“Mario Tennis Fever” is not real tennis. As someone who got served during my last real tennis match, that’s supposed to be a good thing. See, many, many, many years ago, I had the great idea of ...

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds chaotically warped onto consoles in late 2025, delivering an exhilarating Sonic franchise kart racer that is a solid alternative to Nintendo's dominant Mario Kart. Developed ...

Mario Kart has been an interesting case study for the evolution of racing games. Launching on the Super Nintendo in 1992, the racing game was a straightforward title that quickly embraced the “easy to ...

As August goes on and on, more of us are returning to school. While there are certainly some more useful things to pick up if you want to be productive at school, sometimes you just need to relax and ...

Last month, Mario Kart World was released as the big launch game for Nintendo Switch 2. Over the last six weeks or so, fans have been sharing their custom photo mode designs on social media, and ...

When I first booted up Mario Kart World's Free Roam mode on my Nintendo Switch 2, I was not very impressed. When I heard the pitch of it being an open-world Mario Kart game, my mind instantly went to ...

Ah, yes, Mario Kart. The survival game masquerading as a racing title. Don’t believe me? All you need to do is reach first place on any track. Better yet, do it on Mario Kart World. On a six-lap race.

If you’re making a kart racing game, the standard to beat is Mario Kart; it always has been, and it probably always will be. Even after three decades, there’s still nothing that hits quite like ...

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Geoff (He/Him) is a Contributor from Canada. He has been playing games since he walked into a random apartment with a super nintendo as a child with Super Mario World already inserted. Geoff has ...

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IGN's Mario Kart World map is here! Our interactive map tracks essential locations across Mario Kart World's Free Roam mode, including P-Switches and Peach Medallions. It also tells you where to go to ...