Mario Kart World Won't Include 200cc Mode, But Nintendo Isn't Ruling Out it Arriving Post-Launch — 'I'm Afraid I Can't Say Just Yet'

Mario Kart 8's souped-up 200cc trouble isn't yet included wrong Switch 2 motorboat rubric Mario Kart World — but Nintendo has hinted astatine the anticipation of its reappearance via a post-launch update.

Nintendo added 200cc mode to the Mario Kart bid for the archetypal clip successful Mario Kart 8, though it lone turned up successful a post-launch patch. Could Nintendo beryllium readying to bash the nonstop aforesaid happening for the series' follow-up? It seems precise likely.

Speaking to Rolling Stone, Mario Kart World shaper Kosuke Yabuki acknowledged that 200cc had been a fashionable summation to the series, but stopped abbreviated of confirming thing astir its instrumentality — for now.

"Some players are truly blessed with the summation of precocious trouble modes likes this," Kosuke teased. "However, does that mean we're going to see adding motor sizes that are larger than 150cc to Mario Kart World? I'm acrophobic I can't accidental conscionable yet."

It's not astonishing that Nintendo has not included 200cc wrong Mario Kart World astatine launch. The mode's accomplishment astatine a aboriginal day allows the game's fans to larn courses and get utilized to playing astatine the modular 150cc (or lower, if you need) earlier the tougher situation of 200cc arrives astatine a aboriginal date.

This volition apt lone beryllium much of a information with Mario Kart World's multiplayer-friendly gameplay, successful which groups of players are encouraged to squad up and research together, their GameChat open, and cameras switched on.

Presumably, whenever Mario Kart World's 200cc update does arrive, each players volition request to beryllium playing astatine the aforesaid level to research the game's representation together. It's truthful better, erstwhile again, to fto players get to grips with 150cc archetypal earlier things measurement up a gear, oregon motor size.

Mario Kart World launches this week alongside Nintendo Switch 2, and boasts a seamless representation that tin beryllium explored astatine will. Just don't spell into this offering expecting it to beryllium similar Forza Horizon, IGN has said. And successful different important Mario Kart news, IGN asked Nintendo if the game's already-beloved Cow quality is truly eating beef.

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