Mario Kart World is a 2025 kart racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch 2. It is the first core Mario Kart title released since Mario Kart 8 (2014), and a sequel to that game. As in previous Mario Kart games, players control Mario characters as they race against opponents. World introduces an open-world design and mode, off-roading techniques, an elimination mode, and unlockable costumes for the playable characters. Races support up to 24 players, twice as many as previous Mario Kart games.