Nintendo has issued an update to Mario Kart World that fixes a number of in-game issues, including instances where the game would crash.
Available to download now, and applied automatically when Nintendo Switch 2 owners next load the game, Version 1.1.1 is the first Mario Kart World update to arrive since the racer’s day one update landed two weeks ago, unlocking online play on Nintendo’s new console.
Fans have spent the past fortnight discovering all manner of Mario Kart World secrets, from unlocking Rainbow Road and Mirror Mode to discovering several Nintendo Easter eggs. But some fans have experienced issues — which today’s patch now seeks to address.
Fixes in Version 1.1.1 include the possibility for Mario Kart World to crash when watching replays or after an Online Play race.
There’s also an update to the DK Spaceport track, patching up the problem where players could slip through a wall right before the finish line. The full list of patch notes lie below.
Latest update: Ver. 1.1.1 (Released June 17, 2025)
Fixed Issues
- 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 of the course between “Airship Fortress” and “Bowser’s Castle” while gliding.
Mario Kart World has undoubtedly been the star of Switch 2’s launch line-up, and has sold faster in Japan than the original Switch’s launch title The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The game’s breakout character Cow has landed particularly well with fans — including one Japanese farmer who praised the character’s butt for being appropriately “mucky.”
So, what’s next for Mario Kart World? Nintendo hasn’t said. But as players work to increase their online ranks, and complete yet more P-Switches in the game’s Free Roam world, fans are now keen to hear how the game might be expanded in future with new costumes, missions — or even all-new tracks and areas.
“Mario Kart World may not make the most convincing case that going open-world was the boost the series needed, but excellent multiplayer racing, incredible polish, and the thrilling new Knockout Tour mode still more than live up to its legacy,” IGN wrote in our Mario Kart World review.
Check out our Mario Kart World guide and learn how to unlock every hidden Mario Kart World character, plus how Kamek Unlocks work – you’ll need them to unlock NPC Drivers. We’ve also got a guide to all the Mario Kart World food scattered across the open world and where to find it, which will help you get all the Mario Kart World outfits and costumes permanently.
Tom Phillips is IGN’s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social
