Mario Kart World is now available to play if you have a Switch 2, and Nintendo has just pushed live a day one update for the game.
Version 1.1.0 unlocks online play and camera support, as had been expected. Up until now, even if you physically had a Switch 2 in your hands, the device was firmly locked offline.
But Nintendo has also used today’s Mario Kart World update to make several tweaks to the game itself. Intriguingly, the patch unlocks a wider pool of characters for you to play from the off. Presumably, Nintendo had originally intended for more racers to require unlocking.
“We’ve increased the number of characters that can be selected from the start,” a line of Nintendo’s patch notes confirms.
Another tweak is that there had been a time limit for deciding on a course when playing in local multiplayer, as there presumably still will be when playing online. This has also been removed, as of today’s patch.
One thing this Mario Kart World patch doesn’t add is 200cc mode. Instead, it seems likely Nintendo will add the tougher difficulty option to the game post-launch, just as it did in Mario Kart 8.
Today’s full patch notes lie below.
Mario Kart World Ver. 1.1.0 ［2025.6.5］
General
- Added support for “Camera Play.
” *A USB camera (sold separately) is required for “Camera Play.
” *You can choose to turn the camera on or off for “Everyone” and “Internet.
” *When the camera is turned on, the player’s face will be displayed during the race. - You can now play “On the Internet.”
- “LAN Play” is now available.
* On the title screen, press the L stick while pressing the L and R buttons to switch from “Local Communication” to “LAN Play.” - You can now upload/download ghosts in Time Attack.
- In “Free Run” the icons of nearby players are now displayed.
- We’ve increased the number of characters that can be selected from the start.
- Improved operability when playing with three or more people in “Everyone.”
- The time limit for deciding on a course has been removed when playing Locally or LAN.
- The update data version is now displayed on the title screen.
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