Mario Kart World Hands-On: The Perfect Launch Game for Switch 2

I have played a lot—believe me when I say an ungodly amount—of Mario Kart in my life. I’m certain it would tally up to thousands of hours in total, spanning every version of the kart racer since the original Super Mario Kart released on SNES up to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Switch. Despite having so much digital karting experience, I hardly consider myself an elite player who takes home first place every time, and yet I keep returning to get red-shelled over and over again for a simple reason: Mario Kart is pure, unpredictable fun. The new Mario Kart World for Switch 2 is no different. Nintendo invited Gizmodo to play with the Switch 2 and Mario Kart World for nearly eight hours last week. Though it was an all-day affair, we only scratched the surface of what Mario Kart World offers. The launch game is familiar enough that anybody can dive right in and start lobbing items at opponents, but still packed with enough new stuff like a free roam mode that lets you explore a world map, 24-playe ... Read full article.