png

  Farmer

• MKWorld Peach Sightseeing alt.png

  Sightseeing

• MKWorld Peach Aviator alt.png

  Aviator

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  Yukata

• MKWorld Peach Costume 5.png

  Aero

• MKWorld Peach Costume 4.png

  Vacation

Daisy

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  Touring

• MK World Daisy black scarf costume.png

  Pro Racer

• Daisy Oasis.png

  Oasis

• Daisy Swimwear.png

  Swimwear

• MKWorld Daisy Costume 3.png

  Aero

• MKWorld Daisy Vacation alt.png

  Vacation

Yoshi

• Yoshitourmkworld.png

  Touring

• MKWorld Yoshi Pro Racer alt.png

  Pro Racer

• MKW Purple Yoshi top hat.png

  Aristocrat

• Yoshi Pink MKWorld Select.png

  Soft Server

• YoshiBikerSelect.png

  Biker

• MKW Orange Yoshi swim.png

  Swimwear

• Ymmkworld.png

  Matsuri

• Yoshifood.png

  Food Slinger

Donkey Kong

• Donkey Kong All Terrain.png

  All-Terrain

Bowser

• MKWorld Bowser Pro Racer alt.png

  Pro Racer

• Bowser Costume 1 MKWorld Select.png

  Supercharged

• Bowser Biker.png

  Biker

• Bowser All Terrain.png

  All-Terrain

Bowser Jr.

• MKWorld Bowser Jr Pro Racer alt.png

  Pro Racer

• Bowser Jr Biker.png

  Biker Jr.

• Junior Explorer.png

  Explorer

Koopa Troopa

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  Runner

• MKWorld Koopa Troopa Pro Racer alt.png

  Pro Racer

• MKWorld Koopa Troopa Sailor alt.png

  Sailor

• MKWorld Koopa Troopa All-Terrain alt.png

  All-Terrain

• MKWorld Construction Koopa.png

  Work Crew

Toad

• MKWorld Toad Costume 3.png

  Pro Racer

• MKWorld Toad train outfit.png

  Engineer

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  Burger Bud

• MKWorld Toad Costume 1.png

  Explorer

Toadette

• MKWorld New Toadette Costume.png

  Pro Racer

• MKWorld Toadette Costume 2.png

  Conductor

• Toadette Soft Server MKWorld Select.png

  Soft Server

• MKWorld Toadette Costume 1.png

  Explorer

Lakitu

• MKWorld Lakitu Pit Crew alt.png

  Pit Crew

• MK World Lakitu Fisherman char select.png

  Fisherman

King Boo

• MKWorld King Boo racing outfit.png

  Pro Racer

• King Boo Aristocrat.png

  Aristocrat

• MKWorld King Boo pirate outfit.png

  Pirate

Shy Guy

• Shy Guy Racer.png

  Pit Crew

• Shy Guy Sloper.png

  Slope Styler

Wario

• Wario Racer.png

  Pro Racer

• Wario Oasis.png

  Oasis

• Wario Wicked Wasp MKWorld Select.png

  Wicked Wasp

• Wario Biker.png

  Biker

• Wario Pirate.png

  Pirate

• Wario Road Ruffian.png

  Road Ruffian

• Wario Construction.png

  Work Crew

Waluigi

• Waluigi Dune Rider.png

  Pro Racer

• Waluigi Wampire.png

  Wampire

• Waluigi Mariachi MKWorld Select.png

  Mariachi

• Waluigi Biker.png

  Biker

• Waluigi Road Ruffian.png

  Road Ruffian

Birdo

• Birdo Racer.png

  Pro Racer

• Birdo Vacation.png

  Vacation

Pauline

• Pauline Aero.png

  Aero

Rosalina

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  Touring

• Rosalina Racer.png

  Pro Racer

• MKW Rosalina Aurora alt.png

  Aurora

• Rosalina Biker.png

  Aero

Baby Mario

• Baby Mario Racer.png

  Pro Racer

• Baby Mario Swimwear.png

  Swimwear

• Baby Mario Work Crew.png

  Work Crew

Baby Luigi

• Baby Luigi Racer.png

  Pro Racer

• Baby Luigi Work Crew.png

  Work Crew

Baby Peach

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  Touring

• Baby Peach Racer.png

  Pro Racer

• Baby Peach Sailor.png

  Sailor

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  Explorer

Baby Daisy

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  Touring

• Baby Daisy Racer.png

  Pro Racer

• MKWorld Baby Daisy alternate outfit.png

  Sailor

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  Explorer

Baby Rosalina

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  Touring

• MKWorld Baby Rosalina Pro Racer alt.png

  Pro Racer

• Baby Rosalina Sailor.png

  Sailor

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  Explorer

Unlock criteria

Character	Criteria
Donkey Kong	Clear the Mushroom Cup
Daisy	Clear the Flower Cup
Rosalina	Clear the Star Cup
Lakitu	Clear the Shell Cup
Birdo	Clear the Banana Cup
King Boo	Clear the Leaf Cup
Bowser Jr.	Clear the Lightning Cup
Cataquack	Be summoned by the Kamek item for the first time
Chargin' Chuck
Coin Coffer
Conkdor
Dolphin
Fish Bone
Peepa
Pianta
Rocky Wrench
Spike
Swoop
Character outfits	Consume corresponding Dash Food for the first time

Non-playable characters

Background characters

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  Bats, in the background of Boo Cinema

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  Boo Crews, in the background of Boo Cinema

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  Boohemoth, in the background of Boo Cinema

• MKWorld Dolphin.png

  Dolphins

• MKW Spiny Shell Drone.png

  Drones resembling Koopa Shells

• MKWorld Firefly.png

  Fireflies{{{1}}}

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  Heavy Fire Bros.

• MK World Paratroopa audience.png

  Koopa Paratroopas

• MKWorld Lakitu.png

  Lakitu

• MKW Knockout Tour Lakitu.png

  A red Lakitu that leads Knockout Tour

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  Lumas

• MKWorld Nabbit.png

  Nabbit

• MKWorld Para-Beetle.png

  Para-Beetles wearing blue shells with propellers instead of wings

• MK World Pianta audience.png

  Piantas

• MKWorld Pterodactyl.png

  Pterosaurs

• Mariokartworld seagull.png

  Seagulls, which fly in the air of beachfront courses

• MKWorld Shy Guys.png

  Shy Guys

• MKWorld Sledge Bro.png

  Sledge Bros.

• MKWorld Small Bird.png

  Small birds

• MKW Super Koopas.png

  Super Koopas

• MKWorld Toads.png

  Toads

• MKWorld Yoshi (Audience).png

  Yoshis

Course elements

Mario Kart World has significantly more unique course elements compared to previous Mario Kart titles due to its interconnected, expanded world and new game mechanics. Several new course elements appear alongside a plethora of returning course elements taken from across the Super Mario franchise. Some species, such as Stingbies, appear both as enemies and as background characters.

Enemies, animals, and other species

Species	Location	Description
File:MKWorld Armadillo.png Armadillo {{{1}}}		Armadillos that wander about in groups. They ball up and charge at racers as they approach.
File:MKWorld Batadon.png Batadon		Large, winged moai heads that slowly bounce around an area.
File:MKWorld Cloud Rally Crown City Icon.png Bob-omb Car		Enormous Bob-ombs strapped to two-wheeled platforms resembling the ones seen in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and the Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. They drive along the track and explode when something collides with them.
File:MKW Bomber Bill.png Bomber Bill		Large missiles that fly along straight paths and explode when something collides with them. They are shot from Banzai Bill Cannons.
File:MKWorld Boom Boom.png Boom Boom		Large Koopas that stand in place. They will spin wildly in an attempt to fist oncoming racers, as in Super Mario 3D Land and Super Mario 3D World. Unlike in most previous appearances, multiple Boom Boom exist and can be found in a single area.
File:MKWorld Bison.png Buffalo		Buffalo that run along the track in herds.
File:MKWorld Bulber.png Bulber		Large anglerfish enemies that slowly move in circles at the surface of water.
File:MKWorld Bully.jpg Bully		Large, metallic enemies that walk in circles. They charge at oncoming racers.
File:MKWorld Dromedary.png Camel {{{1}}}		Dromedaries that walk across the track in groups.
File:MKWorld Cataquack.png Cataquack		Duck-like enemies that walk in circles. They charge at oncoming racers in an attempt to grab and toss them into the air.
File:MKWorld Chain Chomp.png Chain Chomp (chained)		Hopping, metallic enemies bound by stakes that lunge at racers to attack.
File:MKWorld Chomp.png Chain Chomp (unchained)		Unbound Chain Chomps that roll along set paths or aimlessly on the track.
File:MKW Chargin' Chuck.png Chargin' Chuck		Koopa football players that charge back and forth between the sides of the track or at racers as they approach.
File:MKW Clappin' Chuck.png Clappin' Chuck		Variants of Chargin' Chucks that jump horizontally between the sides of the track or jump in place, clapping in midair.
File:MKW Passin' Chuck.png Passin' Chuck		Variants of Chargin' Chucks that stand past the edge of the track and periodically toss footballs at oncoming racers.
File:MKWorld Charvaargh.png Charvaargh		Large, magmatic dragons that leap from lava in arcs.
File:MKW SandCharvaargh.png Charvaarghs made of sand		An enormous dragon made of sand, resembling Sandmaarghs, that repeatedly dives in and out of the desert along a sine-wave-like path. It has been redesigned to resemble the sandworms of the Dune franchise with its length.
File:MKWorld Cheep Cheep.png Cheep Cheep		Small fish that are typically found swimming in groups, either slowly in circles or along straight paths at the surface of water. If they are in water too shallow to swim in, they will flop like they do in Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart DS.
File:MKWorld Cheep Chomp.png Cheep Chomp		Large variants of Cheep Cheeps that swim at the surface of water and periodically leap into the air to attack racers, akin to Boss Bass from Super Mario Bros. 3. They create waves upon landing that racers can trick off of.
File:MKW Chill Bully-Spiny Rally.png Chill Bully		Frozen variants of Bullies with identical behavior: walking in circles and charging at oncoming racers.
File:MKWorld Golden Rally Desert Hills Icon.png Conkdor		Bird enemies with long necks that stand at the edge of the track and periodically slam their heads into the ground to attack racers.
File:MKWorld Cow.png Cow		Cows that stay in groups and walk across the track or stay in place and hop occasionally.
File:MKWorld Crocodile.png Crocodile		Large reptilians that bask in the sun. Racers can jump from them to receive a speed boost.
File:MKW Dragoneel.png Dragoneel		Long, slender eels that repeatedly leap from the water along a sine-wave-like path.
File:MKWorld Dry Bones.png Dry Bones		Undead variants of Koopa Troopas that rise from the ground as racers approach and walk onto the track.
File:MKWorld Eagle.png Eagle {{{1}}}		Eagles that soar through the air.
File:MKWd Faraway Oasis Icon.png Elephant {{{1}}}		Elephants that walk across the track in groups. Some are ridden by Shy Guys.
File:MKWorld Fire Snake.png Fire Snake		Living chains of fireballs that hop around in an area. Their placement next to Donkey Kong-styled oil drums recalls Fireballs.
File:MKWorld Fish Bone.png Fish Bone		Undead variants of Cheep Cheeps that behave identically to Cheep Chomps, swimming at the surface of water and periodically leaping into the air to attack racers. Unlike Cheep Chomps, they do not create waves upon landing.
File:MKWorld Freezie.png Freezie		Frozen, stationary enemies.
File:MKWorld Fuzzy.png Fuzzy		Pulsating, inky enemies that ride along grindrails.
File:MKWd Faraway Oasis Icon.png Giraffe {{{1}}}		Giraffes that walk across the track.
File:Mario Kart World Goomba.png Goomba		Mushroom enemies that stand in place, shuffling their feet as if sidestepping like in early Super Mario titles and previous Mario Kart titles. They charge at oncoming racers. They are significantly larger than usual, like in Mario Kart 7.
File:MKW Goomba Tower.png File:MKWorld Goomba Tower.png Goomba Tower		Linear and triangular stacks of mushroom enemies that stand in place, shuffling their feet.
File:MKWorld Innertube Goomba.png Innertube Goomba		Variants of Goombas that float motionlessly on the surface of water. They charge at oncoming racers.
File:MKWorld Shoe Goomba.png Shoe Goomba		Goomba's Shoe-wearing variants of Goombas that hop in circles. Their shoes take the yellow coloration of Ice Skates, like in Mario Kart Tour and the Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
File:MKWorld Skating Goomba.png Skating Goomba		Ice Skate-wearing variants of Goombas that travel along the track.
File:MKW Tire Grrrol.png Grrrol		Tire-wearing, metallic enemies that roll between the sides of the track.
File:MKW HammerBro Hazard.png Hammer Bro		Stationary, lanky Koopas that periodically throw hammers that travel in arcs. These hammers break instantly upon touching the ground, unlike those racers can throw using the Hammer item.
File:MKW Boomerang Bro.png Boomerang Bro		Stationary variants of Hammer Bros. that periodically throw boomerangs, which travel a short distance before returning to their thrower.
File:MKW Fire Bro.jpg Fire Bro		Stationary variants of Hammer Bros. that periodically hurl fireballs, which bounce along the track until they hit an obstacle.
File:MKWorld Ice Bro.png Ice Bro		Stationary variants of Hammer Bros. that periodically hurl Ice Balls, which bounce along the track until they hit an obstacle.
File:MKWorld Cone Creature.png Hermity Cone		Small creatures that hide traffic cones, which they occasionally peek out from.
File:MKWorld Jellybeam.png Jellybeam		Glowing jellyfish that float motionlessly on the surface of water. They bounce racers who drive into them into the air and can be tricked off of, like Mushroom Trampolines.
File:MKWorld Lava Bubble.png Lava Bubble		Fireballs that periodically jump out of lava. Unlike in previous Mario Kart titles, they now possess eyes like they do in most other appearances.
File:MKWorld Yellow Manta.png Manta-like creature		Yellow Mobula rays resembling Jumbo Rays that periodically breach from the surface of water.
File:Metal Bramball .jpg Metallic Bramball-like creatures		Metallic Bramballs that flip across the road in a Slinky-like fashion. They act like rings when they are motionless and their traffic light-esque faces are illuminated, providing racers that pass between their legs with a speed boost.
Monty Mole		Fossorial enemies that burrow through the ground before leaping into the air to attack racers. The temporary dirt trails they leave behind by burrowing can be tricked off of.
File:MKWorld Moose.png Moose {{{1}}}		Bull moose that walk across the track.
File:Noshi MarioKartWorld.jpg Noshi-like dinosaur		A large brachiosaurid replacing Noshi. Racers driving under it risk getting stomped, however its back acts like a grindrail, aiding racers in reaching high platforms by driving on its back.
File:MKWorld Ostrich.png Ostrich {{{1}}}		Ostriches that run across the track.
File:MKWorld Para-Biddybud.png Para-Biddybud		Multicolored, low-flying, ladybug-like enemies that slowly cross the track in processions of three.
File:MKWorld Peepa.png Peepa		Incorporeal enemies that appear in groups and float in circles close to the ground.
File:MKWorld Penguin.png Penguin		Penguins that can be found tobogganing down icy slopes or waddling together in groups.
File:MK World Piranha Plant obstacle.png File:MKWorld Piranha Plant.png Piranha Plant		Carnivorous plants of which two varieties exist: a Warp Pipe-dwelling variant that lunges at racers to attack and a grounded, passive variant.
File:MKW Bone Piranha.png Bone Piranha Plant		Warp Pipe-dwelling, undead variants of Piranha Plants with identical behavior: lunging at racers to attack.
File:MKW Fire Piranha.png Fire Piranha Plant		Warp Pipe-dwelling variants of Piranha Plants that periodically spit fireballs, which bounce along the track until they hit an obstacle.
File:MKWFrostPiranha.png Frost Piranha		Warp Pipe-dwelling variants of Piranha Plants.
File:MKWorld Ptooie.png Ptooie		Legged variants of Piranha Plants that shuffle in place and suspend items and hazards above themselves with jets of air.
File:MKW Pokeys.png Pokey		Tall, segmented cactus enemies that stand in place and oscillate.
File:MKW-Snow Pokey.png Snow Pokey		Tall, segmented snowman enemies that behave identically to Pokeys, standing in place and oscillating.
File:MKWorld Porcupuffer.png Porcupuffer		Spherical porcupinefish that float motionlessly on the surface of water in groups.
File:MKWd DK Spaceport Icon.png Robo DK		A large, mechanized version of Donkey Kong who gestures angrily at racers and travels ahead of them to toss rolling barrels onto the track.
File:MKW Rocky Wrench.png Rocky Wrench		Mole-like Koopas that periodically pop out of manhole covers to ambush racers.
File:MKWorld Shy Guys on Jet Skis.png Shy Guys piloting jet skis		Shy Guys riding Jet Skis across waterways.
File:MKWd DK Pass Icon.png Snowboarding Shy Guy		Shy Guys wearing winter clothing similar to the Slope Styler costume that ride down snowy slopes on snowboards.
File:MKWd Shy Guy Bazaar Icon.png Flying Shy Guy		Shy Guys riding magic carpets in the air.
File:MKWorld Sidestepper.png Sidestepper		Enemy crabs that scuttle sideways between the sides of the track, bouncing several times before switching directions.
File:MKW Skeeter.png Skeeter		Water skeeters that skim on the surface of water, momentarily staying in one spot before propelling themselves to a nearby location. Their design is based on how they appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2.
File:MKWorld Snowman.png Snowman		Large, stationary snowmen.
File:MKW Spike.png Spike		Stout, stationary Koopas that periodically regurgitate Spike Balls which they hurl at racers.
File:MKWorld Spiny.png Spiny		Koopas that bear spikes on their shells and slowly walk across the track.
File:MKWorld Star Thwomp.png Star Thwomp		Rainbow variants of Thwomps with identical behavior: periodically shaking before crashing into the ground to squash racers underneath them.
File:MKWorld Stingby.png Stingby		Low-flying bee enemies that hover motionlessly. They charge at oncoming racers.
File:MKWorld Sumo Bro.png Sumo Bro		Large, stationary Koopas that stand atop floating blocks. They occasionally pound their feet to send balls of electricity onto the track below them.
File:MKWorld Swoop.png Swoop		Low-flying bat enemies that follow set paths in groups.
File:MKW Thwomp.png Thwomp		Grimacing stone enemies that are suspended in the air. They periodically begin shaking, crash into the ground to squash racers underneath them, and rise back to their original position.
File:MKWd Tokotoko.png Tokotoko		Large, sunglasses-wearing moai heads that stand motionlessly. They run along the track as racers approach.
File:MKWorld T-Rex.png T. rex		A large Tyrannosaurus rex that runs along the track and bites at racers.
File:MKWorld Triceratops.png Triceratops		A large ceratopsian that slowly walks along the track. Racers can drive up its face and neck frill like a ramp.
File:MKWorld Ty-Foo.png Ty-foo		Large, floating cloud enemies that periodically blow powerful gusts of wind.
File:MKWorld Whale.png Whale		A large baleen whale that breaches from the water.
File:MKW-WhompRamp.png Whomp-like ramp enemies		Grimacing stone enemies that stand in place, shuffling their feet. They fall over in an attempt to squash oncoming racers. Unlike in previous appearances, they are wedge-shaped, allowing racers to drive over them like ramps.
File:MKWorld Golden Rally Acorn Heights Icon.png Wiggler		Large caterpillar enemies that walk along the track. They may become angered, causing them to turn red and begin charging.
File:MKWorld Zebra.png Zebra {{{1}}}		Zebras that run along the track in herds. They are visually similar to the horses in Mario Sports Superstars.

Obstacles

Obstacle	Location	Description
File:MKWorld Acorn.png Acorn {{{1}}}		Large acorns that fall out of the treetops and roll down the track.
File:MKWorld Anchor.png Anchor		A large anchor suspended above the track that rocks from side to side like a pendulum.
File:MKW Banzai Bill Cannon.png Banzai Bill Cannon		Enlarged Bill Blasters that periodically shoot Bomber Bills. The Banzai Bill Cannon on Airship Fortress has the added ability to move side to side.
File:MKWorld Floating Barrel.png File:MKWorld Barrel.png Barrel		Barrels of which two varieties exist: a smaller, stationary variant found on land or floating in water and a larger, rolling variant thrown by Robo DK and dispensed by Barrel Cannons.
File:MKWorld Barrel-Dispensing Cannons.png Barrel cannons {{{1}}}		Warp Pipe-esque Cannons that dispense rolling barrels periodically.
File:MKWorld Boulder.png Boulder		Large, spherical rocks that roll down the track and break when they hit an obstacle.
File:MKWorld Bouncy Cloud.png Bouncy Cloud		Flat, floating clouds that bounce racers who drive onto them into the air and can be tricked off of, like Mushroom Trampolines.
File:MKW Bowser screenshot.jpg Bowser Monument		A cloud of volcanic ash resembling Bowser that shoots Bowser's Flames from its mouth.
File:MKWorld Bowser's Flame.png Bowser's Flame		Slow-moving Fireballs shot by the Bowser Monument that rain from the sky, akin to volcanic debris. Red cursors, like those seen during the flying battleship Wonder Effect, indicate where they will crash into and break apart on the track.
File:MKWorld Brick Block.png Brick Block		Floating, destructible blocks.
File:MKWorld Bubble.png Bubble		Floating bubbles that cary various items within them and drop them by popping randomly.
File:MKWorld Burner.png Burner		Flamethrowers hanging off Bolt Lifts that move between the sides of the track and constantly blast racers below with jets of fire.
File:MKWorld Bus.png Bus		Large vehicles that drive along the track.
File:MKWorld Cactus.png Cactus		Tall, spiny desert plants colored as they appear in Super Mario Odyssey.
File:MKWorld Item Gashapon.png Capsule {{{1}}}		Giant gashapon capsules that break and release various items when hit.
File:MKWorld Car.png Car		Common vehicles that drive along the track.
File:MKWorld Cloud Lift.png Cloud Lift		Elongated, floating clouds that carry background characters and enemies.
File:MKWorld Conveyor Belt.png Conveyor Belt		Platforms that either move parallel or horizontal to the direction of the track, periodically flashing before switching directions. Depending on the direction of the Conveyor Belt, racers driving on top of them may receive a speed boost or speed reduction or be pushed off-course.
File:MKWorld Crate.png Crate		Wooden boxes found on land or floating in water.
File:MKWorld Hydraulic Press.png Crusher		Hydraulic presses used to transform Brick Blocks into Item Boxes. They can squash racers that get caught below them as they periodically lower.
File:MKWorld Flowing Water.png Current		Flowing water that can push racers off-course if it moves perpendicular to the track or push racers forward if it moves with the track.
File:MKWorld Dinosaur Egg.png Dinosaur eggs		Large dinosaur eggs with blue, orange or green stripes that can be knocked around by drivers.
File:MKWorld Empty Block.png Empty Block		Floating blocks that can be summoned as platforms during missions.
File:MKWorld Football.png Football {{{1}}}		Gridiron footballs kicked by Passin' Chucks that bounce several times before coming to a stop and vanishing.
File:MKWorld Gondola.png Gondola {{{1}}}		Gondolas manned and ridden by Toads on waterways.
File:MKWorld Large Flower.png Hat Trampoline-esque flower		Large flowers that bounce racers who drive onto them into the air and can be tricked off of, like Mushroom Trampolines.
File:MKWorld Crazy Car.png Item-dispensing car		Swerving cars that rapidly dispense items and obstacles behind them.
File:MKWorld Ivy Piranha Plant.png Ivy Piranha Plant		Bulbs that extend into vines when touched, acting as grindrails. They flower when fully grown. They resemble the design Vines have commonly used since New Super Mario Bros. Wii, though with twisted stems.
File:MKWorld Jar.png Jar		Jars found in clusters with snake jars concealed amongst them.
File:MKWd DryBonesBurnout Flight.jpg Lava		A glowing, molten liquid hazard that forms puddles and lakes. In a similar fashion to deep water in Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart: Super Circuit, racers that drive through lava are slowed and begin struggling; they are saved by Lakitu if they do not escape fast enough.
File:MKWorld Lava Geyser.png Lava Geyser		Geysers that periodically rise from lava.
File:MKWorld Mud.png Mud		An oily liquid hazard that borders the track and slows racers that drive through it.
File:MKWorld Mushroom Car.png Mushroom car {{{1}}}		Mushroom-shaped vehicles that periodically drop Mushrooms behind them onto the track.
File:MKWorld Mushroom Trampoline.png Mushroom Trampoline		Flat mushrooms that bounce racers who drive onto them into the air and can be tricked off of.
File:MKWorld Oil Drum (Red).png File:MKWorld Oil Drum.png Oil drum		Flaming drums. Those that appear on DK Spaceport are designed after the oil drums that appear in Donkey Kong.
File:MKWorld Pickup Truck.png Pickup truck		Smaller trucks that drive along the track. They typically carry an assortment of enemies and obstacles on their beds, a feature brought over from Mario Kart Tour. Some carry surfboards, small pipes, or Lifts based on their Super Mario 3D Land design, which act as ramps.
File:MKWorld Poison.png Poison swamp		A purple liquid hazard. In a similar fashion to deep water in Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart: Super Circuit, racers that drive through poison are slowed and begin struggling; they are saved by Lakitu if they do not escape fast enough.
File:MKWorld Toad Raft.png Raft {{{1}}}		Small rafts manned by Toads that float down waterways.
File:MKWorld Yoshi's Truck.png Ramp truck {{{1}}}		Trucks that drive along the track which bear ramps that end in Dash Panels or Glide Ramps. Some, resembling Yoshis, carry Dash Food bags.
File:MKWorld Quicksand Pit.png Sand sinkhole		An enormous, sandy depression resembling an antlion pit that drags racers and other objects towards the hole at the center.
File:MKW-Snowball.png Snowball		Variants of boulders with identical behavior: rolling down the track and breaking when they hit an obstacle.
File:MKWorld Spike Ball.png Spike Ball		Metallic, spike-covered balls. They are regurgitated by Spikes and tumble down the track or exist separately and roll aimlessly, disappearing or getting knocked away when they hit an obstacle.
File:MKWorld Tire.png Tire		Tires found in stacks.
File:MKWd Whistlestop Summit Icon.png Train		Steam locomotives that travel along railroads. Their rearmost cars are sometimes sloped, allowing racers to drive on top of them.
File:MKWorld Trampoline.png File:MKWorld Trampolines.png Trampoline		Elongated trampolines that bounce racers and objects that touch them into the air and can be tricked off of, like Mushroom Trampolines.
File:MKWorld Water.png Water		A widespread liquid that interacts with its environment. Storms and disturbances cause waves to form in the water, which can be tricked off of. Unlike in previous Mario Kart titles, water can now be ridden on top of; doing so transforms the racer's wheels into water skis.
File:MKWorld Water Geyser.png Water Geyser		Jets of water that periodically rise from fractures in the ground, which can be tricked off of.
File:MKWorld Whirlpool.png Whirlpool		Large vortices that appears on the surface of water and suck racers towards their centers.

Utility objects

Object	Location	Description
File:MKWorld - Block.png ? Block		Blocks floating close to the ground. If a racer hits one from below, several coins are added to their own coin counter while four additional coins will pop out of the top of the block.
File:MKWorld - Panel.png ? Panel		Hidden panels, resembling those from Super Mario Kart, scattered across the map.
File:MKWorld WhistlestopSummit Arrow.png Arrow field		Barriers that typically direct the player in the right direction, though they sometimes display advertisements instead. They are intangible to obstacles like cars.
File:MKW Binoculars.png Binoculars		Binoculars that, when touched, provide racers with a bird's eye view of their surroundings and allow them to zoom in on areas of interest.
File:MKWorld Boat.png Boat {{{1}}}		Boats that can be temporarily hijacked for a speed boost on water and to plow through obstacles.
File:MKWorld Cannon.png File:MKWorld Vehicle Cannon.png Cannon		Cannons that launch racers who enter them into the air. Some, which are smaller, are strapped to vehicles.
File:MKWorld Cargo truck.png Cargo truck		Large vehicles that can be temporarily hijacked for a speed boost on land and to plow through obstacles. Smaller cargo trucks also appear as obstacles.
File:MKWorld Blue Ring.png File:MKWorld Blue Ring 2.png Checkpoint ring {{{1}}}		Rings that give the player more time to complete a timed missions, like the + Clock.
File:MKWorld Dash Panel.png Dash Panel		Panels that provide racers that drive over them with a temporary speed boost.
File:MKWorld Yellow flying guide.png Flying guide {{{1}}}		Yellow flying guides that direct racers as they glide. They resemble Flopters and Topmen.
File:MKWorld Glide Ramp.png Glide Ramp		Panels that deploy the wings of racers that drive over them, allowing them to glide.
File:MKWorld Goal Ring.png Goal ring {{{1}}}		Rings that mark the end goal of a timed mission.
File:MKWorld Arrow Guide.png Guide {{{1}}}		Guides that direct the player during missions.
File:MKWorld Helicopter.png Helicopter {{{1}}}		Helicopters that can be temporarily hijacked to fly and to plow through obstacles. Racers leave helicopters in their gliding state. Text that is only visible on their rotating blades read "MARIOKART".
File:MKWorld Cloud Block.png Lakitu's Cloud		Groups of small, circling clouds that form rings, providing racers that pass through them with a speed boost.
File:MKW Note Blocks.png Note Block		Blocks floating close to the ground that bounce players when landed on.
File:MKWorld Pipe Cannon.png Pipe Cannon		L-shaped Warp Pipe junctions like those seen in Super Mario Bros. Racers enter through the lower opening and are launched into the air at an angle through the upper opening.
File:MK World P Switch.png File:MKWorld Gray P Switch.png P Switch		Switches scattered across the map that each provide a unique mission when pressed. After the mission is complete, it turns gray.
File:MK World Ring.png Ring		Circular, floating or grounded hoops with a wide variety of designs. They provide racers that pass through them with a speed boost.
File:MKWorld UFO.png UFO		UFOs that can be temporarily hijacked to fly and abduct objects. Racers leave UFOs in their gliding state.
File:MKWorld Vending Machine.png Vending machine {{{1}}}		Vending machines that periodically cough up Dash Food bags.
File:MKWorld Warp Pipe.png Warp Pipe		Giant and regularly-sized pipes. They are mainly used as obstacles, however some of them can warp the player to nearby locations or spit the player out in the opposite direction they entered.

Vehicles

File:LuigiMechanicMKW.png

A sticker on Luigi's Baby Blooper kart

File:MKWorld stickers menu.png

The stickers menu

Karts, bikes, and ATVs all return in Mario Kart World, the latter two following their absence in Mario Kart Tour. However, kart customization as seen in Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart 8 does not return, with the vehicles in this game instead sporting a unique wheel design, and some lacking wheels entirely in favor of treads or skis. Like the aforementioned two games however, vehicles are unlocked by collecting a certain number of coins. Players can also customize vehicles with stickers, which can be earned by completing certain objectives and placed on a specific spot on their vehicle, indicated by a pair of checkered flags as depicted in the vehicle's selection icon. Despite ATVs returning, the Standard ATV does not.

There are currently 40 known vehicles in the game, including 23 karts, 11 bikes, and six ATVs. Vehicles returning from previous installments are marked with their corresponding game in parentheses.

11 vehicles (six karts, four bikes, and one ATV) are available from the start while the rest, labeled in italics, must be unlocked.

Karts

• MKWorld Kart Standard Kart.png

  Standard Kart

• MKWorld Kart Plushbuggy.png

  Plushbuggy

• MKWorld Kart Zoom Buggy.png

  Zoom Buggy

• MKWorld Kart Rally Kart.png

  Rally Kart

• MKWorld Kart Baby Blooper.png

  Baby Blooper

• MKWorld Kart Chargin Truck.png

  Chargin' Truck

• MKWorld Kart Blastronaut III.png

  Blastronaut III

• MKWorld Kart Roadster Royale.png

  Roadster Royale

• MKWorld Kart Carpet Flyer.png

  Carpet Flyer

• MKWorld Kart Billdozer.png

  Billdozer

• MKWorld Kart Big Horn.png

  Big Horn

• MKWorld Kart Hot Rod.png

  Hot Rod

• MKWorld Kart Stellar Sled.png

  Stellar Sled

• MKWorld Kart Ribbit Revster.png

  Ribbit Revster

• MKWorld Kart Reel Racer.png

  Reel Racer

• MKWorld Kart Lil' Dumpy.png

  Li'l Dumpy

• MKWorld Kart Mecha Trike.png

  Mecha Trike

• MKWorld Baby Luigi racing outfit.png

  Pipe Frame
  (Super Mario Kart)

• NintendoTodayMKWKoopa4.png

  B Dasher
  (Mario Kart DS)

• MKWorld Kart Tiny Titan.png

  Tiny Titan
  Rally Romper
  (Mario Kart Wii)

• MKWorld Kart Bumble V.png

  Bumble V
  (Mario Kart 7)

• MKWorld Kart Cloud 9.png

  Cloud 9
  (Mario Kart 7)

• MKWorld Kart Biddybuggy.png

  Biddybuggy
  Buggybud
  (Mario Kart 8)

Bikes

• MKWorld Bike Standard Bike.png

  Standard Bike

• MKWorld Bike Cute Scoot.png

  Cute Scoot

• MKWorld Bike Rally Bike.png

  Rally Bike

• MKWorld Bike Mach Rocket.png

  Mach Rocket

• MKWorld Bike W-Twin Chopper.png

  W-Twin Chopper

• MKWorld Bike Fin Twin.png

  Fin Twin

• MKWorld Bike Hyper Pipe.png

  Hyper Pipe

• MKWorld Bike Tune Thumper.png

  Tune Thumper

• MKWorld Bike Loco Moto.png

  Loco Moto

• MKWorld Bike ROB HOG Famicom.png

  R.O.B. H.O.G.

• MKWorld Bike Dolphin Dasher.png

  Dolphin Dasher
  (Mario Kart Wii)

ATVs

• MKWorld ATV Funky Dorrie.png

  Funky Dorrie

• MKWorld ATV Bowser Bruiser.png

  Bowser Bruiser

• MKWorld ATV Lobster Roller.png

  Lobster Roller

• MKWorld ATV Junkyard Hog.png

  Junkyard Hog

• MKWorld ATV Dread Sled.png

  Dread Sled

• MKWorld ATV Rallygator.png

  Rallygator

Courses

Template:Mario Kart World map Mario Kart World has 30 courses (32 if the two layouts for Crown City and Peach Stadium are counted separately); 16 (18) of these courses are new, while 14 return from previous entries, including one course that debuted in both Mario Kart Tour and the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass, two courses each from Super Mario Kart (one of which is a combined version of multiple courses from the game), Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Mario Kart Wii, and Mario Kart 7, and three courses from Mario Kart DS, while no courses from Mario Kart: Super Circuit (a first for the series) or Mario Kart 8 are shown to return. Of the returning courses, Wario Stadium, Sky-High Sundae, and Toad's Factory make their debuts as classic courses. Peach Beach returns with a new layout in the Banana Cup. Reverse courses from Mario Kart Tour return to some degree, with certain routes in Knockout Tour or VS Races leading to the course being driven backwards—in these cases, the minimap for the destination course will dynamically flip upside-down to signify that racers will be traversing the course backwards.

Classic courses in this game (marked with their origin game's prefix below) have been revamped to an even greater extent than that of Mario Kart 8, bearing even less resemblance to the original courses than as they appeared in previous games. Unlike Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart Tour, all classic courses use the modern Mario Kart logo for their finish lines, regardless of what game they originated from. This is the first Mario Kart game since Mario Kart: Super Circuit to not have prefixes appended to the names of any of the classic race courses, and the first for battle courses since Mario Kart DS. It is also the first console entry to launch with courses that have already reappeared at least once, rather than courses that have not reappeared yet (not counting SNES courses following their appearance in Super Circuit).

While not playable as traditional race courses, several other courses can be seen or visited in the Template:File link or during routes, including Ghost Valley 1, Ghost Valley 2, and Ghost Valley 3 at the entrance to Boo Cinema, Koopa Beach 1 next to Koopa Beach 2 (here known as "Koopa Troopa Beach"), and Choco Island 2 just south-west of Choco Mountain. If these are counted, then Koopa Beach 1 and Ghost Valley 3 increase the number of courses making their classic course debut to five. Big Donut also appears on the world map and is driven across during Grand Prix, marking the first time a battle course appears in a Grand Prix, though it is only driven across briefly.

Courses with differing names between British English and American English once again use their respective name depending on the game's region, unlike in Tour.

Grand Prix

The cups are ordered slightly differently compared to previous entries; the Special Cup is the eighth cup in the game, rather than the fourth. Unlike previous games since Mario Kart DS, the cups are also not separated between new and classic courses and instead feature a varying amount of both types of courses, similar to Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's DLC cups, making this the first Mario Kart game to feature new courses in classic cups and vice versa, excluding Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit. Apart from the rotating cups in Mario Kart Tour, this is the second Mario Kart game after Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to have cups with multiple courses from the same game, as the Flower, Banana, and Lightning Cups have two tracks from Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, and Mario Kart Wii, respectively, and it is the first entry to have this distinction from launch.

The backgrounds of the cup icons correspond to the region that some of the cup's courses are located in. For example, the Star Cup's icon has an icy background, as its courses are near or within the snow region.

Cup	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4
File:Mario Kart World Mushroom Cup Icon.png Mushroom Cup	File:MKWd Mario Bros Circuit Icon.png Mario Bros. Circuit	File:MKWd Crown City Icon.png Crown City	File:MKWd Whistlestop Summit Icon.png Whistlestop Summit	File:MKWd DK Spaceport Icon.png DK Spaceport
File:Mario Kart World Flower Cup Icon.png Flower Cup	File:MKWd Desert Hills Icon.png Desert Hills (DS)	File:MKWd Shy Guy Bazaar Icon.png Shy Guy Bazaar (3DS)	File:MKWd Wario Stadium Icon.png Wario Stadium (N64)	File:MKWd Airship Fortress Icon.png Airship Fortress (DS)
File:Mario Kart World Star Cup Icon.png Star Cup	File:MKWd DK Pass Icon.png DK Pass (DS)	File:MKWd Starview Peak Icon.png Starview Peak	File:MKWd Sky-High Sundae Icon.png Sky-High Sundae (Tour/NSW)	File:MKWd Wario Shipyard Icon.png Wario Shipyard (3DS) Wario's Galleon
File:Mario Kart World Shell Cup Icon.png Shell Cup	File:MKWd Koopa Troopa Beach Icon.png Koopa Troopa Beach (SNES)	File:MKWd Faraway Oasis Icon.png Faraway Oasis	File:MKWd Crown City 2 Icon.png Crown City	File:MKWd Peach Stadium Icon.png Peach Stadium
File:Mario Kart World Banana Cup Icon.png Banana Cup	File:Peach-Beach-MarioKartWorld.jpg Peach Beach (GCN)	File:Salty Salty Speedway Mario Kart World.jpg Salty Salty Speedway	File:Dino Dino Jungle Mario Kart World.png Dino Dino Jungle (GCN)	File:MKWorld Question Ruins icon.png Great ? Block Ruins
File:Mario Kart World Leaf Cup Icon.png Leaf Cup	File:MKWorld Cheep Cheep Falls icon.png Cheep Cheep Falls	File:MKWorld Dandelion Depths icon.png Dandelion Depths	File:MKWorld Boo Cinema icon.png Boo Cinema	File:MKWorld Dry Bones Burnout icon.png Dry Bones Burnout
File:Mario Kart World Lightning Cup Icon.png Lightning Cup	File:MKWorld Moo Moo Meadows icon.png Moo Moo Meadows (Wii)	File:MKWorld Choco Mountain icon.png Choco Mountain (N64)	File:MKWorld Toads Factory icon.png Toad's Factory (Wii)	File:MKWorld Bowsers Castle icon.png Bowser's Castle
File:Mario Kart World Special Cup Icon.png Special Cup	File:MKWorld Acorn Heights icon.png Acorn Heights	File:MKWorld Mario Circuit icon.png Mario Circuit (SNES)	File:MKWorld Peach Stadium icon 2.png Peach Stadium	File:MKWorld Rainbow Road icon.png Rainbow Road

Knockout Tour

The icons for each of the rallies correspond to a cup in Grand Prix in order, such as the Ice Rally matching the Flower Cup using a flower, the Cherry Rally matching the Banana Cup using food-themed items, and the Cloud Rally matching the Lightning cup using sky-themed items. Apart from the Ice, Cloud, and Heart Rallies, the icons for the other rallies were previously used as cup icons in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass. Of the courses available, Moo Moo Meadows, Cheep Cheep Falls, and Peach Stadium are visited the most frequently (three times each), while Rainbow Road is not visited at all.

Rally	Landmarks	Starting point	Checkpoint 1	Checkpoint 2	Checkpoint 3	Checkpoint 4	Final course
File:Mario Kart World Golden Rally Icon.png Golden Rally	File:MKWorld Golden Rally Desert Hills Icon.pngFile:MKWorld Golden Rally Mario Bros Circuit Icon.png File:MKWorld Golden Rally Acorn Heights Icon.png	File:MKWorld Icon Desert Hills.png Desert Hills (DS)	File:MKWorld Icon Mario Bros Circuit.png Mario Bros. Circuit	File:MKWorld Icon Choco Mountain.png Choco Mountain (N64)	File:MKWorld Icon Moo Moo Meadows.png Moo Moo Meadows (Wii)	File:MKWorld Icon Mario Circuit.png Mario Circuit (SNES)	File:MKWorld Icon Acorn Heights.png Acorn Heights
File:Mario Kart World Ice Rally Icon.png Ice Rally	File:MKWorld Ice Rally Sky-High Sundae Icon.pngFile:MKWorld Ice Rally Dandelion Depths Icon.png File:MKWorld Ice Rally Peach Stadium Icon.pngFile:MKWorld Ice Rally Crown City Icon.png	File:MKWorld Icon Sky-High Sundae.png Sky-High Sundae (Tour/NSW)	File:MKWorld Icon Starview Peak.png Starview Peak	File:MKWorld Icon Dandelion Depths.png Dandelion Depths	File:MKWorld Icon Cheep Cheep Falls.png Cheep Cheep Falls	File:MKWorld Icon Peach Stadium.png Peach Stadium	File:MKWorld Icon Crown City.png Crown City
File:Mario Kart World Moon Rally Icon.png Moon Rally	File:MKWorld Moon Rally Bowser's Castle Icon.pngFile:MKWorld Moon Rally Moo Moo Meadows Icon.png File:MKWorld Moon Rally Cheep Cheep Falls Icon.pngFile:MKWorld Moon Rally Faraway Oasis Icon.png	File:MKWorld Icon Bowsers Castle.png Bowser's Castle	File:MKWorld Icon Toads Factory.png Toad's Factory (Wii)	File:MKWorld Icon Moo Moo Meadows.png Moo Moo Meadows (Wii)	File:MKWorld Icon Dandelion Depths.png Dandelion Depths	File:MKWorld Icon Cheep Cheep Falls.png Cheep Cheep Falls	File:MKWorld Icon Faraway Oasis.png Faraway Oasis
File:Mario Kart World Spiny Rally Icon.png Spiny Rally	File:MKWorld Spiny Rally Boo Cinema Icon.pngFile:MKWorld Spiny Rally Starview Peak Icon.png File:MKWorld Spiny Rally Salty Salty Speedway Icon.pngFile:MKWorld Spiny Rally Wario Shipyard Icon.png	File:MKWorld Icon Boo Cinema.png Boo Cinema	File:MKWorld Icon Starview Peak.png Starview Peak	File:MKWorld Icon DK Pass.png DK Pass (DS)	File:MKWorld Icon Salty Salty Speedway.png Salty Salty Speedway	File:MKWorld Icon Peach Beach.png Peach Beach (GCN)	File:MKWorld Icon Wario Shipyard.png Wario Shipyard (3DS)
File:Mario Kart World Cherry Rally Icon.png Cherry Rally	File:MKWorld Cherry Rally Dino Dino Jungle Icon.pngFile:MKWorld Cherry Rally Koopa Troopa Beach Icon.png File:MKWorld Cherry Rally Whistlestop Summit Icon.pngFile:MKWorld Cherry Rally Desert Hills Icon.png	File:MKWorld Icon Peach Beach.png Peach Beach (GCN)	File:MKWorld Icon Dino Dino Jungle.png Dino Dino Jungle (GCN)	File:MKWorld Icon Koopa Troopa Beach.png Koopa Troopa Beach (SNES)	File:MKWorld Icon DK Spaceport.png DK Spaceport	File:MKWorld Icon Whistlestop Summit.png Whistlestop Summit	File:MKWorld Icon Desert Hills.png Desert Hills (DS)
File:Mario Kart World Acorn Rally Icon.png Acorn Rally	File:AcornRallyLandmark1.jpgFile:AcornRallyLandmark2.jpg File:AcornRallyLandmark3.jpgFile:AcornRallyDestination4.jpg	File:MKWorld Icon Toads Factory.png Toad's Factory (Wii)	File:MKWorld Icon Wario Stadium.png Wario Stadium (N64)	File:MKWorld Icon Choco Mountain.png Choco Mountain (N64)	File:MKWorld Icon Peach Stadium.png Peach Stadium	File:MKWorld Icon Cheep Cheep Falls.png Cheep Cheep Falls	File:MKWorld Icon DK Pass.png DK Pass (DS)
File:Mario Kart World Cloud Rally Icon.png Cloud Rally	File:MKWorld Cloud Rally Shy Guy Bazaar Icon.pngFile:MKWorld Cloud Rally Mario Bros. Circuit Icon.png File:MKWorld Cloud Rally Crown City Icon.pngFile:MKWorld Cloud Rally Great Question Block Ruins Icon.png	File:MKWorld Icon Airship Fortress.png Airship Fortress (DS)	File:MKWorld Icon Shy Guy Bazaar.png Shy Guy Bazaar (3DS)	File:MKWorld Icon Mario Bros Circuit.png Mario Bros. Circuit	File:MKWorld Icon Crown City.png Crown City	File:MKWorld Icon Faraway Oasis.png Faraway Oasis	File:MKWorld Icon Great Question Block Ruins.png Great ? Block Ruins
File:Mario Kart World Heart Rally Icon.png Heart Rally	File:MKWorld Heart Rally Shy Guy Bazaar Icon.pngFile:MKWorld Heart Rally Dry Bones Burnout Icon.png File:MKWorld Heart Rally Moo Moo Meadows Icon.pngFile:MKWorld Heart Rally Peach Stadium Icon.png	File:MKWorld Icon Shy Guy Bazaar.png Shy Guy Bazaar (3DS)	File:MKWorld Icon Airship Fortress.png Airship Fortress (DS)	File:MKWorld Icon Dry Bones Burnout.png Dry Bones Burnout	File:MKWorld Icon Mario Circuit.png Mario Circuit (SNES)	File:MKWorld Icon Moo Moo Meadows.png Moo Moo Meadows (Wii)	File:MKWorld Icon Peach Stadium.png Peach Stadium

Battle courses

Mario Kart World features eight battle courses, including one original course, six courses that take place within the race tracks, and one course returning from Mario Kart 64. Like the B variants of courses from Mario Kart Tour, most of the battle courses in Mario Kart World take place in the main race courses or routes, with additional pathways and areas opened up compared to their regular counterparts, while some, like Peach Stadium, are more intricately designed akin to older battle courses.

Rather than sharing their music with their racing counterparts, all of the battle courses use arrangements of past games' battle themes; Mario Bros. Circuit uses Super Mario Kart's battle theme, Big Donut, Dino Dino Jungle, and DK Pass use their respective games' battle themes, Moo Moo Meadows, Salty Salty Speedway, and Chain Chomp Desert use Chain Chomp Wheel, Delfino Pier, and Thwomp Desert's themes from Mario Kart Wii, and Peach Stadium uses Battle Stadium's theme from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Unlike the battle courses in Mario Kart 8, the new battle courses in this game have unique icons, rather than sharing them with their racing counterparts.

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  Mario Bros. Circuit

• MKWorld Battle Moo Moo Meadows.png

  Moo Moo Meadows

• MKWorld Battle Peach Stadium.png

  Peach Stadium

• MKWorld Battle Salty Salty Speedway.png

  Salty Salty Speedway

• MKWorld Battle Chain Chomp Desert.png

  Chain Chomp Desert

• MKWorld Battle Dino Dino Jungle.png

  Dino Dino Jungle

• MKWorld Battle Big Donut.png

  Big Donut (N64)

• MKWorld Battle DK Pass.png

  DK Pass

Items

As with Mario Kart Tour, items are automatically held behind racers in this game.

Of the returning items, the Ice Flower, Hammer, and Coin Box make their first appearance in a home console Mario Kart game following their initial debut in Mario Kart Tour. The Mega Mushroom also makes its first home console appearance since its debut in Mario Kart Wii. Additionally, the Feather is now usable during races like in Super Mario Kart, rather than being exclusive to the Battle mode like in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Mario Kart Tour. Despite being returning items, the Ice Flower, Coin Box, Hammer, Feather, and Mega Mushroom are all classified as new items on the game's Japanese website and/or in the Mario Kart World Direct.

Items found on the track
File:MKW Item Box.png Item Box	Gives the player a random item. Some are released from flying vehicles attached to parachutes.
File:MKW Double Item Box.png Double Item Box	Gives the player two random items as opposed to one.
File:MKWorld Coin.png Coin	Gives the player a small boost and increases top speed when more are collected, up to a maximum of 20.
File:MKWorld coin pile.jpg Coin pile
File:MK World Blue Coin.png Blue coin	Appears in certain areas upon pressing a P Switch.
File:MKWorld Dash Food bag.png Dash Food bag	A smiling, golden fast food bag that provides a random food item that changes the player's outfit when eaten, with a visual transformation effect similar to that of a Wonder Flower.
File:MKWorld Collectable.png Peach Medallion	New coin collectables imprinted with a portrait of Peach, resembling Princess Coins.
New items
File:MKW Coin Shell Roulette.png Coin Shell	Travels along the track and leaves a trail of coins behind before exploding, leaving eight coins in a ring shape on the track. Gold-colored shells previously appeared in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, though they functioned differently.
File:MKW Kamek Roulette.png Kamek	A crystal ball with Kamek's magic symbols on it that summons him, who then proceeds to summon many of a certain type of enemy ahead of all the racers in front of the player who used it, as well as turning them into that enemy temporarily.
File:MKWorld Dash Food double burger.png Dash Food	Various food items obtained from the smiling bags that give the player a speed boost and may change the character's outfit.
Returning items
File:MKW Coin Roulette.png Coin	Grants the player two extra coins and a small boost.
File:MKW Coin Box Roulette.png Coin Box	Temporarily places a ? Block above the player's head, which they can repeatedly hit, giving them coins while also scattering more coins behind them.
File:MKW Green Shell Roulette.png Green Shell	Travels in a straight line and knocks over a kart it hits.
File:MKW Triple Green Shell Roulette.png Triple Green Shells	Three Green Shells that orbit the player's kart, protecting them from incoming attacks.
File:MKW Red Shell Roulette.png Red Shell	Homes in on the closest kart in front of the player and knocks it over.
File:MKW Triple Red Shell Roulette.png Triple Red Shells	Three Red Shells that orbit the player's kart, protecting them from incoming attacks.
File:MKW Spiny Shell Roulette.png Spiny Shell	Targets the racer in first place, knocking over all other karts in its path.
Banana Peel Banana Peel	Protects the player from incoming items, and spins out other racers that hit it.
File:MKW Triple Banana Roulette.png Triple Bananas	Three bananas that orbit the player's kart, protecting them from incoming attacks.
File:MKW Mushroom Roulette.png Mushroom	Provides the player's kart with a small speed boost.
File:MKW Triple Mushroom Roulette.png Triple Mushrooms	Orbits the player's kart, providing them with three separate speed boosts.
File:MKW Golden Mushroom Item Roulette.png Golden Mushroom	Provides the player's kart with continuous speed boosts for a short time.
File:MKW Mega Mushroom Roulette.png Mega Mushroom	Increases the player's size, allowing them to flatten any player they hit.
File:MKW Feather Roulette.png Feather	Causes the player to spin and leap in the air, allowing them to reach high areas, avoid attacks, and even drive on walls.
File:MKW Fire Flower Roulette.png Fire Flower	Allows the player to throw up to eight fireballs for a short time that cause other karts to spin out on impact.
File:MKW Ice Flower Roulette.png Ice Flower	Allows the player to throw up to eight ice balls for a short time that cause other karts to temporarily lose control on impact.
File:MKW Boomerang Flower Roulette.png Boomerang Flower	Can be thrown up to four times, hitting racers forward/backward and returns to its user before the final use.
File:MKW Super Star Roulette.png Star	Provides the player invincibility from all terrain and items, and also giving a speed boost.
File:MKW Super Horn Roulette.png Super Horn	Emits a radial shockwave hitting racers, as well as destroying all obstacles, including the Spiny Shell.
File:MKW Lightning Roulette.png Lightning	Causes all opponents in front of the player to drop their items, shrink, and drive slowly for a short time in addition to summoning a temporary storm.
File:MKW Hammer Roulette.png Hammer	For a limited time, allows the player to throw multiple bursts of five hammers each, which travel in an arc and stick to the track, spinning out any player that comes into contact with them.
File:MKW Blooper Roulette.png Blooper	Sprays ink on all racers ahead and reduces their visibility. The racers hit also lose some of their traction while sprayed.
File:MKW Bob-omb Roulette.png Bob-omb	Explodes after a short time when thrown or dropped, knocking over any kart in its blast radius.
File:MKW Bullet Bill Roulette.png Bullet Bill	Transforms the player into a Bullet Bill, rocketing through the track with auto-pilot, and providing invincibility from all terrain and items.
File:MKW Boo Roulette.png Boo	Steals an item from a randomly selected racer in front of the player, while granting temporary invisibility, making the player invulnerable and able to pass through hazards.

Missions

Main article: List of missions in Mario Kart World

In Free Roam, the player can activate short missions in the open world by driving over P Switches. Once activated, the player has within the time limit to complete a certain task. If they complete the task, they will briefly celebrate, accompanied by an abridged arrangement of the "race finish" jingle from Super Mario Kart. If not, they fail and have to redo it. After a mission is completed, its P Switch turns gray.

Jukebox

Mario Kart World is confirmed to have over 200 newly arranged music tracks that can be listened to in the open world or during routes in Grand Prix or Knockout Tour, and are part of what is called the jukebox. They consist of arrangements not only from past Mario Kart entries, but also the Super Mario franchise as a whole.

The following list does not include arrangements of themes for classic courses present in the game.

Mario Kart arrangements

Super Mario Kart

• "Super Mario Kart Title Screen"
• "Donut Plains"
• "Bowser Castle"
• "Choco Island"
• Nightime version of "Koopa Beach"
• "Vanilla Lake"
• "Rainbow Road"
• "Battle Mode"
• "Staff Credits"

Mario Kart 64

• "Main Theme"
• "Setup and Kart Select"
• "Moo Moo Farm/Yoshi Valley"
• Daytime version of "Koopa Troopa Beach"
• Nighttime version of "Koopa Troopa Beach"
• "Kalimari Desert"
• "Toad's Turnpike"
• "Frappe Snowland/Sherbet Land"
• "Rainbow Road"
• "Winning Results"

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

• The theme played in Peach Circuit, Mario Circuit, and Luigi Circuit
• The theme played in Shy Guy Beach and Cheep-Cheep Island
• The theme played in Ribbon Road
• The theme played in Yoshi Desert
• The theme played in Rainbow Road

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

• The theme played in Dry Dry Desert
• The theme played in Mushroom Bridge and Mushroom City
• The theme played in Sherbet Land
• The theme played in Rainbow Road
• The theme played in Battle Mode
• The theme played during the staff credits

Mario Kart DS

• The theme played in Figure-8 Circuit and Mario Circuit
• The theme played in Delfino Square
• "DS Waluigi Pinball"
• The theme played in Shroom Ridge
• The theme played in Tick-Tock Clock
• The theme played in Peach Gardens
• The theme played in Rainbow Road
• The theme played during the staff credits

Mario Kart Wii

• "Luigi Circuit / Mario Circuit"
• "Mushroom Gorge"
• "Coconut Mall"
• "DK Summit"
• "Wario's Gold Mine"
• Daytime version of "Daisy Circuit"
• Nighttime version of "Daisy Circuit"
• "Maple Treeway"
• "Grumble Volcano"
• "Dry Dry Ruins"
• "Moonview Highway"
• "Chain Chomp Wheel"
• "Staff Roll A"

Mario Kart 7

• "Toad Circuit / Mario Circuit"
• "Daisy Hills"
• "Music Park"
• "Rock Rock Mountain"
• "Piranha Plant Slide"
• "DK Jungle"
• "Rosalina's Ice World"
• "Rainbow Road"
• "Staff Credits"

Mario Kart 8

• Daytime version of "Mario Kart 8"
• Nighttime version of "Mario Kart 8"
• "Mario Kart Stadium" / "Mario Circuit"
• "Water Park"
• Daytime version of "Sweet Sweet Canyon"
• Nighttime version of "Sweet Sweet Canyon"
• Daytime version of "Toad Harbor"
• Nighttime version of "Toad Harbor"
• "Shy Guy Falls"
• Daytime version of "Sunshine Airport"
• Nighttime version of "Sunshine Airport"
• Daytime version of "Dolphin Shoals"
• Nighttime version of "Dolphin Shoals"
• "Electrodrome"
• "Cloudtop Cruise"
• "Bone-Dry Dunes"
• "Bowser's Castle"
• "Rainbow Road"
• "Ice Ice Outpost"
• "Wild Woods"
• "Super Bell Subway"

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

• "Battle Stadium"
• "Squeaky Clean Sprint"

Mario Kart Tour

• The theme played in Tokyo Blur
• The theme played in Vancouver Velocity
• The theme played in Los Angeles Laps
• The theme played in Merry Mountain
• The theme played in Singapore Speedway
• The theme played in Piranha Plant Pipeline

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit

• Main theme

Other Super Mario arrangements

Super Mario Bros.

• "Ground BGM"
• "Underground BGM" (big band version)
• "Underground BGM" (Latin guitar version)
• "Underwater BGM"

Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2

• "Ground BGM"
• "Please Select Player"

Super Mario Bros. 3

• "Ground BGM"
• "Athletic BGM"
• "Underwater BGM"
• "Fortress Boss"
• "Ending" (based on its arrangement from the "Mario & Zelda Big Band Live" concert series)

Super Mario Land

• "Main Theme"

Super Mario World

• "Title BGM"
• "Ground BGM"
• "Athletic BGM"
• "Bonus Game BGM"
• A Map Screen medley consisting of:
  • "Yoshi's Island (Map Screen)"
  • "Star World (Map Screen)"
  • "Donut Plains (Map Screen)"
  • "Forest of Illusion (Map Screen)"
  • "Special World (Map Screen)"
• "Koopalings BGM"
• "Ending"

Mario Paint

• "Creative Exercise"

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

• Overworld theme

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

• Main theme

Donkey Kong Country

• "DK Island Swing"

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

• "Opening Melody"
• "Flower Field BGM"
• "Athletic BGM"
• "Stage Boss"

Super Mario 64

• "File Select"
• "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" (based on the arrangement from the "Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live" concert series)
• "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" (Latin guitar version)
• "Peach's Castle"
• "Piranha Plant's Lullaby"
• "Dire, Dire Docks"
• "Cool, Cool Mountain"
• "Slider"
• "Bowser's Road"
• "Bowser's Theme"
• "Staff Roll"

Yoshi's Story

• "Yoshis on the Beach"
• "Yoshi's Tale"

Luigi's Mansion

• "Title Theme"

Super Mario Sunshine

• "Isle Delfino" (based on its arrangement from the "Mario & Zelda Big Band Live" concert series)
• "Bianco Hills"

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!

• "Drifting Away"

New Super Mario Bros.

• "Main Theme"

Super Mario Galaxy

• "Rosalina in the Observatory"
• "Space Junk Road"
• "Buoy Base Galaxy"
• "Gusty Garden Galaxy"
• "Purple Comet"

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

• "Desert Theme"
• "Beach Theme"
• "Castle Boss Battle"
• "Lava Overworld Theme"
• "Staff Credit Roll"

Super Mario Galaxy 2

• "Overture"
• "Sky Station Galaxy"
• "Starship Mario"
• "The Starship Travels"
• "Yoshi Star Galaxy"
• "Digga-Leg"
• "Puzzle Plank Galaxy"
• "Wild Glide Galaxy" (based on the arrangement from the "Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live" concert series)
• "Melty Monster Galaxy"
• "Bowser's Galaxy Generator"

Super Mario 3D Land

• "Ground Theme" (based on the arrangement from the "Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live" concert series)
• "Underwater Theme"
• Snow theme
• "Special World 8" (based on the original "The Mario Drawing Song" written to promote Flipnote Studio)

New Super Mario Bros. U

• "Ground Theme"

Super Mario 3D World

• "Super Bell Hill" (based on the arrangement played by the Super Mario Super Big Band at Nintendo Live 2023 that combines elements from the "SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD Theme" and "The Credits Roll")
• "Captain Toad Goes Forth"
• "Conkdor Canyon"
• "Double Cherry Pass"
• Daytime version of "Chain-Link Charge"
• Nighttime version of "Chain-Link Charge"
• "Sprawling Savanna"
• "Hisstocrat"
• "Bowser's Highway Showdown"
• "World Bowser"

Super Mario Maker

• Main theme

Super Mario Odyssey

• "Fossil Falls"
• "Tostarena: Ruins"
• "Steam Gardens"
• "Lake Lamode"
• "Peronza Plaza"
• "Jump Up, Super Star!"
• "Break Free (Lead the Way)"

Bowser's Fury

• Variation of the theme played in "Lake Lapcat" while riding Plessie

Sponsors

Main article: List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart World

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Graphics depicting various sponsors seen in the game

New

1st Place Shopping! The Adventures of Toad Banana Natural Oil Batadon Aero Parts Birdo Jewelry Boat Rental Bowser Motors Bully Steel Buzzy Helmets Chargin' Chuck Monster Trucks Cheep Cheep Premium Car Wash Conkdor Headlights Daisy Air Freshener Orange Dash DK Boosters Dolphin Marine Sports Dorrie Watercraft Drink Refresh Fire Flower Gas Station Fire Mart Foo Handy Air Duster Fried Chicken Galaxy Engine Oil Cooler Garlic Power Pure Engine Golden Dash Mushroom

Grrrol Metal Hammer Bros. Repair Service Hot Foot Gasoline Huckit Crab Kart Supplies Koopa Body Coating Koopa Construction Lakitu the Fisherman Lava Bubble Molten Energy Magmaargh Diner Mario Bros. Mario Bros. Circuit Muncher Coffee Roaster Nabbit Courier Service Para-Biddybud Construction Peach: Deep-Forest Explorer Penguin Bobsled Pipeline Moving Red Shell Speed Tires Rosalina Automobile Rosalina Bus Tours Royal Motors Shine Sprite Oil Shy Guy Ceramics

Shy Guy's Rowing Club Spike Express Spike Spokes Spiny Shell Engine Squid Motor Oil Stingby Biofuel Sunshine Railway Super Leaf Super Star Metal Parts Swoop Car Interior Shop Thwomp Construction Toad Manufacturing Toad's Wharf Toadette Ice Cream Traffic Apparel Treasure Tracker! Turbo Engines Waluigi Vintage Clothing Wario Games Wario Motors Wario Overland Transport Wario's Premium Scrap Wiggler's Sightseeing Yoshi's

Returning

• 1-Up Fuel
• 100% Organic Antifreeze
• BaNaNa Boy
• Bob-omb Plugs
• Chain Chomp Racing Chains
• Fire Flower Oil Company
• Fuzzy Batteries
• Larry Lights
• Luigi Tires
• Mario Kart TV
• Mario Motors
• Moo Moo Milk
• Morton Construction
• Mushroom Piston
• Peach & Daisy Royal Pâtisserie
• Roy Smooth Sounds

Differences from previous Mario Kart games

• Races now consist of 24 racers compared to the 8 or 12 from previous games.
• By default, a Grand Prix now involves the first track of the cup being played with all three laps before subsequent races involve two-section routes leading into a full lap of a track for the final section.
• Cups are now based more on regions within the game's map than following an overall difficulty progression across the game.
• In all but the first race of a Grand Prix, racers will automatically begin moving before the starting countdown, though Rocket Starts can still be performed.
• Getting hit by a car or train at certain angles causes the player to become unbalanced as opposed to spinning out.
• Rather than using hang-gliders like in games since Mario Kart 7, vehicles now use retractable wings to soar through the air.
• Lakitu has mostly been reverted to his pre-Mario Kart 8 behavior, where he no longer immediately appears to pick up a racer should they fall off of a course; however, if a racer falls off a course in the middle of a gliding section, he will place them back in the air so they continue gliding rather than bringing them to the nearest road.
• Players can once again receive a speed boost when being dropped off by Lakitu after this mechanic was previously absent from Mario Kart 8.
• Falling off the course causes the player to lose their items, like in games prior to Mario Kart 8.
• Vehicles no longer drive underwater, and instead continue along the surface of the water.
• The traction stat is no longer visible on the vehicle selection screen.
• The amount of coins a player can hold now caps off at 20 compared to the previous 10.
• Opening cinematics before races in the Grand Prix mode now all happen at once before the first race.
• Tricking has been made more versatile:
  • It can now be performed multiple times in the air.
  • It can be performed at any time while gliding; tricking to the left or right will cause them to do a barrel roll.
  • It is now possible to trick off of other racers or obstacles if they land on top of them.
• Racers can now charge up a Charge Jump, allowing them to gain additional height, perform tricks, and gain speed boosts.
• The drivers of car obstacles are now visible.
• Goombas now charge towards racers when noticing them (similar to the 3D Super Mario games), rather than simply walking in place or in a left-to-right pattern.
• Explosions on the surface of water will create waves, which characters can trick off of.

Items

• Dash Mushroom and Golden Dash Mushroom boosts last longer than before.
• Racers under the effect of the Mega Mushroom item no longer shrink back to normal size when hit by Lightning.
• Using the Feather item now allows the user to trick after using it.
• Feathers can now be dropped on the ground.
• The Fire Flower now has a limit of eight fireballs, compared to the previous 10 in Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart 8.
• The Boomerang Flower now has a time limit when using it and does not leave the item slot until it is fully used up, similar to the Fire Flower. This allows for it to be used up to four times, compared to the previous three in Mario Kart 8.
• Stars can be found bouncing along the ground, as they do in the 2D Super Mario games, in Free Roam. If a Star is dropped during a race, it will remain stationary, however.
• The Lightning now only shocks players ahead of the user, rather than all opponents.
• The Lightning now causes all players to be shrunk for the same amount of time, reverting to how it affected players prior to Mario Kart DS.
• The Lightning stuns players for longer when it first strikes, with each character having a unique animation for being struck.
• The Bullet Bill no longer causes players that it hits at certain angles to spin out.
• The Bullet Bill travels slower than before.
• When using the Boo item, other players can now see the player who used it when they turn invisible.
• When using the Boo item, the user can now drive through off-road without slowing down, reverting to its behavior in Mario Kart DS.
• Items now float on the surface of water, rather than sinking.

Staff

Main article: List of Mario Kart World staff

Mario Kart World is primarily developed by Nintendo EPD, with Kosuke Yabuki, Kenta Sato, Masaki Ishikawa, Shintaro Jikumaru, and Atsuko Asahi all returning from their respective roles from ARMS, another game led by the same team. In addition to Bandai Namco Studios returning to contribute to development, Monolith Soft and 1-Up Studio were also involved in the game's development.

This is the first mainline entry in the series that does not feature Shigeru Miyamoto (excluding Mario Kart Tour) and longtime series creator Hideki Konno in a lead development role; only Konno receives a Special Thanks credit in the game.

Development

"Mario Kart 9" redirects here. For information about the ninth Mario Kart game released by Nintendo, excluding re-releases, see Mario Kart Tour.

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Early concept art for Mario and the Standard Kart

Prototyping for Mario Kart World started in March 2017, with official work on the game beginning at the end of the year following the release of Template:Iw, another game created by the same development team. The game was originally being developed for the Nintendo Switch, but it was moved to the Nintendo Switch 2 around 2020 following the conception of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass. Mario Kart World is the first Super Mario game since Super Paper Mario to be known to have been pushed back to a successor console.

According to developers, had the game only introduced new courses and no new gimmicks, it would have likely been called Mario Kart 9; however, the open world gameplay was decided from the beginning, with the name Mario Kart World already chosen very early in development.

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A sketch of Cow driving a truck, which the producers enjoyed

The decision to include Cow as a playable character originated from a sketch done by one of the artists, featuring Cow driving a blue truck. The producers were so amused by the image that Cow was soon added as a playable character, which the developers named one of the "NPC drivers". Other obstacles soon became "NPC drivers" following Cow's addition, such as Pokey.

The decision to increase the racer count to 24 came from one of the developers thinking that 12-player races would feel empty once the racers became spread out.

Glitches

Stuck Bomber Bill

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The shrunken Bomber Bill on the left side of the road, shortly before disappearing

If a Banzai Bill Cannon carried by a pickup truck shoots a Bomber Bill inside of a Knockout Tour checkpoint, the Bomber Bill will briefly become stuck inside the checkpoint before disappearing. In this state, the Bomber Bill remains shrunken down as if it were still inside the cannon.

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Mario Kart World/gallery.

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  Mario performing a Drift

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  Touring Peach

• Goomba Mario Kart World.png

  Goomba

• MKW Knockout Tour Lakitu.png

  Knockout Tour Lakitu

• MKWorld Dash Food bag.png

  Dash Food bag

• MKWorld Yoshis Food Truck.png

  Yoshi's food truck

References to other media

Donkey Kong (arcade)

• DK Spaceport is directly based on this game:
  • The course's structure is based on 25m, being mainly comprised of an ascending sequence of zigzagging girders, with Robo DK standing in for Donkey Kong.
  • Obstacles include giant rolling barrels and oil drums (based on their design from this game) that spawn Fire Snakes in place of Fireballs.
  • The course's decorations reference Donkey Kong iconography, including warning posters depict the sprites of fireballs, oil drums, and barrels; a poster based on the "How high can you get?" screen; pixelated paintings of Donkey Kong's face on ramps; and stylized neon illustrations of oil drums, barrels, Fires, Pauline's Parasol and Bag, and the 300 points for collecting them.
  • The course's music primarily consists of variations of "25m Theme", with the "Game Kaishi" jingle being incorporated as a brass lick. Rather than a final lap variation, this track instead features an arrangement of the "Hammer" theme. "25m Theme" is also incorporated into the music played during DK Spaceport's pre-race.

Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)

• The starting banner in DK Spaceport is based on the Donkey Kong Game & Watch unit, and directional pad iconography is seen throughout the course.

Mario Bros.

• The game's logo appears as an advertisement, and a neon sign of the logo and two pipes on either side of it appears at the last turn of Mario Bros. Circuit.
• The design of the exhaust pipes on cargo trucks is inspired by the design of the enemy-spawning pipes from this game.
• The Hyper Pipe incorporates various elements originating from this game including Warp Pipes, a POW Block, and a red handwheel, like those attached to the enemy-spawning pipes, in addition to having the game's logo printed on its exhaust pipe.

Family Computer

• The Rally Bike has a design inspired by the pulse line design of Family Computer cartridges, including text reading "RLB-01" reminiscent of the product codes on each cartridge.
• Mario's Mechanic costume includes a cap with text that reads "Famicom."

Super Mario Bros.

• Pipe Cannons take the appearance of Warp Pipe-junctions, similar to the ones entered to access underground levels in this game.

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

• Graffiti on a banked turn resembles Template:File link of the Green Koopa Troopa from this game.

Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally

• The Tiny Titan, based on the Monster from this game, returns.
• The redesigned logo for the Mario Motors sponsor is based on the logo of this game.
• Luigi's Pro Racer outfit and the similarly designed outfit for Mario, along with Mario's Mechanic outfit and the similarly designed outfit for Luigi, are based on promotional artwork from this game.

Super Mario Bros. 3

• One of the new sponsors is named after and has a logo featuring a Hot Foot.

Super Mario Land

• Batadon and Tokotoko reappear, and the former is the base of a sponsor, "Batadon Aero Parts".
• Shy Guy Bazaar includes multiple references to this game, including Daisy's emblem on the palace, what appear to be statues resembling Gao, and tapestry with a Tokotoko pattern on it.
• The pattern of the pants of Daisy's Oasis outfit is reminiscent of the pattern of her dress in this game's official artwork.

Super Mario World

• The Mario Kart World logo colors the letters of the word "World" with the same colors as the Super Mario World logo, with the exception of the "D" being cyan instead of green.
• Super Koopas, Passin' Chucks and Clappin' Chucks reappear.
• Dino Rhinos appear on the packaging of chocolate bars, referencing their Chocolate Island habitat.

Super Mario Kart

• Mario Circuit contains the layouts of Mario Circuit 1, Mario Circuit 2, and Mario Circuit 3, and Koopa Beach 2 returns as Koopa Troopa Beach. Additionally, the layouts of Ghost Valley 1, Choco Island 1, Ghost Valley 2, Koopa Beach 1, Choco Island 2, Vanilla Lake 1, and Ghost Valley 3 can be driven as part of the world map.
• Stickers of character sprites from this game, including Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Koopa Troopa, and Toad, appear on the walls in Mario Circuit.
• A sticker of Bowser's sprite can be equipped on a kart.
• ? Panels return, taking their pixelated question mark design and smiling, deactivated state as well as their rounded edges from their Template:File link and Template:File link from this game respectively.
• In the introduction of the Mario Kart World Direct, there is a side shot of Donkey Kong dropping a Banana Peel in front of Yoshi, a reference to Donkey Kong Jr. doing the same to Yoshi in this game's title screen animation.
• When a P Switch mission is successfully cleared, an abridged arrangement of "Finish! (1st − 4th Place)" plays.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

• Yoshi's blue costume sports a spiked red collar similar to the one Boshi wears.

Super Mario 64

• A clip in the Mario Kart World Direct of Penguin falling off the track references how players can drop Baby Penguins off the cliff in Cool, Cool Mountain.

Mario Kart 64

• Choco Mountain and Wario Stadium return as courses, and Big Donut returns as a playable battle course.
• Certain actions will cause stylized onomatopoeias to appear in a similar fashion to this game.

Super Mario Sunshine

• Mario wears the Shine Sprite shirt and sunglasses originating from this game in one of his costumes.

WarioWare series

• The denim jacket Wario wears for his Biker outfit resembles the one he wears for his biker outfit throughout this series.

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

• Peach Beach and Dino Dino Jungle return as courses.
• The Luigi Tires sponsor returns in this game.
• Characters hold onto their kart when shot out of a cannon, similar to this game.

Mario Party 6

• The character select icons for Template:File link and Template:File link are based on their promotional artwork from this game.

Super Mario 64 DS

• The character select icon for Wario is based on his Template:File link from this game.

WarioWare: Touched!

• The Wario Games sponsor uses the mustache creatures seen on the title screen of this game. The yellow background references the color used in the Japanese and Chinese versions of this game.

Mario Kart DS

• Desert Hills, DK Pass, and Airship Fortress return as courses.
• The B Dasher returns as a kart.

WarioWare: Smooth Moves

• The Wario Motors sponsor graphic resembles the graphic of Wario's face used on this game's box art and title screen.

Super Paper Mario

• Frost Piranhas adopt their color scheme from this game, with blue heads and green stalks.

Mario Party 8

• The character select icons for Template:File link and Template:File link are based on their promotional artwork from this game, while the character select icon for King Boo is based on Template:File link from this game.

Super Mario Galaxy

• The character select icons for Template:File link and Template:File link are based on their promotional artwork from this game.
• Starview Peak's central building contains a library alluding to the Library aboard the Comet Observatory.
• Wario's Wicked Wasp outfit is similar to Bee Mario.

Mario Kart Wii

• Dash Panels feature a yellow-orange-fuchsia gradient which are the colors they typically alternate between in this game.
• Moo Moo Meadows and Toad's Factory return as courses.
• A sign in Moo Moo Meadows states the farm was established in 2008, a reference to this game's launch date.
• The Dolphin Dasher and Tiny Titan return as vehicles.
• An exclamation point appears above Cataquacks when they are alerted to passing karts, like in this game.

Super Smash Bros. series

• One of Wario's trick animations closely resembles his neutral air attack (especially in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate).

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

• One of the idle animations of the Boos is based on one of the idle animations of the Boo Buddies in this game.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

• The Cloud Rally has an icon featuring the Cloud Flower.
• Skeeters reappear using their design from this game.
• The theme in Bowser's Castle is a remix of the music in Bowser's Galaxy Generator.

Mario Kart 7

• Shy Guy Bazaar and Wario Shipyard return as courses.
• The Bumble V and Cloud 9 return as karts.
• Starview Peak is built around a Comet Observatory-like structure based on the one that appears in Rosalina's Ice World.
• The character select icon for Daisy is based on her Template:File link from this game.

Mario Party 9

• The character select icons for Template:File link and Template:File link are based on their promotional artwork from this game.

New Super Mario Bros. 2

• Boohemoth returns in the background of Boo Cinema.
• Stacks of Gold Blocks appear on Great ? Block Ruins.
• The Coin Shell's render is based on its Template:File link from this game.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

• Humanoid Toad hieroglyphs appear along the walls of Desert Hills resembling those seen in Drybake Stadium.

New Super Mario Bros. U

• The illustration of a Bomber Bill on the world map icon of Airship Fortress is based on its Template:File link from this game.
• The character select icons for Template:File link, Template:File link, and Template:File link are based on their promotional artwork from this game.
• The Bob-omb render is based on its Template:File link from this game.

Game & Wario

• One of Wario's alternate costumes greatly resembles Captain Wario.

New Super Luigi U

• On the select screen, Nabbit makes short hops like he does after finishing a level in this game.

Super Mario 3D World

• The promotional renders for various Toads are based on Toad's Template:File link from this game.
• The golden snakes that adorn the Carpet Flyer are modeled after Hisstocrats.
• The towers of the bridge connecting Crown City and Faraway Oasis are modeled after the diamond-patterned blocks from this game.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

• Several sponsors return from this game.
• Course select icons generally feature prominent track elements superimposed over images of the courses they belong to, like in this game.
• Trick-able, surfboard-bearing vehicles return.
• Sky-High Sundae returns as a course.
• Karts can illuminate the road ahead of them using headlamps, like in this game.
• The trophy presentation screen appears very similar to how it does in this game.
• Many of this game's lobby messages return.
• The Biddybuggy returns as a kart.
• Some of the rings found near water are based on the rings found on Dolphin Shoals.
• Starview Peak features a segment of road split between a green left path and a yellow right path, similar to Ice Ice Outpost.
• Smart Steering returns.
• The design of the crown is inspired by its design in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
• Several Knockout Tour rally icons are based on cup icons from the Booster Course Pass.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

• The new "Treasure Tracker!" sponsor is named after this game.

Mario Party 10

• The character select icons for Template:File link and Template:File link are based on their promotional artwork from this game.

Super Mario Odyssey

• A picture mode similar to this game's Snapshot Mode appears.
• Several of Mario's and Peach's costumes originate from this game or are based on their designs from this game.
• The Heart Rally has an icon featuring the Life-Up Heart.
• The dance Mario does in the character selection screen is similar to the one he makes when listening to music from the Boombox; additionally, Pauline's dance in the character selection screen is similar to the one she makes while performing.
• The designs of cactuses and binoculars in this game resemble their designs in Super Mario Odyssey.
• Large flowers also appear, resembling Hat Trampolines.

Super Mario Maker 2

• Heavy Fire Bros. return as audience members.

Dr. Mario World

• Baby Rosalina's standard pacifier color is cyan instead of yellow, her shoes are turquoise instead of blue, and her crown is angled the opposite side from before; these traits were first seen on Dr. Baby Rosalina.

Mario Kart Tour

• Sky-High Sundae returns as a course.
• The Hammer, Coin Box, and Ice Flower return as items.
• Items are generally held behind the player, like in this game.
• Various costumes return from this game.
• Pickup trucks with Piranha Plants return.

Princess Peach: Showtime!

• The stitch lines on the bodice of Princess Peach's dress are kept from this game, and also applied to Daisy's design.
• Peach's "Touring" costume has her hair wrapped in a ponytail with a magenta bow.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Chinese (Traditional)	瑪利歐賽車世界 Mǎlìōu Sàichē Shìjiè	Mario Kart World
Korean	마리오 카트 월드 Mario Kateu Woldeu	Mario Kart World

External links

• Official Japanese website
• Official North American website
• Official European website
• Official Brazilian website
• Official Korean website
• Official Hong Kong website
• Official Taiwanese website
• Official Singaporean website
• Official Filipino website
• Official Thai website