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Mario Kart World patch notes – the latest balance updates and bug fixes
Mario Kart World patch notes have arrived, detailing the latest updates to the game. There are bug fixes too, cleaning up some of the rough edges on certain maps, and tweaking Random track selection for Vs Mode. These patch notes are the latest in an upcoming schedule of regular updates to Mario Kart World, so you’ll want to stay up to date with the state of the game’s latest version.
Now that Mario Kart World is here, alongside the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, there’s plenty to keep you busy until the next big Switch 2 exclusive arrives. Having now spent 50 hours playing Mario Kart World, I’ve been impressed by how few bugs I’ve encountered. Still, Nintendo has recently pushed an update live, and you can download it now.
Here’s the latest patch notes for Mario Kart World, focusing on bug fixes now that the game is out and in the hands of players. As new updates go live, this page will be updated.
Update (July 30, 2025): Detailed latest patch notes that arrived July 29, 2025.
Mario Kart World latest patch notes
The latest Mario Kart World patch notes detail the update added July 29, 2025. You can see the main changes below:
- In the “VS Race” of “Single Player”, added “No COM” to the COM rules.
- In the “VS Race” of “Single Player” and “Multiplayer”, added “Mushrooms only” to the item rules.
- You can now choose “View Replay” after downloading ghost data in “Time Trials”.
- You can now choose whom to watch when spectating in “Knockout Tour” and “Balloon Battle” in “Online Play”, “Wireless Play”, and “LAN Play”.
- You can now see the waiting time until the next race or battle starts in “Online Play”, “Wireless Play”, and “LAN Play”.
- When using CameraPlay in “Multiplayer” and “Online Play”, the game will now remember the camera cursor position and size until the player closes the game.
- If you change the number of people playing, the cursor position and size will return to their original settings.
- On the “Free Roam” map, when you gather all of the P Switches, ? Panels, and Peach Medallions, the colors of the various numbers will now change.
- Made COM weaker in everything other than “Battle”.
- Made homing of Boomerang weaker.
- Decreased the probability of getting a Triple Dash Mushroom in the low position, whenever the item rules in a race are anything other than “Frantic”.
- Changed it so order of getting ? Block is higher than in the past, whenever the item rules in a race are anything other than “Frantic”.
- Made it so there is a wheel spinning animation if the player presses the A button (acceleration) too early when starting a race while driving.
- Player will not lose speed even when spinning wheels.
- Increased the frequency of lap-type courses appearing in the selection when choosing the next course in “VS Race” and wireless races.
The changes listed above have now been added to Mario Kart World. To ensure your game is up to date, check the “update” tab from the Mario Kart World game tile on your home screen. There will no doubt be future patches, so stay tuned for updates to this page. For full details on the latest patch, visit the Nintendo Support blog.
Mario Kart patch notes archive
Nintendo updated Mario Kart World on June 25, 2025. The patch notes detail the changes, which consist mostly of minor bug fixes.
- Adjusted courses selected in “Random” when selecting next course in a wireless “VS Race.”
- Made readjustments to fix an issue where rate fluctuations were sometimes displayed incorrectly in “Online Play” and “Knockout Tour.”
- Fixed an issue where you sometimes can’t recover quickly after falling off the course in “Dino Dino Jungle”.
- Fixed an issue where you continually hit the wall near the finish line of “Boo Cinema” when transformed into Bullet Bill.
These patch notes for Mario Kart World arrived June 17, 2025. You can read the full list of changes below:
- Fixed an issue where items were no longer able to be used.
- Fixed an issue where sometimes controls were inoperable when selecting a character and trying to start Free Roam from the “Free Roam” map.
- Fixed an issue where sometimes the game shut down when watching replay after a race.
- Fixed an issue where sometimes the game shut down after a race in “Online Play.”
- Fixed an issue where rate fluctuations were sometimes displayed incorrectly in “Knockout Tour” and “Online Play.”
- Fixed an issue where it was easy for a communication error to occur when trying to join Friends playing “VS Race” or “Battle” in “Online Play.”
- Fixed an issue where you sometimes slipped through the wall before the finish line of “DK Spaceport.”
- Fixed an issue where you sometimes couldn’t return to correct position after falling off the course between “Airship Fortress” and “Bowser’s Castle” while gliding.
Below, you’ll find the previous patch notes added to Mario Kart World as part of an update on June 4, 2025. It focused on pushing online play live, adding CameraPlay, and other features ahead of launch the following day.
- Enabled CameraPlay.
- A compatible USB camera (sold separately) is required for CameraPlay.
- Players can turn camera ON or OFF in Multiplayer and Online Play modes.
- When the camera is ON, the player’s face is displayed during the race.
- Enabled Online Play.
- Enabled LAN Play.
- From the title screen if you press the L Stick and hold both the L Button and R Button, Wireless Play will change to LAN Play.
- Enabled players to upload and download ghost data in Time Trials.
- Enabled display of icons of players in close proximity in Free Roam.
- Increased number of characters you can select from the start.
- Improved operability when 3 or more players are playing in Multiplayer.
- Eliminated time limit for choosing courses when playing Wireless Play or LAN Play.
- Enabled display of update version on title screen.
Mario Kart World FAQ
What is the latest version of Mario Kart World?
The latest version of Mario Kart World is “1.2.0”, added as part of an update on July 29, 2025.
How do I update Mario Kart World?
To update Mario Kart World, head to the homepage using the Home button. You then want to scroll over to the Mario Kart World game tile and press the “+” button. From here, you can select “Software Update” and then “Via the Internet”. This will tell you whether your version of Mario Kart World needs an update. If it does, you can then set it downloading, and it’ll all apply automatically. Note that you will need to be connected to the internet to do so.
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